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 par
1England Nick Faldo67−5
T2England Paul Curry68−4
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
T4Australia Robert Allenby69−3
Spain Ignacio Garrido
Italy Costantino Rocca
T7Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr70−2
England Stuart Cage
Spain José María Cañizares
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
Australia Rodger Davis
England Paul Eales
Sweden Niclas Fasth
Sweden Joakim Haeggman
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
South Africa Wayne Westner

Second round

Friday, 25 May 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Nick Faldo67-69=136−8
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty68-68=136
Italy Costantino Rocca69-67=136
4Australia Robert Allenby69-68=137−7
T5England Roger Chapman71-67=138−6
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez72-66=138
Scotland Paul Lawrie73-65=138
Scotland Gary Orr71-67=138
T9Spain José María Cañizares70-69=139−5
England Paul Curry68-71=139
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy70-69=139
England Paul Eales70-69=139
Sweden Niclas Fasth70-69=139
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin70-69=139
France Fabrice Tarnaud72-67=139

Third round

Saturday, 26 May 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Zimbabwe Mark McNulty68-68-69=205−11
Italy Costantino Rocca69-67-69=205
3Scotland Paul Lawrie73-65-68=206−10
T4England Paul Curry68-71-69=208−8
England Nick Faldo67-69-72=208
Argentina Eduardo Romero71-69-68=208
T7Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez72-66-71=209−7
France Fabrice Tarnaud72-67-70=209
T9Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy70-69-71=210−6
Wales Mark Litton74-68-68=210
Scotland Colin Montgomerie73-68-69=210
Scotland Gary Orr71-67-72=210

Final round

Sunday, 27 May 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Italy Costantino Rocca69-67-69-69=274−14233,324
T2England Nick Faldo67-69-72-68=276−12121,590
Scotland Paul Lawrie73-65-68-70=276
T4Zimbabwe Mark McNulty68-68-69-73=278−1059,453
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin70-69-72-67=278
England Andrew Sherborne74-69-70-65=278
T7Scotland Colin Montgomerie73-68-69-69=279−936,073
Scotland Gary Orr71-67-72-69=279
Sweden Patrik Sjöland74-67-72-66=279
10Argentina Eduardo Romero71-69-68-72=280−828,000