1979 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1979 European Tour 1979 4 12 y – 1979 10 6 y 23 SCO Sandy Lyle (3) Order of Merit SCO Sandy Lyle Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Mike Miller 1978 1980 The 1979 European Tour, titled as the 1979 PGA European Golf Tour,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 eighth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1979 There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Welsh Golf Classic and Lada English Golf Classic. A new team event was also planned for France, replacing the Sumrie Better-Ball,Raymond Jacobs £1½m record prize money on European tour Glasgow Herald Glasgow, United Kingdom 21 December 1978 Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MMFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3432%2C4829378 11 June 2020 but it was not held. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.1979 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1979/ European Tour 21 October 2023World of Golf 1980 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1979 0362020078 83–128 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.Notes15 AprPortuguese OpenPortugal28,810SCO Brian Barnes (7)15 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$299,625USA Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.22 AprSpanish OpenSpain35,000ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes (4)29 AprMadrid OpenSpain33,000ZAF 1928 Simon Hobday (2)6 MayItalian OpenItaly33,500SCO Brian Barnes (8)13 MayFrench OpenFrance33,500SCO Bernard Gallacher (5)20 MayColgate PGA ChampionshipEngland50,000ARG Vicente Fernández (2)28 MayMartini InternationalEngland42,000AUS Greg Norman (2)3 JunB.A./Avis OpenJersey30,000SCO Sandy Lyle (1)10 JunBelgian OpenBelgium32,300ZAF 1928 Gavan Levenson (1)17 JunWelsh Golf ClassicWales30,000ENG Mark James (2)New tournament17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$325,000USA Hale Irwin (n/a)Major championshipunofficial24 JunGreater Manchester OpenEngland30,000Southern Rhodesia Mark McNulty (1)1 JulLada English Golf ClassicEngland50,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (9)New tournament8 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden35,000SCO Sandy Lyle (2)21 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland155,000ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (10)Major championship29 JulDutch OpenNetherlands35,000AUS Graham Marsh (5)5 AugSun Alliance Match Play ChampionshipScotland40,000IRL Des Smyth (1)5 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$350,000AUS David Graham (n/a)Major championshipunofficial12 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland60,000ENG Maurice Bembridge (6)19 AugBraun German OpenWest Germany32,000ENG Tony Jacklin (6)26 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland60,000ENG Mark James (3)2 SepSwiss OpenSwitzerland48,400ZAF 1928 Hugh Baiocchi (5)9 SepEuropean Open ChampionshipEngland105,000SCO Sandy Lyle (3)23 SepSOS Talisman TPCEngland50,000ENG Michael King (1)6 OctDunlop MastersWales60,000AUS Graham Marsh (6) 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)Notes18 AugNews of the World Under-23 Match Play ChampionshipEngland10,000WAL Ian Woosnam16 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/aUSA Team USATeam event30 SepCacharel World Under-25 ChampionshipFrance20,000FRG Bernhard Langer14 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland110,000USA Bill RogersLimited-field event28 OctTrophée LancômeFrance25,000USA Johnny Miller11 NovWorld CupGreecen/aUSA Hale Irwin andUSA John MahaffeyTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA Hale Irwin 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/b09q7jhd/43 Europa-touren-79 European Tour-79 sv Svensk Golf 21 October 2023 January 1980 1 43 Position Player Points Prize money (£)1 SCO Sandy Lyle 39,808 49,2332 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros 37,026 47,4113 ENG Mark James 32,494 38,5344 ZAF 1928 Dale Hayes 30,031 32,5405 ENG Michael King 26,283 29,7256 SCO Brian Barnes 26,218 28,2047 SCO Ken Brown 22,991 25,4078 ESP 1977 Antonio Garrido 21,825 24,6659 ENG Tony Jacklin 20,505 22,17910 ENG Neil Coles 19,186 21,351 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Mike Miller https://www.newspapers.com/image/898739673/ Rookie of the year Hull Daily Mail Hull, United Kingdom 25 6 October 1979 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour