1978 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1978 PGA Tour 1978 1 5 – 1978 11 5 44 USA Tom Watson (5) Money list USA Tom Watson PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson 1977 1979 The 1978 PGA Tour was the 63rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 10th season since separating from the PGA of America. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1978 season.1979 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1979_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 7 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.Notes Jan 8 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 USA Tom Watson (9) Jan 15 Phoenix Open Arizona 225,000 USA Miller Barber (11) Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 225,000 USA Tom Watson (10) Pro-Am Jan 29 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 200,000 USA Jay Haas (1) Feb 5 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 250,000 USA Hubert Green (13) Feb 13 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 225,000 USA Bill Rogers (1) Pro-Am Feb 19 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 200,000 USA Gil Morgan (2) Feb 26 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 250,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (65) Mar 6 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 USA Mac McLendon (3) Mar 12 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 200,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (14) Mar 19 Tournament Players Championship Florida 300,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (66) Special event Mar 26 Heritage Classic South Carolina 225,000 USA Hubert Green (14) Invitational Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 240,000 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (1) Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 262,402 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (22) Major championship Apr 9 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 USA Craig Stadler (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 16 MONY Tournament of Champions California 225,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (23) Winners-only event Apr 16 Tallahassee Open Florida 80,000 USA Barry Jaeckel (1) Alternate event Apr 23 Houston Open Texas 200,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (24) Apr 30 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 200,000 USA Lon Hinkle (1) May 7 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 200,000 USA Tom Watson (11) May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas 200,000 USA Lee Trevino (23) Invitational May 14 Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma 45,000 USA Jeff Hewes (n/a) Second Touralt May 21 Memorial Tournament Ohio 250,000 USA Jim Simons (2) Invitational May 28 Atlanta Classic Georgia 200,000 USA Jerry Heard (5) Jun 4 Kemper Open North Carolina 300,000 USA Andy Bean (2) Jun 11 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 250,000 USA Andy Bean (3) Jun 18 U.S. Open Colorado 310,200 USA Andy North (2) Major championship Jun 18 Buick-Goodwrench Open Michigan 100,000 AUS Jack Newton (1) Alternate event Jun 25 Canadian Open Canada 250,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (3) Jul 2 Western Open Illinois 225,000 USA Andy Bean (4) Jul 9 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 150,000 USA Lee Elder (3) Jul 15 The Open Championship Scotland £125,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (67) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 16 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 150,000 MEX Victor Regalado (2) Alternate event Jul 23 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 250,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (68) Jul 30 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 210,000 USA Rod Funseth (3) Aug 6 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 300,000 USA John Mahaffey (2) Major championship Aug 13 American Optical Classic Massachusetts 225,000 USA John Mahaffey (3) Aug 20 American Express Westchester Classic New York 300,000 USA Lee Elder (4) Aug 27 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic North Carolina 250,000 USA Tom Watson (12) Sep 4 B.C. Open New York 225,000 USA Tom Kite (2) Sep 10 Southern Open Georgia 175,000 USA Jerry Pate (5) Sep 17 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 200,000 USA Ron Streck (1) Sep 24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California 200,000 USA Tom Watson (13) Oct 1 World Series of Golf Ohio 300,000 USA Gil Morgan (3) Limited-field event Oct 29 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 USA Mac McLendon (4) Nov 5 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 200,000 USA Wayne Levi (1) andUSA Bob Mann (1) Team event Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesDec 3World CupHawaiin/aUSA John Mahaffey andUSA Andy NorthTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA John Mahaffey Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/296001010/ Final 1978 PGA Money Winners News-Journal Mansfield, Ohio 5 November 1978 7 November 2023 51 (7-E in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Watson 362,4292 USA Gil Morgan 267,4593 USA Andy Bean 267,2414 USA Jack Nicklaus 256,6725 USA Hubert Green 247,4066 USA Lee Trevino 228,7237 USA Hale Irwin 191,6668 USA Billy Kratzert 183,6819 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 177,33610 USA Jerry Pate 171,999 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson https://www.newspapers.com/image/919404785/ Watson Named PGA Player of Year The Roanoke Times Roanoke, Virginia 13 November 1978 7 November 2023 14 (B-6 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Tom Watson Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour