1976 European Tour
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The 1976 European Tour, titled as the 1976 PGA Tournament Players' Division,[1] was the fifth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 8 April 1976 – 24 October 1976 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21 |
| Most wins | Baldovino Dassù (2) Sam Torrance (2) |
| Order of Merit | Seve Ballesteros |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Mark James |
← 1975 1977 → | |
Changes for 1976
The season was made up of 21 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting tournaments that later became known as "Approved Special Events". The schedule included the major national opens around Europe, with the other tournaments mostly held in England and Scotland.[2]
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Greater Manchester Open and the Uniroyal International;[3] along with non-counting events the Cacharel World Under-25 Championship and the Lancome Trophy; and the Benson & Hedges Festival being retitled as the Benson & Hedges International Open.
Schedule
Summarize
Perspective
The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.[4][5]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball | England | 12,000 |  Eamonn Darcy and Christy O'Connor Jnr |
Team event |
| 5 Jun | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | Eamonn Darcy |
New tournament |
| 3 Jul | Phillip Morris International | France | n/a |  Team USA |
Team event |
| 21 Aug | Double Diamond International | Scotland | 25,000 |  Team England |
Team event |
| 18 Sep |
T.P.D. Under-25 Championship | England | 5,000 | Howard Clark |
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| 9 Oct | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship | England | 75,000 |  David Graham |
Limited-field event |
| 17 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | US$40,000 |  Seve Ballesteros |
New to European Tour |
| 12 Dec | World Cup | United States | US$4,200 | Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero |
Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | US$2,100 |  Ernesto Pérez Acosta |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5][6][7]
| Position | Player | Points | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 21,495 | 39,504 |
| 2 | Eamonn Darcy | 16,741 | 25,027 |
| 3 |  Sam Torrance | 16,627 | 20,917 |
| 4 | Manuel Piñero | 16,474 | 19,946 |
| 5 | Tommy Horton | 16,185 | 22,781 |
| 6 | Neil Coles | 15,976 | 20,543 |
| 7 | Martin Foster | 12,669 | 17,436 |
| 8 | Brian Barnes | 12,256 | 23,350 |
| 9 |  Baldovino Dassù | 11,961 | 13,405 |
| 10 |  Simon Hobday | 11,893 | 15,196 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Mark James | [8] |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
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