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1976 Tournament Players Championship

Coordinates: 26°10′23″N 80°14′10″W / 26.173°N 80.236°W / 26.173; -80.236
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1976 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 26 –
March 1, 1976
LocationLauderhill, Florida, U.S.
26°10′23″N 80°14′10″W / 26.173°N 80.236°W / 26.173; -80.236
Course(s)Inverrary Country Club
East Course[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,128 yards (6,518 m)[2]
Field143 players, 81 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$300,000
Winner's share$60,000
Champion
United States Jack Nicklaus
269 (−19)
Location map
Inverrary CC is located in the United States
Inverrary CC
Inverrary CC
Location in the United States
Inverrary CC is located in Florida
Inverrary CC
Inverrary CC
Location in Florida
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The 1976 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held February 26 to March 1 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, northwest of Fort Lauderdale. This was the third Tournament Players Championship;[3] Jack Nicklaus won his second title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead,[2][4] similar to his 1974 win.

Saturday was washed out by a thunderstorm; the third round was on Sunday and the final round on Monday.[5][6]

Defending champion Al Geiberger finished fifteen strokes back, in a tie for 24th place.

The first two editions had been played in late summer, after the major championships; this year's began in late February.[1]

Venue

This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in south Florida; the first was in Georgia and the second in Texas. It relocated to northeast Florida at Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977. Inverrary hosted an annual event on the PGA Tour from 1972 through 1983, which was not played in 1976.

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1974 66 70 68 65 269 −19 1
Al Geiberger  United States 1975 74 69 68 73 287 −4 T24

Source:[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, February 26, 1976
Friday, February 27, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Fred Marti  United States 66 −6
Jack Nicklaus  United States
T3 Barry Jaeckel  United States 67 −5
Don January  United States
J. C. Snead  United States
Tom Watson  United States
T7 George Burns  United States 68 −4
Dale Douglass  United States
Bob Gilder  United States
John Mahaffey  United States
Ed Sneed  United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, February 27, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Don January  United States 67-68=135 −9
T2 Jack Nicklaus  United States 66-70=136 −8
J. C. Snead  United States 67-69=136
T4 Jim Masserio  United States 69-68=137 −7
Tom Watson  United States 67-70=137
T6 Butch Baird  United States 71-67=138 −6
George Burns  United States 71-67=138
Dale Douglass  United States 68-70=138
Mark Hayes  United States 71-67=138
Hale Irwin  United States 70-68=138

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, February 28, 1976
Sunday, February 29, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Jack Nicklaus  United States 66-70-68=204 −12
J. C. Snead  United States 67-69-68=204
T3 Roger Maltbie  United States 70-70-65=205 −11
Mark Hayes  United States 71-67-67=205
5 Tom Watson  United States 67-70-70=207 −9
T6 Hale Irwin  United States 70-68-70=208 −8
Don January  United States 67-68-73=208
8 Jim Masserio  United States 69-68-72=209 −7
T9 Butch Baird  United States 71-67-72=210 −6
Bob Payne  United States 69-70-71=210

Source:[9]

Final round

Monday, March 1, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus  United States 66-70-68-65=269 −19 60,000
2 J. C. Snead  United States 67-69-68-68=272 −16 34,200
T3 Roger Maltbie  United States 70-70-65-71=276 −12 17,700
Jim Masserio  United States 69-68-72-67=276
5 Mark Hayes  United States 71-67-67-72=277 −11 12,300
6 Lee Elder  United States 69-72-70-67=278 −10 10,800
T7 Butch Baird  United States 71-67-72-70=280 −8 9,225
Don January  United States 67-68-73-72=280
T9 David Graham  Australia 70-71-71-69=281 −7 7,500
Gary Player  South Africa 73-70-71-67=281
Tom Watson  United States 67-70-70-74=281

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Martz, Ron (February 26, 1976). "Golf pros create true tourney of champions". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). p. 9C.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nicklaus' seven-under 65 plenty adequate for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 15.
  3. ^ Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
  4. ^ "Jack quiets cynics, wins TPC golf". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 1, sec. 4.
  5. ^ "Showers postpone TPC". Chicago Tribune. UPI. February 29, 1976. p. 9, sec. 3.
  6. ^ "Thunderstorm puts TPC back a day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 29, 1976. p. 8C.
  7. ^ "Marti, Nicklaus share top spot". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 27, 1976. p. 4C.
  8. ^ "January captures Players golf lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 28, 1976. p. 3B.
  9. ^ "A replay of 1974 Players". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1976. p. 2C.