1976 Tournament Players Championship

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1976 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 26 –
March 1, 1976
LocationLauderhill, Florida, U.S.
26°10′23″N 80°14′10″W / 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
United States Jack Nicklaus
269 (−19)
Location map
Inverrary CC is located in the United States
Inverrary CC
Inverrary CC
Location in the United States
Inverrary CC is located in Florida
Inverrary CC
Inverrary CC
Location in Florida
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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.

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. This was the final year the Tournament Players Championship name was attached to an established PGA Tour event.[1]

Venue

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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, where it became a standalone event for the first time. The Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, which is currently played in the Palm Beach area since 2003, was originally hosted by Inverrary from 1972 through 1983. The tournament recognises the 1976 Players Championship winner as a winner of their tournament, as from 1974-76, an established tournament was given the title with special qualifications.

Round summaries

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First round

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

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Fred Marti 66 −6
United States Jack Nicklaus
T3 United States Barry Jaeckel 67 −5
United States Don January
United States J. C. Snead
United States Tom Watson
T7 United States George Burns 68 −4
United States Dale Douglass
United States Bob Gilder
United States John Mahaffey
United States Ed Sneed

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Second round

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Friday, February 27, 1976

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Don January 67-68=135 −9
T2 United States Jack Nicklaus 66-70=136 −8
United States J. C. Snead 67-69=136
T4 United States Jim Masserio 69-68=137 −7
United States Tom Watson 67-70=137
T6 United States Butch Baird 71-67=138 −6
United States George Burns 71-67=138
United States Dale Douglass 68-70=138
United States Mark Hayes 71-67=138
United States Hale Irwin 70-68=138

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Third round

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

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Jack Nicklaus 66-70-68=204 −12
United States J. C. Snead 67-69-68=204
T3 United States Roger Maltbie 70-70-65=205 −11
United States Mark Hayes 71-67-67=205
5 United States Tom Watson 67-70-70=207 −9
T6 United States Hale Irwin 70-68-70=208 −8
United States Don January 67-68-73=208
8 United States Jim Masserio 69-68-72=209 −7
T9 United States Butch Baird 71-67-72=210 −6
United States Bob Payne 69-70-71=210

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Final round

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Monday, March 1, 1976

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Jack Nicklaus 66-70-68-65=269 −19 60,000
2 United States J. C. Snead 67-69-68-68=272 −16 34,200
T3 United States Roger Maltbie 70-70-65-71=276 −12 17,700
United States Jim Masserio 69-68-72-67=276
5 United States Mark Hayes 71-67-67-72=277 −11 12,300
6 United States Lee Elder 69-72-70-67=278 −10 10,800
T7 United States Butch Baird 71-67-72-70=280 −8 9,225
United States Don January 67-68-73-72=280
T9 Australia David Graham 70-71-71-69=281 −7 7,500
South Africa Gary Player 73-70-71-67=281
United States Tom Watson 67-70-70-74=281

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References

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  1. ^ a b Martz, Ron (February 26, 1976). "Golf pros create true tourney of champions". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). p. 9C.
  2. ^ a b c "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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