The 1996 Nike Tour was the seventh season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | February 22, 1996 – October 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| 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 → | |
Schedule
editThe 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 | Larry Silveira (1) |
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| Mar 3 | Nike Inland Empire Open | California | 200,000 | Jim Estes (1) |
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| Mar 17 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 225,000 | David Berganio Jr. (1) |
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| Mar 31 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 250,000 | Paul Stankowski (1) |
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| Apr 7 | Nike Tallahassee Open | Florida | 200,000 | P. J. Cowan (1) |
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| Apr 14 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Dave Rummells (1) |
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| Apr 21 | Nike Alabama Classic | Alabama | 200,000 | P. H. Horgan III (3) |
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| Apr 28 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 200,000 | Tim Loustalot (2) |
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| May 12 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | Joe Durant (1) |
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| May 19 | Nike Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 |  Glen Hnatiuk (3) |
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| May 26 | Nike Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | 200,000 | Michael Christie (2) |
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| Jun 2 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 200,000 | Olin Browne (4) |
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| Jun 9 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 200,000 | Greg Twiggs (1) |
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| Jun 16 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 200,000 | Eric Johnson (1) |
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| Jun 23 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 200,000 | Stewart Cink (1) |
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| Jun 30 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 250,000 | Gary Webb (1) |
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| Jul 14 | Nike Buffalo Open | New York | 200,000 | Jimmy Green (1) |
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| Jul 21 | Nike Philadelphia Classic | North Carolina | 200,000 | Brett Quigley (1) |
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| Jul 28 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 200,000 | J. P. Hayes (1) |
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| Aug 4 | Nike Gateway Classic | Missouri | 200,000 | Tim Conley (2) |
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| Aug 11 | Nike Omaha Classic | Nebraska | 200,000 | Rocky Walcher (1) |
New tournament |
| Aug 18 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 200,000 | Rick Cramer (1) |
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| Aug 25 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 200,000 | Michael Christie (3) |
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| Sep 8 | Nike Colorado Classic | Colorado | 200,000 | Stewart Cink (2) |
New tournament |
| Sep 14 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 200,000 | Michael Christie (4) |
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| Sep 22 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 250,000 | Matt Gogel (1) |
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| Sep 29 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 200,000 |  Phil Tataurangi (1) |
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| 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 |
Money list
editThe 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 ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Stewart Cink |
[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.