Duration | February 22, 1996 | – October 20, 1996
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | Michael Christie (3) Stewart Cink (3) |
Money list | Stewart Cink |
Player of the Year | Stewart Cink |
← 1995 1997 → |
The 1996 Nike Tour was the seventh season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 25 | Nike San Jose Open | California | 200,000 | Larry Silveira (1) | |
Mar 3 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | Jim Estes (1) | |
Mar 17 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | David Berganio Jr. (1) | |
Mar 31 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 250,000 | Paul Stankowski (1) | |
Apr 7 | Nike Tallahassee Open | Florida | 200,000 | P. J. Cowan (1) | |
Apr 14 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Dave Rummells (1) | |
Apr 21 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | P. H. Horgan III (3) | |
Apr 28 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | Tim Loustalot (2) | |
May 12 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | Joe Durant (1) | |
May 19 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | Glen Hnatiuk (3) | |
May 26 | Nike Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Michael Christie (2) | |
Jun 2 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 200,000 | Olin Browne (4) | |
Jun 9 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | Greg Twiggs (1) | |
Jun 16 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | Eric Johnson (1) | |
Jun 23 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | Stewart Cink (1) | |
Jun 30 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 250,000 | Gary Webb (1) | |
Jul 14 | Nike Buffalo Open | New York | 200,000 | Jimmy Green (1) | |
Jul 21 | Nike Philadelphia Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | Brett Quigley (1) | |
Jul 28 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | J. P. Hayes (1) | |
Aug 4 | Nike Gateway Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | Tim Conley (2) | |
Aug 11 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 200,000 | Rocky Walcher (1) | New tournament |
Aug 18 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | Rick Cramer (1) | |
Aug 25 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | Michael Christie (3) | |
Sep 8 | Nike Colorado Classic | Colorado | 200,000 | Stewart Cink (2) | New tournament |
Sep 14 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 200,000 | Michael Christie (4) | |
Sep 22 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 250,000 | Matt Gogel (1) | |
Sep 29 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 | Phil Tataurangi (1) | |
Oct 6 | Nike Olympia Open | Washington | 200,000 | Michael Clark II (1) | New tournament |
Oct 20 | Nike Tour Championship | Georgia | 250,000 | Stewart Cink (3) | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 1996 Nike Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3] The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1997 PGA Tour.[4][3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Stewart Cink | 251,699 |
2 | Michael Christie | 193,971 |
3 | Joe Durant | 159,386 |
4 | David Berganio Jr. | 146,047 |
5 | Brett Quigley | 123,763 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | Stewart Cink | [5] |