| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 12–16, 1976 |
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland 38°59′46″N 77°10′34″W / 38.996°N 77.176°W |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,054 yards (6,450 m)[1] |
| Field | 138 players, 76 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 149 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $250,950 |
| Winner's share | $45,000 |
| Champion | |
 Dave Stockton | |
| 281 (+1) | |
| Location map | |
  Congressional Country Club Location in the United States  Congressional Country Club Location in Maryland | |
The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th PGA Championship, played August 12–16 at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Held six weeks following the United States Bicentennial, it was the second major at Congressional; the U.S. Open was conducted twelve years earlier in 1964.
Dave Stockton, the 1970 champion, sank a 15-foot (5 m) putt to save par on the 72nd hole to win his second PGA Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Raymond Floyd and Don January.[3] The final round was delayed to Monday for the first time, due to weather.[2] Stockton's final putt averted the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history,[4][5] which came a year later at the 1977 PGA Championship.
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 74 (+4) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Third round leader Charles Coody shot 77 and fell into a tie for eighth.[3]
- ^ "Grim Jack set for PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1976. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1976 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Stockton snatches PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. 12.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (August 23, 1976). "Swinging in the rain". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
- ^ "Stockton anticipated PGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. D1.