1986 PGA Tour

1986 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) – November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Bob Tway (4)
Money listAustralia Greg Norman
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Bob Tway
Rookie of the YearUnited States Brian Claar
← 1985
1987 →

The 1986 PGA Tour was the 71st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 18th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 11 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 United States Calvin Peete (11) 52 Winners-only event
Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 600,000 United States Donnie Hammond (1) 56 Pro-Am
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona 500,000 United States Hal Sutton (6) 56
Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 600,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (8) 46 Pro-Am
Feb 9 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open California 450,000 United States Bob Tway (1) 38
Feb 16 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 500,000 United States Corey Pavin (3) 54
Feb 23 Los Angeles Open California 450,000 United States Doug Tewell (3) 42
Mar 2 Honda Classic Florida 500,000 United States Kenny Knox (1) 42
Mar 9 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 500,000 United States Andy Bean (10) 54
Mar 16 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 500,000 United States Dan Forsman (2) 46
Mar 23 USF&G Classic Louisiana 500,000 United States Calvin Peete (12) 56
Mar 30 Tournament Players Championship Florida 900,000 United States John Mahaffey (9) 68 Special event
Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 500,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (2) 46
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 785,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (73) 100 Major championship
Apr 13 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 Canada Dan Halldorson (n/a) 10 Alternate event[b]
Apr 20 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 450,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (9) 50 Invitational
Apr 27 Houston Open Texas 500,000 United States Curtis Strange (9) 52
May 4 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,150,000 Australia Greg Norman (3) 54
May 11 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 600,000 United States Andy Bean (11) 44
May 18 Colonial National Invitation Texas 600,000 United States Dan Pohl (1) 38 Invitational
May 25 Memorial Tournament Ohio 577,730 United States Hal Sutton (7) 52 Invitational
Jun 1 Kemper Open Maryland 500,000 Australia Greg Norman (4) 40
Jun 8 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 600,000 United States Bob Tway (2) 40
Jun 15 U.S. Open New York 700,000 United States Raymond Floyd (20) 100 Major championship
Jun 15 Provident Classic Tennessee 300,000 United States Brad Faxon (n/a) 10 Alternate event[b]
Jun 22 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 500,000 United States Bob Tway (3) 44
Jun 29 Canadian Open Canada 600,000 United States Bob Murphy (5) 40
Jul 6 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 United States Mac O'Grady (1) 42
Jul 13 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 500,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (10) 44
Jul 20 The Open Championship Scotland £600,000 Australia Greg Norman (5) 100 Major championship[c]
Jul 20 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 400,000 United States Mark Wiebe (2) 20 Alternate event
Jul 27 Buick Open Michigan 500,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (11) 40
Aug 3 Western Open Illinois 500,000 United States Tom Kite (9) 46
Aug 11 PGA Championship Ohio 800,000 United States Bob Tway (4) 100 Major championship
Aug 17 The International Colorado 1,000,000 United States Ken Green (2) 58 New tournament
Aug 24 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 700,000 United States Dan Pohl (2) 56 Limited-field event
Aug 31 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 600,000 United States Mike Hulbert (1) 42
Sep 7 B.C. Open New York 400,000 United States Rick Fehr (1) 20
Sep 14 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 450,000 United States Gene Sauers (1) 42
Sep 21 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 400,000 United States Corey Pavin (4) 26
Sep 28 Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (1) 22
Oct 5 Southern Open Georgia 350,000 United States Fred Wadsworth (1) 20
Oct 12 Pensacola Open Florida 300,000 United States Ernie Gonzalez (1) 12
Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 500,000 United States Raymond Floyd (21) 40
Oct 26 Vantage Championship Texas 1,000,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (12) 38
Nov 2 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship Arizona 700,000 United States Jim Thorpe (3) 40 Limited-field event
Nov 2 Tallahassee Open Florida 200,000 United States Mark Hayes (n/a) 10 Alternate event[b]

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 5 Bahamas Classic Bahamas 300,000 United States Hale Irwin n/a
Sep 1 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Illinois n/a Australia Greg Norman n/a
Nov 8 Nissan Cup Japan 800,000 Team Japan n/a Team event
Nissan Cup Individual Trophy n/a Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima n/a
Nov 16 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 600,000 United States Andy Bean 30
Nov 30 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller n/a Limited-field event
Dec 7 JCPenney Classic Florida 650,000 United States Juli Inkster and
United States Tom Purtzer 		n/a Team event
Dec 14 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 United States Gary Hallberg and
United States Scott Hoch 		n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Australia Greg Norman 653,296
2 United States Bob Tway 652,780
3 United States Payne Stewart 535,389
4 United States Andy Bean 491,938
5 United States Dan Pohl 463,630
6 United States Hal Sutton 429,434
7 United States Tom Kite 394,164
8 United States Ben Crenshaw 388,169
9 United States Raymond Floyd 380,508
10 West Germany Bernhard Langer 379,800

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Bob Tway [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Brian Claar [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Scott Hoch [7][8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Scott Hoch [9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ a b c Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "1986 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "1987 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "1986 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Petri, Randy (November 16, 1986). "Norman has to be player of year". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 65 (C17 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bob Tway is named PGA Player of Year". Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. November 15, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Diaz, Jaime (March 23, 1987). "The Power Of Love". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2024. With a short game still too underdeveloped to bail him out consistently, Love did well to end up 77th on the 1986 money list, with $113,245. But he did finish second to Brian Claar in the balloting for Rookie of the Year.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Familiar names in the stands". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 20, 1986. p. 19 (6C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Scott Hoch Wins Vardon Trophy". Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. November 6, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.