1976 European Tour
The 1976 European Tour was the fifth 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 1976 European Tour schedule which was made up of 22 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. The other tournaments were mostly held in England and Scotland. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Greater Manchester Open, the Uniroyal International and the Lancome Trophy, and the Benson & Hedges Festival being retitled as the Benson and Hedges International Open.
*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 |
39,504 |
| 2 | Eamonn Darcy |  Ireland |
25,027 |
| 3 | Sam Torrance |  Scotland |
20,917 |
| 4 | Manuel Piñero | Spain |
19,946 |
| 5 | Tommy Horton |  England |
22,781 |
| 6 | Neil Coles | England |
20,543 |
| 7 | Martin Foster | England |
17,436 |
| 8 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
23,350 |
| 9 | Baldovino Dassù |  Italy |
13,405 |
| 10 | Simon Hobday |  South Africa |
15,196 |
