1976 Tournament Players Championship
Saturday was washed out by a thunderstorm; the third round was on Sunday and the final round on Monday.
Defending champion Al Geiberger finished fifteen strokes back, in a tie for 24th place.
The first two editions had been played in late summer, after the major championships; this year's began in late February.
Venue
This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in south Florida; the first was in Georgia and the second in Texas. It relocated to northeast Florida at Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977. Inverrary hosted an annual event on the PGA Tour from 1972 through 1983, which was not played in 1976.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, February 26, 1976
Friday, February 27, 1976
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
66 | −6 |
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T3 | ![]() |
67 | −5 |
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T7 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
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Second round
Friday, February 27, 1976
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
67-68=135 | −9 |
T2 | ![]() |
66-70=136 | −8 |
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67-69=136 | ||
T4 | ![]() |
69-68=137 | −7 |
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67-70=137 | ||
T6 | ![]() |
71-67=138 | −6 |
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71-67=138 | ||
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68-70=138 | ||
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71-67=138 | ||
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70-68=138 |
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Third round
Saturday, February 28, 1976
Sunday, February 29, 1976
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
66-70-68=204 | −12 |
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67-69-68=204 | ||
T3 | ![]() |
70-70-65=205 | −11 |
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71-67-67=205 | ||
5 | ![]() |
67-70-70=207 | −9 |
T6 | ![]() |
70-68-70=208 | −8 |
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67-68-73=208 | ||
8 | ![]() |
69-68-72=209 | −7 |
T9 | ![]() |
71-67-72=210 | −6 |
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69-70-71=210 |
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Final round
Monday, March 1, 1976
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
66-70-68-65=269 | −19 | 60,000 |
2 | ![]() |
67-69-68-68=272 | −16 | 34,200 |
T3 | ![]() |
70-70-65-71=276 | −12 | 17,700 |
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69-68-72-67=276 | |||
5 | ![]() |
71-67-67-72=277 | −11 | 12,300 |
6 | ![]() |
69-72-70-67=278 | −10 | 10,800 |
T7 | ![]() |
71-67-72-70=280 | −8 | 9,225 |
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67-68-73-72=280 | |||
T9 | ![]() |
70-71-71-69=281 | −7 | 7,500 |
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73-70-71-67=281 | |||
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67-70-70-74=281 |
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