1978 European Tour
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.
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 three majors played in the United States were not official money events, but wins in them were retroactively made official.
Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros |  Spain |
54,348 |
| 2 | Dale Hayes |  South Africa |
43,891 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo |  England |
37,912 |
| 4 | Ken Brown |  Scotland |
29,843 |
| 5 | Howard Clark | England |
32,739 |
| 6 | Neil Coles | England |
30,348 |
| 7 | Mark James | England |
27,861 |
| 8 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
23,386 |
| 9 | Bernard Gallacher | Scotland |
21,812 |
| 10 | Tommy Horton | England |
18,007 |
