| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 26 – March 1, 1976 |
| Location | Lauderhill, Florida, U.S. 26°10′23″N 80°14′10″W / 26.173°N 80.236°W |
| Course(s) | Inverrary Country Club East Course[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,128 yards (6,518 m)[2] |
| Field | 143 players, 81 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+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 | |
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]
- ^ a b Martz, Ron (February 26, 1976). "Golf pros create true tourney of champions". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). p. 9C.
- ^ a b "Nicklaus' seven-under 65 plenty adequate for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 15.
- ^ Biggers, Don (June 23, 1974). "Move over 'big four,' here comes another". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). p. 1C.
- ^ "Jack quiets cynics, wins TPC golf". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. March 2, 1976. p. 1, sec. 4.
- ^ "Showers postpone TPC". Chicago Tribune. UPI. February 29, 1976. p. 9, sec. 3.
- ^ "Thunderstorm puts TPC back a day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 29, 1976. p. 8C.