1977 PGA Tour

The 1977 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to November 6. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Tom Watson won the most tournaments, five, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1977 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScore1st prize ($)
Jan 9Phoenix OpenArizonaUnited States Jerry Pate (3)277 (−7)40,000
Jan 16Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizonaUnited States Bruce Lietzke (1)275 (−13)40,000
Jan 23Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCaliforniaUnited States Tom Watson (4)273 (−14)40,000
Jan 30Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCaliforniaUnited States Tom Watson (5)269 (−19)36,000
Feb 6Hawaiian OpenHawaiiUnited States Bruce Lietzke (2)273 (−15)48,000
Feb 13Bob Hope Desert ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Rik Massengale (3)337 (−23)40,000
Feb 20Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCaliforniaUnited States Tom Purtzer (1)273 (−11)40,000
Feb 27Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFloridaUnited States Jack Nicklaus (62)275 (−13)50,000
Mar 7Florida Citrus OpenFloridaUnited States Gary Koch (2)274 (−14)40,000
Mar 13Doral-Eastern OpenFloridaUnited States Andy Bean (1)277 (−11)40,000
Mar 20Tournament Players ChampionshipFloridaUnited States Mark Hayes (3)289 (+1)60,000
Mar 27Heritage ClassicSouth CarolinaAustralia Graham Marsh (1)273 (−11)45,000
Apr 3Greater Greensboro OpenNorth CarolinaUnited States Danny Edwards (1)276 (−12)47,000
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgiaUnited States Tom Watson (6)276 (−12)40,000
Apr 17Tallahassee OpenFloridaUnited States Ed Sneed (3)276 (−12)16,000
Apr 17MONY Tournament of ChampionsCaliforniaUnited States Jack Nicklaus (63)281 (−7)45,000
Apr 24First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisianaUnited States Jim Simons (1)273 (−15)35,000
May 1Houston OpenTexasUnited States Gene Littler (29)276 (−12)40,000
May 8Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexasUnited States Raymond Floyd (9)276 (−8)40,000
May 15Colonial National InvitationTexasUnited States Ben Crenshaw (5)272 (−8)40,000
May 23Memorial TournamentOhioUnited States Jack Nicklaus (64)281 (−7)45,000
May 29Atlanta ClassicGeorgiaUnited States Hale Irwin (8)273 (−15)40,000
Jun 5Kemper OpenNorth CarolinaUnited States Tom Weiskopf (13)277 (−11)50,000
Jun 12Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennesseeUnited States Al Geiberger (10)273 (−15)40,000
Jun 19U.S. OpenOklahomaUnited States Hubert Green (12)278 (−2)45,000
Jun 26Western OpenIllinoisUnited States Tom Watson (7)283 (−5)40,000
Jul 3Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsinUnited States Dave Eichelberger (2)278 (−10)26,000
Jul 9The Open ChampionshipScotlandUnited States Tom Watson (8)268 (−12)17,000
Jul 10Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinoisUnited States Mike Morley (1)267 (−17)25,000
Jul 17Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusettsUnited States Raymond Floyd (10)271 (−13)50,000
Jul 24Canadian OpenCanadaUnited States Lee Trevino (22)280 (−8)45,000
Jul 31IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Jerry McGee (2)272 (−12)40,000
Aug 7Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticutUnited States Billy Kratzert (2)265 (−19)42,000
Aug 14PGA ChampionshipCaliforniaUnited States Lanny Wadkins (4)282 (−6)45,000
Aug 21American Express Westchester ClassicNew YorkUnited States Andy North (1)272 (−12)60,000
Aug 28Colgate Hall of Fame Golf ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Hale Irwin (9)264 (−20)50,000
Sep 4Buick OpenMichiganSouth Africa Bobby Cole (1)271 (−17)20,000
Sep 5World Series of GolfOhioUnited States Lanny Wadkins (5)267 (−13)100,000
Sep 11B.C. OpenNew YorkUnited States Gil Morgan (1)270 (−14)40,000
Sep 25Ohio Kings Island OpenOhioUnited States Mike Hill (3)269 (−11)30,000
Oct 2Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Miller Barber (10)272 (−16)40,000
Oct 16San Antonio Texas OpenTexasUnited States Hale Irwin (10)266 (−14)30,000
Oct 23Southern OpenGeorgiaUnited States Jerry Pate (4)266 (−14)25,000
Oct 30Pensacola OpenFloridaUnited States Leonard Thompson (2)268 (−16)25,000
Nov 6Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFloridaUnited States Gibby Gilbert (3)
United States Grier Jones (3)
253 (−35)20,000
(each)

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerTom Watson United States
PGA Player of the YearTom Watson United States
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)Tom Watson United States
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