1986 PGA Tour

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.

1986 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) – November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02)
Number of official events45
Most wins Bob Tway (4)
Money list Greg Norman
PGA Player of the Year Bob Tway
← 1985
1987 →

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

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

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

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