1996 Volvo PGA Championship

The 1996 Volvo PGA Championship was the 42nd edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

1996 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–27 May 1996
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field150 players, 71 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund1,008,970
Winner's share€233,324
Champion
Costantino Rocca
274 (−14)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Costantino Rocca won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Nick Faldo and Paul Lawrie.[1][2]

Past champions in the field

Ten former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Nick Faldo England1978, 1980, 1981, 198967697268276−12T2
Ian Woosnam Wales198873706870281−7T11
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe199271727168282−6T13
Paul Way England198571716972283−5T21
Rodger Davis Australia198670737671290+2T60

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Bernhard Langer Germany1987, 1993, 19957374147+3
Seve Ballesteros Spain1983, 19917771148+4
Mike Harwood Australia19907476150+6
Manuel Piñero Spain19777773150+6
Howard Clark England19847182153+9

Nationalities in the field

North America (3)South America (2)Europe (128)Oceania (11)Asia (0)Africa (6)
 Trinidad and Tobago (1) Argentina (2) England (55) Australia (8) South Africa (4)
 United States (2) Northern Ireland (5) New Zealand (3) Zimbabwe (2)
 Scotland (14)
 Wales (5)
 Ireland (7)
 Denmark (2)
 France (6)
 Germany (3)
 Italy (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (10)
 Sweden (16)
  Switzerland (1)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 24 May 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Nick Faldo England67−5
T2Paul Curry England68−4
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe
T4Robert Allenby Australia69−3
Ignacio Garrido Spain
Costantino Rocca Italy
T7Gordon Brand Jnr Scotland70−2
Stuart Cage England
José María Cañizares Spain
Eamonn Darcy Ireland
Rodger Davis Australia
Paul Eales England
Niclas Fasth Sweden
Joakim Haeggman Sweden
Jarmo Sandelin Sweden
Wayne Westner South Africa

Second round

Friday, 25 May 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Nick Faldo England67-69=136−8
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe68-68=136
Costantino Rocca Italy69-67=136
4Robert Allenby Australia69-68=137−7
T5Roger Chapman England71-67=138−6
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain72-66=138
Paul Lawrie Scotland73-65=138
Gary Orr Scotland71-67=138
T9José María Cañizares Spain70-69=139−5
Paul Curry England68-71=139
Eamonn Darcy Ireland70-69=139
Paul Eales England70-69=139
Niclas Fasth Sweden70-69=139
Jarmo Sandelin Sweden70-69=139
Fabrice Tarnaud France72-67=139

Third round

Saturday, 26 May 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Mark McNulty Zimbabwe68-68-69=205−11
Costantino Rocca Italy69-67-69=205
3Paul Lawrie Scotland73-65-68=206−10
T4Paul Curry England68-71-69=208−8
Nick Faldo England67-69-72=208
Eduardo Romero Argentina71-69-68=208
T7Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain72-66-71=209−7
Fabrice Tarnaud France72-67-70=209
T9Eamonn Darcy Ireland70-69-71=210−6
Mark Litton Wales74-68-68=210
Colin Montgomerie Scotland73-68-69=210
Gary Orr Scotland71-67-72=210

Final round

Sunday, 27 May 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Costantino Rocca Italy69-67-69-69=274−14233,324
T2Nick Faldo England67-69-72-68=276−12121,590
Paul Lawrie Scotland73-65-68-70=276
T4Mark McNulty Zimbabwe68-68-69-73=278−1059,453
Jarmo Sandelin Sweden70-69-72-67=278
Andrew Sherborne England74-69-70-65=278
T7Colin Montgomerie Scotland73-68-69-69=279−936,073
Gary Orr Scotland71-67-72-69=279
Patrik Sjöland Sweden74-67-72-66=279
10Eduardo Romero Argentina71-69-68-72=280−828,000

References

  1. "Champion Costantino". European Tour. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "Rocca Holds off Faldo to Win Volvo Pga Title". Questia. 28 May 1996. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "1996 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". European Tour. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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