1977 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1977 European Tour 1977 4 6 y – 1977 10 1 y 22 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (3) Order of Merit ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Nick Faldo 1976 1978 The 1977 European Tour, titled as the 1977 PGA European Tournament Players' Division,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010https://books.google.com/books?id=6gJvYqgvvYkC&pg=PA103 Duel in the Sun Corcoran, Michael Simon and Schuster 11 May 2010 103 9781439141922https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19761223/390/0029 Neville Foulger Cash boost as top players chase rising pound! Coventry Evening Telegraph Coventry, United Kingdom 23 December 1976 29 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 June 2020 was the sixth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1977 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Callers of Newcastle and the Tournament Players Championship, which replaced the Piccadilly Medal.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19761221/312/0010 David Davies European golf prizes top £1m Birmingham Daily Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 21 December 1976 10 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 June 2020 Two events not counting for the Order of Merit, the Phillip Morris Nations Cup and the Sumrie Better-Ball, originally pencilled in for May,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19761216/529/0022 Golf Liverpool Echo Liverpool, United Kingdom 16 December 1976 22 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 June 2020 were cancelled.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19770420/456/0026 No Sumrie Reading Evening Post Reading, United Kingdom 20 April 1977 26 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 June 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1977 season.1977 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1977/ European Tour 21 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.Notes9 AprPortuguese OpenPortugal25,000ESP 1977 Manuel Ramos (1)10 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$280,477USA Tom Watson (2)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.16 AprSpanish OpenSpain30,000SCO Bernard Gallacher (4)23 AprMadrid OpenSpain21,500ESP 1977 Antonio Garrido (2)1 MayItalian OpenItaly25,000ESP 1977 Ángel Gallardo (1)8 MayFrench OpenFrance23,500ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (2)14 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland40,000ESP 1977 Antonio Garrido (3)21 MaySun Alliance Match Play ChampionshipEngland20,000ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (4)28 MayPenfold PGA ChampionshipEngland50,000ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero (3)5 JunKerrygold InternationalIreland15,000IRL Liam Higgins (1)11 JunMartini InternationalEngland15,000AUS Greg Norman (1)19 JunGreater Manchester OpenEngland20,000IRL Eamonn Darcy (1)19 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$200,000USA Hubert Green (n/a)Major championshipunofficial25 JunUniroyal International ChampionshipEngland30,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (3)9 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland100,000USA Tom Watson (3)Major championship17 JulSwiss OpenSwitzerland35,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (4)24 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden45,000USA Bob Byman (1)31 JulCallers of NewcastleEngland25,000ZAF 1928 John Fourie (1)New tournament7 AugGerman OpenWest Germany30,000ZAF 1928 Tienie Britz (1)14 AugDutch OpenNetherlands30,000USA Bob Byman (2)14 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$250,000USA Lanny Wadkins (n/a)Major championshipunofficial17 AugSkol Lager IndividualScotland20,000ENG Nick Faldo (1)28 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland40,000USA Hubert Green (n/a)10 SepTournament Players ChampionshipEngland40,000ENG Neil Coles (6)New tournament1 OctDunlop MastersEngland40,000ENG Guy Hunt (1) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)Notes2 JulPhillip Morris Nations CupFrance–CancelledTeam event20 AugDouble Diamond InternationalScotland25,000USA Team USATeam event17 SepRyder CupEnglandn/aUSA Team USATeam event8 OctColgate World Match Play ChampionshipEngland130,000AUS Graham MarshLimited-field event16 OctTrophée LancômeFrance50,000AUS Graham Marsh11 DecWorld CupPhilippinesUS$4,200ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros andESP 1977 Antonio GarridoTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUS$2,100ZAF 1928 Gary Player Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.World of Golf 1978 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1978 0354090356 https://archive.org/details/bwb_KR-508-425/mode/1up Archive.org 70–110 24 November 2023https://www.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/76ntxt1x/17 Penningligan-77: Europa Money list-77: Europe sv Svensk Golf 21 October 2023 January 1978 1 17 Position Player Points Prize money (£)1 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros 28,699 46,4362 ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi 24,159 32,2513 ESP 1977 Antonio Garrido 19,728 21,5814 ESP 1977 Manuel Piñero 19,173 26,5695 USA Bob Byman 18,959 19,4526 SCO Brian Barnes 16,344 17,5577 ENG Peter Dawson 15,941 17,5838 ENG Nick Faldo 14,752 23,9789 ESP 1977 Francisco Abreu 13,019 13,29310 ESP 1977 Ángel Gallardo 12,975 14,765 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Nick Faldo https://www.newspapers.com/image/750604629/ Award for Faldo The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 32 7 October 1977 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour