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.
| Duration | January 8, 1986 – November 2, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 45 |
| Most wins |  Bob Tway (4) |
| Money list |  Greg Norman |
| PGA Player of the Year | Bob Tway |
| Rookie of the Year | Brian Claar |
← 1985 1987 → | |
Schedule
editThe 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[c] |
| 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
editThe 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 |
| Nissan Cup Individual Trophy | 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 list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman |
653,296 |
| 2 | Bob Tway |
652,780 |
| 3 | Payne Stewart |
535,389 |
| 4 | Andy Bean |
491,938 |
| 5 | Dan Pohl |
463,630 |
| 6 | Hal Sutton |
429,434 |
| 7 | Tom Kite |
394,164 |
| 8 | Ben Crenshaw |
388,169 |
| 9 | Raymond Floyd |
380,508 |
| 10 |  Bernhard Langer |
379,800 |
Awards
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
edit- ^ "1986 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1987 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1986 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scott Hoch Wins Vardon Trophy". Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. November 6, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.