1996 Senior PGA Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1996

| tour = Senior PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1997|1|19}} – {{end date|1997|11|10}}

| no_of_events = 40

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Colbert (5)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Colbert

| honor2 = Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Colbert

| honor3 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} John Bland

| prevseason = 1995

| nextseason = 1997

}}

The 1996 Senior PGA Tour was the 17th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.{{cite web |title=1997 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1997_champions.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf |title=2004 Champions Tour Media Guide {{!}} Tournament Chronology |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 December 2023 |pages=219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document) |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071856/https://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/media.nsf/2c47cc31e412bc4985256e6e00287832/3b11341dae1ad9b38525753e005e561b/$FILE/2004-mg-ct.pdf}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Location !Purse (US$) !Winner{{efn\|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.}} !Notes
Jan 21	Puerto Rico Senior Tournament of Champions	Puerto Rico	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland (2)
Feb 4	Royal Caribbean Classic	Florida	align=right\|850,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Murphy (9)
Feb 11	Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge	Florida	align=right\|600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Al Geiberger (10)
Feb 18	GTE Suncoast Classic	Florida	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (9)
Feb 25	American Express Invitational	Florida	align=right\|900,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (3)	New tournament
Mar 3	FHP Health Care Classic	California	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Walter Morgan (2)
Mar 17	Toshiba Senior Classic	California	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert (14)
Mar 31	SBC Dominion Seniors	Texas	align=right\|650,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Weiskopf (3)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Apr 7	The Tradition	Arizona	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (10)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Apr 21	PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	align=right\|1,100,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin (4)	Senior major championship
Apr 28	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert (15)
May 5	PaineWebber Invitational	North Carolina	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Graham Marsh (2)
May 12	Nationwide Championship	Georgia	align=right\|1,200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert (16)
May 19	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	New Jersey	align=right\|950,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Murphy (10)
May 26	BellSouth Senior Classic	Tennessee	align=right\|1,200,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki (5)
Jun 2	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Alabama	align=right\|1,050,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland (3)
Jun 9	Pittsburgh Senior Classic	Pennsylvania	align=right\|1,100,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tom Weiskopf (4)
Jun 16	du Maurier Champions	Canada	align=right\|1,100,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Coody (5)
Jun 23	Bell Atlantic Classic	Pennsylvania	align=right\|900,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dale Douglass (11)
Jun 30	Kroger Senior Classic	Ohio	align=right\|900,000	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki (6)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jul 7	U.S. Senior Open	Ohio	align=right\|1,200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dave Stockton (12)	Senior major championship
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \|Jul 14	Ford Senior Players Championship	Michigan	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Raymond Floyd (13)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 21	Burnet Senior Classic	Minnesota	align=right\|1,250,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Vicente Fernández (1)
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \| Jul 28	Senior British Open	Northern Ireland	align=right\|£350,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Brian Barnes (2)	Senior major championship{{efn\|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}
Jul 28	Ameritech Senior Open	Illinois	align=right\|1,100,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Walter Morgan (3)
Aug 4	VFW Senior Championship	Missouri	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dave Eichelberger (2)
Aug 11	First of America Classic	Michigan	align=right\|850,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dave Stockton (13)
Aug 18	Northville Long Island Classic	New York	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland (4)
Aug 25	Bank of Boston Senior Classic	Massachusetts	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Dent (10)
Sep 1	Franklin Quest Championship	Utah	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Graham Marsh (3)
Sep 8	Boone Valley Classic	Missouri	align=right\|1,200,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gibby Gilbert (5)	New tournament
Sep 15	Bank One Classic	Kentucky	align=right\|600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mike Hill (18)
Sep 22	Brickyard Crossing Championship	Indiana	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jimmy Powell (4)
Sep 29	Vantage Championship	North Carolina	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert (17)
Oct 6	Ralphs Senior Classic	California	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Gil Morgan (1)
Oct 13	The Transamerica	California	align=right\|700,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland (5)
Oct 20	Raley's Gold Rush Classic	California	align=right\|800,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert (18)
Oct 27	Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic	Hawaii	align=right\|650,000	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Bob Charles (25)
Nov 3	Emerald Coast Classic	Florida	align=right\|1,050,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lee Trevino (27)
style="background:thistle;" \|Nov 10	Energizer Senior Tour Championship	South Carolina	align=right\|1,600,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jay Sigel (2)	Tour Championship

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Date!!Tournament!!Location!!Purse
($)!!Winners!!Notes

Dec 8

Office Depot Father/Son Challenge

Florida

align=right|860,000

{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd and
son Raymond Floyd Jr.

Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1996.html |title=1996 Money list |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140601051003/http://www.pgatour.com/champions/stats/stat.109.1996.html |archive-date=1 June 2014}}

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert	align=center\|1,627,890
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|1,615,769
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland	align=center\|1,357,987
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki	align=center\|1,162,581
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dave Stockton	align=center\|1,117,685

Awards

class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert	{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/111750199/ \|title=PGA announces awards \|newspaper=The Courier-Journal \|page=12 (C3 in paper) \|location=Louisville, Kentucky \|date=11 January 1997 \|access-date=2 December 2023 \|via=Newspapers.com \|url-access=subscription}}
Rookie of the Year	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	{{cite web \|url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 \|title=1996 Scoring average \|publisher=PGA Tour \|access-date=2 December 2023}}
Comeback Player of the Year	{{flagicon\|USA}} Al Geiberger

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions}}

Category:PGA Tour Champions seasons

Senior PGA Tour

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Colbert	align=center\|1,627,890
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Hale Irwin	align=center\|1,615,769
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} John Bland	align=center\|1,357,987
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|JPN\|1870}} Isao Aoki	align=center\|1,162,581
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dave Stockton	align=center\|1,117,685