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
← 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[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 11MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia500,000United States Calvin Peete (11)52Winners-only event
Jan 19Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia600,000United States Donnie Hammond (1)56Pro-Am
Jan 26Phoenix OpenArizona500,000United States Hal Sutton (6)56
Feb 2AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia600,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (8)46Pro-Am
Feb 9Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams OpenCalifornia450,000United States Bob Tway (1)38
Feb 16Hawaiian OpenHawaii500,000United States Corey Pavin (3)54
Feb 23Los Angeles OpenCalifornia450,000United States Doug Tewell (3)42
Mar 2Honda ClassicFlorida500,000United States Kenny Knox (1)42
Mar 9Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida500,000United States Andy Bean (10)54
Mar 16Hertz Bay Hill ClassicFlorida500,000United States Dan Forsman (2)46
Mar 23USF&G ClassicLouisiana500,000United States Calvin Peete (12)56
Mar 30Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida900,000United States John Mahaffey (9)68Special event
Apr 6Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina500,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (2)46
Apr 13Masters TournamentGeorgia785,000United States Jack Nicklaus (73)100Major championship
Apr 13Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi200,000Canada Dan Halldorson (n/a)10Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 20Sea Pines HeritageSouth Carolina450,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (9)50Invitational
Apr 27Houston OpenTexas500,000United States Curtis Strange (9)52
May 4Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,150,000Australia Greg Norman (3)54
May 11Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas600,000United States Andy Bean (11)44
May 18Colonial National InvitationTexas600,000United States Dan Pohl (1)38Invitational
May 25Memorial TournamentOhio577,730United States Hal Sutton (7)52Invitational
Jun 1Kemper OpenMaryland500,000Australia Greg Norman (4)40
Jun 8Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York600,000United States Bob Tway (2)40
Jun 15U.S. OpenNew York700,000United States Raymond Floyd (20)100Major championship
Jun 15Provident ClassicTennessee300,000United States Brad Faxon (n/a)10Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Jun 22Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia500,000United States Bob Tway (3)44
Jun 29Canadian OpenCanada600,000United States Bob Murphy (5)40
Jul 6Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut700,000United States Mac O'Grady (1)42
Jul 13Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia500,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (10)44
Jul 20The Open ChampionshipScotland£600,000Australia Greg Norman (5)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 20Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois400,000United States Mark Wiebe (2)20Alternate event
Jul 27Buick OpenMichigan500,000United States Ben Crenshaw (11)40
Aug 3Western OpenIllinois500,000United States Tom Kite (9)46
Aug 11PGA ChampionshipOhio800,000United States Bob Tway (4)100Major championship
Aug 17The InternationalColorado1,000,000United States Ken Green (2)58New tournament
Aug 24NEC World Series of GolfOhio700,000United States Dan Pohl (2)56Limited-field event
Aug 31Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee600,000United States Mike Hulbert (1)42
Sep 7B.C. OpenNew York400,000United States Rick Fehr (1)20
Sep 14Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts450,000United States Gene Sauers (1)42
Sep 21Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin400,000United States Corey Pavin (4)26
Sep 28Southwest Golf ClassicTexas400,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (1)22
Oct 5Southern OpenGeorgia350,000United States Fred Wadsworth (1)20
Oct 12Pensacola OpenFlorida300,000United States Ernie Gonzalez (1)12
Oct 19Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida500,000United States Raymond Floyd (21)40
Oct 26Vantage ChampionshipTexas1,000,000United States Ben Crenshaw (12)38
Nov 2Seiko-Tucson Match Play ChampionshipArizona700,000United States Jim Thorpe (3)40Limited-field event
Nov 2Tallahassee OpenFlorida200,000United States Mark Hayes (n/a)10Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Australia Greg Norman653,296
2United States Bob Tway652,780
3United States Payne Stewart535,389
4United States Andy Bean491,938
5United States Dan Pohl463,630
6United States Hal Sutton429,434
7United States Tom Kite394,164
8United States Ben Crenshaw388,169
9United States Raymond Floyd380,508
10West Germany Bernhard Langer379,800

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Bob Tway[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Scott Hoch[6][7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Scott Hoch[8]

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. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Scott Hoch Wins Vardon Trophy". Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. November 6, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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