1976 PGA Championship: Dave Stockton wins at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course)
Dave Stockton won the 1976 PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland with 281 (+1), by 1 stroke over Don January and Raymond Floyd.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1976 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 12, 1976 to August 16, 1976
- Course
- Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland
- Edition
- 58th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,054 yards
- Field
- 138
- Made the cut
- 76 (cut at 149)
- Purse
- $250,950 · winner's share $45,000
- Champion
- Dave Stockton · age 34 · United States · born San Bernardino, California
- Champion's title
- 2nd PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 70-72-69-70 = 281 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Don January, Raymond Floyd
- 54-hole leader
- Charles Coody (207) · Dave Stockton was 4 strokes back
- Low club professional
- Don Massengale (288)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 281 | +1 |
| T2 | Don January | 70 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 282 | +2 |
| T2 | Raymond Floyd | 72 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 282 | +2 |
What happened at the 1976 PGA Championship
Rain pushed the final round to Monday, and Dave Stockton holed a 15-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to win by one.
Stockton's 281 (+1) was the highest winning score in tournament history to that point, and he trailed by 10 after 36 holes.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).