1976 PGA Championship


The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th PGA Championship, played August 12–16 at Congressional Country Club 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.
Dave Stockton, the 1970 champion, sank a 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. The final round was delayed to Monday for the first time, due to weather. Stockton's final putt averted the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history, which came a year later at the 1977 PGA Championship.
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 74 and finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Third round leader Charles Coody shot 77 and fell into a tie for eighth.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Weiskopf65−5
T2Tom Kite66−4
T2Gil Morgan66−4
T4Charles Coody68−2
T4Lee Elder68−2
T4Jerry McGee68−2
T7Mark Hayes69−1
T7Hale Irwin69−1
T7Mike Morley69−1
T7Jerry Pate69−1
T7Bob Zender69−1

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Second round

Friday, August 13, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan66-68=134−6
2Tom Kite66-72=138−2
T3Don January70-69=139−1
T3Gary Player70-69=139−1
T3Tom Weiskopf65-74=139−1
T6Bill Collins70-70=140E
T6Charles Coody68-72=140E
T6Ben Crenshaw71-69=140E
T6Raymond Floyd72-68=140E
T6Gene Littler71-69=140E
T6Jerry McGee68-72=140E
T6Jack Nicklaus71-69=140E
T6Bob Zender69-71=140E

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Third round

Saturday, August 14, 1976
Sunday, August 15, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Charles Coody68-72-67=207−3
T2Gil Morgan66-68-75=209−1
T2Jack Nicklaus71-69-69=209−1
4Don January70-69-71=210E
T5Raymond Floyd72-68-71=211+1
T5David Graham70-71-70=211+1
T5Tom Kite66-72-73=211+1
T5Gary Player70-69-72=211+1
T5Dave Stockton70-72-69=211+1
T10Lee Elder68-74-70=212+2
T10Jerry McGee68-72-72=212+2
T10Tom Weiskopf65-74-73=212+2

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Final round

Sunday, August 15, 1976
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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Dave Stockton70-72-69-70=281+145,000
T2Raymond Floyd72-68-71-71=282+220,000
T2Don January70-69-71-72=282+220,000
T4David Graham70-71-70-72=283+39,750
T4Jack Nicklaus71-69-69-74=283+39,750
T4Jerry Pate69-73-72-69=283+39,750
T4John Schlee72-71-70-70=283+39,750
T8Charles Coody68-72-67-77=284+46,000
T8Ben Crenshaw71-69-74-70=284+46,000
T8Jerry McGee68-72-72-72=284+46,000
T8Gil Morgan66-68-75-75=284+46,000
T8Tom Weiskopf65-74-73-72=284+46,000

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