1977 European Tour

The 1977 European Tour was the sixth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.

The Order of Merit was won by Spain's Seve Ballesteros.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1977 European Tour schedule which was made up of 23 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Callers of Newcastle and the Tournament Players Championship, and the loss of the Piccadilly Medal.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
6–9 Apr	Portuguese Open	Portugal	Manuel Ramos
13–16 Apr	Spanish Open	Spain	Bernard Gallacher
20–23 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	Antonio Garrido
28 Apr–1 May	Italian Open	Italy	Ángel Gallardo
5–8 May	French Open	France	Seve Ballesteros
11–14 May	Benson and Hedges International Open	England	Antonio Garrido
18–21 May	Sun Alliance Match Play Championship	England	Hugh Baiocchi
25–28 May	Penfold PGA Championship	England	Manuel Piñero
2–5 Jun	Kerrygold International	Republic of Ireland	Liam Higgins
8–11 Jun	Martini International	England	Greg Norman
16–19 Jun	Greater Manchester Open	England	Eamonn Darcy
22–25 Jun	Uniroyal International Championship	England	Seve Ballesteros
6–9 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	Tom Watson
14–17 Jul	Swiss Open	Switzerland	Seve Ballesteros
21–24 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	Bob Byman
28–31 Jul	Callers of Newcastle	England	John Fourie	New tournament
4–7 Aug	German Open	West Germany	Tienie Britz
11–14 Aug	Dutch Open	Netherlands	Bob Byman
16–17 Aug	Skol Lager Individual	Scotland	Nick Faldo
25–28 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Republic of Ireland	Hubert Green
7–10 Sept	Tournament Players Championship	England	Neil Coles	New tournament
28 Sept–1 Oct	Dunlop Masters	England	Guy Hunt
13–16 Oct	Lancome Trophy	France	Graham Marsh

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.

Position	Player	Country	Prize money (£)
1	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	46,436
2	Hugh Baiocchi	South Africa	32,251
3	Antonio Garrido	Spain	21,581
4	Manuel Piñero	Spain	26,569
5	Bob Byman	United States	19,452
6	Brian Barnes	Scotland	17,557
7	Peter Dawson	England	17,583
8	Nick Faldo	England	23,978
9	Francisco Abreu	Spain	13,294
10	Ángel Gallardo	Spain	14,765

See also

• Golfers with most European Tour wins

References

External links

• 1977 season results on the PGA European Tour website
• 1977 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website