1976 Tournament Players Championship


The 1976 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held February 26 to March 1 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, northwest of Fort Lauderdale. This was the third Tournament Players Championship; Jack Nicklaus won his second title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead, similar to his 1974 win.
Saturday was washed out by a thunderstorm; the third round was on Sunday and the final round on Monday.
Defending champion Al Geiberger finished fifteen strokes back, in a tie for 24th place.
The first two editions had been played in late summer, after the major championships; this year's began in late February.

Venue

This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in south Florida; the first was in Georgia and the second in Texas. It relocated to northeast Florida at Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977. Inverrary hosted an annual event on the PGA Tour from 1972 through 1983, which was not played in 1976.

Past champions in the field

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, February 26, 1976
Friday, February 27, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Fred Marti66−6
T1Jack Nicklaus66−6
T3Barry Jaeckel67−5
T3Don January67−5
T3J. C. Snead67−5
T3Tom Watson67−5
T7George Burns68−4
T7Dale Douglass68−4
T7Bob Gilder68−4
T7John Mahaffey68−4
T7Ed Sneed68−4

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Second round

Friday, February 27, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Don January67-68=135−9
T2Jack Nicklaus66-70=136−8
T2J. C. Snead67-69=136−8
T4Jim Masserio69-68=137−7
T4Tom Watson67-70=137−7
T6Butch Baird71-67=138−6
T6George Burns71-67=138−6
T6Dale Douglass68-70=138−6
T6Mark Hayes71-67=138−6
T6Hale Irwin70-68=138−6

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Third round

Saturday, February 28, 1976
Sunday, February 29, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jack Nicklaus66-70-68=204−12
T1J. C. Snead67-69-68=204−12
T3Roger Maltbie70-70-65=205−11
T3Mark Hayes71-67-67=205−11
5Tom Watson67-70-70=207−9
T6Hale Irwin70-68-70=208−8
T6Don January67-68-73=208−8
8Jim Masserio69-68-72=209−7
T9Butch Baird71-67-72=210−6
T9Bob Payne69-70-71=210−6

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Final round

Monday, March 1, 1976
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jack Nicklaus66-70-68-65=269−1960,000
2J. C. Snead67-69-68-68=272−1634,200
T3Roger Maltbie70-70-65-71=276−1217,700
T3Jim Masserio69-68-72-67=276−1217,700
5Mark Hayes71-67-67-72=277−1112,300
6Lee Elder69-72-70-67=278−1010,800
T7Butch Baird71-67-72-70=280−89,225
T7Don January67-68-73-72=280−89,225
T9David Graham70-71-71-69=281−77,500
T9Gary Player73-70-71-67=281−77,500
T9Tom Watson67-70-70-74=281−77,500

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