1976 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1976 European Tour 1976 4 8 y – 1976 10 24 y 21 ITA Baldovino Dassù (2)SCO Sam Torrance (2) Order of Merit ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Mark James 1975 1977 The 1976 European Tour, titled as the 1976 PGA 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 2010 was the fifth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1976 The season was made up of 21 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting tournaments that later became known as "Approved Special Events". The schedule included the major national opens around Europe, with the other tournaments mostly held in England and Scotland.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19751212/655/0025 Cold shoulder for Scots fans Aberdeen Press and Journal Aberdeen, United Kingdom 12 December 1975 25 British Newspaper Archive subscription 14 June 2020 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Greater Manchester Open and the Uniroyal International;Ward-Thomas Pat Prize increases put £1m within reach The Guardian London, United Kingdom 12 December 1975 26 https://www.newspapers.com/image/259959577/ Newspapers.com subscription 14 June 2020 along with non-counting events the Cacharel World Under-25 Championship and the Lancome Trophy; and the Benson & Hedges Festival being retitled as the Benson & Hedges International Open. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.1976 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1976/ European Tour 21 October 2023World of Golf 1977 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1977 0354090011 74–118 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.Notes11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$254,852USA Raymond Floyd (n/a)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.17 AprPortuguese OpenPortugal15,000ESP 1945 Salvador Balbuena (1)24 AprSpanish OpenSpain30,525NIR Eddie Polland (3)1 MayMadrid OpenSpain18,500ESP 1945 Francisco Abreu (2)9 MayFrench OpenFrance22,200ZAF 1928 Vincent Tshabalala (1)15 MayPiccadilly MedalEngland40,000SCO Sam Torrance (1)31 MayPenfold PGA ChampionshipEngland50,000ENG Neil Coles (5)6 JunKerrygold International ClassicIreland12,500ENG Tony Jacklin (5)12 JunMartini InternationalEngland15,000SCO Sam Torrance (2)20 JunGreater Manchester OpenEngland12,000IRL John O'Leary (1)New to European Tour20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$259,000USA Jerry Pate (n/a)Major championshipunofficial26 JunUniroyal InternationalEngland25,000ENG Tommy Horton (3)New tournament10 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland75,000USA Johnny Miller (n/a)Major championship18 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden38,600ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (3)25 JulSwiss OpenSwitzerland31,300ESP 1945 Manuel Piñero (2)8 AugDutch OpenNetherlands26,205ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros (1)15 AugGerman OpenWest Germany23,100Rhodesia Simon Hobday (1)15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$250,000USA Dave Stockton (n/a)Major championshipunofficial18 AugDouble Diamond Individual ChampionshipScotland10,000NZL Simon Owen (2)29 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland35,000USA Ben Crenshaw (n/a)5 SepSun Alliance Match Play ChampionshipEngland20,000SCO Brian Barnes (4)25 SepBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland40,000AUS Graham Marsh (4)2 OctDunlop MastersWales30,000ITA Baldovino Dassù (1)24 OctItalian OpenItaly27,000ITA Baldovino Dassù (2) 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)Notes22 MaySumrie-Bournemouth Better-BallEngland12,000IRL Eamonn Darcy andIRL Christy O'Connor JnrTeam event5 JunCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/aIRL Eamonn DarcyNew tournament3 JulPhillip Morris InternationalFrancen/aUSA Team USATeam event21 AugDouble Diamond InternationalScotland25,000ENG Team EnglandTeam event18 Sep17 JulT.P.D. Under-25 ChampionshipEngland5,000ENG Howard Clark9 OctPiccadilly World Match Play ChampionshipEngland75,000AUS David GrahamLimited-field event17 OctTrophée LancômeFranceUS$40,000ESP 1945 Seve BallesterosNew to European Tour12 DecWorld CupUnited StatesUS$4,200ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros andESP 1945 Manuel PiñeroTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUS$2,100MEX Ernesto Pérez Acosta Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.Sevvy tops table Glasgow Herald 27 October 1976 Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ifY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aU0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4457%2C6134977 16 June 2020https://www.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/j99bb6m4/62 Order-of-Merit Europa 1976 Order of Merit Europe 1976 sv Svensk Golf 21 October 2023 January 1977 1 62 Position Player Points Prize money (£)1 ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros 21,495 39,5042 IRL Eamonn Darcy 16,741 25,0273 SCO Sam Torrance 16,627 20,9174 ESP 1945 Manuel Piñero 16,474 19,9465 ENG Tommy Horton 16,185 22,7816 ENG Neil Coles 15,976 20,5437 ENG Martin Foster 12,669 17,4368 SCO Brian Barnes 12,256 23,3509 ITA Baldovino Dassù 11,961 13,40510 Rhodesia Simon Hobday 11,893 15,196 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Mark James https://www.newspapers.com/image/784967211/ Rookie James has found his professional touch pays off The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 15 1 October 1976 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour