__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1996. The top ten players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1996 earned their PGA Tour card for 1997.
1996 Nike Tour1997 PGA TourPlayerMoney listrankEarnings ($)StartsCutsmadeBestfinishMoney listrankEarnings ($) Stewart Cink* 1 251,699 31 19 29 809,580 Michael Christie* 2 193,971 33 17 112 204,883 Joe Durant 3 159,386 31 19 100 240,936 David Berganio Jr.* 4 146,047 30 14 155 118,290 Brett Quigley* 5 123,763 34 21 128 172,023 Dave Rummells 6 122,778 11 7 172 90,345 P. H. Horgan III 7 120,760 30 15 105 226,249 Lee Porter 8 108,030 32 8 196 62,136 Skip Kendall 9 107,396 31 22 74 320,800 Eric Johnson* 10 103,929 30 11 171 92,091 *PGA Tour rookie for 1997.
T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1998 (won or finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1998, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1998 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 1997 No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up1 Jul 27 Stewart Cink Canon Greater Hartford Open −13 (69-67-65-66=267) 1 stroke Tom Byrum, Brandel Chamblee, Jeff Maggert
See also 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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