The 1986 PGA Championship was the 68th PGA Championship, held August 7–11 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Bob Tway won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Greg Norman, the 54-hole leader.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 7–11, 1986 |
| Location | Toledo, Ohio |
| Course(s) | Inverness Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,982 yards (6,384 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 150 players, 72 after cut[3] |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $800,000 |
| Winner's share | $140,000 |
| Champion | |
 Bob Tway | |
| 276 (−8) | |
Club
Club
Heavy rains on Sunday stopped play for the day in mid-afternoon. In the final group, Norman and Tway completed just one hole of their final round and resumed play on Monday afternoon.[4]
Norman started the round with a four-shot lead and held that margin through the front nine. After a double bogey at 11 and a bogey at 14, the two were tied. They halved the next three holes at par and were tied at the 72nd tee. Tway put his approach shot in a greenside bunker, while Norman was just off the green on the fringe, 25 feet (8 m) out. Tway improbably holed out for birdie[5] and Norman's attempt to tie missed, as did his par-saving putt. Norman led all four majors in 1986 after the third round, but won only the Open.[6]
Entering the championship, Norman was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 1986, with Tway in second place.[7]
This was the fifth major championship at Inverness, which hosted the U.S. Open in 1920, 1931, 1957, and 1979, and was the first in which the winning score was under-par; the previous best was even-par in 1979 by Hale Irwin.[8] The PGA Championship returned in 1993.
Course layout
edit| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 398 | 385 | 190 | 466 | 401 | 211 | 452 | 528 | 420 | 3,451 | 363 | 378 | 162 | 523 | 448 | 458 | 409 | 431 | 354 | 3,531 | 6,982 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[1]
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
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Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, August 7, 1986
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greg Norman |
65 | −6 |
| T2 | Phil Blackmar |
67 | −4 |
| Craig Stadler
| |||
| T4 | Ronnie Black |
68 | −3 |
| Wayne Grady
| |||
| Peter Jacobsen
| |||
| Gary Koch
| |||
| Wayne Levi
| |||
| T9 | Fred Couples |
69 | −2 |
| Bob Gilder
| |||
| Jay Haas
| |||
| Mike Hulbert
| |||
| Bruce Lietzke
| |||
| Larry Mize
| |||
| Gene Sauers
| |||
| Bobby Wadkins
|
Source:[9]
Second round
editFriday, August 8, 1986
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman |
65-68=133 | −9 |
| T2 | Mike Hulbert |
69-68=137 | −5 |
| Payne Stewart |
70-67=137 | ||
| T3 | Peter Jacobsen |
68-70=138 | −4 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
70-68=138 | ||
| Jim Thorpe |
71-67=138 | ||
| 6 | Ronnie Black |
68-71=139 | −3 |
| T7 | Phil Blackmar |
67-73=140 | −2 |
| Bruce Lietzke |
69-71=140 | ||
| Scott Simpson |
70-70=140 |
Source:[10]
Third round
editSaturday, August 9, 1986
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman |
65-68-69=202 | −11 |
| 2 | Bob Tway |
72-70-64=206 | −7 |
| 3 | Peter Jacobsen |
68-70-70=208 | −5 |
| T4 | Donnie Hammond |
70-71-68=209 | −4 |
| Payne Stewart |
70-67-72=209 | ||
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke |
69-71-70=210 | −3 |
| Jack Nicklaus |
70-68-72=210 | ||
| T8 |  David Frost |
70-73-68=211 | −2 |
| Mike Hulbert |
69-68-74=211 | ||
| Jim Thorpe |
71-67-73=211 | ||
| D. A. Weibring |
71-72-68=211 |
Final round
editSunday, August 10, 1986
Monday, August 11, 1986
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Tway |
72-70-64-70=276 | −8 | 140,000 |
| 2 | Greg Norman |
65-68-69-76=278 | −6 | 80,000 |
| 3 | Peter Jacobsen |
68-70-70-71=279 | −5 | 60,000 |
| 4 | D. A. Weibring |
71-72-68-69=280 | −4 | 42,865 |
| T5 | Bruce Lietzke |
69-71-70-71=281 | −3 | 32,500 |
| Payne Stewart |
70-67-72-72=281 | |||
| T7 | David Graham |
75-69-71-67=282 | −2 | 20,833 |
| Mike Hulbert |
69-68-74-71=282 | |||
| Jim Thorpe |
71-67-73-71=282 | |||
| 10 | Doug Tewell |
73-71-68-71=283 | −1 | 15,000 |
Source:[11]
Scorecard
edit| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tway |
−7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 |
| Norman |
−11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[2]
Video
edit- YouTube – Bob Tway wins the 1986 PGA Championship
References
edit- ^ a b "How they played Inverness: Greg Norman's card". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 8, 1986. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Scorecard for Tway, Norman". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 12, 1986. p. 22.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1986 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Hackenberg, Dave (August 11, 1986). "Downpour scores a birdie on Inverness field". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 20.
- ^ "The shot that won the PGA". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 12, 1986. p. 1.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (August 18, 1986). "Out of a bunker into history". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- ^ "PGA Tour Statistics". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 5, 1986. p. 21.
- ^ Shanahan, Hal (August 12, 1986). "Members smiling, though Inverness par now sub-par". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 22.
- ^ "A record round one for Norman". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 8, 1986. p. 1D.
- ^ "Norman in charge but Nicklaus close". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 9, 1986. p. 1D.
- ^ "1986 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
External links
edit- PGA.com – 1986 PGA Championship