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;[3] Jack Nicklaus won his second title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead,[2][4] similar to his 1974 win.

1976 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 26 –
March 1, 1976
LocationLauderhill, Florida, U.S.
26.173°N 80.236°W / 26.173; -80.236
Course(s)Inverrary Country Club
East Course[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,128 yards (6,518 m)[2]
Field143 players, 81 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$300,000
Winner's share$60,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
269 (−19)
Location Map
Inverrary CC
Location in the United States
Inverrary CC
Location in Florida

Saturday was washed out by a thunderstorm; the third round was on Sunday and the final round on Monday.[5][6]

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.[1]

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
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States197466706865269−191
Al Geiberger United States197574696873287−4T24

Source:[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, February 26, 1976
Friday, February 27, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Fred Marti United States66−6
Jack Nicklaus United States
T3Barry Jaeckel United States67−5
Don January United States
J. C. Snead United States
Tom Watson United States
T7George Burns United States68−4
Dale Douglass United States
Bob Gilder United States
John Mahaffey United States
Ed Sneed United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, February 27, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Don January United States67-68=135−9
T2Jack Nicklaus United States66-70=136−8
J. C. Snead United States67-69=136
T4Jim Masserio United States69-68=137−7
Tom Watson United States67-70=137
T6Butch Baird United States71-67=138−6
George Burns United States71-67=138
Dale Douglass United States68-70=138
Mark Hayes United States71-67=138
Hale Irwin United States70-68=138

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, February 28, 1976
Sunday, February 29, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jack Nicklaus United States66-70-68=204−12
J. C. Snead United States67-69-68=204
T3Roger Maltbie United States70-70-65=205−11
Mark Hayes United States71-67-67=205
5Tom Watson United States67-70-70=207−9
T6Hale Irwin United States70-68-70=208−8
Don January United States67-68-73=208
8Jim Masserio United States69-68-72=209−7
T9Butch Baird United States71-67-72=210−6
Bob Payne United States69-70-71=210

Source:[9]

Final round

Monday, March 1, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States66-70-68-65=269−1960,000
2J. C. Snead United States67-69-68-68=272−1634,200
T3Roger Maltbie United States70-70-65-71=276−1217,700
Jim Masserio United States69-68-72-67=276
5Mark Hayes United States71-67-67-72=277−1112,300
6Lee Elder United States69-72-70-67=278−1010,800
T7Butch Baird United States71-67-72-70=280−89,225
Don January United States67-68-73-72=280
T9David Graham Australia70-71-71-69=281−77,500
Gary Player South Africa73-70-71-67=281
Tom Watson United States67-70-70-74=281

Source:[2]

References
  1. Martz, Ron (February 26, 1976). "Golf pros create true tourney of champions". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). p. 9C.
  2. "Nicklaus' seven-under 65 plenty adequate for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 15.
  3. Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
  4. "Jack quiets cynics, wins TPC golf". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 1, sec. 4.
  5. "Showers postpone TPC". Chicago Tribune. UPI. February 29, 1976. p. 9, sec. 3.
  6. "Thunderstorm puts TPC back a day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 29, 1976. p. 8C.
  7. "Marti, Nicklaus share top spot". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 27, 1976. p. 4C.
  8. "January captures Players golf lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 28, 1976. p. 3B.
  9. "A replay of 1974 Players". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1976. p. 2C.
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