| Tournament Name: | Scottish Masters |
| Venue: | Motherwell Civic Centre |
| Location: | Motherwell |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £175,000 |
| Winners Share: | £60,000 |
| Highest Break: | Alan McManus (138) |
| Winner: | Peter Ebdon |
| Runner Up: | Alan McManus |
| Score: | 9–6 |
| Previous: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1997 |
The 1996 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 29 September 1996 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Alan McManus.
Peter Ebdon defeated McManus in the final, to win his first Scottish Masters title.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]