1986 PGA Tour

1986 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 8, 1986 – November 2, 1986
Number of official events	45
Most wins	4:; Bob Tway
Money winner	Greg Norman
Player of the Year	Bob Tway
	← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Bob Tway won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

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	Calvin Peete (11)	52	Winners-only event
Jan 19	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	600,000	Donnie Hammond (1)	56	Pro-Am
Jan 26	Phoenix Open	Arizona	500,000	Hal Sutton (6)	56
Feb 2	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	600,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (8)	46	Pro-Am
Feb 9	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	California	450,000	Bob Tway (1)	38
Feb 16	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	500,000	Corey Pavin (3)	54
Feb 23	Los Angeles Open	California	450,000	Doug Tewell (3)	42
Mar 2	Honda Classic	Florida	500,000	Kenny Knox (1)	42
Mar 9	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	500,000	Andy Bean (10)	54
Mar 16	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	Florida	500,000	Dan Forsman (2)	46
Mar 23	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	500,000	Calvin Peete (12)	56
Mar 30	Tournament Players Championship	Florida	900,000	John Mahaffey (9)	68	Special event
Apr 6	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	500,000	Sandy Lyle (2)	46
Apr 13	Masters Tournament	Georgia	785,000	Jack Nicklaus (73)	100	Major championship
Apr 13	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	200,000	Dan Halldorson (n/a)	10	Alternate event^[b]
Apr 20	Sea Pines Heritage	South Carolina	450,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (9)	50	Invitational
Apr 27	Houston Open	Texas	500,000	Curtis Strange (9)	52
May 4	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,150,000	Greg Norman (3)	54
May 11	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	600,000	Andy Bean (11)	44
May 18	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	600,000	Dan Pohl (1)	38	Invitational
May 25	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	577,730	Hal Sutton (7)	52	Invitational
Jun 1	Kemper Open	Maryland	500,000	Greg Norman (4)	40
Jun 8	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	600,000	Bob Tway (2)	40
Jun 15	U.S. Open	New York	700,000	Raymond Floyd (20)	100	Major championship
Jun 15	Provident Classic	Tennessee	300,000	Brad Faxon (n/a)	10	Alternate event^[b]
Jun 22	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	500,000	Bob Tway (3)	44
Jun 29	Canadian Open	Canada	600,000	Bob Murphy (5)	40
Jul 6	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	700,000	Mac O'Grady (1)	42
Jul 13	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	500,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (10)	44
Jul 20	The Open Championship	Scotland	£600,000	Greg Norman (5)	100	Major championship
Jul 20	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	400,000	Mark Wiebe (2)	20	Alternate event
Jul 27	Buick Open	Michigan	500,000	Ben Crenshaw (11)	40
Aug 3	Western Open	Illinois	500,000	Tom Kite (9)	46
Aug 11	PGA Championship	Ohio	800,000	Bob Tway (4)	100	Major championship
Aug 17	The International	Colorado	1,000,000	Ken Green (2)	58	New tournament
Aug 24	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	700,000	Dan Pohl (2)	56	Limited-field event
Aug 31	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	600,000	Mike Hulbert (1)	42
Sep 7	B.C. Open	New York	400,000	Rick Fehr (1)	20
Sep 14	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	450,000	Gene Sauers (1)	42
Sep 21	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	400,000	Corey Pavin (4)	26
Sep 28	Southwest Golf Classic	Texas	400,000	Mark Calcavecchia (1)	22
Oct 5	Southern Open	Georgia	350,000	Fred Wadsworth (1)	20
Oct 12	Pensacola Open	Florida	300,000	Ernie Gonzalez (1)	12
Oct 19	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	500,000	Raymond Floyd (21)	40
Oct 26	Vantage Championship	Texas	1,000,000	Ben Crenshaw (12)	38
Nov 2	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship	Arizona	700,000	Jim Thorpe (3)	40	Limited-field event
Nov 2	Tallahassee Open	Florida	200,000	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	Hale Irwin	n/a
Sep 1	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Illinois	n/a	Greg Norman	n/a
Nov 8	Nissan Cup	Japan	800,000	Team Japan	n/a	Team event
Nov 8	Nissan Cup Individual Trophy	Japan	n/a	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	n/a
Nov 16	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	600,000	Andy Bean	30
Nov 30	Skins Game	California	450,000	Fuzzy Zoeller	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 7	JCPenney Classic	Florida	650,000	Juli Inkster and Tom Purtzer	n/a	Team event
Dec 14	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	600,000	Gary Hallberg and Scott Hoch	n/a	Team event

Money leaders

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

Position	Player	Events	Prize money ($)
1	Greg Norman	19	653,296
2	Bob Tway	33	652,780
3	Payne Stewart	29	535,389
4	Andy Bean	27	491,938
5	Dan Pohl	25	463,630

Awards

Award	Winner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)	Greg Norman
PGA Player of the Year	Bob Tway
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Scott Hoch
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Scott Hoch

Notes

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Official money; unofficial win.

References

^ "1986 Schedule". PGA Tour.
^ "1987 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
^ "Money Leaders – 1986". PGA Tour.

External links

PGA Tour official site

[3] 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.

[alt-4] Official money; unofficial win.

[1] "1986 Schedule". PGA Tour.

[2] "1987 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.

[5] "Money Leaders – 1986". PGA Tour.

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