1986 Senior PGA Tour

1986 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) – November 23, 1986 (1986-11-23)
Number of official events28
Most winsAustralia Bruce Crampton (7)
Money listAustralia Bruce Crampton
1985
1987

The 1986 Senior PGA Tour was the seventh season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 11 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 100,000 United States Miller Barber (18)
Feb 9 Treasure Coast Classic Florida 225,000 United States Charles Owens (1)
Feb 16 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 250,000 South Africa Gary Player (2) Senior major championship
Mar 16 Del E. Webb Senior PGA Tour Roundup Arizona 200,000 United States Charles Owens (2)
Mar 23 Vintage Invitational California 300,000 United States Dale Douglass (1)
Mar 30 Johnny Mathis Seniors Classic California 250,000 United States Dale Douglass (2)
May 4 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 250,000 United States Gene Littler (4) New to Senior PGA Tour
May 11 Benson & Hedges Invitational Texas 250,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (1)
May 18 United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship Pennsylvania 200,000 South Africa Gary Player (3)
Jun 1 Denver Post Champions of Golf Colorado 250,000 South Africa Gary Player (4)
Jun 8 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Texas 175,000 United States Don January (19) Pro-Am
Jun 22 Senior Tournament Players Championship Ohio 300,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 29 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 275,000 United States Dale Douglass (3) Senior major championship
Jul 13 The Greenbrier American Express Championship West Virginia 200,000 United States Don January (20)
Jul 20 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan 250,000 United States Jim Ferree (1) New tournament
Jul 27 MONY Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic New York 200,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (2)
Aug 3 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative New York 250,000 United States Lee Elder (7)
Aug 10 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 200,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2)
Aug 17 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 250,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (3) New tournament
Aug 31 Bank One Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 200,000 United States Gene Littler (5)
Sep 14 United Virginia Bank Seniors Virginia 300,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3)
Sep 21 PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational North Carolina 200,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (4)
Oct 12 Fairfield Barnett Classic Florida 175,000 United States Dale Douglass (4)
Oct 19 Cuyahoga Seniors International South Carolina 200,000 United States Butch Baird (1)
Oct 26 Pepsi Senior Challenge Georgia 250,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (5) New tournament
Nov 2 Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship Arizona 300,000 United States Don January (21)
Nov 9 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 250,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (6) New tournament
Nov 23 Shearson-Lehman Brothers Senior Classic Florida 200,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (7) New tournament

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Australia Bruce Crampton 454,299
2 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez 399,172
3 United States Dale Douglass 309,760
4 United States Don January 299,795
5 South Africa Gary Player 291,190

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1987 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1986 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1986 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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