| Date
|
Tournament
|
Location
|
Purse
(US$)
|
Winner(s)[a]
|
Notes
|
| Jan 12 |
Phoenix Open |
Arizona |
150,000 |
 Johnny Miller (12) |
|
| Jan 19 |
Dean Martin Tucson Open |
Arizona |
200,000 |
Johnny Miller (13) |
|
| Jan 26 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California |
185,000 |
Gene Littler (26) |
Pro-Am
|
| Feb 3 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii |
220,000 |
Gary Groh (1) |
|
| Feb 9 |
Bob Hope Desert Classic |
California |
160,000 |
Johnny Miller (14) |
Pro-Am
|
| Feb 16 |
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational |
California |
170,000 |
J. C. Snead (4) |
|
| Feb 23 |
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open |
California |
150,000 |
Pat Fitzsimons (1) |
|
| Mar 2 |
Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic |
Florida |
260,000 |
Bob Murphy (4) |
|
| Mar 9 |
Florida Citrus Open |
Florida |
200,000 |
Lee Trevino (20) |
|
| Mar 16 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
Florida |
150,000 |
Jack Nicklaus (55) |
|
| Mar 23 |
Greater Jacksonville Open |
Florida |
150,000 |
Larry Ziegler (2) |
|
| Mar 30 |
Sea Pines Heritage Classic |
South Carolina |
200,000 |
Jack Nicklaus (56) |
Invitational
|
| Apr 6 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina |
225,000 |
Tom Weiskopf (11) |
|
| Apr 13 |
Masters Tournament |
Georgia |
242,750 |
Jack Nicklaus (57) |
Major championship
|
| Apr 13 |
Magnolia Classic |
Mississippi |
35,000 |
Bob Wynn (n/a) |
Second Tour[b]
|
| Apr 20 |
Pensacola Open |
Florida |
125,000 |
Jerry McGee (1) |
|
| Apr 27 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
California |
200,000 |
Al Geiberger (6) |
Winners-only event
|
| Apr 27 |
Tallahassee Open |
Florida |
60,000 |
Rik Massengale (1) |
Alternate event
|
| May 4 |
Houston Open |
Texas |
150,000 |
 Bruce Crampton (14) |
|
| May 12 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas |
175,000 |
Tom Watson (2) |
|
| May 18 |
First NBC New Orleans Open |
Louisiana |
150,000 |
Billy Casper (51) |
|
| May 25 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Tennessee |
175,000 |
Gene Littler (27) |
|
| Jun 1 |
Atlanta Classic |
Georgia |
225,000 |
Hale Irwin (4) |
|
| Jun 8 |
Kemper Open |
North Carolina |
250,000 |
Raymond Floyd (6) |
|
| Jun 16 |
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |
Pennsylvania |
150,000 |
Tom Jenkins (1) |
|
| Jun 23 |
U.S. Open |
Illinois |
236,200 |
Lou Graham (3) |
Major championship
|
| Jun 30 |
Western Open |
Illinois |
200,000 |
Hale Irwin (5) |
|
| Jul 6 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
130,000 |
Art Wall Jr. (14) |
|
| Jul 13 |
The Open Championship |
Scotland |
£75,000 |
Tom Watson (3) |
Major championship[c]
|
| Jul 13 |
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open |
Illinois |
75,000 |
Roger Maltbie (1) |
Alternate event
|
| Jul 20 |
Pleasant Valley Classic |
Massachusetts |
200,000 |
Roger Maltbie (2) |
|
| Jul 27 |
Canadian Open |
Canada |
200,000 |
Tom Weiskopf (12) |
|
| Aug 3 |
Westchester Classic |
New York |
250,000 |
Gene Littler (28) |
|
| Aug 10 |
PGA Championship |
Ohio |
225,000 |
Jack Nicklaus (58) |
Major championship
|
| Aug 17 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut |
200,000 |
Don Bies (1) |
|
| Aug 24 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Texas |
250,000 |
Al Geiberger (7) |
Special event
|
| Sep 1 |
B.C. Open |
New York |
175,000 |
Don Iverson (1) |
|
| Sep 7 |
Southern Open |
Georgia |
100,000 |
Hubert Green (8) |
|
| Sep 14 |
World Open Golf Championship |
North Carolina |
200,000 |
Jack Nicklaus (59) |
|
| Sep 28 |
Sahara Invitational |
Nevada |
135,000 |
Dave Hill (12) |
|
| Oct 5 |
Kaiser International Open Invitational |
California |
175,000 |
Johnny Miller (15) |
|
| Oct 19 |
San Antonio Texas Open |
Texas |
125,000 |
Don January (9) |
|
| Oct 26 |
Walt Disney World National Team Championship |
Florida |
100,000 |
Jim Colbert (5) and
Dean Refram (2) |
Team event
|
Jack Nicklaus (5)
Bruce Crampton
