The following table lists official events during the 1977 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner(s)[ a]
Notes
Jan 9
Phoenix Open Arizona
200,000
Jerry Pate (3)
Jan 16
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona
200,000
Bruce Lietzke (1)
Jan 23
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California
200,000
Tom Watson (4)Pro-Am
Jan 30
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California
180,000
Tom Watson (5)
Feb 6
Hawaiian Open Hawaii
240,000
Bruce Lietzke (2)
Feb 13
Bob Hope Desert Classic California
200,000
Rik Massengale (3)Pro-Am
Feb 20
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California
200,000
Tom Purtzer (1)
Feb 27
Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida
250,000
Jack Nicklaus (62)
Mar 7
Florida Citrus Open Florida
200,000
Gary Koch (2)
Mar 13
Doral-Eastern Open Florida
200,000
Andy Bean (1)
Mar 20
Tournament Players Championship Florida
300,000
Mark Hayes (3)Special event
Mar 27
Heritage Classic South Carolina
225,000
Graham Marsh (1)Invitational
Apr 3
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina
235,000
Danny Edwards (1)
Apr 10
Masters Tournament Georgia
280,477
Tom Watson Major championship
Apr 10
Magnolia Classic Mississippi
35,000
Mike McCullough (n/a)Second Tour[ b]
Apr 17
MONY Tournament of Champions California
225,000
Jack Nicklaus (63)Winners-only event
Apr 17
Tallahassee Open Florida
80,000
Ed Sneed (3)Alternate event
Apr 24
First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana
175,000
Jim Simons (1)
May 1
Houston Open Texas
200,000
Gene Littler (29)
May 8
Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas
200,000
Raymond Floyd (9)
May 15
Colonial National Invitation Texas
200,000
Ben Crenshaw (5)Invitational
May 15
Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma
45,000
Tom Storey (n/a)Second Tour[ b]
May 23
Memorial Tournament Ohio
225,000
Jack Nicklaus (64)Invitational
May 29
Atlanta Classic Georgia
200,000
Hale Irwin (8)
Jun 5
Kemper Open North Carolina
250,000
Tom Weiskopf (13)
Jun 12
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee
200,000
Al Geiberger (10)
Jun 19
U.S. Open Oklahoma
200,000
Hubert Green Major championship
Jun 26
Western Open Illinois
200,000
Tom Watson (7)
Jul 3
Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin
130,000
Dave Eichelberger (2)
Jul 9
The Open Championship Scotland
£100,000
Tom Watson Major championship [ c]
Jul 10
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois
125,000
Mike Morley (1)Alternate event
Jul 17
Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts
250,000
Raymond Floyd (10)
Jul 24
Canadian Open Canada
225,000
Lee Trevino (22)
Jul 31
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania
200,000
Jerry McGee (2)
Aug 7
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut
210,000
Billy Kratzert (2)
Aug 14
PGA Championship California
250,000
Lanny Wadkins Major championship
Aug 21
American Express Westchester Classic New York
300,000
Andy North (1)
Aug 28
Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic North Carolina
250,000
Hale Irwin (9)
Sep 4
Buick Open Michigan
100,000
Bobby Cole (1)Alternate event
Sep 5
World Series of Golf Ohio
400,000
Lanny Wadkins (5)Limited-field event
Sep 11
B.C. Open New York
200,000
Gil Morgan (1)
Sep 25
Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio
150,000
Mike Hill (3)
Oct 2
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California
200,000
Miller Barber (10)
Oct 16
San Antonio Texas Open Texas
150,000
Hale Irwin (10)
Oct 23
Southern Open Georgia
125,000
Jerry Pate (4)
Oct 30
Pensacola Open Florida
125,000
Leonard Thompson (2)
Nov 6
Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida
200,000
Gibby Gilbert (3) and Grier Jones (3)Team event
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 2] [ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Tom Watson 310,653
2
Jack Nicklaus 284,509
3
Lanny Wadkins 244,882
4
Hale Irwin 221,456
5
Bruce Lietzke 202,156
6
Tom Weiskopf 197,369
7
Raymond Floyd 163,261
8
Miller Barber 148,320
9
Hubert Green 140,255
10
Billy Kratzert 134,758
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
^ a b Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "1978 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023 .^ "The Top money-winners in 1977" Progress Bulletin . Pomona, California. November 13, 1977. p. 51 (52 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Watson's $310,653 third best on all-time PGA money list" Valley News . Van Nuys, California. November 2, 1977. p. 28 (2 in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Watson Named Player of Year" The Kansas City Times . Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1977. p. 102. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Another trophy for Watson" Birmingham Evening Mail . Birmingham, United Kingdom. December 7, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Tom Watson (5)
Seve Ballesteros and
Gary Player