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1977 European Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1977
tour	European Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	22
most_wins	ESP Seve Ballesteros (3)
honor1	Order of Merit
honoree1	ESP Seve Ballesteros
honor2	Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
honoree2	ENG Nick Faldo
prevseason	1976
nextseason	1978

The 1977 European Tour, titled as the 1977 PGA European Tournament Players' Division, 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. Two events not counting for the Order of Merit, the Phillip Morris Nations Cup and the Sumrie Better-Ball, originally pencilled in for May, were cancelled.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1977 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(£)	Winner	Notes
9 Apr	Portuguese Open	Portugal	25,000	ESP Manuel Ramos (1)
10 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$280,477	USA Tom Watson (2)	Major championship
16 Apr	Spanish Open	Spain	30,000	SCO Bernard Gallacher (4)
23 Apr	Madrid Open	Spain	21,500	ESP Antonio Garrido (2)
1 May	Italian Open	Italy	25,000	ESP Ángel Gallardo (1)
8 May	French Open	France	23,500	ESP Seve Ballesteros (2)
14 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	40,000	ESP Antonio Garrido (3)
21 May	Sun Alliance Match Play Championship	England	20,000	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi (4)
28 May	Penfold PGA Championship	England	50,000	ESP Manuel Piñero (3)
5 Jun	Kerrygold International	Ireland	15,000	IRL Liam Higgins (1)
11 Jun	Martini International	England	15,000	AUS Greg Norman (1)
19 Jun	Greater Manchester Open	England	20,000	IRL Eamonn Darcy (1)
19 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$200,000	USA Hubert Green (n/a)	Major championship
25 Jun	Uniroyal International Championship	England	30,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (3)
9 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	100,000	USA Tom Watson (3)	Major championship
17 Jul	Swiss Open	Switzerland	35,000	ESP Seve Ballesteros (4)
24 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	45,000	USA Bob Byman (1)
31 Jul	Callers of Newcastle	England	25,000	ZAF John Fourie (1)	New tournament
7 Aug	German Open	West Germany	30,000	ZAF Tienie Britz (1)
14 Aug	Dutch Open	Netherlands	30,000	USA Bob Byman (2)
14 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$250,000	USA Lanny Wadkins (n/a)	Major championship
17 Aug	Skol Lager Individual	Scotland	20,000	ENG Nick Faldo (1)
28 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	40,000	USA Hubert Green (n/a)
10 Sep	Tournament Players Championship	England	40,000	ENG Neil Coles (6)	New tournament
1 Oct	Dunlop Masters	England	40,000	ENG Guy Hunt (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse
(£)	Winner(s)	Notes
2 Jul	Phillip Morris Nations Cup	France	–	Cancelled	Team event
20 Aug	Double Diamond International	Scotland	25,000	USA Team USA	Team event
17 Sep	Ryder Cup	England	n/a	USA Team USA	Team event
8 Oct	Colgate World Match Play Championship	England	130,000	AUS Graham Marsh	Limited-field event
16 Oct	Trophée Lancôme	France	50,000	AUS Graham Marsh
11 Dec	World Cup	Philippines	US$4,200	ESP Seve Ballesteros and
ESP Antonio Garrido	Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy	US$2,100	ZAF Gary Player

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

Position	Player	Points	Prize money (£)
1	ESP Seve Ballesteros	28,699	46,436
2	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi	24,159	32,251
3	ESP Antonio Garrido	19,728	21,581
4	ESP Manuel Piñero	19,173	26,569
5	USA Bob Byman	18,959	19,452
6	SCO Brian Barnes	16,344	17,557
7	ENG Peter Dawson	15,941	17,583
8	ENG Nick Faldo	14,752	23,978
9	ESP Francisco Abreu	13,019	13,293
10	ESP Ángel Gallardo	12,975	14,765

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	ENG Nick Faldo

Notes

References

"Tour History". European Tour.
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(7 October 1977). "Award for Faldo". The Daily Telegraph.

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