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1976 European Tour

释义

Schedule
Order of Merit
See also
External links

The 1976 European Tour was the fifth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.

The Order of Merit was won by Spain's Seve Ballesteros.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1976 European Tour schedule which was made up of 22 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Greater Manchester Open, the Uniroyal International and the Lancome Trophy, and the Benson & Hedges Festival being retitled as the Benson and Hedges International Open.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
8–11 Apr	Masters Tournament*	United States	USA}} Raymond Floyd (n/a)
14–17 Apr	Portuguese Open	Portugal	ESP\|1945}} Salvador Balbuena (1)
21–24 Apr	Spanish Open	Spain	NIR}} Eddie Polland (3)
28 Apr – 1 May	Madrid Open	Spain	ESP\|1945}} Francisco Abreu (2)
6–9 May	French Open	France	ZAF\|1928}} Vincent Tshabalala (1)
12–15 May	Piccadilly Medal	England	SCO}} Sam Torrance (1)
28–31 May	Penfold PGA Championship	England	ENG}} Neil Coles (5)
4–7 Jun	Kerrygold International Classic	Republic of Ireland	ENG}} Tony Jacklin (5)
9–12 Jun	Martini International	England	SCO}} Sam Torrance (2)
17–20 Jun	U.S. Open*	United States	USA}} Jerry Pate (n/a)
17–20 Jun	Greater Manchester Open	England	IRL}} John O'Leary (1)	New tournament
23–26 Jun	Uniroyal International	England	ENG}} Tommy Horton (3)	New tournament
7–10 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	USA}} Johnny Miller (n/a)
15–18 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	ZAF\|1928}} Hugh Baiocchi (3)
22–25 Jul	Swiss Open	Switzerland	ESP\|1945}} Manuel Piñero (2)
5–8 Aug	Dutch Open	Netherlands	ESP\|1945}} Seve Ballesteros (1)
12–15 Aug	PGA Championship*	United States	USA}} Dave Stockton (n/a)
12–15 Aug	German Open	West Germany	ZAF\|1928}} Simon Hobday (1)
17–18 Aug	Double Diamond Individual Championship	Scotland	NZL}} Simon Owen (2)
26–29 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Republic of Ireland	USA}} Ben Crenshaw (n/a)
2–5 Sep	Sun Alliance Match Play Championship	England	SCO}} Brian Barnes (4)
22–25 Sep	Benson and Hedges International Open	England	AUS}} Graham Marsh (4)
29 Sep – 2 Oct	Dunlop Masters	Wales	ITA}} Baldovino Dassù (1)
7–9 Oct	Piccadilly World Match Play	England	AUS}} David Graham (n/a)	Unofficial event
14–17 Oct	Lancome Trophy	France	ESP\|1945}} Seve Ballesteros (n/a)	New tournament Unofficial money
21–24 Oct	Italian Open	Italy	ITA}} Baldovino Dassù (2)

The three majors played in the United States were not official money events, but wins in them were retroactively made official.

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.

Position	Player	Country	Prize money (£)
1	Seve Ballesteros	ESP\|1945}}	39,504
2	Eamonn Darcy	{{IRL}}	25,027
3	Sam Torrance	{{SCO}}	20,917
4	Manuel Piñero	ESP\|1945}}	19,946
5	Tommy Horton	{{ENG}}	22,781
6	Neil Coles	{{ENG}}	20,543
7	Martin Foster	{{ENG}}	17,436
8	Brian Barnes	{{SCO}}	23,350
9	Baldovino Dassù	{{ITA}}	13,405
10	Simon Hobday	ZAF\|1928}}	15,196

External links

1976 season results on the PGA European Tour website
1976 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website

2 : European Tour seasons|1976 in golf

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Schedule

Order of Merit

See also

External links