1986 Senior PGA Tour
The 1986 Senior PGA Tour was the seventh season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980. The season consisted of 28 official money events with purses totalling $6,450,000, including three majors. Bruce Crampton won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1986 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | Winner | Score | 1st prize |
| Jan 11 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 100,000 |  Miller Barber | 282 | 30,000 |
| Feb 9 | Treasure Coast Classic | Florida | 225,000 | Charles Owens | 202 | 33,750 |
| Feb 16 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 250,000 |  Gary Player | 281 | 45,000 |
| Mar 16 | Del E. Webb Senior PGA Tour Roundup | Arizona | 200,000 | Charles Owens | 202 | 30,000 |
| Mar 23 | The Vintage Invitational | California | 300,000 | Dale Douglass | 272 | 40,500 |
| Mar 30 | Johnny Mathis Seniors Classic | California | 250,000 | Dale Douglass | 202 | 37,500 |
| May 4 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 250,000 | Gene Littler | 202 | 37,500 |
| May 11 | Benson & Hedges Invitational | Texas | 250,000 |  Bruce Crampton | 202 | 37,500 |
| May 18 | United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | Gary Player | 206 | 30,000 |
| Jun 1 | Denver Post Champions of Golf | Colorado | 250,000 | Gary Player | 208 | 37,500 |
| Jun 8 | Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 175,000 | Don January | 203 | 26,250 |
| Jun 22 | Senior Tournament Players Championship | Ohio | 300,000 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 206 | 45,000 |
| Jun 29 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 275,000 | Dale Douglass | 279 | 42,500 |
| Jul 13 | The Greenbrier American Express Championship | West Virginia | 200,000 | Don January | 207 | 30,000 |
| Jul 20 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 250,000 | Jim Ferree | 204 | 37,500 |
| Jul 27 | MONY Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic | New York | 200,000 | Bruce Crampton | 206 | 30,000 |
| Aug 3 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative | New York | 250,000 | Lee Elder | 199 | 37,500 |
| Aug 10 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 200,000 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 203 | 30,000 |
| Aug 17 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton | 210 | 37,500 |
| Aug 31 | Bank One Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 200,000 | Gene Littler | 201 | 30,000 |
| Sep 14 | United Virginia Bank Seniors | Virginia | 300,000 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 202 | 45,000 |
| Sep 21 | PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational | North Carolina | 200,000 | Bruce Crampton | 279 | 30,021 |
| Oct 12 | Fairfield Barnett Classic | Florida | 175,000 | Dale Douglass | 203 | 26,250 |
| Oct 19 | Cuyahoga Seniors International | South Carolina | 200,000 | Butch Baird | 210 | 30,000 |
| Oct 26 | Pepsi Senior Challenge | Georgia | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton | 136 | 37,500 |
| Nov 2 | Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship | Arizona | 300,000 | Don January | 70–71 | 75,000 |
| Nov 9 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton | 206 | 37,500 |
| Nov 23 | Shearson-Lehman Brothers Senior Classic | Florida | 200,000 | Bruce Crampton | 200 | 30,000 |
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Leaders
Scoring Average leaders| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
| 1 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 69.65 | |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton | 69.89 | |
| 3 | Gary Player | 69.94 | |
| 4 | Dale Douglass | 70.16 | |
| 5 | Bob Charles | 70.32 |
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Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events | Wins |
| 1 | Bruce Crampton | 454,299 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 399,172 | 25 | 3 | |
| 3 | Dale Douglass | 309,760 | 23 | 4 | |
| 4 | Don January | 299,795 | 19 | 3 | |
| 5 | Gary Player | 291,190 | 17 | 3 |
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Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Wins |
| 1 | Don January | 1,338,791 | 21 | |
| 2 | Miller Barber | 1,166,970 | 18 | |
| 3 | Peter Thomson | 838,535 | 11 | |
| 4 | Gene Littler | 749,216 | 5 | |
| 5 | Lee Elder | 720,164 | 7 |
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