1996 Nike Tour
Appearance
Duration | February 22, 1996 | – October 20, 1996
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | |
Money list | |
Player of the Year | |
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The 1996 Nike Tour was the seventh season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 25 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 200,000 | ||
Mar 3 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | ||
Mar 17 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | ||
Mar 31 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 250,000 | ||
Apr 7 | Nike Tallahassee Open | Florida | 200,000 | ||
Apr 14 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | ||
Apr 21 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | ||
Apr 28 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | ||
May 12 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | ||
May 19 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | ||
May 26 | Nike Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | ||
Jun 2 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 200,000 | ||
Jun 9 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | ||
Jun 16 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | ||
Jun 23 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | ||
Jun 30 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 250,000 | ||
Jul 14 | Nike Buffalo Open | New York | 200,000 | ||
Jul 21 | Nike Philadelphia Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | ||
Jul 28 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | ||
Aug 4 | Nike Gateway Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | ||
Aug 11 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 200,000 | New tournament | |
Aug 18 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | ||
Aug 25 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | ||
Sep 8 | Nike Colorado Classic | Colorado | 200,000 | New tournament | |
Sep 14 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 200,000 | ||
Sep 22 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 250,000 | ||
Sep 29 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 | ||
Oct 6 | Nike Olympia Open | Washington | 200,000 | New tournament | |
Oct 20 | Nike Tour Championship | Georgia | 250,000 | Tour Championship |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1997 PGA Tour.[5][4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | 251,699 | |
2 | 193,971 | |
3 | 159,386 | |
4 | 146,047 | |
5 | 123,763 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | [6] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1997 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "1996 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Cink takes Nike title". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. October 21, 1996. p. 8 (3B in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
...earned $45,000 for his third victory of the year to push his tour-record total to $251,699. The top 10 on the money list qualified for the 1997 PGA Tour.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Dewalt, Gregg (October 23, 1996). "Cink was simply dominant". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. p. 13 (3D in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
Winning the Nike Tour Championship by four strokes over David Berganio guaranteed Cink of Player of the Year honors.