1977 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1977 PGA Tour 1977 1 6 – 1977 11 6 45 USA Tom Watson (5) Money list USA Tom Watson PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson 1976 1978 The 1977 PGA Tour was the 62nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the ninth season since separating from the PGA of America. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1977 season.1978 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1978_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 9 Phoenix Open Arizona 200,000 USA Jerry Pate (3) Jan 16 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (1) Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 200,000 USA Tom Watson (4) Pro-Am Jan 30 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 180,000 USA Tom Watson (5) Feb 6 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 240,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (2) Feb 13 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 200,000 USA Rik Massengale (3) Pro-Am Feb 20 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 200,000 USA Tom Purtzer (1) Feb 27 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 250,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (62) Mar 7 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 USA Gary Koch (2) Mar 13 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 200,000 USA Andy Bean (1) Mar 20 Tournament Players Championship Florida 300,000 USA Mark Hayes (3) Special event Mar 27 Heritage Classic South Carolina 225,000 AUS Graham Marsh (1) Invitational Apr 3 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 235,000 USA Danny Edwards (1) Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 280,477 USA Tom Watson (6) Major championship Apr 10 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 USA Mike McCullough (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 17 MONY Tournament of Champions California 225,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (63) Winners-only event Apr 17 Tallahassee Open Florida 80,000 USA Ed Sneed (3) Alternate event Apr 24 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 175,000 USA Jim Simons (1) May 1 Houston Open Texas 200,000 USA Gene Littler (29) May 8 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 200,000 USA Raymond Floyd (9) May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas 200,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (5) Invitational May 15 Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma 45,000 USA Tom Storey (n/a) Second Touralt May 23 Memorial Tournament Ohio 225,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (64) Invitational May 29 Atlanta Classic Georgia 200,000 USA Hale Irwin (8) Jun 5 Kemper Open North Carolina 250,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (13) Jun 12 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 200,000 USA Al Geiberger (10) Jun 19 U.S. Open Oklahoma 200,000 USA Hubert Green (12) Major championship Jun 26 Western Open Illinois 200,000 USA Tom Watson (7) Jul 3 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000 USA Dave Eichelberger (2) Jul 9 The Open Championship Scotland £100,000 USA Tom Watson (8) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 10 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 125,000 USA Mike Morley (1) Alternate event Jul 17 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts 250,000 USA Raymond Floyd (10) Jul 24 Canadian Open Canada 225,000 USA Lee Trevino (22) Jul 31 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 200,000 USA Jerry McGee (2) Aug 7 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 210,000 USA Billy Kratzert (2) Aug 14 PGA Championship California 250,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (4) Major championship Aug 21 American Express Westchester Classic New York 300,000 USA Andy North (1) Aug 28 Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic North Carolina 250,000 USA Hale Irwin (9) Sep 4 Buick Open Michigan 100,000 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole (1) Alternate event Sep 5 World Series of Golf Ohio 300,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (5) Limited-field event Sep 11 B.C. Open New York 200,000 USA Gil Morgan (1) Sep 25 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio 150,000 USA Mike Hill (3) Oct 2 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California 200,000 USA Miller Barber (10) Oct 16 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 150,000 USA Hale Irwin (10) Oct 23 Southern Open Georgia 125,000 USA Jerry Pate (4) Oct 30 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 USA Leonard Thompson (2) Nov 6 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 200,000 USA Gibby Gilbert (3) andUSA Grier Jones (3) 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)NotesSep 17Ryder CupEnglandn/aUSA Team USATeam eventDec 11World CupPhilippines4,200ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros andESP 1977 Antonio GarridoTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy2,100ZAF 1928 Gary Player Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/74637397/ The Top money-winners in 1977 Progress Bulletin Pomona, California 13 November 1977 7 November 2023 51 (52 in paper) Newspapers.com subscriptionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/30390718/ Watson's $310,653 third best on all-time PGA money list Valley News Van Nuys, California 2 November 1977 7 November 2023 28 (2 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Watson 310,6532 USA Jack Nicklaus 284,5093 USA Lanny Wadkins 244,8824 USA Hale Irwin 221,4565 USA Bruce Lietzke 202,1566 USA Tom Weiskopf 197,3697 USA Raymond Floyd 163,2618 USA Miller Barber 148,3209 USA Hubert Green 140,25510 USA Billy Kratzert 134,758 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson https://www.newspapers.com/image/677410218/ Watson Named Player of Year The Kansas City Times Kansas City, Missouri 24 November 1977 7 November 2023 102 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Tom Watson https://www.newspapers.com/image/857797726/ Another trophy for Watson Birmingham Evening Mail Birmingham, United Kingdom 7 December 1977 7 November 2023 30 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour