1978 PGA Tour


The 1978 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to November 5. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tom Watson won the most tournaments, five, and there were seven 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 1978 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 Notes
Jan 8Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizona Tom Watson 274 40,000
Jan 15Phoenix OpenArizona Miller Barber 272 40,000
Jan 23Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia Tom Watson 280 45,000
Jan 29Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia Jay Haas 278 40,000
Feb 5Hawaiian OpenHawaii Hubert Green 274 50,000
Feb 13Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia Bill Rogers 339 45,000
Feb 19Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia Gil Morgan 278 40,000
Feb 26Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida Jack Nicklaus 276 50,000
Mar 6Florida Citrus OpenFlorida Mac McLendon 271 40,000
Mar 12Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida Tom Weiskopf 272 40,000
Mar 19Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida Jack Nicklaus 289 60,000
Mar 26Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina Hubert Green 277 45,000
Apr 2Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina Seve Ballesteros 282 48,000
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia Gary Player 277 45,000
Apr 9Magnolia State ClassicMississippi Craig Stadler 268 7,000Satellite event
Apr 16MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia Gary Player 281 45,000
Apr 16Tallahassee OpenFlorida Barry Jaeckel 273 16,000Alternate event
Apr 23Houston OpenTexas Gary Player 270 40,000
Apr 30First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisiana Lon Hinkle 271 40,000
May 7Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas Tom Watson 272 40,000
May 14Colonial National InvitationTexas Lee Trevino 268 40,000
May 21Memorial TournamentOhio Jim Simons 284 50,000
May 28Atlanta ClassicGeorgia Jerry Heard 269 40,000
Jun 4Kemper OpenNorth Carolina Andy Bean 273 60,000
Jun 11Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee Andy Bean 277 50,000
Jun 18U.S. OpenColorado Andy North 285 45,000
Jun 18Buick-Goodwrench OpenMichigan Jack Newton 280 20,000Alternate event
Jun 25Canadian OpenCanada Bruce Lietzke 283 50,000
Jul 2Western OpenIllinois Andy Bean 282 45,000
Jul 9Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin Lee Elder 275 30,000
Jul 15British OpenScotland Jack Nicklaus 281 23,750
Jul 16Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinois Victor Regalado 269 30,000
Jul 23IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania Jack Nicklaus 270 50,000
Jul 30Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut Rod Funseth 264 42,000
Aug 6PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania John Mahaffey 276 50,000
Aug 13American Optical ClassicMassachusetts John Mahaffey 270 45,000
Aug 20American Express Westchester ClassicNew York Lee Elder 274 60,000
Aug 27Colgate Hall of Fame ClassicNorth Carolina Tom Watson 277 50,000
Sep 4B.C. OpenNew York Tom Kite 267 45,000
Sep 10Southern OpenGeorgia Jerry Pate 269 35,000
Sep 17San Antonio Texas OpenTexas Ron Streck 265 40,000
Sep 24Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicCalifornia Tom Watson 270 40,000
Oct 1World Series of GolfOhio Gil Morgan 278 100,000
Oct 29Pensacola OpenFlorida Mac McLendon 272 25,000
Nov 5Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida Wayne Levi
Bob Mann
254 40,000

Awards