1986 Senior PGA Tour

The 1986 Senior PGA Tour was the seventh season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003). The season consisted of 28 official money events with purses totalling $6,450,000, including three majors. Bruce Crampton won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1986 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner	Score	1st prize ($)
Jan 11	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	100,000	Miller Barber (18)	282 (−6)	30,000
Feb 9	Treasure Coast Classic	Florida	225,000	Charles Owens (1)	202 (−14)	33,750
Feb 16	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	250,000	Gary Player (2)	281 (−7)	45,000
Mar 16	Del E. Webb Senior PGA Tour Roundup	Arizona	200,000	Charles Owens (2)	202 (−14)	30,000
Mar 23	The Vintage Invitational	California	300,000	Dale Douglass (1)	272 (−16)	40,500
Mar 30	Johnny Mathis Seniors Classic	California	250,000	Dale Douglass (2)	202 (−14)	37,500
May 4	Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic	New Mexico	250,000	Gene Littler (4)	202 (−14)	37,500
May 11	Benson & Hedges Invitational	Texas	250,000	Bruce Crampton (1)	202 (−14)	37,500
May 18	United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship	Pennsylvania	200,000	Gary Player (3)	206 (−4)	30,000
Jun 1	Denver Post Champions of Golf	Colorado	250,000	Gary Player (4)	208 (−8)	37,500
Jun 8	Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	175,000	Don January (19)	203 (−13)	26,250
Jun 22	Senior Tournament Players Championship	Ohio	300,000	Chi Chi Rodriguez (1)	206 (−10)	45,000
Jun 29	U.S. Senior Open	Ohio	275,000	Dale Douglass (3)	279 (−9)	42,500
Jul 13	The Greenbrier American Express Championship	West Virginia	200,000	Don January (20)	207 (−9)	30,000
Jul 20	Greater Grand Rapids Open	Michigan	250,000	Jim Ferree (1)	204 (−9)	37,500
Jul 27	MONY Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic	New York	200,000	Bruce Crampton (2)	206 (−10)	30,000
Aug 3	Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative	New York	250,000	Lee Elder (7)	199 (−11)	37,500
Aug 10	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	200,000	Chi Chi Rodriguez (2)	203 (−13)	30,000
Aug 17	GTE Northwest Classic	Washington	250,000	Bruce Crampton (3)	210 (−6)	37,500
Aug 31	Bank One Senior Golf Classic	Kentucky	200,000	Gene Littler (5)	201 (−12)	30,000
Sep 14	United Virginia Bank Seniors	Virginia	300,000	Chi Chi Rodriguez (3)	202 (−14)	45,000
Sep 21	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	North Carolina	200,000	Bruce Crampton (4)	279 (−9)	30,021
Oct 12	Fairfield Barnett Classic	Florida	175,000	Dale Douglass (4)	203 (−13)	26,250
Oct 19	Cuyahoga Seniors International	South Carolina	200,000	Butch Baird (1)	210 (−3)	30,000
Oct 26	Pepsi Senior Challenge	Georgia	250,000	Bruce Crampton (5)	136 (−8)	37,500
Nov 2	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship	Arizona	300,000	Don January (21)	70–71	75,000
Nov 9	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	250,000	Bruce Crampton (6)	206 (−10)	37,500
Nov 23	Shearson-Lehman Brothers Senior Classic	Florida	200,000	Bruce Crampton (7)	200 (−16)	30,000

Source:^[1]

Leaders

Scoring Average leaders

Rank	Player	Country	Average
1	Chi Chi Rodriguez	United States	69.65
2	Bruce Crampton	Australia	69.89
3	Gary Player	South Africa	69.94
4	Dale Douglass	United States	70.16
5	Bob Charles	New Zealand	70.32

Source:^[2]

Money List leaders

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings ($)	Events	Wins
1	Bruce Crampton	Australia	454,299	27	7
2	Chi Chi Rodriguez	United States	399,172	25	3
3	Dale Douglass	United States	309,760	23	4
4	Don January	United States	299,795	19	3
5	Gary Player	South Africa	291,190	17	3

Source:^[3]

Career Money List leaders

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings ($)	Wins
1	Don January	United States	1,338,791	21
2	Miller Barber	United States	1,166,970	18
3	Peter Thomson	Australia	838,535	11
4	Gene Littler	United States	749,216	5
5	Lee Elder	United States	720,164	7

Source:^[4]

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)	Bruce Crampton	Australia
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Chi Chi Rodriguez	United States

References

↑ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 23. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
↑ "Scoring Average – 1986 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
↑ "Money Leaders – 1986 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
↑ "Career Money Leaders – 1986 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

External links

Champions Tour official site

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