1977 PGA Tour

The 1977 PGA Tour was the 62nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the ninth season since separating from the PGA of America.

1977 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1977 (1977-01-06) – November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06)
Number of official events45
Most wins Tom Watson (5)
Money list Tom Watson
PGA Player of the Year Tom Watson
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1977 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 9Phoenix OpenArizona200,000 Jerry Pate (3)
Jan 16Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizona200,000 Bruce Lietzke (1)
Jan 23Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia200,000 Tom Watson (4)Pro-Am
Jan 30Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia180,000 Tom Watson (5)
Feb 6Hawaiian OpenHawaii240,000 Bruce Lietzke (2)
Feb 13Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia200,000 Rik Massengale (3)Pro-Am
Feb 20Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia200,000 Tom Purtzer (1)
Feb 27Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida250,000 Jack Nicklaus (62)
Mar 7Florida Citrus OpenFlorida200,000 Gary Koch (2)
Mar 13Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida200,000 Andy Bean (1)
Mar 20Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida300,000 Mark Hayes (3)Special event
Mar 27Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina225,000 Graham Marsh (1)Invitational
Apr 3Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina235,000 Danny Edwards (1)
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgia280,477 Tom Watson (6)Major championship
Apr 10Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000 Mike McCullough (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 17MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia225,000 Jack Nicklaus (63)Winners-only event
Apr 17Tallahassee OpenFlorida80,000 Ed Sneed (3)Alternate event
Apr 24First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisiana175,000 Jim Simons (1)
May 1Houston OpenTexas200,000 Gene Littler (29)
May 8Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas200,000 Raymond Floyd (9)
May 15Colonial National InvitationTexas200,000 Ben Crenshaw (5)Invitational
May 15Oklahoma City OpenOklahoma45,000 Tom Storey (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
May 23Memorial TournamentOhio225,000 Jack Nicklaus (64)Invitational
May 29Atlanta ClassicGeorgia200,000 Hale Irwin (8)
Jun 5Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000 Tom Weiskopf (13)
Jun 12Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee200,000 Al Geiberger (10)
Jun 19U.S. OpenOklahoma200,000 Hubert Green (12)Major championship
Jun 26Western OpenIllinois200,000 Tom Watson (7)
Jul 3Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000 Dave Eichelberger (2)
Jul 9The Open ChampionshipScotland£100,000 Tom Watson (8)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 10Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinois125,000 Mike Morley (1)Alternate event
Jul 17Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts250,000 Raymond Floyd (10)
Jul 24Canadian OpenCanada225,000 Lee Trevino (22)
Jul 31IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania200,000 Jerry McGee (2)
Aug 7Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut210,000 Billy Kratzert (2)
Aug 14PGA ChampionshipCalifornia250,000 Lanny Wadkins (4)Major championship
Aug 21American Express Westchester ClassicNew York300,000 Andy North (1)
Aug 28Colgate Hall of Fame Golf ClassicNorth Carolina250,000 Hale Irwin (9)
Sep 4Buick OpenMichigan100,000 Bobby Cole (1)Alternate event
Sep 5World Series of GolfOhio400,000 Lanny Wadkins (5)Limited-field event
Sep 11B.C. OpenNew York200,000 Gil Morgan (1)
Sep 25Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio150,000 Mike Hill (3)
Oct 2Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicCalifornia200,000 Miller Barber (10)
Oct 16San Antonio Texas OpenTexas150,000 Hale Irwin (10)
Oct 23Southern OpenGeorgia125,000 Jerry Pate (4)
Oct 30Pensacola OpenFlorida125,000 Leonard Thompson (2)
Nov 6Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida200,000 Gibby Gilbert (3) and
Grier Jones (3)		Team event

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Sep 17 Ryder Cup England n/a Team USA Team event
Dec 11 World Cup Philippines 4,200 Seve Ballesteros and
Antonio Garrido		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 Gary Player

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Tom Watson310,653
2 Jack Nicklaus284,509
3 Lanny Wadkins244,882
4 Hale Irwin221,456
5 Bruce Lietzke202,156
6 Tom Weiskopf197,369
7 Raymond Floyd163,261
8 Miller Barber148,320
9 Hubert Green140,255
10 Billy Kratzert134,758

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Tom Watson[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Tom Watson[5]

Notes
  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "1978 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. "The Top money-winners in 1977". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. November 13, 1977. p. 51 (52 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Watson's $310,653 third best on all-time PGA money list". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. November 2, 1977. p. 28 (2 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Watson Named Player of Year". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1977. p. 102. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Another trophy for Watson". Birmingham Evening Mail. Birmingham, United Kingdom. December 7, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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