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.
Costantino Rocca won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Nick Faldo and Paul Lawrie.
Round summaries First round Thursday, 24 May 1996
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Nick Faldo67−5T2 Paul Curry68−4 Mark McNultyT4 Robert Allenby69−3 Ignacio Garrido Costantino RoccaT7 Gordon Brand Jnr70−2 Stuart Cage José María Cañizares Eamonn Darcy Rodger Davis Paul Eales Niclas Fasth Joakim Haeggman Jarmo Sandelin Wayne Westner
Second round Friday, 25 May 1996
PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Nick Faldo67-69=136−8 Mark McNulty68-68=136 Costantino Rocca69-67=1364 Robert Allenby69-68=137−7T5 Roger Chapman71-67=138−6 Miguel Ángel Jiménez72-66=138 Paul Lawrie73-65=138 Gary Orr71-67=138T9 José María Cañizares70-69=139−5 Paul Curry68-71=139 Eamonn Darcy70-69=139 Paul Eales70-69=139 Niclas Fasth70-69=139 Jarmo Sandelin70-69=139 Fabrice Tarnaud72-67=139
Third round Saturday, 26 May 1996
PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Mark McNulty68-68-69=205−11 Costantino Rocca69-67-69=2053 Paul Lawrie73-65-68=206−10T4 Paul Curry68-71-69=208−8 Nick Faldo67-69-72=208 Eduardo Romero71-69-68=208T7 Miguel Ángel Jiménez72-66-71=209−7 Fabrice Tarnaud72-67-70=209T9 Eamonn Darcy70-69-71=210−6 Mark Litton74-68-68=210 Colin Montgomerie73-68-69=210 Gary Orr71-67-72=210
Final round Sunday, 27 May 1996
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)1 Costantino Rocca69-67-69-69=274−14233,324T2 Nick Faldo67-69-72-68=276−12121,590 Paul Lawrie73-65-68-70=276T4 Mark McNulty68-68-69-73=278−1059,453 Jarmo Sandelin70-69-72-67=278 Andrew Sherborne74-69-70-65=278T7 Colin Montgomerie73-68-69-69=279−936,073 Gary Orr71-67-72-69=279 Patrik Sjöland74-67-72-66=27910 Eduardo Romero71-69-68-72=280−828,000
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