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In 2019, Pebble Beach Golf Links will celebrate its 100th birthday and host its sixth U.S. Open. To commemorate these milestones, each issue of LINKS Magazine and LINKSdigital between now and then will tell the unique story that is Pebble Beach. Those articles will also be shared here on our website.

I f you don’t remember what golf was like in the summer of 1977—when the PGA Championship came to Pebble Beach for the first (and so far only) time—the pressing issues of the day included unusual weather and equipment’s effect on the game. Sound familiar?

California was suffering one of its worst droughts in 1976–77, and, as a result, course conditions were far from optimal. According to the resort’s official history, “The little water available was used to perfect the greens. The rough was hard and consisted mainly of drought-resistant weeds. The fairways were not a lot better. The rye-seeded fairways were brown, and in many areas the dry ground had formed cracks in the soil. To adjust for the small fissure, tournament officials adopted a local rule that allowed relief should one’s ball come to rest in such an area.”

As for equipment, many prominent players were in a sweat as they learned that their clubs didn’t conform to the Rules of Golf because grooves in their irons were too wide. Although a discrepancy of just a few hundredths of an inch, the weeks leading up to the PGA saw players disqualified, Tour officials scrutinizing clubfaces, and equipment companies scrambling.

Then there was the mystery of Lanny Wadkins, who’d been voted the Tour’s rookie of the year in 1972, won twice in 1973, and disappeared (largely due to health issues), with only six top-10 finishes from 1974–1976. In the majors, Wadkins had three top-10s in 1973, but from the 1974 Masters up to the 1977 PGA, he skipped more majors than he played in (eight to seven).

Early in the 1977 season, things were looking up for Lanny, with two second-place finishes. So it wasn’t a surprise to see him on the PGA Championship leaderboard surrounded by the game’s biggest names.

Gene Littler—who’d been on Tour since the mid-1950s and was still winning in the 1970s—held the lead by himself after each of the first three rounds. Among those in contention were Charles Coody, Tom Watson (who’d already won five times that year, including at Augusta National and Turnberry), and, of course, Jack Nicklaus (who had three wins plus second-place finishes at the two majors Watson won).

Wadkins was tied for fifth place after the first round, tied for third after the second round, and tied for fourth after the third round. Starting the final round, Wadkins was six shots behind Littler, who looked unbeatable, going one under par on Sunday’s front nine. But the wheels came off on the back, where Littler was five over with bogeys on five of the first six holes.

Nicklaus made a run at the Wanamaker Trophy: Having started the final round four shots behind Littler, they were tied with just a few holes to go. As Wadkins birdied 18 to reach 6-under for the tournament, Nicklaus was teeing off on 17, the par three where he’d famously hit the flagstick to set up a birdie in the 1972 U.S. Open. But this time his ball bounced off the green into thick rough, leading to a two-putt bogey that along with a par on 18 left him one shot behind Wadkins.

Littler also found the rough on 17, but managed to hole a long putt for par, then parred 18 to tie Wadkins and set up the first sudden-death in major-championship history (the PGA had adopted a sudden-death format that year). The 27-year-old Wadkins took a gulp from a friend’s beer and went off to face the 47-year-old Littler.

On the first hole at Pebble Beach, Wadkins made a tough up-and-down from greenside rough to tie. Both players birdied the second. On the par-four 3rd hole, Littler was short with his approach while Wadkins was long; Littler hit his chip shot fat, missed a 20-foot putt, and took a bogey. Wadkins delicately popped his ball from behind the green and stopped it four feet short, leaving a touchy downhill putt that he rolled in for the win.

From that point, Wadkins began living up to expectations, winning another 17 Tour events between 1977 and 1992. He didn’t win another major, but had 14 top-10 finishes through 1993. Meanwhile, Littler became a stalwart of the early Champions Tour, with eight victories from 1983 to 1989 and 10 other senior victories.

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1977 PGA Tour

The 1977 PGA Tour was the 62nd season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the ninth season since separating from the PGA of America .

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The following table lists official events during the 1977 season. [1]

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]

↑ 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.
1 2 Official money; unofficial win.
↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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The 1977 PGA Championship at Pebble Beach: Ridiculousness and sublimity served a twist

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – With all the pomp and circumstance of the U.S. Open’s long and storied history at Pebble Beach, as well as the course’s glorious 100th anniversary this year, it’s easy to forget that the PGA Championship also was contested by the shores of Carmel Bay, and that it gave us as zany, wild and dramatic a major as it has at many of its U.S. Opens.

First came the ridiculous: The PGA decided to test clubs at a major championship for the first time in 30 years. The issue was the width of the Ping iron’s grooves; we’re talking about the thickness of a dollar bill, a few thousandths of an inch. But as we all know, when hitting a 1.62 ounce ball that’s 1.68 inches in diameter towards a four-and-a-quarter in cup, those thousandths of an inch mean a few feet of backspin and control. At the highest level, it’s quite an advantage.

It led to madcap scenes. Just one hour before tee time on Thursday, Tom Watson found out that his entire set of irons was non-conforming. In 1977, Watson was the game’s best player. He’d won five times that season, including the Masters and British Open, seizing both in swashbuckling mano-a-mano duels with no less a personage than Jack Nicklaus. Watson also tied for seventh at the U.S. Open at Southern Hills in Oklahoma, and he had already won the Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach earlier that year, in January. And now here he was minutes before the season’s last major – the only major he never won in his career as it turned out – and he’s running around the practice putting green like a demented Hobbit.

“Who’s got extra clubs? Who’s got clubs? I’ll take anything. Anything!” he panted desperately.

Finally, he corralled a set of MacGregors from Roger Maltbie. How ironic. He was now playing the same clubs that Jack Nicklaus used against him, and which he beat back both times.

But back then, Watson could play with a rake and an Easter egg and still contend, and with just eight practice shots, he shot an opening 4-under 68. For the record, Ray Floyd’s irons were also non-conforming. He lost his whole set, Hale Irwin lost two irons, and Tom Weiskopf lost a wedge. Jack Nicklaus’s clubs were fine.

(In 1948 at Riviera when they went after MacGregor clubs, anyone playing them had to have the irons filed down. That included Hogan, Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demeret. Nevertheless, Hogan fired an 8-under 276 aggregate, breaking the all-time Open scoring record by a whopping five shots. Grooves? What grooves?)

So were Gene Littler’s, and the diminutive, but smooth and sweet swinging old man quickly stole the headlines from the young Turks that had formerly relegated him to the role of bit player or extra on the Tour. But Littler was a sly old fox. He’d rope-a-dope people into sleeping on him with his aw-shucks drawl and hayseed quotes.

“The winner is usually the one who scrapes it around the goodest,” he once said in what is definitely not the King’s English, but was close enough for jazz in his home town of San Diego.

Littler burst on to the scene winning the 1953 U.S. Amateur at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, a Perry Maxwell and Alister Mackenzie masterpiece. Then his closing 68 at Oakland Hills won him the 1961 U.S. Open. Littler also had particular success and memorable highlights at Pebble Beach. He captured the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am in 1975, becoming the only player to win the event as both a professional and an amateur. He took home the team competition as a 23-year-old amateur in 1954, and also was a two-time medalist of the California State Amateur at Pebble Beach, winning the 1953 title.

Feeling right at home, Littler brought the sublimity to the tournament; he played magnificent golf for three-and-a-half days. He held the outright lead after Round 1 with an opening 5-under 67, one ahead of Tom Watson, two ahead of Jack Nicklaus and Lanny Wadkins, and three ahead of Johnny Miller. Littler followed with a 3-under 69 on Friday to take a two-shot lead over Jerry McGee. Nicklaus and Wadkins were now four back. A third-round 70 got Littler to 10 under, four ahead of Nicklaus and six clear of Watson and Wadkins, and he even increased the lead to five as he made the turn on Sunday.

But then the back nine at Pebble Beach did what the back nine at Pebble Beach does so often: turn golfer’s carriages into pumpkins.

Littler bogeyed 10 when he couldn’t save par from the greenside bunker. Then he three-putted 12 for a bogey. He bogeyed the 13th after a squirrely second shot, a mediocre chip and a fanned putt. He bogeyed 14 after hitting into a fairway bunker. And he bogeyed the 15th with another unforced error, a short iron that ended up in a bunker.

Meanwhile, fresh off a birdie on 18, Lanny Wadkins watched Littler miss a short putt that would have won him the Wanamaker trophy and, told he had to head out right away, he grabbed Dan Jenkins’s beer out of his hand shouting “Gimme that.” He chugged half, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, shouted, “That ought to do it,” and dripping suds on the locker room floor, he high-tailed it to the first tee for the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history, which he won with a par on the third extra hole.

The final twist had arrived. First Wadkins made up six shots in 6 holes. Then he saved par from deep rough on one to extend the playoff. Then he lasered in the four-footer that gave him the only major victory of his illustrious career. It was also the last time Gene the Machine contended at a major, ending a an era of grace and excellence.

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The Masters Tournament (41st) (April 7-10). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Watson (USA). This was the first of Watson's two Masters wins, secured after another epic last-day battle with Jack Nicklaus. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].

The Open Championship (106th) (July 6-9). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). The Ailsa Course provided the setting for Watson's famous "duel in the sun" with Nicklaus. This was the second of Watson's five Open Championship wins. [Ailsa course, Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire].

The US Open (77th) (Jun 16-19). Second-placed Lou Graham (USA) finished 1 shot behind 30-year-old Hubert Green (USA), who recorded the first of his two major championship wins. [Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma].

PGA of America

The US PGA Championship (59th) (Aug 11-14). Wadkins (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole, to record his first and only major championship win. This was the first time a sudden-death playoff was used in a stroke-play major championship. [Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA].

The Amateur Championship (82nd). Peter McEvoy (Eng) beat Hugh Campbell (Scot) 5 and 4 in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].

The US Amateur Championship (77th) (Aug 31-Sept 5). John Fought (USA) beat Doug Fischesser (USA) 9 and 8 in the 36-hole final. [Aronimink GC, Newton Square, PA].

Played as the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Wood (USA) beat David Games (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [Scarlet course, Ohio State University GC, Columbus, Ohio].

Played as the Bob Hope Desert Classic (Feb 9-13). Second-placed Bruce Lietzke (USA) finished 6 shots behind Massengale (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [La Quinta CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Bermuda Dunes CC; Indian Wells CC; Tamarisk CC].

Played as the Argentine Masters (Torneo de Maestros) (for the first time since 1974, and the last time until 1997). Tommy Aaron (USA) and Peter Townsend (Eng) finished in second place behind Molina (Arg). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].

Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Vicente Fernandez (Arg) finished in second place behind Molina (Arg), who won this title for the third straight time. [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].

Played as the Florida Citrus Open (March 3-6). Second-placed Dale Hayes (RSA) and Joe Inman (USA) finished 2 shots behind Koch (USA). [Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, FL].

Played as the Atlanta Classic (May 26-29). Second-placed Steve Veriato (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Irwin (USA). [Atlanta CC, Marietta, Georgia].

Played as the B.C. Open (Sept 8-11). Second-placed Lee Elder (USA) finished 5 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Morgan (USA). [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].

Played as the Western Open (June 23-26). Second-placed Wally Armstrong (USA) and Johnny Miller (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA), who recorded the second of his three wins in this event. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].

Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Lou Graham (USA) and Manuel Pinero (Esp) finished in second place behind Fernandez (Arg). [Sao Paulo GC, Santo Amoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil].

Played as the Buick Open (Sept 1-4; first time as a full PGA Tour event since 1969). Second-placed Fred Marti (USA) finished 1 shot behind 29-year-old Bobby Cole (RSA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Flint Elks CC, Grand Blanc, nr Flint, Michigan].

Played as the Canadian Open (July 21-24). Second-placed Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Lee Trevino (USA), who recorded the second of his three wins in this event. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].

Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 12-15). Second-placed John Schroeder (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ben Crenshaw (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].

Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 5-8). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 2 shots behind Floyd (USA). [Preston Trail GC, Dallas, TX].

Jackie Gleason

Played as Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic (Feb 24-27). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 5 shots behind Nicklaus (USA). [East course, Inverrary CC, Ft Lauderdale, FL].

Played as the Colombian Open (Abierto de Colombia). Won by Hancock (USA). [Club El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia].

Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (March 10-13). Second-placed David Graham (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Andy Bean (USA), who secured the first of his 11 PGA Tour wins on the occasion of his 24th birthday. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].

Andy Williams

Played as the Andy Williams San Diego Open Invitational (Jan 27-30). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA) and John Schroeder (USA) finished 5 shots behind Watson (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].

Glen Campbell

Played as the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open (Feb 17-20). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Purtzer (USA). [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].

Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Morris Hatalsky (USA), Gary McCord (USA) and Mike Morley (USA) finished 2 shots behind Dave Eichelberger (USA), who recorded his second win in this event and second PGA Tour win. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].

Played as the Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Leonard Thompson (USA) finished 5 shots behind Irwin (USA). [No.2 course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].

Played as the Sea Pines Heritage Classic (March 24-27). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Marsh (Aus), who recorded his only win on the PGA Tour. [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].

Played as the Houston Open (Apr 28-May 1). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 3 shots behind Littler (USA), who recorded the last of his 29 PGA Tour wins. [The Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX. Course used was based on the current back-nine of the Tournament course and part of the neighbouring Panther Trail course].

Played as the Jamaica Open. Won by Rose (Jam).

Played as the Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Ch'ship (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Winning team: Jerry Pate (USA) & Hollis Stacy (USA). Second-place: Curtis Strange (USA) & Nancy Lopez (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].

Played as the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad City Open (July 7-10). Second-placed Bob Murphy (USA) and Victor Regalado (Mex) finished 2 shots behind Morley (USA), who recorded his only PGA Tour win. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].

Kemper Insurance

Played as the Kemper Open (June 2-5). Second-placed George Burns (USA) and Bill Rogers (USA) finished 2 shots behind Tom Weiskopf (USA), who recorded the last of his three wins in this event. [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC].

Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 19-22). Second-placed Hubert Green (USA) finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus (USA). [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].

Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf) (for the last time until 1980). Seve Ballesteros (Esp) finished in second place behind Casper (USA). [CC Chiluca, Ciudad López Mateos, nr Mexico City].

Anheuser-Busch

Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (Sep 29-Oct 2; formerly the Kaiser Intl Open Invitational). Second-placed George Archer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Miller Barber (USA), who recorded his second win in this event and tenth PGA Tour win overall. [North course, Silverado Resort, Napa, CA].

Played as the Pleasant Valley Classic (July 14-17). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Raymond Floyd (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

Played as the First NBC New Orleans Open (April 21-24). Second-placed Stan Lee (USA) finished 3 shots behind 26-year-old Jim Simons (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].

Played as the Ohio Kings Island Open (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mike Hill (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. ["The Grizzly" course, City of Mason Golf Ctr, Mason, OH; at the time called Nicklaus Golf Ctr].

Bing Crosby

Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 20-23). Second-placed Tony Jacklin (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC (Shore course)].

Played as the Pensacola Open (Oct 27-30). Second-placed Curtis Strange (USA) finished 2 shots behind Thompson (USA), who recorded the second of his three PGA Tour wins. [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].

Played as the IVB Philadelphia Golf Classic (July 28-31). Second-placed Bob Shearer (Aus) and John Lister (NZ) finished 4 shots behind Jerry McGee (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Whitemarsh Valley CC, Lafayette Hill, nr Philadelphia, PA].

Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 6-9). Pate (USA) beat Dave Stockton (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the Tournament Players Championship (March 17-20). Second-placed Mike McCullough (USA) finished 2 shots behind Hayes (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Sawgrass CC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Played on the Oceanside course, a combination of the East & West nines].

Played as the Magnolia State Classic (April 7-10; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Second-placed Orville Moody (USA) and Gary Groh (USA) finished 3 shots behind McCullough (USA). [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].

Played as the MONY Tournament of Champions (April 14-17). Nicklaus (USA) beat Bruce Lietzke (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. This was the last of Nicklaus's five wins in this event. [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].

Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 3-6). Second-placed Don January (USA) and Takashi Murakami (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Bruce Lietzke (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].

Played as the Southern Open (Oct 20-23). Second-placed Johnny Miller (USA), Phil Hancock (USA), Steve Taylor (USA) and defending champion Mac McLendon (USA) finished 7 shots behind Jerry Pate (USA). [Green Island CC, Columbus, Georgia].

American Express

Played as the American Express Westchester Classic (Aug 18-21). Second-placed George Archer (USA) finished 2 shots behind North (USA), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].

Danny Thomas

Played as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (June 9-12). Second-placed Jerry McGee (USA) and Gary Player (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Geiberger (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. Geiberger posted the first ever sub-60 round in a PGA Tour event, with a 13-under par 59 in the second round. [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].

Played as the Tallahassee Open (April 14-17). Sneed (USA) beat Lon Hinkle (USA) with a 12-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole. [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, FL].

Played as the San Antonio Texas Open (Oct 13-16). Second-placed Miller Barber (USA) finished 2 shots behind Hale Irwin (USA). [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Played as the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (Aug 4-7). Second-placed Grier Jones (USA) and Larry Nelson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Billy Kratzert (USA), who claimed the second of his four PGA Tour wins. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].

Joe Garagiola

Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 13-16). 25-year-old Bruce Lietzke (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) with an 82-foot birdie putt at the fourth playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].

Disney World

Played as the Walt Disney World National Team Championship (Nov 3-6; two-man team event). Second-placed Steve Melnyk (USA) & Andy North (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gibby Gilbert (USA) & Grier Jones (USA). This was the last of three PGA Tour wins for both Gilbert and Jones. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].

Played as the World Series of Golf (Sept 2-5). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) and Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 5 shots behind Lanny Wadkins (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].

Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (Mar 31-Apr 3). Second-placed George Burns (USA) and Larry Nelson (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Edwards (USA). [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].

Benson & Hedges

Played as the Benson & Hedges International Open (May 11-14). Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Garrido (Esp). [Fulford GC, York, North Yorkshire].

Played as the Penfold PGA Championship (May 25-28). Second-placed Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Piñero (Esp), the first Spanish winner of this event. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].

Played as the Dunlop Masters (Sept 28-Oct 1). Hunt (Eng) beat Brian Barnes (Scot) at the third playoff hole. [Lindrick GC, Worksop, Nottinghamshire].

Sun Alliance

Played as the Sun Alliance Match Play Championship (May 18-21). Baiocchi (RSA) beat Brian Huggett (Wales) 6 and 5 in the 18-hole final. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].

Played as the Callers of Newcastle Championship (Jul 28-31; one-off Eurpn Tr event). Fourie (RSA) beat Ángel Gallardo (Esp) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record his only win on the European Tour. Peter Butler (Eng) and Tommy Horton (Eng) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Whitley Bay GC, nr Newcastle upon Tyne, England].

Played as the Skol Lager Individual (Aug 16/17; 36-hole strokeplay event that preceded the Double Diamond Intl team event). 20-year-old Faldo (Eng) beat Craig DeFoy (Wales) and Chris Witcher (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to claim his first European Tour win. [King's course, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire].

Played as the Dutch Open (Aug 11-14). Second-placed Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Byman (USA), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].

Played as the Swiss Open. Second-placed John Schroeder (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].

Played as the French Open. Second-placed Manuel Piñero (Esp), Antonio Garrido (Esp), John Bland (RSA) and Ian Stanley (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the first of four French Open wins for Ballesteros. [La Mer course, Le Touquet GC, Nord-Pas-de-Calais].

Played as the German Open (Aug 4-7). Second-placed Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 2 shots behind his compatriot Tienie Britz (RSA). This was Britz' first and only European Tour title, although he had won nine years earlier on the European "circuit". [Düsseldorfer GC, Ratingen, nr Düsseldorf].

Played as the Greater Manchester Open (June 16-19). Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot), John Morgan (Eng) and Ken Brown (Scot) finished 8 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Darcy (Ire). [Wilmslow GC, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire].

Played as the Hassan II Trophy (unofficial limited-field event). Billy Casper (USA) finished in second place behind Trevino (USA). [Red course, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].

Carroll & Co.

Played as Carroll's Irish Open (Aug 25-28). Second-placed and defending champion Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 1 shot behind Green (USA). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].

Played as the Italian Open. Gallardo (Esp) beat Brian Barnes (Scot) in a playoff. [Red course, GC Monticello, Cassina Rizzardi, nr Como].

Played as the Kerrygold International (June 2-5). Second-placed Martin Foster (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Higgins (Ire), who recorded his only European Tour win. [Waterville Links, Co. Kerry, Ireland].

Played as the Madrid Open. Second-placed Francisco Abreu (Esp) finished 7 shots behind Garrido (Esp). [Real (Royal) Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo, Madrid].

Played as the Martini International (June 8-11). Second-placed Simon Hobday (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Norman (Aus), who recorded the first of his 14 European Tour wins. [Rosemount course, Blairgowrie GC, Blairgowrie, Perthshire].

Played as the Portuguese Open (Apr 6-9; European Tr season-opener). Second-placed Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 2 shots behind 23-year-old Manuel Ramos (Esp), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].

Scandinavian Enterprise

Played as the Scandinavian Enterprise Open (July 21-24). Second-placed and defending champion Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Byman (USA), who recorded the first of his four European Tour wins. [Royal Drottningholm GC, nr Stockholm; at the time known as Drottningholm GC].

Played as the Spanish Open. Second-placed Francisco Abreu (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Gallacher (Scot). [South course, La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia].

Played as the inaugural European Tournament Players Championship (Sept 7-10). Second-placed Peter Dawson (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Coles (Eng). [Bernard Hunt course, Foxhills Resort, Ottershaw, Surrey; at the time known as the Chertsey course].

Played as the Trophee Lancome. Marsh (Aus) won after a playoff. [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].

Played as the Uniroyal International Championship (June 22-25). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Nick Faldo (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Combination of holes from High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Played as the Colgate World Match Play Championship (Oct 5-8; field of 16 players). Marsh (Aus) beat Raymond Floyd (USA) 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Played as the Hong Kong Open (Asian circuit event). Second-placed Teruo Sugihara (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Hsieh (Taiw). [Hong Kong GC, Fanling; composite of 10 holes from Eden course, 8 from the New; at the time known as Royal Hong Kong GC].

Played as the Indian Open. Second-placed Yoshihiro Hayashi (Jpn), Peter Thomson (Aus) and Mya Aye (Burma) finished 1 shot behind Jones (Aus). [Delhi GC, New Delhi, India].

Played as the Indonesian Open (March 17-20; Asian circuit event). Burrows (Eng/USA) beat defending champion Mya Aye (Burma/Myanmar) at the third playoff hole. [Jaya Ancol GC, Jakarta, Indonesia; course now permanently closed].

Played as the Korea Open (April 14-17; Asian circuit event). Second-placed Min-nan Hsieh (Taiw) finished 1 shot behind Ho (Taiw). [Tae-Ryeung GC, nr Seoul, S Kor; at the time known as Korea Military Academy GC].

Played as the KPGA Championship (Sept 6-9; Korean Tr event). Il-ahn Lee (S Kor) finished in second place behind Tae-ho Cho (S Kor). [Anyang CC, Gunpo, Gyeonggi, S Korea; now called Anyang Benest CC].

Played as the Malaysian Open. Won by Ginn (Aus). [Old course, Royal Selangor GC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia].

Played as the Philippine Open (Asian circuit season opener). Second-placed Min-nan Hsieh (Taiw) and Chi-hsiung Kuo (Taiw) finished 5 shots behind Yung-yo Hsieh (Taiw). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].

Played as the Rolex Masters (Asian circuit event). Won by Chang (Taiw). [Bukit course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].

Played as the Singapore Open. Won by Hsu (Taiw). [Bukit course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].

Played as the China Open. Second-placed Chi-hsiung Kuo (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind Hsieh (Taiw). [Linkou International G&CC, Taipei, Taiwan].

Played as the Thailand Open. Won by Akitomi (Jpn).

Second-placed Hubert Green (USA) and Rudy Lavares (Phil) finished 3 shots behind Player (RSA), who won the International Trophy for best individual score in the World Cup of Golf. Team winners of the Cup: Seve Ballesteros & Antonio Garrido (Esp). [Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].

Played as the United States-Japan Professional Golf Match (Nov 10-13; Japan Tr event; individual low score winner). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn). [Harima CC, Ono, Hyogo, Japan].

Bridgestone

Played as the Bridgestone Tournament (Oct 27-30; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Heruo Yasuda (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Kobayashi (Jpn), who recorded his first Japan Tour win. [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].

Played as the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Nov 24-27; Japan Tr event). Won by 20-year-old Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Phoenix CC, Miyazaki, Japan].

Played as the Japan Open (Nov 17-20; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Takashi Murakami (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind 20-year-old wire-to-wire winner Ballesteros (Esp). [Narashino CC, Inzai, Chiba].

PGA of Japan

Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Sept 22-25; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Teruo Sugihara (Jpn) and Yoshitaka Yamamoto (Jpn) finished shots behind 22-year-old Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn), who recorded his first win in a Japanese major championship. [West course, Nihon Line GC, Kani, Gifu, Jpn].

Played as the Golf Nippon Series (Nov 30-Dec 4; Japanese major ch'ship and season-ending event). Won by Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn). [Co-hosted by Yomiuri CC, Nishinomiya, Hyogo and Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Inagi, nr Tokyo].

Played as the Taiheiyo Club Pacific Masters (Oct 6-9; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Mike Morley (USA) and Teruo Sugihara (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind first-time Japan Tour winner Rogers (USA). [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].

Played as the Chunichi Crowns - International Invitation Golf (Apr 28-May 1; Japan Tr event). Won by Marsh (Aus), who recorded his tenth Japan Tour win. [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Pepsi / Wilson

Played as the Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (May 26-29). Won by Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn). [West course, Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, Japan].

NZ Airlines

Played as the New Zealand Airlines Open (Oct 20-23). David Good (Aus) beat Billy Dunk (Aus) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 16th). [Titirangi GC, New Lynn, Auckland, NZ].

Played as the Australian Open (Nov 17-20). Second-placed Don January (USA), Bruce Lietzke (USA) and John Lister (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Graham (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].

Played as the Telecom Australian PGA Ch'ship. M. Ferguson finished in second place behind Cahill (Aus).

Played as the New Zealand Open (Dec 8-11). Second-placed Terry Gale (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Byman (USA), who recorded his first and only Australia Tour win. [Royal Auckland & Grange GC, Papatoetoe, Auckland; at the time known as Auckland GC, Middlemore].

Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Jan 6-9). Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) and John Downie (Eng) finished 1 shot behind defending champion John Lister (NZ), who birdied the final hole to clinch the last of his three wins in this event. [Mount Maunganui GC, Tauranga, NZ].

Played as the Kenya Open. Won by Higgins (Ire). [Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya].

Played as the Dunlop South African Masters. Second-placed Simon Hobday (RSA) and Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Player (RSA). [Kensington GC, Johannesburg, S Africa. Course no longer exists; club merged with Royal Johannesburg GC in 1998].

Yellow Pages

Played as the Yellow Pages South African Open. Second-placed Dale Hayes (RSA) and Bobby Cole (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Player (RSA). This was the eleventh of 13 South African Open wins for Player. [East course, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Jo'burg, RSA].

Played as the Lexington PGA Championship. Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Bland (RSA). [The Wanderers GC, Ilovo, Johannesburg, RSA].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Francisco Abreu (Esp) was second with 71.63; Bob Byman (USA) was third with 71.68.

Watson (USA) won the PGA of America Vardon Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour.

Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) won his third Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 1977 season earnings of Yn35,932,608 from Japan Tour events and golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA).

Watson (USA) was the PGA Tour 1977 leading money winner, with earnings of $310,653 on the Tour. Jack Nicklaus (USA) was second with $284,509; Lanny Wadkins was third with $244,882.

Asia Circuit

Hsieh (Taiw) won the Asia Golf Circuit 1977 Order of Merit, accumulating the most pts from Asia's top 10 professional events. Second was Mya Aye (Burma).

Shearer (Aus) won his second Australia/NZ Tour Order of Merit.

Ballesteros (Esp) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1977 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Ballesteros accumulated 28,699 pts; Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) was second with 24,158 pts; Antonio Garrido (Esp) was third with 19,727 pts. Ballesteros also topped the Tour's 1977 Prize Money List with £46,435; Baiocchi was second with £32,251; Manuel Pinero (Esp) was third with £26,569.

S Africa Tr

1977/78 South Africa Tour Order of Merit. Won by Bland (RSA).

Watson (USA) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).

Nick Faldo (Eng) won the European Tour 1977 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Faldo finished eighth on the Tour's (points-based) Order of Merit; he won £23,977 in prize money during the season.

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Take a look at some answers to frequently asked questions about the PGA Championship:

Still holding down the second spot?

Correct. The PGA Championship moved from the major finale in August to the second of the season in May, in 2019. Then 2020 came and the golf calendar was reorganized because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA was contested again in August, after the U.S. Open and ahead of the Masters. Things returned to order in ’21 and, for the foreseeable future, the PGA of America’s crown jewel sits in its spring spot.

Wait, isn’t this the championship of the PGA Tour?

Sigh. No, this is not the championship of the PGA Tour. That would be considered The Players Championship. This is the championship of the PGA of America.

Why the need to designate “of America”? What else would it be – the PGA of Timbuktu?

Obviously we need a history lesson here. We’ll keep it as brief as possible. There used to be one PGA – the “of America” one, which was founded in 1916. In 1968, action was begun that resulted in an eventual split into the PGA of America and the PGA Tour.

Why the split?

The original golf pros were the people who work at golf clubs. You know, the ones who sell us logoed ball markers and take our green fees when they’re not trying to cure our slices by giving us lessons. The better players among them also played the national tournament circuit.

As golf grew in popularity and tournaments became more lucrative, a class of pros evolved who were tournament players first and foremost. If they held a club job, it was often ceremonial.

Over time, more of these pros discarded the idea of working at a club at all, instead devoting full time to tournament play.

OK, I follow you so far.

So now you had one organization, the PGA of America, trying to represent the interests of two entirely different types of “golf pros.” No surprise that the root of the dispute was money, specifically what to do with what was becoming a windfall in rights fees from the TV networks. The tournament players, a group that included Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, wanted that money to go to increased tournament purses, while the club pros wanted it to go into the PGA’s general fund. Eventually the touring pros broke off on their own. The PGA of America remained in place, representing the traditional “club” pros.

If the PGA of America was no longer going to represent the interests of tournament players, why does it still have a championship? And why is it a major?

It wanted to keep the PGA Championship alive for many reasons, not the least of which is that it generates considerable revenue. As for your second question, that is a big ol’ can of worms for another day. We will say this, however. For most of the PGA Championship’s existence, it has had a justifiable status as a major. Whether that will ever change, whether it will ever be replaced in the major rotation by The Players Championship is anyone’s guess. But golf is a game that respects – and clings to – tradition.

Anything else about its history that sets it apart?

The most obvious thing is that from its inception in 1916 through 1957, the PGA was a match-play tournament. It has been periodically suggested that it return to match play, but that is not considered likely. Prior to the shift to May in 2019, it was previously held during this month in 1949, when Sam Snead won.

We get the May thing, but why no longer match play?

Worst-case scenario – all the highly seeded “name” players get eliminated before the final. If you’re a TV network that has spent big bucks to televise this event, do you want two guys you’re never heard of in the final?

Speaking of the final, what’s the name of the winner’s trophy?

It’s called the Wanamaker Trophy, and it was named after Rodman Wanamaker, a department store magnate who was influential in the formation of the PGA.

How does a player qualify for this major?

There are 13 ways, based on the 2023 criteria (will be updated when PGA releases full 2024 criteria):

All former winners of the PGA Championship
Winners of the last five Masters (2019-23)
Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2018-22)
Winners of the last five Open Championships (2017-22) [Note: Canceled in 2020]
Winners of the last three Players Championships (2021-23)
The top three on the OWGR’s International Federation Ranking List as of April 24, 2023
Winner of 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2022 PGA Championship
The top 20 finishers from the 2023 PGA Professional Championship
The top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship points from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 7, 2023)
Playing members of the last named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2021), provided they remain in the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 7, 2023
Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments whose victories are considered official, from the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson
If necessary to complete the 156-person field, those players beyond the top 70 players who are eligible and who have earned the most PGA Championship points from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 7, 2023) in order of their position on such a list

Are LIV Golf players eligible?

Yes, as long as they meet the above criteria.

I probably should have asked this a lot earlier, but what does PGA stand for?

Professional Golfers’ Association. Remember, in the early years of the 20th century, pros were looked down upon. It was only natural that they band together under one umbrella organization.

Let’s get to the tournament itself. The Masters has Jack Nicklaus winning at age 46 in 1986 and Tiger Woods’ remarkable turns in ’97 and ’19. The U.S. Open has 20-year-old Francis Ouimet upsetting two of the top British pros in 1913 and Arnold Palmer’s charge in 1960. The Open Championship has the Duel in the Sun in 1977 and Woods destroying the field in 2000. So, what have been the most memorable PGAs?

It would be hard to beat a then-unknown John Daly winning in 1991. He got into the tournament as ninth – ninth! – alternate, then torched the course with a combination of absurdly long driving and incredible touch around the greens. Then there was Bob Tway holing a final-hole bunker shot to beat Greg Norman in 1986 – something we didn’t yet know would become a trend. And who could have predicted that the player who would give Woods his toughest test would be one of his former junior-golf rivals, Bob May, who did everything except beat him in 2000? And, of course, there was 2021, when Phil Mickelson, at age 51, became the oldest-ever major champion.

What happened last year?

Brooks Koepka won his third Wanamaker trophy at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York. The LIV Golf player shot 72-66-66-67 to win by two shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler.

Who has won the most PGA Championships?

Nicklaus and Walter Hagen have each won five times. Woods has won four times. Woods has twice won back-to-back in this major, in 1999-2000 and 2006-07.

Where are they playing?

Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The venue is owned by the PGA of America and has hosted three PGA Championships. Mark Brooks won in a playoff over Kenny Perry in 1996. Tiger Woods prevailed in a playoff over Bob May in 2000. And, Rory McIlroy beat Phil Mickelson by a stroke in 2014. Valhalla also hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup, won by the U.S.

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