1996 Nike Tour
The 1996 Nike Tour season was the seventh season of the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, now known as the Web.com Tour. The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1997.
Schedule
The season ran from February 22 to October 20 and consisted of 29 events. All of the tournament names began with "Nike", e. g. "Nike San Jose Open"; this is eliminated here for brevity.| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner |
| Feb 26 | San Jose Open | California |  Larry Silveira |
| Mar 3 | Inland Empire Open | California | Jim Estes |
| Mar 17 | Monterrey Open | Mexico | David Berganio, Jr. |
| Mar 31 | Louisiana Open | Louisiana | Paul Stankowski |
| Apr 7 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | P. J. Cowan |
| Apr 14 | South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | Dave Rummells |
| Apr 21 | Alabama Classic | Alabama | P. H. Horgan III |
| Apr 28 | Shreveport Open | Louisiana | Tim Loustalot |
| May 12 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | Joe Durant |
| May 19 | Carolina Classic | North Carolina |  Glen Hnatiuk |
| May 26 | Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | Michael Christie |
| Jun 2 | Dominion Open | Virginia | Olin Browne |
| Jun 9 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | Greg Twiggs |
| Jun 16 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | Eric Johnson |
| Jun 23 | Ozarks Open | Missouri | Stewart Cink |
| Jun 30 | Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | Gary Webb |
| Jul 14 | Buffalo Open | New York | Jimmy Green |
| Jul 21 | Philadelphia Classic | North Carolina | Brett Quigley |
| Jul 28 | Miami Valley Open | Ohio | J. P. Hayes |
| Aug 4 | Gateway Classic | Missouri | Tim Conley |
| Aug 11 | Omaha Classic | Nebraska | Rocky Walcher |
| Aug 18 | Wichita Open | Kansas | Rick Cramer |
| Aug 25 | Permian Basin Open | Texas | Michael Christie |
| Sep 8 | Colorado Classic | Colorado | Stewart Cink |
| Sep 14 | Utah Classic | Utah | Michael Christie |
| Sep 22 | Boise Open | Idaho | Matt Gogel |
| Sep 29 | Tri-Cities Open | Washington |  Phil Tataurangi |
| Oct 6 | Olympia Open | Washington | Michael Clark II |
| Oct 20 | Nike Tour Championship | Georgia | Stewart Cink |
Money list
The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1997.| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings |
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 251,699 | |
| 2 | Michael Christie | 193,971 | |
| 3 | Joe Durant | 159,386 | |
| 4 | David Berganio, Jr. | 146,047 | |
| 5 | Brett Quigley | 123,763 | |
| 6 | Dave Rummells | 122,778 | |
| 7 | P. H. Horgan III | 120,760 | |
| 8 | Lee Porter | 108,030 | |
| 9 | Skip Kendall | 107,396 | |
| 10 | Eric Johnson | 103,929 |