1976 PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 12–16, 1976 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland 38°59′46″N 77°10′34″W / 38.996°N 77.176°W |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,054 yards (6,450 m)[1] |
| Field | 138 players, 76 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 149 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $250,950 |
| Winner's share | $45,000 |
| Champion | |
 Dave Stockton | |
| 281 (+1) | |
| Location map | |
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The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th PGA Championship, played August 12–16 at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Held six weeks following the United States Bicentennial, it was the second major at Congressional; the U.S. Open was conducted twelve years earlier in 1964.
Dave Stockton, the 1970 champion, sank a 15-foot (5 m) putt to save par on the 72nd hole to win his second PGA Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Raymond Floyd and Don January.[3] The final round was delayed to Monday for the first time, due to weather.[2] Stockton's final putt averted the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history,[4][5] which came a year later at the 1977 PGA Championship.
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 74 (+4) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Third round leader Charles Coody shot 77 and fell into a tie for eighth.[3]
Course layout[edit]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 403 | 215 | 453 | 420 | 409 | 456 | 166 | 362 | 602 | 3,486 | 460 | 395 | 188 | 445 | 439 | 554 | 211 | 411 | 465 | 3,568 | 7,054 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
Thursday, August 12, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Weiskopf |
65 | −5 |
| T2 | Tom Kite |
66 | −4 |
| Gil Morgan
| |||
| T4 | Charles Coody |
68 | −2 |
| Lee Elder
| |||
| Jerry McGee
| |||
| T7 | Mark Hayes |
69 | −1 |
| Hale Irwin
| |||
| Mike Morley
| |||
| Jerry Pate
| |||
| Bob Zender
|
Source:[6]
Second round[edit]
Friday, August 13, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gil Morgan |
66-68=134 | −6 |
| 2 | Tom Kite |
66-72=138 | −2 |
| T3 | Don January |
70-69=139 | −1 |
 Gary Player |
70-69=139 | ||
| Tom Weiskopf |
65-74=139 | ||
| T6 | Bill Collins |
70-70=140 | E |
| Charles Coody |
68-72=140 | ||
| Ben Crenshaw |
71-69=140 | ||
| Raymond Floyd |
72-68=140 | ||
| Gene Littler |
71-69=140 | ||
| Jerry McGee |
68-72=140 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus |
71-69=140 | ||
| Bob Zender |
69-71=140 |
Source:[7]
Third round[edit]
Saturday, August 14, 1976
Sunday, August 15, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coody |
68-72-67=207 | −3 |
| T2 | Gil Morgan |
66-68-75=209 | −1 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
71-69-69=209 | ||
| 4 | Don January |
70-69-71=210 | E |
| T5 | Raymond Floyd |
72-68-71=211 | +1 |
 David Graham |
70-71-70=211 | ||
| Tom Kite |
66-72-73=211 | ||
| Gary Player |
70-69-72=211 | ||
| Dave Stockton |
70-72-69=211 | ||
| T10 | Lee Elder |
68-74-70=212 | +2 |
| Jerry McGee |
68-72-72=212 | ||
| Tom Weiskopf |
65-74-73=212 |
Source:[8]
Final round[edit]
Sunday, August 15, 1976 (cancelled)
Monday, August 16, 1976
After the third round was completed on Sunday morning, the fourth round was begun but then scratched due to weather; the partial scores were cancelled with a fresh start on Monday.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Stockton |
70-72-69-70=281 | +1 | 45,000 |
| T2 | Raymond Floyd |
72-68-71-71=282 | +2 | 20,000 |
| Don January |
70-69-71-72=282 | |||
| T4 | David Graham |
70-71-70-72=283 | +3 | 9,750 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
71-69-69-74=283 | |||
| Jerry Pate |
69-73-72-69=283 | |||
| John Schlee |
72-71-70-70=283 | |||
| T8 | Charles Coody |
68-72-67-77=284 | +4 | 6,000 |
| Ben Crenshaw |
71-69-74-70=284 | |||
| Jerry McGee |
68-72-72-72=284 | |||
| Gil Morgan |
66-68-75-75=284 | |||
| Tom Weiskopf |
65-74-73-72=284 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Grim Jack set for PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1976. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1976 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Stockton snatches PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. 12.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 23, 1976). "Swinging in the rain". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
- ^ a b "Stockton anticipated PGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. D1.
- ^ "Riled Weiskopf's 65 claims first-round PGA leadership". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 13, 1976. p. 27.
- ^ "Dr. Gil stakes big margin 'Don't feel any pressure'". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 14, 1978. p. 13.
- ^ "P.G.A. results". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 16, 1972. p. 13.
- ^ "Nicklaus' birdie erased, fishing too". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 16, 1976. p. 11.
- ^ "1976 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
External links[edit]
- PGA.com – 1976 PGA Championship