1976 PGA Championship

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.

1976 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 12–16, 1976
LocationBethesda, Maryland
38.996°N 77.176°W / 38.996; -77.176
Course(s)Congressional Country Club
Blue Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,054 yards (6,450 m)[1]
Field138 players, 76 after cut[2]
Cut149 (+9)
Prize fund$250,950
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
Dave Stockton
281 (+1)
Location map
Congressional Country Club
Location in the United States
Congressional Country Club
Location in Maryland

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
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4032154534204094561663626023,4864603951884454395542114114653,5687,054
Par434444345354434453443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1976

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Tom Weiskopf65−5
T2 Tom Kite66−4
Gil Morgan
T4 Charles Coody68−2
Lee Elder
Jerry McGee
T7 Mark Hayes69−1
Hale Irwin
Mike Morley
Jerry Pate
Bob Zender

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, August 13, 1976

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Gil Morgan66-68=134−6
2 Tom Kite66-72=138−2
T3 Don January70-69=139−1
Gary Player70-69=139
Tom Weiskopf65-74=139
T6 Bill Collins70-70=140E
Charles Coody68-72=140
Ben Crenshaw71-69=140
Raymond Floyd72-68=140
Gene Littler71-69=140
Jerry McGee68-72=140
Jack Nicklaus71-69=140
Bob Zender69-71=140

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, August 14, 1976
Sunday, August 15, 1976

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Charles Coody68-72-67=207−3
T2 Gil Morgan66-68-75=209−1
Jack Nicklaus71-69-69=209
4 Don January70-69-71=210E
T5 Raymond Floyd72-68-71=211+1
David Graham70-71-70=211
Tom Kite66-72-73=211
Gary Player70-69-72=211
Dave Stockton70-72-69=211
T10 Lee Elder68-74-70=212+2
Jerry McGee68-72-72=212
Tom Weiskopf65-74-73=212

Source:[8]

Final round

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Dave Stockton70-72-69-70=281+145,000
T2 Raymond Floyd72-68-71-71=282+220,000
Don January70-69-71-72=282
T4 David Graham70-71-70-72=283+39,750
Jack Nicklaus71-69-69-74=283
Jerry Pate69-73-72-69=283
John Schlee72-71-70-70=283
T8 Charles Coody68-72-67-77=284+46,000
Ben Crenshaw71-69-74-70=284
Jerry McGee68-72-72-72=284
Gil Morgan66-68-75-75=284
Tom Weiskopf65-74-73-72=284

Source:[5][10]

References
  1. "Grim Jack set for PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1976. p. 12.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1976 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. "Stockton snatches PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. 12.
  4. Jenkins, Dan (August 23, 1976). "Swinging in the rain". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  5. "Stockton anticipated PGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. D1.
  6. "Riled Weiskopf's 65 claims first-round PGA leadership". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 13, 1976. p. 27.
  7. "Dr. Gil stakes big margin 'Don't feel any pressure'". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 14, 1978. p. 13.
  8. "P.G.A. results". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 16, 1972. p. 13.
  9. "Nicklaus' birdie erased, fishing too". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 16, 1976. p. 11.
  10. "1976 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
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