The 1978 PGA Tour was the 63rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 10th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1978 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)Notes Jan 8 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 Tom Watson (9) Jan 15 Phoenix Open Arizona 225,000 Miller Barber (11) Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 225,000 Tom Watson (10) Pro-Am Jan 29 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 200,000 Jay Haas (1) Feb 5 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 250,000 Hubert Green (13) Feb 13 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 225,000 Bill Rogers (1) Pro-Am Feb 19 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 200,000 Gil Morgan (2) Feb 26 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida 250,000 Jack Nicklaus (65) Mar 6 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 Mac McLendon (3) Mar 12 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 200,000 Tom Weiskopf (14) Mar 19 Tournament Players Championship Florida 300,000 Jack Nicklaus (66) Special event Mar 26 Heritage Classic South Carolina 225,000 Hubert Green (14) Invitational Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 240,000 Seve Ballesteros (1) Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 262,402 Gary Player (22) Major championship Apr 9 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 Craig Stadler (n/a) Second Tour Apr 16 MONY Tournament of Champions California 225,000 Gary Player (23) Winners-only event Apr 16 Tallahassee Open Florida 80,000 Barry Jaeckel (1) Alternate event Apr 23 Houston Open Texas 200,000 Gary Player (24) Apr 30 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 200,000 Lon Hinkle (1) May 7 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 200,000 Tom Watson (11) May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas 200,000 Lee Trevino (23) Invitational May 14 Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma 45,000 Jeff Hewes (n/a) Second Tour May 21 Memorial Tournament Ohio 250,000 Jim Simons (2) Invitational May 28 Atlanta Classic Georgia 200,000 Jerry Heard (5) Jun 4 Kemper Open North Carolina 300,000 Andy Bean (2) Jun 11 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 250,000 Andy Bean (3) Jun 18 U.S. Open Colorado 310,200 Andy North (2) Major championship Jun 18 Buick-Goodwrench Open Michigan 100,000 Jack Newton (1) Alternate event Jun 25 Canadian Open Canada 250,000 Bruce Lietzke (3) Jul 2 Western Open Illinois 225,000 Andy Bean (4) Jul 9 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 150,000 Lee Elder (3) Jul 15 The Open Championship Scotland £125,000 Jack Nicklaus (67) Major championship Jul 16 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 150,000 Victor Regalado (2) Alternate event Jul 23 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 250,000 Jack Nicklaus (68) Jul 30 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 210,000 Rod Funseth (3) Aug 6 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 300,000 John Mahaffey (2) Major championship Aug 13 American Optical Classic Massachusetts 225,000 John Mahaffey (3) Aug 20 American Express Westchester Classic New York 300,000 Lee Elder (4) Aug 27 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic North Carolina 250,000 Tom Watson (12) Sep 4 B.C. Open New York 225,000 Tom Kite (2) Sep 10 Southern Open Georgia 175,000 Jerry Pate (5) Sep 17 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 200,000 Ron Streck (1) Sep 24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California 200,000 Tom Watson (13) Oct 1 World Series of Golf Ohio 300,000 Gil Morgan (3) Limited-field event Oct 29 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 Mac McLendon (4) Nov 5 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 200,000 Wayne Levi (1) and Bob Mann (1) Team event
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesDec 3World CupHawaiin/a John Mahaffey and Andy NorthTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy John Mahaffey
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Tom Watson 362,4292 Gil Morgan 267,4593 Andy Bean 267,2414 Jack Nicklaus 256,6725 Hubert Green 247,4066 Lee Trevino 228,7237 Hale Irwin 191,6668 Billy Kratzert 183,6819 Gary Player 177,33610 Jerry Pate 171,999
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Tom Watson Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Tom Watson
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