1986 - Men America
The winners in the category "1986 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
Chrysler
Played as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Jan 15-19). First-time PGA Tour winner Hammond (USA) beat John Cook (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; Eldorado CC; La Quinta CC].
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Miguel Fernandez (Arg) finished in second place behind Vicente Fernandez (Arg), who won this title for the third straight year. [San Isidro GC, Buenos Aires].
America
Hertz
Played as the Hertz Bay Hill Classic (March 13-16). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) and Mike Hulbert (USA) finished 1 shot behind Forsman (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. Reduced to 54 holes due to rain. [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
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Georgia-Pacific
Played as the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (June 19-22). Second-placed Hal Sutton (USA) finished 2 shots behind Tway (USA). [Atlanta CC, Marietta, Georgia].
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Played as the inaugural (and only) Bahamas Classic (Jan 2-5; PGA Tr pre-season warm-up event). Second-placed Donnie Hammond (USA) finished 6 shots behind Irwin (USA). Finishing third was David Love III (USA), making his first start as a touring professional. [Ocean Club, Paradise Island, New Providence, Bahamas; at the time called Paradise Island GC].
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Played as the B.C. Open (Sept 4-7). Second-placed Larry Mize (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Fehr (USA). [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (July 31-Aug 3). Tom Kite (USA) beat Fred Couples (USA), David Frost (RSA) and Nick Price (Zim) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Phil Harrison (Eng) finished in second place behind Caballero (Brazil). [Sao Fernando GC, Cotia, nr Sao Paulo].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Open (July 24-27). Second-placed Doug Tewell (USA) and J.C. Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ben Crenshaw (USA). [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
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Played as the Canadian Open (June 26-29). Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Bob Murphy (USA), who recorded the last of his five PGA Tour wins. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 15-18). 31-year-old Dan Pohl (USA) beat Payne Stewart (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. Regulation play reduced to 54 holes due to rain. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
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Played as the Provident Classic (June 12-15; not counted as a full PGA Tour event). Second-placed Scott Hoch (USA) finished 1 shot behind Faxon (USA), who shot a final round 7-under-par 63. [Valleybrook G&CC, Hixson, Chattanooga, Tennessee].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Team Invitational (Dec 11-14; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Second-placed Mike Hulbert & Bob Tway finished 1 shot behind the winning team of Scott Hoch & Gary Hallberg. [No.1 course, Boca West CC, Boca Raton, FL. Earlier rounds also used the No.2 course, and Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Team Invitational (Dec 11-14; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Second-placed Mike Hulbert & Bob Tway finished 1 shot behind the winning team of Scott Hoch & Gary Hallberg. [No.1 course, Boca West CC, Boca Raton, FL. Earlier rounds also used the No.2 course, and Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton].
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Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 8-11). Second-placed Mark Wiebe (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bean (USA), who recorded the last of his 11 PGA Tour wins. [TPC course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (Feb 27-Mar 2). Second-placed Jodie Mudd (USA), Clarence Rose (USA), John Mahaffey (USA) and Andy Bean (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Kenny Knox (USA). [Eagle Trace GC, Coral Springs, FL; at the time called TPC Eagle Trace].
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Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (March 6-9). Andy Bean (USA) beat Hubert Green (USA) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole, to record his third win in this event, and tenth PGA Tour win overall. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
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Shearson Lehman
Played as the Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open (Feb 6-9). First-time PGA Tour winner Tway (USA) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) with a par at the second playoff hole. Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Feb 20-23). Second-placed Clarence Rose (USA) finished 7 shots behind Tewell (USA). [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
America
PGA of America
Played as the PGA Grand Slam of Golf (Sept 1; unofficial event for the season's four Major winners; last played in 1982). Second-placed Fuzzy Zoeller (alternate for US Open Champion Ray Floyd) finished 2 shots behind Norman (The Open). Tied third on 75 were Jack Nicklaus (The Masters) and Bob Tway (US PGA). [Kemper Lakes GC, Kildeer, nr Chicago, Illinois].
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (Sept 18-21). Corey Pavin (USA) beat Dave Barr (Can) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
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Sea Pines
Played as the Sea Pines Heritage Classic (April 17-20). Second-placed Chip Beck (USA), Greg Norman (Aus) and Roger Maltbie (USA) finished 1 shot behind Zoeller (USA). [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
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Played as the Houston Open (April 24-27). Curtis Strange (USA) beat Calvin Peete (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Tournament course (known as TPC at The Woodlands), Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 4-7; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed Mike Hulbert (USA) & Val Skinner (USA) finished 2 shots behind the wire-to-wire winning team of Tom Purtzer (USA) & Juli Inkster (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
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Hardee's
Played as the Hardee's Golf Classic (July 17-20). Second-placed Curt Byrum (USA) finished 1 shots behind Wiebe (USA), who recorded the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
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Isuzu
Played as the Isuzu Kapalua International (Nov 13-16; PGA Tour post-season unofficial money event). Second-placed tour rookie Davis Love III (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bean (USA). [Bay course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
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Kemper Insurance
Played as the Kemper Open (May 29-Jun 1). Greg Norman (Aus) beat Larry Mize (USA) with a par at the sixth playoff hole, to record his second win in three years in this event. [Blue course, Congressional CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
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Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 22-25). Second-placed Don Pooley (USA) finished 4 shots behind Sutton (USA). [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
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Anheuser-Busch
Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (July 10-13). Second-placed Jodie Mudd (USA) finished 2 shots behind Fuzzy Zoeller (USA), who recorded the last of his ten PGA Tour wins. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
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Bank of Boston
Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 11-14). 24-year-old Gene Sauers (USA) beat Blaine McCallister (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
America
USF&G
Played as the USF&G Classic (March 20-23). Second-placed Pat McGowan (USA) finished 5 shots behind Calvin Peete (USA), who recorded the last of his 12 PGA Tour wins. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Jan 30-Feb 2). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 5 shots behind Zoeller (USA). Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
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Played as the Pensacola Open (Oct 9-12). Second-placed Joey Sindelar (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gonzalez (USA), who recorded his only win on the PGA Tour. Event reduced to 36 holes due to bad weather. [Perdido Bay GC, Pensacola, FL].
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Played as the Peru Open (Abierto de Peru). Second-placed Juan Pinzon (Col) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Diniz (Bra). [Los Inkas GC, Lima, Peru].
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 23-26). Second-placed Tony Sills (USA) and defending champion Calvin Peete (USA) finished 2 shots behind Sutton (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
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Played as the Tournament Players Championship (March 27-30). Second-placed Larry Mize (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mahaffey (USA). [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
America
Deposit Guaranty
Played as the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (April 10-13; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Second-placed Paul Azinger (USA) finished 2 shots behind Halldorson (Can). [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].
America
MONY
Played as the MONY Tournament of Champions (Jan 8-11; PGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 6 shots behind Peete (USA). [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (Philadelphia section of PGA of America event). Won by Pete Oakley (USA) for the fourth time. [Shawnee Inn & CC, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania].
America
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational (April 30-May 4). Second-placed Dan Pohl (USA) finished 7 shots behind Norman (Aus). [Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Desert Inn CC (now Wynn G&CC) and Spanish Trail G&CC].
America
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Played as the Skins Game (Nov 29/30; four-man PGA Tour unofficial money event). Defending champion Zoeller (USA) won with a total of 14 skins worth $370,000. Second was Lee Trevino (USA) 3 skins worth $55,000. Third was Arnold Palmer (USA) 1 skin worth $25,000. Jack Nicklaus (USA) was shut out with no skins. [Stadium (resort) course, PGA West, La Quinta, CA].
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 13-16). Second-placed Paul Azinger (USA) finished 2 shots behind Corey Pavin (USA). [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
America
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Played as the Southern Open (Oct 2-5). Second-placed George Archer (USA), John Cook (USA), Tim Simpson (USA) and Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 2 shots behind 24-year-old Fred Wadsworth (USA), who recorded his first and only win on the PGA Tour. [Green Island CC, Columbus, Georgia].
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Played as the Southwest Golf Classic (Sept 25-28). Second-placed Tom Byrum (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Calcavecchia (USA). [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].
America
Manufactures Hanover
Played as the Manufactures Hanover Westchester Classic (June 5-8). Second-placed Willie Wood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Tway (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
America
FedEx
Played as the Federal Express St Jude Classic (Aug 28-31). Second-placed Joey Sindelar (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Hulbert (USA). [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].
America
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Played as the Tallahassee Open (Oct 30-Nov 2; not counted as a full PGA Tour event). Second-placed Russ Cochran finished 1 shot behind Hayes (USA). [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, FL].
America
Vantage
Played as the Vantage Championship (Oct 23-26). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 1 shot behind home-state winner Ben Crenshaw (USA). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
America
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Played as The International (Aug 14-17; modified stableford format; inaugural year). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 3 points behind Green (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Castle Pines GC, Castle Rock, nr Denver, Colorado].
America
Canon
Played as the Canon Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (July 3-6). 35-year-old Mac O'Grady (USA) beat Roger Maltbie (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT. at the time known as TPC of Connecticut].
America
Seiko
Played as the Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (Oct 30-Nov 2). Defending champion Jim Thorpe (USA) beat Scott Simpson (USA) in the 18-hole final (Thorpe 5-under-par 67; Simpson 71), to record the last of his three wins on the PGA Tour. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Oldsmobile
Played as the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (Oct 16-19). Raymond Floyd (USA) beat Mike Sullivan (USA) and Lon Hinkle (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
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World Cup of Golf not played in 1986.
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NEC
Played as the NEC World Series of Golf (Aug 21-24). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dan Pohl (USA), who recorded the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 3-6). Second-placed Andy Bean (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lyle (Scot), who recorded his second PGA Tour win, and first on American soil (having previously won the Open Championship, counted as a PGA Tour event). [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
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