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.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
1st Prize ($) |
| Jan 9 |
Phoenix Open |
Arizona |
Jerry Pate (3) |
277 (-7) |
40,000 |
| Jan 16 |
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open |
Arizona |
Bruce Lietzke (1) |
275 (-13) |
40,000 |
| Jan 23 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California |
Tom Watson (4) |
273 (-14) |
40,000 |
| Jan 30 |
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational |
California |
Tom Watson (5) |
269 (-19) |
36,000 |
| Feb 6 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii |
Bruce Lietzke (2) |
273 (-15) |
48,000 |
| Feb 13 |
Bob Hope Desert Classic |
California |
Rik Massengale (3) |
337 (-23) |
40,000 |
| Feb 20 |
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open |
California |
Tom Purtzer (1) |
273 (-11) |
40,000 |
| Feb 27 |
Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic |
Florida |
Jack Nicklaus (62) |
275 (-13) |
50,000 |
| Mar 7 |
Florida Citrus Open |
Florida |
Gary Koch (2) |
274 (-14) |
40,000 |
| Mar 13 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
Florida |
Andy Bean (1) |
277 (-11) |
40,000 |
| Mar 20 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Florida |
Mark Hayes (3) |
289 (1) |
60,000 |
| Mar 27 |
Heritage Classic |
South Carolina |
Graham Marsh (1) |
273 (-11) |
45,000 |
| Apr 3 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina |
Danny Edwards (1) |
276 (-8) |
47,000 |
| Apr 10 |
Masters |
Georgia |
Tom Watson (6) |
276 (-12) |
40,000 |
| Apr 17 |
Tallahassee Open |
Florida |
Ed Sneed (3) |
276 (-12) |
16,000 |
| Apr 17 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
California |
Jack Nicklaus (63) |
281 (-7) |
45,000 |
| Apr 24 |
First NBC New Orleans Open |
Louisiana |
Jim Simons (1) |
273 (-15) |
35,000 |
| May 1 |
Houston Open |
Texas |
Gene Littler (29) |
276 (-12) |
40,000 |
| May 8 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas |
Raymond Floyd (9) |
276 (-8) |
40,000 |
| May 15 |
Colonial National Invitation |
Texas |
Ben Crenshaw (5) |
272 (-8) |
40,000 |
| May 23 |
Memorial Tournament |
Ohio |
Jack Nicklaus (64) |
281 (-7) |
45,000 |
| May 29 |
Atlanta Classic |
Georgia |
Hale Irwin (8) |
273 (-15) |
40,000 |
| Jun 5 |
Kemper Open |
North Carolina |
Tom Weiskopf (13) |
277 (-11) |
50,000 |
| Jun 12 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Tennessee |
Al Geiberger (10) |
273 (-15) |
40,000 |
| Jun 19 |
U.S. Open |
Oklahoma |
Hubert Green (12) |
278 (-2) |
45,000 |
| Jun 26 |
Western Open |
Illinois |
Tom Watson (7) |
283 (-5) |
40,000 |
| Jul 3 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
Dave Eichelberger (2) |
278 (-10) |
26,000 |
| Jul 9 |
British Open |
Scotland |
Tom Watson (8) |
268 (-12) |
17,000 |
| Jul 10 |
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open |
Illinois |
Mike Morley (1) |
267 (-17) |
25,000 |
| Jul 17 |
Pleasant Valley Classic |
Massachusetts |
Raymond Floyd (10) |
271 (-13) |
50,000 |
| Jul 24 |
Canadian Open |
Canada |
Lee Trevino (22) |
280 (-8) |
45,000 |
| Jul 31 |
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |
Pennsylvania |
Jerry McGee (2) |
272 (-12) |
40,000 |
| Aug 7 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut |
Billy Kratzert (2) |
265 (-19) |
42,000 |
| Aug 14 |
PGA Championship |
California |
Lanny Wadkins (4) |
282 (-6) |
45,000 |
| Aug 21 |
American Express Westchester Classic |
New York |
Andy North (1) |
272 (-16) |
60,000 |
| Aug 28 |
Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic |
North Carolina |
Hale Irwin (9) |
264 (-20) |
50,000 |
| Sep 4 |
Buick Open |
Michigan |
Bobby Cole (1) |
271 (-17) |
20,000 |
| Sep 5 |
World Series of Golf |
Ohio |
Lanny Wadkins (5) |
267 (-13) |
100,000 |
| Sep 11 |
B.C. Open |
New York |
Gil Morgan (1) |
270 (-14) |
40,000 |
| Sep 25 |
Ohio Kings Island Open |
Ohio |
Mike Hill (3) |
269 (-11) |
30,000 |
| Oct 2 |
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
California |
Miller Barber (10) |
272 (-16) |
40,000 |
| Oct 16 |
San Antonio Texas Open |
Texas |
Hale Irwin (10) |
266 (-14) |
30,000 |
| Oct 23 |
Southern Open |
Georgia |
Jerry Pate (4) |
266 (-14) |
25,000 |
| Oct 30 |
Pensacola Open |
Florida |
Leonard Thompson (2) |
268 (-16) |
25,000 |
| Nov 6 |
Walt Disney World National Team Championship |
Florida |
Gibby Gilbert (3)
Grier Jones (3) |
253 (-35) |
20,000
(each) |
Awards
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