1978 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1978 European Tour 1978 4 6 y – 1978 10 22 y 21 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (4) Order of Merit ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Sandy Lyle 1977 1979 The 1978 European Tour, titled as the 1978 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 2010 was the seventh season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1978 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Belgian Open, the B.A./Avis Open in Jersey, and the European Open Championship; the return of the Sumrie Better-Ball; and the loss of the Uniroyal International Championship, the Callers of Newcastle, and the Double Diamond team and individual events. In addition, the Kerrygold International was omitted from the schedule in 1978 due to the World Cup being held at Waterville.Raymond Jacobs Our golf scene goes European Glasgow Herald Glasgow, United Kingdom 20 December 1977 19 Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wY5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3qQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5333%2C4242821 12 June 2020Neville Foulger Faldo carries British hopes against hefty continental challenge Coventry Evening Telegraph Coventry, United Kingdom 29 December 1977 34 British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19771229/385/0034 12 June 2020 The Lancome Trophy, which clashed with the new European Open, was also missing.Golf pros banned from tourney Aberdeen Press and Journal Aberdeen, United Kingdom 28 April 1978 1 British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19780428/009/0001 12 June 2020 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1978 season.1978 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1978/ European Tour 21 October 2023World of Golf 1979 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1979 0354090690 87–133 https://archive.org/details/bwb_KP-645-582 17 September 2024 Archive.org 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 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$262,402ZAF 1928 Gary Player (n/a)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.15 AprPortuguese OpenPortugal25,000ENG Howard Clark (1)22 AprSpanish OpenSpain30,000SCO Brian Barnes (5)29 AprMadrid OpenSpain20,500ENG Howard Clark (2)7 MayItalian OpenItaly27,700ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (2)15 MayFrench OpenFrance35,000ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (3)21 MayMartini InternationalEngland30,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (5)29 MayColgate PGA ChampionshipEngland50,000ENG Nick Faldo (2)4 JunB.A./Avis OpenJersey20,000WAL Brian Huggett (2)New tournament11 JunBelgian OpenBelgium25,000AUS Noel Ratcliffe (1)New to European Tour18 JunGreater Manchester OpenEngland20,000SCO Brian Barnes (6)18 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$310,200USA Andy North (n/a)Major championshipunofficial1 JulSun Alliance Match Play ChampionshipScotland40,000ENG Mark James (1)15 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland125,000USA Jack Nicklaus (n/a)Major championship23 JulDutch OpenNetherlands30,300USA Bob Byman (3)30 JulBraun German OpenWest Germany30,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (6)6 AugScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden35,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (7)6 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$300,000USA John Mahaffey (n/a)Major championshipunofficial12 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland50,000USA Lee Trevino (n/a)27 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland50,000SCO Ken Brown (1)3 SepSwiss OpenSwitzerland50,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (8)17 SepTournament Players ChampionshipEngland40,000ENG Brian Waites (1)7 OctDunlop MastersWales40,000ENG Tommy Horton (4)22 OctEuropean Open ChampionshipEngland105,000USA Bobby Wadkins (n/a)New tournament 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)Notes24 JunSumrie-Bournemouth Better-BallEngland20,000IRL Eamonn Darcy andIRL Christy O'Connor JnrTeam event10 SepDonald Swaelens Memorial TournamentBelgiumn/aENG Nick FaldoLimited-field event23 SepHennessy Cognac CupFrancen/aGBRIRL Team GB&ITeam event15 OctCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrancen/aCAN Jim Nelford15 OctColgate World Match Play ChampionshipEngland130,000JPN 1947 Isao AokiLimited-field event22 OctTrophée LancômeFrance50,000USA Lee TrevinoLimited-field event3 DecWorld CupUnited Statesn/aUSA John Mahaffey andUSA Andy NorthTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA John Mahaffey Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.https://www.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/97f2k484/35 Europa-touren-78 European Tour-78 sv Svensk Golf 21 October 2023 January 1979 1 35https://www.newspapers.com/image/259575501/ Ballesteros again The Guardian 3 November 1978 22 Newspapers.com 16 June 2020 subscription Position Player Points Prize money (£)1 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros 47,178 54,3482 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 30,205 43,8913 ENG Nick Faldo 28,496 37,9124 SCO Ken Brown 24,929 29,8435 ENG Howard Clark 24,474 32,7396 ENG Neil Coles 23,151 30,3487 ENG Mark James 19,020 27,8618 SCO Brian Barnes 18,105 23,3869 SCO Bernard Gallacher 17,715 21,81210 ENG Tommy Horton 16,265 18,007 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Sandy Lyle https://www.newspapers.com/image/876770483/ Ace inspires Sandy in Masters Evening Post David Solomons Bristol, United Kingdom 2 7 October 1978 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour