1976 PGA Championship


The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th PGA Championship, played August 12–16 at Congressional Country Club 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 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. The final round was delayed to Monday for the first time, due to weather. Stockton's final putt averted the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history, which came a year later at the 1977 PGA Championship.
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 74 and finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Third round leader Charles Coody shot 77 and fell into a tie for eighth.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1976
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Second round

Friday, August 13, 1976
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Third round

Saturday, August 14, 1976
Sunday, August 15, 1976
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Final round

Sunday, August 15, 1976
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.
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