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{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1996
| tour = PGA Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1996|1|4}} – {{end date|1996|10|28}}
| no_of_events = 44{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.}}
| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Mickelson]] (4)
| honor1 = Money list
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]
| honor2 = Player of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]
| honor3 = PGA Player of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]
| honor4 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree4 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
| prevseason = [[1995 PGA Tour|1995]]
| nextseason = [[1997 PGA Tour|1997]]
}}
The '''1996 PGA Tour''' was the 81st season of the [[PGA Tour]], the main [[professional golf tour]] in the United States. It was also the 28th season since separating from the [[PGA of America]].
==Schedule==
The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1996.html |title=1996 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907101012/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1996.html |archive-date=7 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1997_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date
!Tournament
!Location
!Purse<br>([[United States dollar|US$]])
!Winner{{efn|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.}}
![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points
!Notes
|-
| Jan 7 || [[Mercedes Championships]] ||
|-
| Jan 14 || [[Nortel Open]] ||
|-
| Jan 21 || [[Bob Hope Chrysler Classic]] ||
|-
| Jan 27 || [[Phoenix Open]] ||
|-
| <s>Feb 4</s> || [[AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am]] ||
|-
| Feb 11 || [[Buick Invitational]] ||
|-
| Feb 18 || [[United Airlines Hawaiian Open]] ||
|-
| Feb 25 || [[Nissan Open]] ||
|-
| Mar 3 || [[Doral-Ryder Open]] ||
|-
| Mar 10 || [[Honda Classic]] ||
|-
| Mar 17 || [[Bay Hill Invitational]] ||
|-
| Mar 24 || [[Freeport-McDermott Classic]] ||
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Mar 31 || [[1996 Players Championship|The Players Championship]] ||
|-
| Apr 7 || [[BellSouth Classic]] ||
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Apr 14 || '''[[1996 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' ||
|-
| Apr 21 || [[MCI Classic]] ||
|-
| Apr 28 || [[Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic]] ||
|-
| May 5 || [[Shell Houston Open]] ||
|-
| May 12 || [[GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic]] ||
|-
| May 19 || [[MasterCard Colonial]] ||
|-
| May 26 || [[Kemper Open]] ||
|-
| Jun 2 || [[Memorial Tournament]] ||
|-
| Jun 9 || [[Buick Classic]] ||
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Jun 16 || '''[[1996 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' ||
|-
| Jun 23 || [[FedEx St. Jude Classic]] ||
|-
| Jun 30 || [[Canon Greater Hartford Open]] ||
|-
| Jul 7 || [[Motorola Western Open]] ||
|-
| Jul 14 || [[Michelob Championship at Kingsmill]] ||
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Jul 21 || '''[[1996 Open Championship|
|-
| Jul 21 || [[Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic]] ||
|-
| Jul 28 || [[CVS Charity Classic (Massachusetts)|CVS Charity Classic]] ||
|-
| Aug 4 || [[Buick Open]] ||
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Aug 11 || '''[[1996 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' ||
|-
| Aug 18 || [[
|-
| Aug 25 || [[
|-
| Aug 25 || [[
|-
| Sep 1 || [[Greater Milwaukee Open]] ||
|-
| Sep 8 || [[Bell Canadian Open]] ||
|-
| Sep 15 || [[Quad City Classic]] ||
|-
| Sep 22 || [[B.C. Open]] ||
|-
| Sep 29 || [[Buick Challenge]] ||
|-
| Oct 6 || [[Las Vegas Invitational]] ||
|-
| Oct 13 || [[LaCantera Texas Open]] ||
|-
| Oct 20 || [[Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic]] ||
|- style="background:thistle;"
| Oct 28 || [[The Tour Championship]] ||
|}
===Unofficial events===
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date
!Tournament
!Location
!Purse<br>($)
!Winner(s)
![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points
!Notes
|-
|Sep 15
|[[1996 Presidents Cup|Presidents Cup]]
|Virginia
|align=center|n/a
|{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|Nov 3
|[[Subaru Sarazen World Open]]
|Georgia
|align=right|1,900,000
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Frank Nobilo]]
|align=center|40
|
|-
|Nov 10
|[[Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International]]
|Hawaii
|align=right|1,200,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Stankowski]]
|align=center|40
|
|-
|Nov 15
|[[MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf]]
|Hawaii
|align=right|1,000,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]
|align=center|n/a
|Limited-field event
|-
|Nov 17
|[[Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout]]
|California
|align=right|1,100,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|rowspan=2|Nov 24
|[[1996 World Cup of Golf|World Cup of Golf]]
|rowspan=2|South Africa
|align=right|1,300,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]] and<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Wayne Westner]]
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|[[1996 World Cup of Golf|World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy]]
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ernie Els]]
|align=center|n/a
|
|-
|Dec 1
|[[Skins Game (PGA Tour)|Skins Game]]
|California
|align=right|540,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]]
|align=center|n/a
|Limited-field event
|-
|Dec 8
|[[JCPenney Classic]]
|Florida
|align=right|1,500,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Andrews (golfer)|Donna Andrews]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hulbert]]
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|Dec 15
|[[Diners Club Matches]]
|California
|align=right|700,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Duffy Waldorf]]
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|}
==Money list==
The [[PGA Tour#Money list winners|money list]] was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1996.html |title=1996 Official money |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010160240/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1996.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref><ref name=lehman/>
{| class="wikitable"
!
|-
| align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[
|-
| align=center|2
|-
| align=center|3
|-
| align=center|4
|-
| align=center|5
|-
| align=center|6 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]] || align=center|1,248,694
|-
| align=center|7 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]] || align=center|1,211,139
|-
| align=center|8 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Faxon]] || align=center|1,055,050
|-
| align=center|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Hoch]] || align=center|1,039,564
|-
| align=center|10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Duval]] || align=center|977,079
|}
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Award!!Winner!!
|-
| [[PGA Tour Player of the Year|PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]] || <ref name=lehman>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/614152761/ |title=Lehman is voted top player of '96; Woods top rookie |newspaper=York Sunday News |location=York, Pennsylvania |date=12 January 1997 |access-date=2 November 2023 |page=32 (C12 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|-
| [[PGA Player of the Year]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]] || <ref name=lehman2>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/590364149/ |title=Lehman Best Of Best; Woods Best Of Youngest On Tour |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=30 October 1996 |access-date=2 November 2023 |page=25 (5 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|-
| [[PGA Tour
|-
| [[Vardon Trophy|Scoring leader (PGA
|-
| [[Vardon Trophy|Scoring leader (PGA
|-
| [[PGA Tour
|}
==See also==
*[[1996 Nike Tour]]
*[[1996 Senior PGA Tour]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*
{{PGA Tour Seasons}}
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