| 1976 PGA Championship | |
| Dates: | August 12–16, 1976 |
| Location: | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Course: | Congressional Country Club Blue Course |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Org: | PGA of America |
| Par: | 70 |
| Yardage: | [1] |
| Field: | 138 players, 76 after cut[2] |
| Cut: | 149 (+9) |
| Purse: | $250,950 |
| Winners Share: | $45,000 |
| Champion: |  Dave Stockton |
| Score: | 281 (+1) |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
| Map: | USA#USA Maryland |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Label: | Congressional Country Club |
| Coordinates: | 38.996°N -77.176°W |
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 15feet 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]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 403 | 215 | 453 | 420 | 409 | 456 | 166 | 362 | 602 | 3,486 | 460 | 395 | 188 | 445 | 439 | 554 | 211 | 411 | 465 | 3,568 | 7,054 | |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Thursday, August 12, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | −5 | |
| T2 | 66 | −4 | |
| T4 | 68 | −2 | |
| T7 | 69 | −1 | |
| Bob Zender |
Friday, August 13, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66-68=134 | −6 | ||
| 2 | 66-72=138 | −2 | ||
| T3 | 70-69=139 | −1 | ||
| 70-69=139 | ||||
| 65-74=139 | ||||
| T6 | 70-70=140 | E | ||
| 68-72=140 | ||||
| 71-69=140 | ||||
| 72-68=140 | ||||
| 71-69=140 | ||||
| 68-72=140 | ||||
| 71-69=140 | ||||
| Bob Zender | 69-71=140 |
Saturday, August 14, 1976
Sunday, August 15, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68-72-67=207 | −3 | ||
| T2 | 66-68-75=209 | −1 | ||
| 71-69-69=209 | ||||
| 4 | 70-69-71=210 | E | ||
| T5 | 72-68-71=211 | +1 | ||
| 70-71-70=211 | ||||
| 66-72-73=211 | ||||
| 70-69-72=211 | ||||
| 70-72-69=211 | ||||
| T10 | 68-74-70=212 | +2 | ||
| 68-72-72=212 | ||||
| 65-74-73=212 |
Sunday, August 15, 1976 (cancelled)
Monday, August 16, 1976
After the third round was completed on Sunday morning, the fourth round was begun but then scratched due to weather; the partial scores were cancelled with a fresh start on Monday.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Stockton | 70-72-69-70=281 | +1 | 45,000 |
| T2 | 72-68-71-71=282 | +2 | 20,000 | |
| 70-69-71-72=282 | ||||
| T4 | 70-71-70-72=283 | +3 | 9,750 | |
| 71-69-69-74=283 | ||||
| 69-73-72-69=283 | ||||
| 72-71-70-70=283 | ||||
| T8 | 68-72-67-77=284 | +4 | 6,000 | |
| 71-69-74-70=284 | ||||
| 68-72-72-72=284 | ||||
| 66-68-75-75=284 | ||||
| 65-74-73-72=284 |