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The '''1979 European Tour''' was a series of [[golf]] tournaments that comprised the [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland)|Professional Golfers' Association]] (PGA) European Golf Tour. It was the first time the circuit carried the ''European Tour'' name and is officially recognised as the eighth season of the [[PGA European Tour]]. |
The '''1979 European Tour''' was a series of [[golf]] tournaments that comprised the [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland)|Professional Golfers' Association]] (PGA) European Tournament Players' Division (ETPD) run ''PGA European Golf Tour''. It was the first time the circuit carried the ''European Tour'' name and is officially recognised as the eighth season of the [[PGA European Tour]]. |
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Historically, the PGA's Order of Merit only included tournaments in Great Britain and Ireland, but in 1972 events in [[continental Europe]] were included for the first time. The circuit and organisation evolved further over the following years, and adopted the title ''PGA European Golf Tour'' for the 1979 season.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |work=[[PGA European Tour]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |archive-date=4 April 2010}}</ref> |
Historically, the PGA's Order of Merit only included tournaments in Great Britain and Ireland, but in 1972 events in [[continental Europe]] were included for the first time. The circuit and organisation evolved further over the following years, and adopted the title ''PGA European Golf Tour'' for the 1979 season.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |work=[[PGA European Tour]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |archive-date=4 April 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:31, 27 January 2020
The 1979 European Tour was a series of golf tournaments that comprised the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) European Tournament Players' Division (ETPD) run PGA European Golf Tour. It was the first time the circuit carried the European Tour name and is officially recognised as the eighth season of the PGA European Tour.
Historically, the PGA's Order of Merit only included tournaments in Great Britain and Ireland, but in 1972 events in continental Europe were included for the first time. The circuit and organisation evolved further over the following years, and adopted the title PGA European Golf Tour for the 1979 season.[1]
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle.
Zeitplan
The table below shows the 1979 European Tour schedule which was made up of 24 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England, Wales and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Welsh Golf Classic and Lada English Golf Classic, and the return of the Lancome Trophy.
The three major championships played in the United States were not part of the tour at the time, but victories in them have since been retrospectively counted as official tour wins.
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 12–15 Apr | Masters Tournament | Vereinigte Staaten |  Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a)
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| 14–17 Jun | U.S. Open | Vereinigte Staaten | Hale Irwin (n/a)
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| 2–5 Aug | PGA Championship | Vereinigte Staaten |  David Graham (n/a)
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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 | Land | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle |  Scotland |
49,233 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros |  Spanien |
47,411 |
| 3 | Mark James |  England |
38,534 |
| 4 | Dale Hayes |  Südafrika |
32,540 |
| 5 | Michael King | England |
29,725 |
| 6 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
28,204 |
| 7 | Ken Brown | Scotland |
25,407 |
| 8 | Antonio Garrido | Spanien |
24,665 |
| 9 | Tony Jacklin | England |
22,179 |
| 10 | Neil Coles | England |
21,351 |
See also
References
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010.