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1979 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1979 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 23 |
| most_wins | SCO Sandy Lyle (3) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | SCO Sandy Lyle |
| honor2 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | SCO Mike Miller |
| prevseason | 1978 |
| nextseason | 1980 |
The 1979 European Tour, titled as the 1979 PGA European Golf Tour, 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, but it was not held.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 15 Apr | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 28,810 | SCO Brian Barnes (7) | |
| 15 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$299,625 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a) | Major championship |
| 22 Apr | Spanish Open | Spain | 35,000 | ZAF Dale Hayes (4) | |
| 29 Apr | Madrid Open | Spain | 33,000 | ZAF Simon Hobday (2) | |
| 6 May | Italian Open | Italy | 33,500 | SCO Brian Barnes (8) | |
| 13 May | French Open | France | 33,500 | SCO Bernard Gallacher (5) | |
| 20 May | Colgate PGA Championship | England | 50,000 | ARG Vicente Fernández (2) | |
| 28 May | Martini International | England | 42,000 | AUS Greg Norman (2) | |
| 3 Jun | B.A./Avis Open | Jersey | 30,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (1) | |
| 10 Jun | Belgian Open | Belgium | 32,300 | ZAF Gavan Levenson (1) | |
| 17 Jun | Welsh Golf Classic | Wales | 30,000 | ENG Mark James (2) | New tournament |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$325,000 | USA Hale Irwin (n/a) | Major championship |
| 24 Jun | Greater Manchester Open | England | 30,000 | Southern Rhodesia Mark McNulty (1) | |
| 1 Jul | Lada English Golf Classic | England | 50,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (9) | New tournament |
| 8 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 35,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (2) | |
| 21 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 155,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (10) | Major championship |
| 29 Jul | Dutch Open | Netherlands | 35,000 | AUS Graham Marsh (5) | |
| 5 Aug | Sun Alliance Match Play Championship | Scotland | 40,000 | IRL Des Smyth (1) | |
| 5 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$350,000 | AUS David Graham (n/a) | Major championship |
| 12 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 60,000 | ENG Maurice Bembridge (6) | |
| 19 Aug | Braun German Open | West Germany | 32,000 | ENG Tony Jacklin (6) | |
| 26 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 60,000 | ENG Mark James (3) | |
| 2 Sep | Swiss Open | Switzerland | 48,400 | ZAF Hugh Baiocchi (5) | |
| 9 Sep | European Open Championship | England | 105,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (3) | |
| 23 Sep | SOS Talisman TPC | England | 50,000 | ENG Michael King (1) | |
| 6 Oct | Dunlop Masters | Wales | 60,000 | AUS Graham Marsh (6) |
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 | |||
| 18 Aug | News of the World Under-23 Match Play Championship | England | 10,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam | |
| 16 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | USA Team USA | Team event |
| 30 Sep | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | 20,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer | |
| 14 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 110,000 | USA Bill Rogers | Limited-field event |
| 28 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 25,000 | USA Johnny Miller | |
| 11 Nov | World Cup | Greece | n/a | USA Hale Irwin and | |
| USA John Mahaffey | Team event | ||||
| World Cup Individual Trophy | USA Hale Irwin |
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 | SCO Sandy Lyle | 39,808 | 49,233 |
| 2 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | 37,026 | 47,411 |
| 3 | ENG Mark James | 32,494 | 38,534 |
| 4 | ZAF Dale Hayes | 30,031 | 32,540 |
| 5 | ENG Michael King | 26,283 | 29,725 |
| 6 | SCO Brian Barnes | 26,218 | 28,204 |
| 7 | SCO Ken Brown | 22,991 | 25,407 |
| 8 | ESP Antonio Garrido | 21,825 | 24,665 |
| 9 | ENG Tony Jacklin | 20,505 | 22,179 |
| 10 | ENG Neil Coles | 19,186 | 21,351 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | SCO Mike Miller |
Notes
References
References
- "Tour History". European Tour.
- Jacobs, Raymond. (21 December 1978). "£1½m record prize money on European tour". Glasgow Herald.
- "1979 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Simms, George. (1979). "World of Golf 1980". Macdonald and Jane's.
- (January 1980). "Europa-touren-79".
- (6 October 1979). "Rookie of the year". Hull Daily Mail.
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