Английская Википедия:1979 European Tour
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox golf season The 1979 European Tour, titled as the 1979 PGA European Golf Tour,[1] was the eighth season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1979
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Welsh Golf Classic and Lada English Golf Classic. A new team event was also planned for France, replacing the Sumrie Better-Ball,[2] but it was not held.
The tour's money list was retitled as the "Official money list", having previously been known as the "Order of Merit".[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.[3]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | Шаблон:Flagdeco Team USA | Team event |
| 30 Sep | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | Шаблон:Flagicon Bernhard Langer | |
| 14 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 130,000 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Rogers | Limited-field event |
| 28 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 45,000 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Miller | |
| 11 Nov | World Cup | Greece | n/a | Шаблон:Flagicon Hale Irwin and Шаблон:Flagicon John Mahaffey |
Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | Шаблон:Flagicon Hale Irwin |
Official money list
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sandy Lyle | 49,232 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Seve Ballesteros | 47,411 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark James | 38,534 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dale Hayes | 32,540 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael King | 29,724 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 28,203 |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Brown | 25,406 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Antonio Garrido | 24,664 |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 22,178 |
| 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Neil Coles | 21,350 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Miller | [5] |
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