1978 European Tour
Dates Tournament Host country Winner
12-15 Apr Portuguese Open Portugal Howard Clark ( 1 )
19-22 Apr Spanish Open Spain Brian Barnes ( 5 )
26-29 Apr Madrid Open Spain Howard Clark ( 2 )
4-7 May Italian Open Italy Dale Hayes ( 2 )
12-15 May French Open France Dale Hayes ( 3 )
18-21 May Martini International England Seve Ballesteros ( 5 )
26-29 May Colgate PGA Championship England Nick Faldo ( 2 )
1-4 Jun B.A./Avis Open Jersey Brian Huggett ( 2 )
8-11 Jun Belgian Open Belgium Noel Ratcliffe ( 1 )
15-18 Jun Greater Manchester Open England Brian Barnes ( 6 )
28 Jun - 1 Jul Sun Alliance Match Play Championship Scotland Mark James ( 1 )
12-15 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Jack Nicklaus ( n/a )
21-23 Jul Dutch Open Netherlands Bob Byman ( 3 )
27-30 Jul Braun German Open West Germany Seve Ballesteros ( 6 )
3-6 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Seve Ballesteros ( 7 )
9-12 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Lee Trevino ( n/a )
24-27 Aug Carroll 's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Ken Brown ( 1 )
31 Aug - 3 Sep Swiss Open Switzerland Seve Ballesteros ( 8 )
14-17 Sep Tournament Players Championship England Brian Waites ( 1 )
4-7 Oct Dunlop Masters Wales Tommy Horton ( 4 )
Schedule
The table below shows the 1978 European Tour schedule which was made up of 21 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 Belgian Open , the B.A./Avis Open in Jersey , and the European Open , and the loss of the Kerrygold International , the Uniroyal International Championship , the Callers of Newcastle , the Skol Lager Individual and the Lancome Trophy .
The 1978 European Tour was the seventh official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association. The Order of Merit was won by Spain's Seve Ballesteros.