Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
1st prize ($ )
Notes
Jan 11
NBC Tucson Open
Arizona
Johnny Miller (16)
274 (−14)
40,000
Jan 18
Phoenix Open
Arizona
Bob Gilder (1)
268 (−16)
40,000
Jan 25
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
California
Ben Crenshaw (2)
281 (−7)
37,000
Feb 1
Hawaiian Open
Hawaii
Ben Crenshaw (3)
270 (−18)
46,000
Feb 8
Bob Hope Desert Classic
California
Johnny Miller (17)
344 (−16)
36,000
Feb 15
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
California
J. C. Snead (5)
272 (−16)
36,000
Feb 22
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
California
Hale Irwin (6)
272 (−12)
37,000
Mar 1
Tournament Players Championship
Florida
Jack Nicklaus (60)
269 (−19)
60,000
Mar 7
Florida Citrus Open
Florida
Hale Irwin (7)
270 (−18)
40,000
Mar 14
Doral-Eastern Open
Florida
Hubert Green (9)
270 (−18)
40,000
Mar 21
Greater Jacksonville Open
Florida
Hubert Green (10)
276 (−12)
35,000
Mar 28
Sea Pines Heritage Classic
South Carolina
Hubert Green (11)
274 (−10)
43,000
Apr 4
Greater Greensboro Open
North Carolina
Al Geiberger (8)
268 (−16)
46,000
Apr 11
Masters Tournament
Georgia
Raymond Floyd (7)
271 (−17)
40,000
Apr 11
Magnolia State Classic
Mississippi
Dennis Meyer (n/a)
271 (−9)
7,000
Satellite event
Apr 18
MONY Tournament of Champions
California
Don January (10)
277 (−11)
45,000
Apr 18
Tallahassee Open
Florida
Gary Koch (1)
277 (−11)
16,000
Alternate event
Apr 25
First NBC New Orleans Open
Louisiana
Larry Ziegler (3)
274 (−14)
35,000
May 2
Houston Open
Texas
Lee Elder (2)
278 (−10)
40,000
May 9
Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Texas
Mark Hayes (1)
273 (−11)
40,000
May 16
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
Lee Trevino (21)
273 (−7)
40,000
May 23
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
Tennessee
Gibby Gilbert (2)
273 (−15)
40,000
May 30
Memorial Tournament
Ohio
Roger Maltbie (3)
288 (E)
40,000
Jun 6
IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic
Pennsylvania
Tom Kite (1)
277 (−7)
40,000
Jun 13
Kemper Open
North Carolina
Joe Inman (1)
277 (−11)
50,000
Jun 20
U.S. Open
Georgia
Jerry Pate (1)
277 (−3)
42,000
Jun 27
Western Open
Illinois
Al Geiberger (9)
288 (+4)
40,000
Jul 4
Greater Milwaukee Open
Wisconsin
Dave Hill (13)
270 (−18)
26,000
Jul 10
British Open
England
Johnny Miller (18)
279 (−9)
13,500
Jul 11
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
Illinois
John Lister (1)
268 (−16)
20,000
Jul 18
American Express Westchester Classic
New York
David Graham (2)
272 (−12)
60,000
Jul 25
Canadian Open
Canada
Jerry Pate (2)
267 (−13)
40,000
Aug 1
Pleasant Valley Classic
Massachusetts
Buddy Allin (5)
277 (−7)
40,000
Aug 8
B.C. Open
New York
Bob Wynn (1)
271 (−13)
40,000
Aug 16
PGA Championship
Maryland
Dave Stockton (10)
281 (+1)
45,000
Aug 22
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Connecticut
Rik Massengale (2)
266 (−18)
42,000
Aug 29
American Golf Classic
Ohio
David Graham (3)
274 (−14)
40,000
Sep 5
World Series of Golf
Ohio
Jack Nicklaus (61)
275 (−5)
100,000
Sep 12
World Open Golf Championship
North Carolina
Raymond Floyd (8)
274 (−10)
40,000
Sep 19
Ohio Kings Island Open
Ohio
Ben Crenshaw (4)
271 (−9)
30,000
Sep 26
Kaiser International Open Invitational
California
J. C. Snead (6)
274 (−14)
35,000
Oct 3
Sahara Invitational
Nevada
George Archer (12)
271 (−13)
27,000
Oct 17
San Antonio Texas Open
Texas
Butch Baird (2)
273 (−15)
25,000
Oct 24
Southern Open
Georgia
Mac McLendon (2)
274 (−6)
25,000
Nov 1
Pensacola Open
Florida
Mark Hayes (2)
275 (−9)
25,000
Nov 7
Walt Disney World National Team Championship
Florida
Woody Blackburn (1) Billy Kratzert (1)
260 (−28)
20,000 (each)