1996 PGA Championship
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1996 PGA Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | August 8 - 11 |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Valhalla Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,144 yards (6,532 m) |
| Field | 137 players, 81 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $2,400,000 |
| Winner's share | $430,000 |
| Champion | |
 Mark Brooks |
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| 277 (-11), playoff | |
The 1996 PGA Championship was the 78th PGA Championship held from August 8-11 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Mark Brooks won his first major championship with a birdie in a sudden death playoff over Kentucky native Kenny Perry.
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Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Kenny Perry | United States |
66 | -6 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington |  Australia |
67 | -5 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
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| T4 | Mark Brooks | United States |
68 | -4 |
| Russ Cochran | United States |
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| Joel Edwards | United States |
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| Lee Janzen | United States |
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| Greg Norman | Australia |
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| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
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| Ian Woosnam |  Wales |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
67-67=134 | -10 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | United States |
71-66=137 | -7 |
| T3 | Mark Brooks | United States |
68-70=138 | -6 |
| Kenny Perry | United States |
66-72=138 | ||
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
69-69=138 | ||
| T6 | Lee Janzen | United States |
68-71=139 | -5 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
68-72=139 | ||
| T8 | Mike Brisky | United States |
71-69=140 | -4 |
| Russ Cochran | United States |
68-72=140 | ||
| David Edwards | United States |
69-71=140 | ||
| Brad Faxon | United States |
72-68=140 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
70-70=140 | ||
| Greg Norman | Australia |
68-72=140 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik |  Sweden |
73-67=140 | ||
| Tommy Tolles | United States |
69-71=140 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
69-71=140 | ||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales |
68-72=140 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| T1 | Russ Cochran | United States |
68-72-65=205 | -11 |
| T2 | Mark Brooks | United States |
68-70-69=207 | -9 |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji |
69-69-69=207 | ||
| T4 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
67-74-67=208 | -8 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
67-67-74=208 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
69-71-69=208 | ||
| T7 | Mike Brisky | United States |
71-69-69=209 | -7 |
| Justin Leonard | United States |
71-66-72=209 | ||
| Greg Norman | Australia |
68-72-69=209 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden |
73-67-69=209 | ||
| Kenny Perry | United States |
66-72-71=209 |
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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| 1 | Mark Brooks* | United States |
68-70-69-70=277 | -11 | 430,000 |
| 2 | Kenny Perry | United States |
66-72-71-68=277 | 260,000 | |
| T3 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
67-74-67-70=278 | -10 | 140,000 |
| Tommy Tolles | United States |
69-71-71-67=278 | |||
| T5 | Justin Leonard | United States |
71-66-72-70=279 | -9 | 86,667 |
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden |
73-67-69-70=279 | |||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji |
69-69-69-72=279 | |||
| T8 | Lee Janzen | United States |
68-71-71-70=280 | -8 | 57,500 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | Sweden |
73-72-66-69=280 | |||
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
67-67-74-72=280 | |||
| Larry Mize | United States |
71-70-69-70=280 | |||
| Frank Nobilo |  New Zealand |
69-72-71-68=280 | |||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
68-71-69-72=280 |
*Brooks defeated Perry on the first hole (4-x) of a sudden death playoff.
External links
| Preceded by 1996 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1997 Masters |
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