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»» Top-10 and ties finishers for each event played during the 1975-76 "Wrap Season" period. The 1975-76 period is sub-divided into three sements, as follows ... »»» The Winter Tour .. Begins, 1975 Southern Open / Ends, 1976 Florida Citrus Open. »»» The Spring Tour .. Begins, 1976 Doral-Eastern Open / Ends, 1976 Kemper Insurance Open. »»» The Summer Tour .. Begins, 1976 U.S. Open Championship / Ends, 1976 American Golf Classic »»» The leading Top-10 points earners in each of the three 1975-76 PGA Tour Segments (Winter, Spring and Summer) »»» Top-10 Points awarded for finishes in official PGA Tour events ... NOTE: The British Open Championship was not counted as an official PGA Tour event at that time. ... 1st - 100 2nd - 57 3rd - 36 4th - 22 5th - 19 6th - 17 7th - 15 8th - 13 9th - 11 10th - 10 ... No extra points were awarded for finishes beyond 10th place. »»» The leading Top-10 points earners over the duration of the entire 1975-76 "Wrap Season". »»» The 1976 World Series of Golf Tournament -- Actual Qualifiers, scores, prize money and extra notes. »»» Articles from Wikipedia ... 1975 PGA Tour 1976 PGA Tour World Series of Golf »»» Articles from 1976 -- JPEG Screenshot Images, click-on each to read (will open in new window/tab). (1) PGA Tour 1976 purses to top record $ 9,000,000 (Nov 29 1975) (2) Now Golf has a real World Series (Aug 29 1976) »»» XTRA! Bonus Commentary --- A unused, modified finish points scale. |
1975-76 Winter Tour - Go Back - Top | Winter | Spring | Summer Segment Champs | 75-76 Totals | 1976 World Series of Golf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Place / Player / Round-by-Round Scores / Final Score / Money / Points 1975 Southern Open (start of PGA Tour's 1975-76 Winter Tour segment) 1 Hubert Green 68 66 66 64 264/-16 20,000.00 100 2 John Schroeder 65 66 68 68 267/-13 11,400.00 57 3 Terry Dill 66 69 69 68 272/-8 7,100.00 36 4 Bill Rogers 70 69 63 71 273/-7 4,700.00 22 5 Gibby Gilbert 69 68 69 68 274/-6 4,100.00 19 6 Ben Crenshaw 68 69 70 68 275/-5 3,600.00 17 T7 George Burns 70 65 71 70 276/-4 2,950.00 13 T7 Larry Nelson 70 71 70 65 276/-4 2,950.00 13 T7 J.C. Snead 68 68 72 68 276/-4 2,950.00 13 T10 Mark Hayes 70 65 74 68 277/-3 2,120.00 2 T10 Mac McLendon 65 69 71 72 277/-3 2,120.00 2 T10 Allen Miller 70 69 68 70 277/-3 2,120.00 2 T10 Alan Tapie 67 66 70 74 277/-3 2,120.00 2 T10 Gary Wintz 70 72 68 67 277/-3 2,120.00 2 NOTE: Right away one can see the effect of no extra points being awarded beyond 10th place. Five players tie for 10th, and the ten (10) points offered for a solo finish are divided among each of the players. See also the Unused Bonus Point Section further down this page. It includes an example using the above finisher information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 World Open (at Pinehurst) 1 Jack Nicklaus 70 71 70 69 280/-4 40,000.00 100 2 Billy Casper 70 72 68 70 280/-4 22,800.00 57 3 Tom Weiskopf 67 71 68 75 281/-3 14,200.00 36 4 Pat Fitzsimons 67 69 71 75 282/-2 9,400.00 22 5 Ed Sneed 68 70 70 75 283/-1 8,200.00 19 T6 Rod Funseth 67 70 74 73 284/E 6,225.00 14 T6 John Mahaffey 70 71 70 73 284/E 6,225.00 14 T6 Larry Nelson 70 71 69 74 284/E 6,225.00 14 T6 John Schlee 68 72 73 71 284/E 6,225.00 14 T10 Wally Armstrong 69 72 71 73 285/1 4,240.00 2 T10 Bruce Lietzke 72 72 71 70 285/1 4,240.00 2 T10 Howard Twitty 69 68 73 75 285/1 4,240.00 2 T10 Kermit Zarley 71 69 74 71 285/1 4,240.00 2 T10 Bob Zender 72 71 71 71 285/1 4,240.00 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 Sahara Invitational 1 Dave Hill 68 66 67 69 270/-14 27,000.00 100 2 Rik Massengale 70 64 67 69 270/-14 15,390.00 57 T3 Joe Inman 67 70 67 67 271/-13 7,965.00 29 T3 Bobby Mitchell 70 64 67 70 271/-13 7,965.00 29 T5 George Cadle 69 66 67 70 272/-12 4,674.50 16 T5 Charles Coody 70 69 65 68 272/-12 4,674.50 16 T5 Bruce Crampton 72 65 65 70 272/-12 4,674.50 16 T5 Don January 70 66 70 66 272/-12 4,674.50 16 T9 Charles Courtney 68 68 68 69 273/-11 3,375.00 7 T9 Gary McCord 67 70 71 65 273/-11 3,375.00 7 T9 Bob Wynn 64 70 68 71 273/-11 3,375.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 Kaiser International 1 Johnny Miller 68 67 68 69 272/ 35,000.00 100 2 Rod Curl 73 67 64 71 275/ 19,950.00 57 T3 Marty Fleckman 68 67 71 70 276/ 9,275.00 25.67 T3 Gene Littler 65 70 69 72 276/ 9,275.00 25.67 T3 Lee Trevino 70 65 72 69 276/ 9,275.00 25.67 6 Jack Nicklaus 72 67 69 69 277/ 6,300.00 17 T7 Antonio Cerda 69 70 73 66 278/ 5,381.50 14 T7 Bruce Lietzke 70 70 68 70 278/ 5,381.50 14 T9 Gibby Gilbert 68 71 68 72 279/ 4,200.00 5.25 T9 Lou Graham 69 70 72 68 279/ 4,200.00 5.25 T9 Jerry Heard 73 67 72 67 279/ 4,200.00 5.25 T9 Don January 70 64 75 70 279/ 4,200.00 5.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 San-Antonio Texas Open (end of 1975 official season) 1 Don January 71 67 71 66 275/-13 25,000.00 100 2 Larry Hinson 70 73 64 68 275/-13 14,250.00 57 3 Gil Morgan 66 68 75 68 277/-11 8,875.00 36 T4 Ralph Johnston 67 68 73 70 278/-10 5,166.67 19.34 T4 Bruce Lietzke 70 71 70 67 278/-10 5,166.67 19.34 T4 Miller Barber 66 71 70 71 278/-10 5,166.66 19.34 7 Mike McCullough 73 67 70 69 279/-9 4,000.00 15 T8 Bobby Cole 74 66 71 69 280/-8 3,137.40 6.80 T8 Charles Coody 68 69 70 73 280/-8 3,137.40 6.80 T8 Richard Crawford 68 69 70 73 280/-8 3,137.40 6.80 T8 Rod Funseth 73 69 66 72 280/-8 3,137.40 6.80 T8 Bob Shaw 71 72 68 69 280/-8 3,137.40 6.80 Place / Player / Round-by-Round Scores / Final Score / Money / Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Tucson Open (beginning of 1976 official season) (continuation of PGA Tour's 1975-76 Winter Tour Segment) 1 Johnny Miller 70 69 67 68 274/-14 40,000.00 100 2 Howard Twitty 71 70 68 68 277/-11 22,800.00 57 3 Tom Weiskopf 67 71 67 73 278/-10 14,200.00 36 T4 Pat Fitzsimons 72 65 74 68 279/-9 7,083.34 16.17 T4 Jerry McGee 72 69 71 67 279/-9 7,083.34 16.17 T4 Dave Hill 68 69 71 71 279/-9 7,083.33 16.17 T4 Bruce Lietzke 72 67 70 70 279/-9 7,083.33 16.17 T4 Dave Stockton 73 66 69 71 279/-9 7,083.33 16.17 T4 Tom Watson 70 68 68 73 279/-9 7,083.33 16.17 T10 Billy Casper 72 70 68 70 280/-8 4,600.00 3.34 T10 Jerry Heard 69 71 71 69 280/-8 4,600.00 3.34 T10 Don January 71 70 68 71 280/-8 4,600.00 3.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Phoenix Open 1 Bob Gilder 68 67 66 67 268/-16 40,000.00 100 2 Roger Maltbie 65 65 70 70 270/-14 22,800.00 57 T3 Rod Curl 70 70 68 65 273/-11 9,750.00 23.50 T3 Bruce Lietzke 67 74 65 67 273/-11 9,750.00 23.50 T3 Jim Simons 71 67 66 69 273/-11 9,750.00 23.50 T3 Lee Trevino 66 68 68 71 273/-11 9,750.00 23.50 T7 Hale Irwin 69 65 71 69 274/-10 6,150.00 14 T7 Johnny Miller 69 67 72 66 274/-10 6,150.00 14 T9 Jim Colbert 68 65 70 72 275/-9 5,000.00 7 T9 Ben Crenshaw 67 70 70 68 275/-9 5,000.00 7 T9 Gary McCord 68 69 69 69 275/-9 5,000.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Bing Crosby Natl Pro-Am 1 Ben Crenshaw 75 67 70 69 281/-7 37,000.00 100 2 Mike Morley 67 72 71 73 283/-5 21,090.00 57 T3 George Burns 74 72 69 69 284/-4 10,915.00 29 T3 Dave Hill 71 65 76 72 284/-4 10,915.00 29 T5 David Graham 69 69 73 75 286/-2 7,122.50 18 T5 Tom Watson 73 72 70 71 286/-2 7,122.50 18 T7 Bud Allin 74 68 71 74 287/-1 5,688.50 14 T7 Bruce Crampton 72 76 72 67 287/-1 5,688.50 14 T9 Charles Coody 72 71 72 73 288/E 4,810.00 10.50 T9 Tom Weiskopf 76 70 70 72 288/E 4,810.00 10.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Hawaiian Open 1 Ben Crenshaw 70 69 65 66 270/-18 46,000.00 100 T2 Hale Irwin 66 69 66 73 274/-14 21,275.00 46.50 T2 Larry Nelson 69 69 67 69 274/-14 21,275.00 46.50 T4 Charles Coody 68 70 68 69 275/-13 8,970.00 18.25 T4 Al Geiberger 66 70 68 71 275/-13 8,970.00 18.25 T4 Lou Graham 67 69 71 68 275/-13 8,970.00 18.25 T4 Mike Morley 74 67 68 66 275/-13 8,970.00 18.25 T8 Gene Littler 71 70 69 66 276/-12 5,539.17 5.67 T8 Mac McLendon 69 69 71 67 276/-12 5,539.17 5.67 T8 Ed Sneed 66 74 67 69 276/-12 5,539.17 5.67 T8 Lee Trevino 69 69 69 69 276/-12 5,539.17 5.67 T8 Wally Armstrong 71 70 65 70 276/-12 5,539.16 5.67 T8 Bob Murphy 66 69 67 74 276/-12 5,539.16 5.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Bob Hope Desert Classic (90 hole pro-amateur event) 1 Johnny Miller 71 69 73 68 63 344/-16 36,000.00 100 2 Rik Massengale 69 72 71 68 67 347/-13 20,520.00 57 3 Bud Allin 67 68 75 71 67 348/-12 12,780.00 36 T4 Jim Colbert 67 73 77 70 64 351/-9 7,440.00 19.34 T4 Jerry Heard 73 72 70 69 67 351/-9 7,440.00 19.34 T4 Dave Newquist 74 70 67 71 69 351/-9 7,440.00 19.34 T7 Lee Elder 71 70 73 69 69 352/-8 5,535.00 14 T7 Jack Nicklaus 69 70 72 69 72 352/-8 5,535.00 14 9 Billy Casper 72 65 74 68 74 353/-7 4,860.00 11 T10 Bob Murphy 70 68 76 74 66 354/-6 4,320.00 5 T10 Bill Rogers 69 71 74 70 70 354/-6 4,320.00 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Andy Williams-San Diego Open 1 J.C. Snead 65 68 67 72 272/-16 36,000.00 100 2 Don Bies 70 66 70 67 273/-15 20,520.00 57 T3 Bruce Crampton 66 68 73 68 275/-13 9,540.00 25.67 T3 Don January 71 65 69 70 275/-13 9,540.00 25.67 T3 Mike Morley 67 66 73 69 275/-13 9,540.00 25.67 6 Bud Allin 68 70 70 68 276/-12 6,480.00 17 T7 Jim Colbert 72 70 67 68 277/-11 4,914.00 9.80 T7 Bob Dickson 67 72 68 70 277/-11 4,914.00 9.80 T7 Rod Funseth 68 73 69 67 277/-11 4,914.00 9.80 T7 Tom Kite 67 72 70 68 277/-11 4,914.00 9.80 T7 Jerry Pate 66 71 70 70 277/-11 4,914.00 9.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open 1 Hale Irwin 69 69 66 68 272/-12 37,000.00 100 2 Tom Watson 67 66 68 73 274/-10 21,090.00 57 3 Gary Player 72 71 67 67 277/-7 13,135.00 36 T4 Tom Shaw 71 70 68 69 278/-6 8,140.00 20.50 T4 Lanny Wadkins 68 71 73 66 278/-6 8,140.00 20.50 6 Gil Morgan 74 68 70 68 280/-4 6,660.00 17 T7 Gene Littler 72 70 71 68 281/-3 5,457.34 13 T7 Don January 68 67 73 73 281/-3 5,457.33 13 T7 Tom Jenkins 66 72 72 71 281/-3 5,457.33 13 10 Tom Kite 71 73 69 69 282/-2 4,625.00 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Players Championship at Inverrary G & CC 1 Jack Nicklaus 66 70 68 65 269/-19 60,000.00 100 2 J.C. Snead 67 69 68 68 272/-16 34,200.00 57 T3 Roger Maltbie 70 70 65 71 276/-12 17,700.00 29 T3 Jim Masserio 69 68 72 67 276/-12 17,700.00 29 5 Mark Hayes 71 67 67 72 277/-11 12,300.00 19 6 Lee Elder 69 72 70 67 278/-10 10,800.00 17 T7 Butch Baird 71 67 72 70 280/-8 9,225.00 14 T7 Don January 67 68 73 72 280/-8 9,225.00 14 T9 David Graham 70 71 71 69 281/-7 7,500.00 7 T9 Gary Player 73 70 71 67 281/-7 7,500.00 7 T9 Tom Watson 67 70 70 74 281/-7 7,500.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Florida Citrus Open (end of PGA Tour's 1975-76 Winter Tour segment) 1 Hale Irwin 74 66 64 66 270/-18 40,000.00 100 2 Kermit Zarley 67 66 68 69 270/-18 22,800.00 57 3 J.C. Snead 70 68 69 66 273/-15 14,200.00 36 4 John Mahaffey 69 67 69 69 274/-14 9,400.00 22 T5 Mike Hill 65 73 67 70 275/-13 7,700.00 18 T5 Larry Ziegler 72 66 68 69 275/-13 7,700.00 18 7 Bob Murphy 69 68 69 70 276/-12 6,400.00 15 T8 Victor Regalado 70 69 70 68 277/-11 5,433.34 11.34 T8 Al Geiberger 73 67 67 70 277/-11 5,433.33 11.34 T8 Mark Hayes 65 70 71 71 277/-11 5,433.33 11.34 1975-76 Spring Tour - Go Back - Top | Winter | Spring | Summer Segment Champs | 75-76 Totals | 1976 World Series of Golf Place / Player / Round-by-Round Scores / Final Score / Money / Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Doral-Eastern Open (start of PGA Tour's 1976 Spring Tour segment) 1 Hubert Green 66 70 65 69 270/-18 40,000.00 100 T2 Mark Hayes 67 68 70 71 276/-12 18,500.00 46.50 T2 Jack Nicklaus 69 71 68 68 276/-12 18,500.00 46.50 4 Ben Crenshaw 66 71 69 71 277/-11 9,400.00 22 T5 David Graham 69 73 64 72 278/-10 7,700.00 18 T5 Bobby Mitchell 68 69 68 73 278/-10 7,700.00 18 7 Rod Curl 71 69 71 68 279/-9 6,400.00 15 8 Tom Weiskopf 70 71 69 71 281/-7 5,900.00 13 T9 Tom Kite 70 70 72 70 282/-6 5,000.00 7 T9 Gene Littler 70 71 72 69 282/-6 5,000.00 7 T9 Gary Player 69 71 69 73 282/-6 5,000.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Greater Jacksonville Open 1 Hubert Green 72 67 67 70 276/-12 35,000.00 100 2 Miller Barber 72 67 68 71 278/-10 19,950.00 57 T3 Ed Dougherty 73 72 67 67 279/-9 10,325.00 29 T3 Mike Hill 69 68 71 71 279/-9 10,325.00 29 5 Lou Graham 71 73 65 71 280/-8 7,175.00 19 6 Gary Player 73 69 69 70 281/-7 6,300.00 17 7 Ben Crenshaw 70 71 71 70 282/-6 5,600.00 15 8 Lee Elder 70 73 69 71 283/-5 5,163.00 13 T9 Dale Douglass 71 69 74 70 284/-4 3,879.17 3.50 T9 Mike McCullough 70 72 72 70 284/-4 3,879.17 3.50 T9 Peter Oosterhuis 69 73 73 69 284/-4 3,879.17 3.50 T9 Dave Stockton 73 70 72 69 284/-4 3,879.17 3.50 T9 Raymond Floyd 68 71 74 71 284/-4 3,879.16 3.50 T9 Rik Massengale 70 72 70 72 284/-4 3,879.16 3.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Sea Pines Heritage Classic 1 Hubert Green 68 67 66 73 274/-10 43,000.00 100 2 Jerry McGee 71 69 71 68 279/-5 24,510.00 57 T3 Gibby Gilbert 68 70 69 73 280/-4 11,395.00 25.67 T3 Hale Irwin 69 67 77 67 280/-4 11,395.00 25.67 T3 Don January 67 72 74 67 280/-4 11,395.00 25.67 T6 Graham Marsh 69 69 69 74 281/-3 6,428.60 13.20 T6 Bob Murphy 66 71 68 76 281/-3 6,428.60 13.20 T6 Andy North 69 70 72 70 281/-3 6,428.60 13.20 T6 Lanny Wadkins 69 73 69 70 281/-3 6,428.60 13.20 T6 Kermit Zarley 70 71 71 69 281/-3 6,428.60 13.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Greater Greensboro Open 1 Al Geiberger 70 65 65 68 268/-16 46,000.00 100 2 Lee Trevino 68 71 66 65 270/-14 26,220.00 57 3 Miller Barber 68 67 69 67 271/-13 16,330.00 36 T4 George Burns 69 68 70 66 273/-11 10,120.00 20.50 T4 Lou Graham 67 69 70 67 273/-11 10,120.00 20.50 T6 Bob Menne 69 67 69 69 274/-10 7,475.00 15 T6 Eddie Pearce 71 68 70 65 274/-10 7,475.00 15 T6 Tom Weiskopf 69 68 68 69 274/-10 7,475.00 15 9 Dave Stockton 67 74 66 68 275/-9 6,210.00 11 T10 Ron Cerrudo 69 67 70 70 276/-8 4,715.00 1.67 T10 Mark Hayes 70 67 68 71 276/-8 4,715.00 1.67 T10 Mike Hill 70 65 69 72 276/-8 4,715.00 1.67 T10 Stan Lee 72 69 65 70 276/-8 4,715.00 1.67 T10 Gene Littler 73 68 67 68 276/-8 4,715.00 1.67 T10 Victor Regalado 72 68 69 67 276/-8 4,715.00 1.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Masters Tournament NOTE: The Magnolia Classic, played opposite the Masters, was not an official PGA Tour event in terms of victory, although the prize money it offered counted in the overall standings. No Top-10 points were assigned to it. 1 Raymond Floyd 65 66 70 70 271/-17 40,000.00 100 2 Ben Crenshaw 70 70 72 67 279/-9 25,000.00 57 T3 Jack Nicklaus 67 69 73 73 282/-6 16,250.00 29 T3 Larry Ziegler 67 71 72 72 282/-6 16,250.00 29 T5 Charles Coody 72 69 70 74 285/-3 11,167.00 17 T5 Hale Irwin 71 77 67 70 285/-3 11,167.00 17 T5 Tom Kite 73 67 72 73 285/-3 11,167.00 17 8 Billy Casper 71 76 71 69 287/-1 8,000.00 13 T9 Roger Maltbie 72 75 70 71 288/E 6,000.00 7 T9 Graham Marsh 73 68 75 72 288/E 6,000.00 7 T9 Tom Weiskopf 73 71 70 74 288/E 6,000.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 MONY Tournament of Champions 1 Don January 71 68 69 69 277/-11 45,000.00 100 2 Hubert Green 69 71 73 69 282/-6 27,000.00 57 T3 Bruce Crampton 71 70 72 70 283/-5 14,625.00 29 T3 Al Geiberger 71 74 69 69 283/-5 14,625.00 29 5 Ben Crenshaw 72 72 72 68 284/-4 10,230.00 19 6 Tom Watson 72 74 71 69 286/-2 9,753.00 17 7 Art Wall 74 71 72 70 287/-1 9,298.00 15 8 Raymond Floyd 78 70 70 72 290/2 8,848.00 13 9 Dave Hill 73 75 75 68 291/3 8,398.00 11 T10 Don Bies 76 73 73 70 292/4 7,273.00 2.50 T10 Lou Graham 73 69 76 74 292/4 7,273.00 2.50 T10 Johnny Miller 77 72 73 70 292/4 7,273.00 2.50 T10 J.C. Snead 72 70 76 74 292/4 7,273.00 2.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Tallahassee Open Official event played opposite the Tournament of Champions 1 Gary Koch 71 69 67 70 277/-11 16,000.00 100 2 John Mahaffey 69 71 66 72 278/-10 9,120.00 57 T3 Victor Regalado 69 73 70 68 280/-8 4,720.00 29 T3 Tom Storey 69 72 70 69 280/-8 4,720.00 29 T5 Wally Armstrong 70 72 72 68 282/-6 2,770.00 16 T5 Ron Cerrudo 72 70 69 71 282/-6 2,770.00 16 T5 Bob Eastwood 66 69 70 77 282/-6 2,770.00 16 T5 Joe Porter 73 69 70 70 282/-6 2,770.00 16 T9 George Cadle 74 67 73 69 283/-5 1,773.34 3.50 T9 Marty Fleckman 69 74 73 67 283/-5 1,773.34 3.50 T9 Lyn Lott 67 69 73 74 283/-5 1,773.33 3.50 T9 Mac McLendon 72 70 69 72 283/-5 1,773.33 3.50 T9 Dave Newquist 70 71 72 70 283/-5 1,773.33 3.50 T9 Fuzzy Zoeller 73 66 74 70 283/-5 1,773.33 3.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 First NBC New Orleans Open 1 Larry Ziegler 69 68 67 70 274/-14 35,000.00 100 2 Victor Regalado 68 69 69 69 275/-13 19,950.00 57 3 Tom Watson 68 72 72 64 276/-12 12,425.00 36 T4 Gibby Gilbert 72 70 68 68 278/-10 5,937.58 15.29 T4 Billy Casper 67 71 70 70 278/-10 5,937.57 15.29 T4 Jim Colbert 71 66 71 70 278/-10 5,937.57 15.29 T4 Lee Elder 68 69 71 70 278/-10 5,937.57 15.29 T4 Gene Littler 69 69 72 68 278/-10 5,937.57 15.29 T4 John Mahaffey 68 71 68 71 278/-10 5,937.57 15.29 T4 Jack Nicklaus 68 67 74 69 278/-10 5,937.57 15.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Houston Open 1 Lee Elder 70 72 67 69 278/-6 40,000.00 100 2 Forrest Fezler 67 71 74 67 279/-5 22,800.00 57 T3 Wally Armstrong 67 69 72 72 280/-4 11,800.00 29 T3 George Burns 68 70 70 72 280/-4 11,800.00 29 T5 Miller Barber 72 69 69 71 281/-3 7,700.00 18 T5 Lee Trevino 70 70 70 71 281/-3 7,700.00 18 T7 Mark Hayes 67 74 70 71 282/-2 5,900.00 13 T7 Barry Jaeckel 69 69 72 72 282/-2 5,900.00 13 T7 Ed Sneed 69 70 70 73 282/-2 5,900.00 13 T10 Charles Coody 70 72 67 74 283/-1 4,600.00 3.34 T10 Bruce Devlin 69 70 72 72 283/-1 4,600.00 3.34 T10 Gil Morgan 71 70 71 71 283/-1 4,600.00 3.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Byron Nelson Golf Classic 1 Mark Hayes 66 67 71 69 273/-7 40,000.00 100 2 Don Bies 67 70 70 68 275/-5 22,800.00 57 3 Raymond Floyd 70 67 71 69 277/-3 14,200.00 36 4 Hale Irwin 70 68 72 68 278/-2 9,400.00 22 5 Ben Crenshaw 70 71 69 69 279/-1 8,200.00 19 T6 Larry Nelson 70 71 68 71 280/E 6,800.00 16 T6 Dave Stockton 69 71 70 70 280/E 6,800.00 16 T8 Homero Blancas 74 69 70 68 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 David Graham 70 70 72 69 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 Monty Kaser 71 70 70 70 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 Jerry McGee 73 72 67 69 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 Mac McLendon 71 73 67 70 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 Jack Nicklaus 71 68 71 71 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 Bill Rogers 69 68 72 72 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 T8 Bob E. Smith 68 67 74 72 281/1 4,487.50 4.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Colonial National Invitation 1 Lee Trevino 68 64 68 73 273/-7 40,000.00 100 2 Mike Morley 70 68 67 69 274/-6 22,800.00 57 T3 Don January 68 68 69 72 277/-3 11,800.00 29 T3 Tom Weiskopf 68 71 67 71 277/-3 11,800.00 29 T5 Bob Gilder 69 73 66 70 278/-2 7,266.67 17 T5 Tom Kite 69 68 72 69 278/-2 7,266.67 17 T5 John Mahaffey 69 72 68 69 278/-2 7,266.66 17 T8 Miller Barber 68 65 70 76 279/-1 5,225.00 8.50 T8 Hubert Green 67 72 70 70 279/-1 5,225.00 8.50 T8 Grier Jones 72 69 71 67 279/-1 5,225.00 8.50 T8 Bob E. Smith 70 72 68 69 279/-1 5,225.00 8.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic 1 Gibby Gilbert 68 67 66 72 273/-15 40,000.00 100 T2 John Lister 69 71 69 68 277/-11 15,466.67 38.34 T2 Gil Morgan 70 69 65 73 277/-11 15,466.67 38.34 T2 Forrest Fezler 70 69 67 71 277/-11 15,466.66 38.34 5 George Cadle 71 69 69 69 278/-10 8,200.00 19 T6 Tom Kite 72 67 71 69 279/-9 6,800.00 16 T6 Fred Marti 65 68 74 72 279/-9 6,800.00 16 T8 Al Geiberger 74 70 64 72 280/-8 5,225.00 8.50 T8 Grier Jones 68 69 72 71 280/-8 5,225.00 8.50 T8 Gene Littler 71 71 69 69 280/-8 5,225.00 8.50 T8 Howard Twitty 68 72 70 70 280/-8 5,225.00 8.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Memorial Tournament 1 Roger Maltbie 71 71 70 76 288/E 40,000.00 100 2 Hale Irwin 71 74 74 69 288/E 22,800.00 57 3 Don Bies 68 75 71 75 289/1 14,200.00 36 T4 Jerry McGee 71 73 72 74 290/2 8,800.00 20.50 T4 Jerry Pate 74 73 70 73 290/2 8,800.00 20.50 T6 Lou Graham 72 74 73 72 291/3 6,800.00 16 T6 Tom Kite 74 74 70 73 291/3 6,800.00 16 T8 Rod Funseth 76 67 72 77 292/4 5,650.00 12 T8 Jack Nicklaus 71 75 73 73 292/4 5,650.00 12 T10 Ed Sneed 73 71 73 76 293/5 4,800.00 5 T10 Tom Weiskopf 77 74 70 72 293/5 4,800.00 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic (Philadelphia) 1 Tom Kite 71 70 70 66 277/-11 40,000.00 100 2 Terry Diehl 69 70 70 68 277/-11 22,800.00 57 3 Jerry Pate 70 67 71 70 278/-10 14,200.00 36 T4 Raymond Floyd 67 71 71 70 279/-9 8,266.67 19.34 T4 Larry Nelson 71 71 66 71 279/-9 8,266.67 19.34 T4 Jerry McGee 70 67 71 71 279/-9 8,266.66 19.34 T7 Grier Jones 73 72 65 70 280/-8 6,150.00 14 T7 Ken Still 70 72 66 72 280/-8 6,150.00 14 9 Bob Gilder 73 73 69 66 281/-7 5,400.00 11 T10 Calvin Peete 71 70 74 67 282/-6 4,800.00 5 T10 Fuzzy Zoeller 73 67 75 67 282/-6 4,800.00 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Kemper Insurance Open (end of PGA Tour's 1976 Spring Tour segment) 1 Joe Inman 70 69 67 71 277/-11 50,000.00 100 T2 Grier Jones 71 69 65 73 278/-10 23,125.00 46.50 T2 Tom Weiskopf 71 70 67 70 278/-10 23,125.00 46.50 T4 Charles Coody 68 70 71 71 280/-8 9,750.00 18.25 T4 Lou Graham 70 71 68 71 280/-8 9,750.00 18.25 T4 Roger Maltbie 70 69 71 70 280/-8 9,750.00 18.25 T4 J.C. Snead 67 73 69 71 280/-8 9,750.00 18.25 T8 Terry Diehl 71 72 68 70 281/-7 6,531.25 8.50 T8 Mark Hayes 69 69 69 74 281/-7 6,531.25 8.50 T8 Bob Murphy 74 67 68 72 281/-7 6,531.25 8.50 T8 Bob Wynn 71 70 70 70 281/-7 6,531.25 8.50 1975-76 Summer Tour - Go Back - Top | Winter | Spring | Summer Segment Champs | 75-76 Totals | 1976 World Series of Golf Place / Player / Round-by-Round Scores / Final Score / Money / Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 U.S. Open (start of PGA Tour's 1976 Summer Tour segment) 1 Jerry Pate 71 69 69 68 277/-3 42,000.00 100 T2 Al Geiberger 70 69 71 69 279/-1 18,000.00 46.50 T2 Tom Weiskopf 73 70 68 68 279/-1 18,000.00 46.50 T4 Butch Baird 71 71 71 67 280/E 11,250.00 20.50 T4 John Mahaffey 70 68 69 73 280/E 11,250.00 20.50 6 Hubert Green 72 70 71 69 282/2 9,500.00 17 7 Tom Watson 74 72 68 70 284/4 8,500.00 15 T8 Ben Crenshaw 72 68 72 73 285/5 7,000.00 12 T8 Lyn Lott 71 71 70 73 285/5 7,000.00 12 10 Johnny Miller 74 72 69 71 286/6 5,500.00 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Western Open 1 Al Geiberger 71 71 73 73 288/4 40,000.00 100 2 Joe Porter 71 74 71 73 289/5 22,800.00 57 T3 Charles Coody 70 72 73 75 290/6 10,600.00 25.67 T3 Bob Dickson 67 69 74 80 290/6 10,600.00 25.67 T3 Hale Irwin 71 74 72 73 290/6 10,600.00 25.67 6 Bill Mallon 74 72 71 74 291/7 7,200.00 17 T7 George Burns 70 73 76 73 292/8 6,150.00 14 T7 Andy North 74 75 73 70 292/8 6,150.00 14 T9 Gil Morgan 71 72 73 77 293/9 5,000.00 7 T9 Peter Oosterhuis 73 73 72 75 293/9 5,000.00 7 T9 Steven Veriato 73 71 74 75 293/9 5,000.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Greater Milwaukee Open 1 Dave Hill 66 67 68 69 270/-18 26,000.00 100 2 John Jacobs 67 69 70 67 273/-15 14,820.00 57 T3 Dave Eichelberger 70 71 72 63 276/-12 7,670.00 29 T3 Ed Sneed 71 66 69 70 276/-12 7,670.00 29 T5 Homero Blancas 67 70 68 73 278/-10 5,005.00 18 T5 Bob E. Smith 71 68 71 68 278/-10 5,005.00 18 T7 Gibby Gilbert 72 70 68 69 279/-9 3,549.00 9.80 T7 Billy Kratzert 71 70 68 70 279/-9 3,549.00 9.80 T7 Andy North 68 71 71 69 279/-9 3,549.00 9.80 T7 Joe Porter 74 67 68 70 279/-9 3,549.00 9.80 T7 Howard Twitty 70 75 69 65 279/-9 3,549.00 9.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale NOTE: Officially, the PGA Tour did not award Top-10 points for The Open Championship. At the particular time, the Tour did not even classify The Open as an official event. In double parenthesis next to money are the points that would have been awarded to the Top-10 finishers. 1 Johnny Miller 72, 68, 73, 66 = 279/-9 13,500.00 (( 100.00 )) T2 Seve Ballesteros 69, 69, 73, 74 = 285/-3 9,450.00 (( 46.50 )) T2 Jack Nicklaus 74, 70, 72, 69 = 285/-3 9,450.00 (( 46.50 )) 4 Raymond Floyd 76, 67, 73, 70 = 286/-2 6,840.00 (( 22.00 )) T5 Hubert Green 72, 70, 78, 68 = 288/E 5,076.00 (( 15.00 )) T5 Tommy Horton 74, 69, 72, 73 = 288/E 5,076.00 (( 15.00 )) T5 Mark James 76, 72, 74, 66 = 288/E 5,076.00 (( 15.00 )) T5 Tom Kite 70, 74, 73, 71 = 288/E 5,076.00 (( 15.00 )) T5 Christy O'Connor 69, 73, 75, 71 = 288/E 5,076.00 (( 15.00 )) T10 George Burns 75, 69, 75, 70 = 289/1 3,555.00 (( 2.50 )) T10 Peter Butler 74, 72, 73, 70 = 289/1 3,555.00 (( 2.50 )) T10 Vicente Fernandez 79, 71, 69, 70 = 289/1 3,555.00 (( 2.50 )) T10 Norio Suzuki 69, 75, 75, 70 = 289/1 3,555.00 (( 2.50 )) Place / Player / Scores / Final Score / Money / Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open (official event played opposite The Open Championship) 1 John Lister 68 68 65 67 268/-12 20,000.00 100 2 Fuzzy Zoeller 63 71 68 68 270/-10 11,400.00 57 3 Rex Caldwell 66 68 69 69 272/-8 7,100.00 36 4 George Archer 64 72 69 70 275/-5 4,700.00 22 5 Tom McGinnis 67 73 65 71 276/-4 4,100.00 19 T6 Bud Allin 72 68 67 70 277/-3 3,400.00 16 T6 Barry Jaeckel 67 74 70 66 277/-3 3,400.00 16 T8 Stanton Altgelt 71 68 70 69 278/-2 2,612.50 8.50 T8 Terry Dill 70 71 68 69 278/-2 2,612.50 8.50 T8 Joe Porter 66 71 72 69 278/-2 2,612.50 8.50 T8 Barney Thompson 71 70 68 69 278/-2 2,612.50 8.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 American Express Westchester Classic 1 David Graham 63 68 70 71 272/-12 60,000.00 100 T2 Ben Crenshaw 69 68 69 69 275/-9 23,200.00 38.34 T2 Tom Watson 64 72 73 66 275/-9 23,200.00 38.34 T2 Fuzzy Zoeller 66 72 69 68 275/-9 23,200.00 38.34 T5 Bud Allin 70 68 72 67 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 Miller Barber 69 68 70 70 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 Mike Hill 65 72 71 69 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 John Mahaffey 71 70 69 67 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 Rik Massengale 70 71 68 68 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 Dan Sikes 70 69 70 68 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 Ed Sneed 71 67 71 68 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 T5 Larry Ziegler 68 67 71 71 277/-7 8,793.75 10.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Canadian Open 1 Jerry Pate 69 67 68 63 267/-13 40,000.00 100 2 Jack Nicklaus 67 67 72 65 271/-9 22,800.00 57 3 Lyn Lott 68 70 67 69 274/-6 14,200.00 36 4 Ed Sneed 68 71 69 67 275/-5 9,400.00 22 T5 Bob Eastwood 69 69 71 68 277/-3 7,700.00 18 T5 Bob Wynn 68 68 66 75 277/-3 7,700.00 18 T7 Richard Crawford 67 74 67 70 278/-2 5,250.00 8.17 T7 Ben Crenshaw 68 70 68 72 278/-2 5,250.00 8.17 T7 Tony Jacklin 73 66 71 68 278/-2 5,250.00 8.17 T7 Johnny Miller 69 72 70 67 278/-2 5,250.00 8.17 T7 Andy North 72 70 69 67 278/-2 5,250.00 8.17 T7 J.C. Snead 70 66 74 68 278/-2 5,250.00 8.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Pleasant Valley Classic 1 Bud Allin 72 67 68 70 277/-7 40,000.00 100 2 Ben Crenshaw 70 67 71 70 278/-6 22,800.00 57 T3 Lee Elder 67 72 66 74 279/-5 10,600.00 25.67 T3 Bob Menne 71 71 65 72 279/-5 10,600.00 25.67 T3 Lanny Wadkins 65 76 69 69 279/-5 10,600.00 25.67 T6 John Lister 68 73 72 67 280/-4 5,528.58 9.43 T6 George Burns 73 69 67 71 280/-4 5,528.57 9.43 T6 Rex Caldwell 67 70 71 72 280/-4 5,528.57 9.43 T6 Mark Hayes 69 69 72 70 280/-4 5,528.57 9.43 T6 Tom Jenkins 69 70 69 72 280/-4 5,528.57 9.43 T6 Bruce Lietzke 68 72 68 72 280/-4 5,528.57 9.43 T6 Bob Wynn 69 74 67 70 280/-4 5,528.57 9.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 B.C. Open 1 Bob Wynn 65 71 66 69 271/-13 40,000.00 100 2 Bob Gilder 69 65 69 69 272/-12 22,800.00 57 T3 Terry Diehl 68 70 69 67 274/-10 9,750.00 23.50 T3 George Knudson 67 70 67 70 274/-10 9,750.00 23.50 T3 Jerry McGee 65 70 70 69 274/-10 9,750.00 23.50 T3 Ed Sneed 68 66 69 71 274/-10 9,750.00 23.50 7 Larry Nelson 69 70 68 68 275/-9 6,400.00 15 T8 Wally Armstrong 73 67 69 67 276/-8 5,650.00 12 T8 Dave Hill 67 70 72 67 276/-8 5,650.00 12 T10 Bud Allin 63 67 74 73 277/-7 4,600.00 3.34 T10 Dan Sikes 71 66 69 71 277/-7 4,600.00 3.34 T10 Kermit Zarley 68 69 69 71 277/-7 4,600.00 3.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 PGA Championship 1 Dave Stockton 70 72 69 70 281/1 45,000.00 100 T2 Raymond Floyd 72 68 71 71 282/2 20,000.00 46.50 T2 Don January 70 69 71 72 282/2 20,000.00 46.50 T4 David Graham 70 71 70 72 283/3 9,750.00 18.25 T4 Jack Nicklaus 71 69 69 74 283/3 9,750.00 18.25 T4 Jerry Pate 69 73 72 69 283/3 9,750.00 18.25 T4 John Schlee 72 71 70 70 283/3 9,750.00 18.25 T8 Charles Coody 68 72 67 77 284/4 6,000.00 6.80 T8 Ben Crenshaw 71 69 74 70 284/4 6,000.00 6.80 T8 Jerry McGee 68 72 72 72 284/4 6,000.00 6.80 T8 Gil Morgan 66 68 75 75 284/4 6,000.00 6.80 T8 Tom Weiskopf 65 74 73 72 284/4 6,000.00 6.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open 1 Rik Massengale 65 65 70 66 266/-18 42,000.00 100 T2 Al Geiberger 70 66 68 64 268/-16 19,425.00 46.50 T2 J.C. Snead 67 64 69 68 268/-16 19,425.00 46.50 4 Lee Trevino 68 70 66 67 271/-13 9,870.00 22 T5 Wally Armstrong 71 69 66 66 272/-12 7,271.25 16 T5 Raymond Floyd 73 67 67 65 272/-12 7,271.25 16 T5 Barry Jaeckel 71 68 66 67 272/-12 7,271.25 16 T5 Chi Chi Rodriguez 67 69 68 68 272/-12 7,271.25 16 T9 Billy Casper 67 68 71 67 273/-11 5,250.00 7 T9 Hubert Green 70 68 67 68 273/-11 5,250.00 7 T9 Mac McLendon 68 67 69 69 273/-11 5,250.00 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 American Golf Classic (end of the PGA Tour's 1976 Summer Tour segment) 1 David Graham 69 67 69 69 274/-14 40,000.00 100 2 Lou Graham 72 73 65 68 278/-10 22,800.00 57 3 Tom Jenkins 71 67 71 70 279/-9 14,200.00 36 T4 Bob Gilder 72 67 71 70 280/-8 8,266.67 19.34 T4 Ed Sneed 67 72 68 73 280/-8 8,266.67 19.34 T4 Jim Simons 71 68 67 74 280/-8 8,266.66 19.34 T7 Wally Armstrong 71 68 68 74 281/-7 5,900.00 13 T7 Raymond Floyd 69 68 68 76 281/-7 5,900.00 13 T7 Rik Massengale 72 69 67 73 281/-7 5,900.00 13 T10 Miller Barber 74 69 69 71 283/-5 4,240.00 2 T10 Jerry McGee 68 72 67 76 283/-5 4,240.00 2 T10 Jerry Pate 70 72 70 71 283/-5 4,240.00 2 T10 Bob E. Smith 71 69 67 76 283/-5 4,240.00 2 T10 Tom Watson 70 72 68 73 283/-5 4,240.00 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975-76 Segment Champions - Go Back - Top | Winter | Spring | Summer Segment Champs | 75-76 Totals | 1976 World Series of Golf 1975-76 PGA Tour Segment Leaders WINTER 75-76 SPRING 1976 SUMMER 1976 1. 314.40 Johnny Miller 1. 365.00 Hubert Green 1. 220.25 Jerry Pate 2. 260.50 Hale Irwin 2. 175.00 Lee Trevino 2. 218.25 David Graham 3. 231.00 Jack Nicklaus 3. 173.00 Tom Kite 3. 193.00 Al Geiberger 4. 224.00 Ben Crenshaw 4. 171.84 Raymond Floyd 4. 129.97 Bud Allin 5. 206.00 J.C. Snead 5. 169.67 Mark Hayes 5. 127.43 Bob Wynn 6. 177.24 Don January 6. 154.66 Don January 6. 123.63 Rik Massengale 7. 145.17 Dave Hill 7. 140.98 Gibby Gilbert 7. 122.31 Ben Crenshaw 8. 114.00 Rik Massengale 8. 137.50 Al Geiberger 8. 112.00 Dave Hill 9. 100.92 Mike Morley 9. 132.00 Ben Crenshaw 9. 109.43 John Lister 10. 100.00 Hubert Green 10. 129.00 Larry Ziegler 10. 104.47 Ed Sneed 10. 100.00 Bob Gilder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975-76 Point Totals - Go Back - Top | Winter | Spring | Summer Segment Champs | 75-76 Totals | 1976 World Series of Golf 1975-1976 Top PGA Tour Winners and Non-Winners, with total of Top-10 points earned during the period between the 1975 and 1976 World Series of Golf. NOTE: In parenthesis next to points totals is the overall rank in Top-10 points earned between the 1975 and 1976 World Series of Golf (only the earners of 100-or-more points are so numbered.) 1. Special Event Winners (may have also won other events) Jack Nicklaus ....... (413.29)(3) Players Championship Al Geiberger ........ (360.09)(6) Western Open Johnny Miller ....... (334.67)(7) The Open Championship, 1975 World Cup Individual Champion Jerry Pate .......... (286.55)(8) U.S. Open, Canadian Open Raymond Floyd ....... (247.34)(14) Masters Tournament Dave Stockton ....... (146.67)(33) PGA Championship NOTE: If the current Tour Championship event employed total Top-10 finish points earned as the sole prime qualification method, with the cut-off set at the 30th list position (as is done in the current format), then major and important tournament winners such as 1976 PGA Championship winner Dave Stockton would not qualify for the Tour Championship. 2. 2-or-more PGA Tour event winners Hubert Green ........ (489.50)(1) 4-time winner Ben Crenshaw ........ (478.31)(2) 2-time winner Hale Irwin .......... (407.84)(4) 2-time winner Don January.......... (378.43)(5) 2-time winner Dave Hill ........... (268.17)(10) 2-time winner David Graham ........ (265.50)(11) 2-time winner 3. PGA Tour single event winners J.C. Snead (281.42)(9) Lee Elder (184.96)(22) Lee Trevino (251.84)(12) Gibby Gilbert (175.01)(23) Rik Massengale (241.13)(15) Larry Ziegler (157.63)(25) Mark Hayes (211.44)(16) John Lister (147.77)(31) Roger Maltbie (211.25)(17) Bob Wynn (142.93)(34) Bob Gilder (204.34)(19) Joe Inman (129.00)(35) Bud Allin (196.84)(20) Gary Koch (100.00)(41) Tom Kite (192.80)(21) 4. Non-event winners, 100-or-more Top-10 points earned Tom Weiskopf (251.30)(13) Jerry McGee (149.56)(30) Tom Watson (206.51)(18) Ed Sneed (147.14)(32) Mike Morley (157.92)(24) Larry Nelson (122.84)(36) Lou Graham (156.75)(26) Charles Coody (122.61)(37) John Mahaffey (156.42)(27) George Burns (114.93)(38) Don Bies (152.50)(28) Gil Morgan (108.48)(39) Miller Barber (151.47)(29) Billy Casper (106.63)(40) NOTE: Tom Weiskopf led all players in this particular classification during the 1975-76 "wrap" period. However, no invitational category was in effect for players such as him to qualify for the World Series of Golf. If the World Series of Golf's defending champion invitational category had not been in effect (see further down this page), then 1975 World Series of Golf winner Tom Watson would also, like Weiskopf, not have qualified for the 1976 World Series. 5. Some other notable non-event winners Victor Regalado (99.01) Bruce Lietzke (75.69) Rod Curl (95.50) Lanny Wadkins (59.37) Forest Fezler (95.34) Mike Hill (59.30) Wally Armstrong (93.67) John Schroeder (57.00) Joe Porter (91.30) Andy North (45.17) Terry Diehl (89.00) Terry Dill (44.50) Bruce Crampton (84.67) Bill Rogers (31.25) Grier Jones (77.50) Mac McLendon (22.42) Gene Littler (76.80) Gary McCord (14.00) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 World Series Of Golf Actual Qualifiers and Results - Go Back - Top | Winter | Spring | Summer Segment Champs | 75-76 Totals | 1976 World Series of Golf Purse: $ 300,000 / 1st Prize: $ 100,000 Firestone C.C. South Course ... 7130 yds, par-70 ... September 2nd thru 5th Minimum 20-player field, open to .... >> Defending Champion >> Winner, 1975 World Cup Individual Competition >> Winners of 1976 tournaments -- Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship, Players Championship, Western Open, Canadian Open >> Winners of 2-or-more PGA Tour events since the 1975 World Series of Golf >> Winners of PGA Tour Winter, Spring and Summer segments. If the segment winner is eligible by other means, then the first non-eligible player on the particular segment's points list shall be chosen. Top-10 Points awarded for finishes in official PGA Tour events 1st - 100 2nd - 57 3rd - 36 4th - 22 5th - 19 6th - 17 7th - 15 8th - 13 9th - 11 10th - 10 No extra points awarded beyond 10th place >> The Top Five PGA Tour Official Money Leaders (Jan 1 1976 - Sept 1 1976) >> The Top Five PGA Tour Scoring Average Leaders (Jan 1 1976 - Sept 1 1976) >> Leaders of International Orders of Merit -- Asia, Australia, Britain (not Europe), South Africa and Australia >> Winner, 1975 U.S. Amateur (if still an amateur) -- 1976 U.S. Amateur was scheduled for the same week as the 1976 World Series of Golf. >> Winner, 1976 British Amateur (if still an amateur) $ 300,000 Purse Breakdown 1st - $ 100,000 6th - $ 11,000 11th - $ 6,800 16th - $ 5,800 2nd - $ 50,000 7th - $ 9,500 12th - $ 6,600 17th - $ 5,600 3rd - $ 20,000 8th - $ 8,000 13th - $ 6,400 18th - $ 5,400 4th - $ 15,000 9th - $ 7,500 14th - $ 6,200 19th - $ 5,200 5th - $ 13,000 10th - $ 7,000 15th - $ 6,000 20th - $ 5,000 Place / Player / Round-by-Round Scores / Final Score / Money How player qualified for the 1976 World Series of Golf 1 Jack Nicklaus 68 70 69 68 275/-5 100,000.00 Players Championship 2 Hale Irwin 71 70 71 67 279/-1 50,000.00 2-time PGA Tour event winner 3 Dave Hill 67 70 73 70 280/E 20,000.00 2-time PGA Tour event winner 4 David Graham 70 71 71 69 281/1 15,000.00 2-time PGA Tour event winner The first of Graham's two wins was the Westchester Classic, played the week after the 1976 Open Championship as a "Designated Event". All the 1975 Top 30 Money Winners, plus recent winners of Major Championships and the Players, as well as U.S. members of the most recent Ryder Cup, were required to play. The "Designated Event" experiment was in effect from 1974 to 1978. During this period, the Designated Events were -- In 1974, Colonial Invitational, Kemper Open and World Open at Pinehurst; In 1975, the Atlanta Classic; In 1976 Westchester; In 1977, Pleasant Valley (near Boston); In 1978, IVB-Philadelphia (Whitemarsh CC). For whatever reason (perhaps no good reason), the PGA Tour did not include Designated Events in the World Series invitational criteria in 1976, 1977 or 1978. Just imagine if much lesser-known players had won one of these "Designated Events" instead of David Graham (1976- Westchester), Ray Floyd (1977-Pleasant Valley) and Jack Nicklaus (1978-Philadelphia), and had wound up -NOT- qualifying for the World Series of Golf by other means!!! The second of David Graham's two wins was the final edition of the American Golf Classic, played on Firestone's North Course the week before the World Series of Golf. 5 Hubert Green 71 65 73 73 282/2 13,000.00 4-time PGA Tour event winner T6 Lee Trevino 71 70 72 70 283/3 10,250.00 First available not otherwise qualified from Spring Tour segment (2nd place, after Hubert Green) T6 Tom Watson 70 73 70 70 283/3 10,250.00 1975 World Series of Golf winner 8 Al Geiberger 73 67 72 73 285/5 8,000.00 Western Open T9 Takashi Murakami 67 72 70 77 286/6 7,100.00 Japan Order of Merit T9 Jerry Pate 71 72 72 71 286/6 7,100.00 U.S. Open, Canadian Open T9 J.C. Snead 70 71 71 74 286/6 7,100.00 First available not otherwise qualified from Winter Tour segment (5th place, after Johnny Miller, Hale Irwin, Jack Nicklaus and Ben Crenshaw) 12 Bud Allin 70 72 74 71 287/7 6,600.00 First available not otherwise qualified from Summer Tour segment (4th place, after Jerry Pate, David Graham and Al Geiberger) 13 Raymond Floyd 69 69 72 78 288/8 6,400.00 Masters Tournament T14 Billy Dunk 75 71 73 73 292/12 6,100.00 Australian Order of Merit T14 Don January 77 73 71 71 292/12 6,100.00 2-time PGA Tour event winner January's first win was the 1975 Texas Open. His 2nd win was the 1976 Tournament of Champions, an event which in those days might have almost been mentioned as being on the same level with the Western Open and Canadian Open. But the World Series' invitational criteria did not treat the "T of C" as a special event. Any T of C winner would have to earn a Firestone South ticket by other means. T16 Ben Crenshaw 78 71 74 70 293/13 5,700.00 2-time PGA Tour event winner T16 Johnny Miller 76 76 70 71 293/13 5,700.00 The Open Championship, 1975 World Cup Individual winner 18 Sheng-San Hsu 72 73 77 75 297/17 5,400.00 Asian Order of Merit 19 Dave Stockton 73 77 76 77 303/23 5,200.00 PGA Championship 20 Allan Henning 73 76 77 78 304/24 5,000.00 South African Order of Merit NOTE: The British PGA Tour was not represented. Neil Coles had won the Order of Merit, but did not travel to America because of a fear of flying. The European PGA Tour was still in its infancy at the time, and Seve Ballesteros was just beginning his dominance of the circuit. However, no provision for Continental Europe was made for in the World Series qualifications. 1975 U.S. Amateur winner Fred Ridley and 1976 British Amateur winner Dick Siderowf each chose to decline their invitations and play in the 1976 U.S. Amateur, which was contested the same week as the 1976 World Series of Golf. |
Bonus ... A never-used modified points scale - Go Back - It has been commented a time or two in this article that no additional finish points beyond 10th place were offered by the PGA Tour. So, in response, we present an unused, modified version of the 1975-76 finish points scale. If it had been used, any professionals finishing among the Top 50 and ties would have been guaranteed to receive at least one point. 400-plus points total, awarded to professionals only 1st - 100 6th - 16 11th - 9 16th thru 20th ..... 4 pts each 2nd - 57 7th - 14 12th - 8 21st thru 25th ..... 3 pts " 3rd - 36 8th - 12 13th - 7 26th thru 30th ..... 2 pts " 4th - 24 9th - 11 14th - 6 31st thru 50th, .... 1 point each 5th - 20 10th - 10 15th - 5 plus any ties among Top-50 finishers Example .. 1975 Southern Open, Top 50 plus ties finishers for 72 holes Player | Place | Round-by-Round = Final | Money | Actual | Unused Scores Score $$$ Points Points Hubert Green 1 68, 66, 66, 64 = 264 20,000.00 100 100 John Schroeder 2 65, 66, 68, 68 = 267 11,400.00 57 57 Terry Dill 3 66, 69, 69, 68 = 272 7,100.00 36 36 Bill Rogers 4 70, 69, 63, 71 = 273 4,700.00 22 24 Gibby Gilbert 5 69, 68, 69, 68 = 274 4,100.00 19 20 Ben Crenshaw 6 68, 69, 70, 68 = 275 3,600.00 17 16 Larry Nelson 7 70, 71, 70, 65 = 276 2,950.00 13 12.34 ** J.C. Snead 7 68, 68, 72, 68 = 276 2,950.00 13 12.33 George Burns 7 70, 65, 71, 70 = 276 2,950.00 13 12.33 ** = Best Final Round Score (or, earliest to finish if two-or-more have same best final round score) is a tie-breaker for earning a bit extra. Mac McLendon 10 65, 69, 71, 72 = 277 2,120.00 2 8 Allen Miller 10 70, 69, 68, 70 = 277 2,120.00 2 8 Mark Hayes 10 70, 65, 74, 68 = 277 2,120.00 2 8 Alan Tapie 10 67, 66, 70, 74 = 277 2,120.00 2 8 Gary Wintz 10 70, 72, 68, 67 = 277 2,120.00 2 8 Kermit Zarley 15 68, 68, 69, 73 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Leonard Thompson 15 66, 72, 70, 70 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Wally Armstrong 15 73, 69, 68, 68 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Jim Dent 15 71, 68, 70, 69 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Larry Hinson 15 67, 72, 68, 71 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Don Iverson 15 69, 69, 71, 69 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Mike McCullough 15 71, 69, 71, 67 = 278 1,400.00 -- 4 Mike Reasor 22 71, 71, 69, 68 = 279 940.00 -- 3 Larry Ringer 22 70, 70, 70, 69 = 279 940.00 -- 3 Jim Wiechers 22 70, 72, 70, 67 = 279 940.00 -- 3 Ken Still 25 68, 73, 67, 72 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Bob Zender 25 73, 71, 66, 70 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Rod Curl 25 71, 69, 71, 69 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Jim Colbert 25 67, 71, 70, 72 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Barry Jaeckel 25 72, 67, 70, 71 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Ross Randall 25 71, 66, 70, 73 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Tom Evans 25 72, 70, 72, 66 = 280 740.00 -- 2 Chi Chi Rodriguez 32 71, 69, 73, 68 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Bert Greene 32 72, 70, 67, 72 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Don January 32 73, 68, 70, 70 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Tom Kite 32 70, 71, 68, 72 = 281 530.00 -- 1 George Archer 32 69, 71, 72, 69 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Bruce Lietzke 32 71, 68, 69, 73 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Roger Watson 32 70, 71, 68, 72 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Tom Shaw 32 69, 70, 72, 70 = 281 530.00 -- 1 Howard Twitty 40 72, 70, 70, 70 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Bobby Wadkins 40 72, 68, 71, 71 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Tommy Aaron 40 77, 64, 72, 69 = 282 341.00 -- 1 George Cadle 40 70, 68, 70, 74 = 282 341.00 -- 1 David Graham 40 67, 72, 71, 72 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Rod Funseth 40 71, 71, 68, 72 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Hugh Royer 40 75, 67, 69, 70 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Dave Newquist 40 72, 71, 72, 67 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Roy Pace 40 73, 69, 69, 71 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Mike Morley 40 71, 70, 71, 70 = 282 341.00 -- 1 Gary Groh 50 72, 72, 69, 70 = 283 237.50 -- 1 Butch Baird 50 71, 70, 73, 69 = 283 237.50 -- 1 Danny Edwards 50 68, 71, 75, 69 = 283 237.50 -- 1 Dave Eichelberger 50 72, 72, 66, 73 = 283 237.50 -- 1 John Toepel 50 68, 71, 72, 72 = 283 237.50 -- 1 Curtis Sifford 50 70, 74, 68, 71 = 283 237.50 -- 1 25 more players finished 72 holes outside the Top-50 and ties |