1978 PGA
RECAP
FINAL ROUND DATE |
Tournament |
COURSE |
WINNER |
1/8 |
Joe Garagiola Tuscon Open |
Tucson National GC ,
Tucson, Ariz. |
Tom Watson |
1/15 |
Phoenix Open |
Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz. |
Miller Barber |
1/23 |
Bing Crosby Pro-Am
|
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Spyglass Hill
Poppy Hills |
Tom Watson
|
1/29 |
Andy Williams San Diego
Open |
Torrey Pines Golf Course
LaJolla, CA |
Jay Haas |
2/5 |
Hawaiian
Open |
Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, HI |
Hubert Green |
2/11 |
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
Palm Desert, Calif.
|
Bill Rogers |
2/19 |
Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open |
Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, CA |
Gil Morgan |
2/26 |
Jackie Gleason's
Inverrary Classic |
Inverrary G&CC (East)
Lauderhill, FL |
Jack Nicklaus |
3/6 |
Florida Citrus Open
Invitational |
Rio Pinar CC
Orlando, FL |
Mac McLendon |
3/12 |
Doral Eastern
Open |
Doral Golf Resort and Spa
(Blue Course)
Miami, FL |
Tom Weiskopf |
3/19 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Sawgrass CC
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
|
Jack Nicklaus |
3/26 |
Sea Pines Heritage Classic |
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island,
S.C. |
Hubert Green |
4/2 |
Greensboro Classic |
Forest Oaks Country Club
Greensboro, NC |
Seve Ballesteros |
4/9 |
The
Masters |
Augusta National Golf
Club
Augusta, GA |
Gary Player |
4/16 |
Tallahassee Open |
|
Barry Jaeckel |
4/16 |
MONY Tournament Of Champions |
|
Gary Player |
4/23 |
Houston Open |
|
Gary Player |
4/30 |
New Orleans Open |
|
Lon Hinkle |
5/7 |
Byron Nelson Classic |
Tournament Players Club
at Four Seasons-Las Colinas
Cottonwood Valley CC
Irving, TX |
Tom Watson |
5/14 |
The Colonial |
Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth, TX |
Lee Trevino |
5/21 |
Memorial Tournament |
Muirfield Village Golf
Club
Dublin, OH |
Jim Simons |
5/28 |
Atlanta Classic |
Atlanta CC Marietta, Ga. |
Jerry Heard |
6/4 |
Kemper Open |
Quail Hollow C.C. ,
Charlotte, NC |
Andy Bean |
6/11 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Tournament Players Club
at Southwind
Memphis, TN |
Andy Bean |
6/18 |
Buick Open |
Warwick Hills Golf &
Country Club
Grand Blanc, MI |
Jack Newton |
6/18 |
U.S. Open |
|
Andy North |
6/25 |
Canadian Open |
Oakville, Ont. |
Bruce Lietzke |
7/2 |
Western Open |
Cog Hill Golf &
Country Club
Lemont, IL |
Andy Bean |
7/9 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Brown Deer Park Golf
Course |
Lee Elder |
7/15 |
British Open |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
7/16 |
Quad Cities Open |
|
Victor Regalado |
7/23 |
IVB
Golf Classic |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
7/30 |
Greater Hartford Open |
Tournament Players Club
at River Highlands
Cromwell, CT |
Rod Funseth |
8/6 |
PGA Championship |
|
John Mahaffey
|
8/13 |
American Optical Classic |
|
John Mahaffey |
8/20 |
American Express
Westchester Classic |
Westchester Country Club
Harrison, NY |
Lee Elder |
8/27 |
Hall of Fame |
|
Tom Watson |
9/4 |
B.C. Open |
En-Joie Golf Club
Endicott, NY |
Tom Kite |
9/10 |
Southern Open |
Callaway Gardens Resort
(Mountain View Course
Pine Mountain, GA |
Jerry Pate |
9/17 |
Texas
Open |
|
Ron Streck |
9/24 |
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
Williamsburg, Va. |
Tom Watson |
10/1 |
World Series of Golf |
Akron, Ohio |
Gil Morgan |
10/29 |
Pensacola Open |
|
Mac McLendon |
01/08 |
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open |
Tom Watson |
276 |
N/A |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Bobby Wadkins |
01/15 |
Phoenix Open |
Miller Barber |
272 |
-12 |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Jerry Pate,Lee Trevino |
01/21 |
Little Crosby Pro-Am |
Gary Groh |
133 |
N/A |
2 |
1,700.00 |
Ed Fiori |
01/23 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
Tom Watson * |
280 |
- 8 |
0 |
45,000.00 |
Ben Crenshaw |
01/29 |
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational |
Jay Haas |
278 |
-10 |
3 |
40,000.00 |
Andy Bean,Gene Littler,John Schroeder |
02/05 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hubert Green * |
274 |
-14 |
0 |
50,000.00 |
Billy Kratzert |
02/11 |
Bob Hope Desert Classic |
Bill Rogers |
339 |
-21 |
2 |
45,000.00 |
Jerry McGee |
02/19 |
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open |
Gil Morgan |
278 |
- 6 |
2 |
40,000.00 |
Jack Nicklaus |
02/26 |
Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic |
Jack Nicklaus |
276 |
-12 |
1 |
50,000.00 |
Grier Jones |
03/06 |
Florida Citrus Open |
Mac McLendon |
271 |
-17 |
2 |
40,000.00 |
David Graham |
03/12 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
Tom Weiskopf |
272 |
-16 |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Jack Nicklaus |
03/19 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Jack Nicklaus |
289 |
+ 9 |
1 |
60,000.00 |
Lou Graham |
03/26 |
Heritage Classic |
Hubert Green |
277 |
- 7 |
3 |
45,000.00 |
Hale Irwin |
04/02 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
Seve Ballesteros |
282 |
- 6 |
1 |
48,000.00 |
Jack Renner,Fuzzy Zoeller |
04/06 |
Magnolia Classic |
Craig Stadler |
268 |
-12 |
1 |
7,000.00 |
Bob Eastwood,Bruce Fleisher |
04/09 |
Masters Tournament |
Gary Player |
277 |
-11 |
1 |
45,000.00 |
Rod Funseth,Hubert Green,Tom Watson |
04/16 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
Gary Player |
281 |
- 7 |
2 |
45,000.00 |
Andy North,Lee Trevino |
04/16 |
Tallahassee Open |
Barry Jaeckel * |
273 |
N/A |
0 |
16,000.00 |
Bruce Lietzke |
04/23 |
Houston Open |
Gary Player |
270 |
-14 |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Andy Bean |
04/30 |
First NBC New Orleans Open |
Lon Hinkle |
271 |
-17 |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Gibby Gilbert,Fuzzy Zoeller |
05/07 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Tom Watson |
272 |
- 8 |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Lee Trevino |
05/14 |
Colonial National Invitation |
Lee Trevino |
268 |
-12 |
4 |
40,000.00 |
Jerry Heard,Jerry Pate |
05/14 |
Oklahoma City Open Championship |
Jeff Hewes |
282 |
N/A |
5 |
9,000.00 |
Tom Jones,Jack Spradlin |
05/21 |
Memorial Tournament |
Jim Simons |
284 |
- 4 |
1 |
50,000.00 |
Billy Kratzert |
05/28 |
Atlanta Classic |
Jerry Heard |
269 |
N/A |
2 |
40,000.00 |
Lou Graham,Bob Murphy,Tom Watson |
06/04 |
Kemper Open |
Andy Bean |
273 |
-15 |
5 |
60,000.00 |
Mark Hayes,Andy North |
06/11 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Andy Bean * |
277 |
-11 |
0 |
50,000.00 |
Lee Trevino |
06/18 |
U.S. Open Championship |
Andy North |
285 |
+ 1 |
1 |
45,000.00 |
J.C. Snead,Dave Stockton |
06/18 |
Buick-Goodwrench Open |
Jack Newton * |
280 |
N/A |
0 |
20,000.00 |
Mike Sullivan |
06/25 |
Canadian Open |
Bruce Lietzke |
283 |
- 1 |
1 |
50,000.00 |
Pat McGowan |
07/02 |
Western Open |
Andy Bean * |
282 |
- 6 |
0 |
45,000.00 |
Bill Rogers |
07/09 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Lee Elder * |
275 |
N/A |
0 |
30,000.00 |
Lee Trevino |
07/15 |
The Open Championship |
Jack Nicklaus |
281 |
- 7 |
2 |
23,750.00 |
Ben Crenshaw,Raymond Floyd,Tom Kite,Simon Owen |
07/16 |
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open |
Victor Regalado |
269 |
-11 |
1 |
30,000.00 |
Fred Marti |
07/23 |
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |
Jack Nicklaus |
270 |
-18 |
1 |
50,000.00 |
Gil Morgan |
07/30 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Rod Funseth |
264 |
-20 |
4 |
42,000.00 |
Dale Douglass,Lee Elder,Billy Kratzert |
08/06 |
PGA Championship |
John Mahaffey * |
276 |
- 8 |
0 |
50,000.00 |
Jerry Pate,Tom Watson |
08/13 |
American Optical Classic |
John Mahaffey |
270 |
-14 |
2 |
45,000.00 |
Raymond Floyd,Gil Morgan |
08/20 |
American Express Westchester Classic |
Lee Elder |
274 |
-10 |
1 |
60,000.00 |
Mark Hayes |
08/27 |
Colgate Hall of Fame Classic |
Tom Watson |
277 |
N/A |
1 |
50,000.00 |
Hale Irwin,Tom Kite,Howard Twitty |
09/04 |
B.C. Open |
Tom Kite |
267 |
-17 |
5 |
45,000.00 |
Mark Hayes |
09/10 |
Southern Open |
Jerry Pate |
269 |
N/A |
1 |
35,000.00 |
Phillip Hancock |
09/17 |
San Antonio Texas Open |
Ron Streck |
265 |
-15 |
1 |
40,000.00 |
Hubert Green,Lon Hinkle |
09/24 |
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
Tom Watson |
270 |
N/A |
3 |
40,000.00 |
Ed Sneed |
10/01 |
World Series of Golf |
Gil Morgan * |
278 |
- 2 |
0 |
100,000.00 |
Hubert Green |
10/29 |
Pensacola Open |
Mac McLendon * |
272 |
-16 |
0 |
25,000.00 |
Mike Reid |
11/05 |
Walt Disney World National Team Championship |
|
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
20,000.00
20,000.00 |
Bobby Wadkins,Lanny Wadkins |
12/03 |
Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team |
|
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
|
Bobby Wadkins,Lanny Wadkins |
* indicates a playoff.
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