Played as the Tournoi Perrier de Paris (April 27-30; Eurpn Tr unofficial money event; two-man teams playing fourball, foursome and greensome formats). Second-placed team of Australia (Mike Clayton & Peter O'Malley) finished 3 shots behind Spain (Seve Ballesteros & José María Olazábal). [Vert course, Saint Cloud GC, Garches, nr Paris].

Played as the Peugeot Spanish Open. Second-placed Ignacio Garrido (Esp) and Jose Rivero (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the last of Ballesteros' three Spanish Open wins. [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].

Played as the Mercedes German Masters (Sept 30-Oct 3). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Ernie Els (RSA) and José María Olazábal (Esp) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Berliner G&CC Motzener See, Motzen, nr Berlin].

Played as the Benson & Hedges International Open (May 5-8). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Nicklaus course, St Mellion Intl Resort, St Mellion, Cornwall].

Played as the Turespana Open de Baleares (March 5-8). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Jesper Parnevik (Swe) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole. [No.I course, Golf Santa Ponsa, Santa Ponça, Mallorca].

Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (Feb 6-9; European Tour event). Seve Ballesteros (Esp) beat Ronan Rafferty (N.Ire) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].

Ballesteros (Esp) won his sixth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1991 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £545,354 on the Tour. Steven Richardson (Eng) was second with £393,155; Colin Montgomerie (Scot) was third with £376,575.

Played as the Volvo PGA Championship (May 24-27). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Colin Montgomerie (Scot) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 1st). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Ballesteros (Esp) won his third European Tour Golfer of the Year Award, determined by a panel of representatives from the European Tour, golf writers, and TV and radio commentators.

Played as the Dunhill British Masters (May 30-Jun 2). Second-placed Eamonn Darcy (Ire), David Gilford (Eng), Tony Johnstone (Zim), Sam Torrance (Scot) and Keith Waters (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Ian Woosnam (Wales) was second with 69.86; Bernhard Langer (Ger) was third with 70.08.

Played as The Crowns - International Invitation Golf (May 2-5; Japan Tr event; aka the Chunichi Crowns). Second-placed Roger MacKay (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded the last of his six Japan Tour wins. [Wago course, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan].

Played as the Toyota World Match Play Championship (Oct 17-20). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Nick Price (Zim) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final, to win this event for the fifth time. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Played as the Renault Open de Baleares (March 8-11). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Magnus Persson (Swe) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Golf Son Vida, nr Palma, Mallorca].

Played as the Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play (May 4-7). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Denis Durnian (Eng) 4 and 3 in the final. [Old course, St Pierre Hotel & CC, Chepstow, S Wales].

Played as the Ebel European Masters Swiss Open. Second-placed Craig Parry (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].

Played as the Cepsa Madrid Open. Second-placed Howard Clark (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].

Ballesteros (Esp) won his fifth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1998 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £451,559 on the Tour. Nick Faldo (Eng) was second with £347,971; Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) was third with £285,964. Ballesteros received a £50,000 bonus as the Order of Merit winner.

Played as the Scandinavian Enterprise Open (July 28-31). Second-placed Gerry Taylor (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Royal Drottningholm GC, nr Stockholm; at the time known as Drottningholm GC].

Played as the Manufactures Hanover Westchester Classic (June 9-12). Ballesteros (Esp) beat David Frost (RSA), Greg Norman (Aus) and Ken Green (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his last PGA Tour win in the United States (later in the year he won the Open Championship at Royal Lytham, his ninth and final PGA Tour win). [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].

Played as the Trophee Lancome. Won by Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].

Played as the German Open. Second-placed Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 5 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

Played as the VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Nov 10-13; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Yasuhiro Funatogawa (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his fifth Japan Tour win. [Gotemba course, Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Jpn].

Ballesteros (Esp) won his second European Tour Golfer of the Year Award, determined by a panel of representatives from the European Tour, golf writers, and TV and radio commentators.

The Open Championship (117th) (July 14-18). Second-placed Nick Price (Zim) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his third Open Championship title. [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].

Played as the inaugural Mallorca Open de Baleares (March 10-13). Second-placed José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 6 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [No.I course, Golf Santa Ponsa, Santa Ponça, Mallorca].

Played as the Suze Open (April 16-19). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Ian Woosnam (Wales) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Cannes Mougins GCC, Mougins, nr Cannes, France].

Ballesteros (Esp) won the European Tour Golfer of the Year Award, determined by a panel of representatives from the European Tour, golf writers, and TV and radio commentators.

Played as the Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open (June 25-28). Second-placed Mark McNulty (Zim) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his 30th European Tour win. [Monte-Carlo GC, Mont Agel, La Turbie, French Riviera].

Played as the Peugeot Open de France. Second-placed Vicente Fernández (Arg) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Ballesteros (Esp). This was the last of four French Open wins for Ballesteros. [Vallée course, Racing Club de France (RCF), La Boulie GC, Versailles, nr Paris].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Mark McNulty (Zim) was second with 70.32; Ian Baker-Finch (Aus) was third with 70.45.

Ballesteros (Esp) won his fourth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1986 Epson Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £242,208 on the Tour. Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) was second with £136,775; Howard Clark (Eng) was third with £121,902.

Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Rodger Davis (Aus) and Mark McNulty (Zim) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Ballesteros (Esp). This was the last of three Irish Open wins for Ballesteros. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].

Played as the KLM Dutch Open (July 24-27). Second-placed José Rivero (Esp) finished 8 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who claimed the last of his three Dutch Open titles. Tournament played over 70 holes. [Noordwijkse GC, Noordwijk, Neth.].

Played as the Trophee Lancome. Langer (Ger) and Ballesteros (Esp) tied for this championship. There was no playoff due to darkness falling. [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].

Played as the Dunhill British Masters (June 5-8). Second-placed Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].

Played as the Sanyo Open (Sept 19-22). Second-placed Jeff Hawkes (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [Real (Royal) GC El Prat, Terrassa, Barcelona].

Played as the Peugeot Open de France. Second-placed Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the third of four French Open wins for Ballesteros. [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].

Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Ballesteros (Esp) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. This was the second of three Irish Open wins for Ballesteros. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].

Played as the Benson & Hedges Spanish Open. Second-placed Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the second of Ballesteros' three Spanish Open wins. [CG Vallromanes, Vallromanes, nr Barcelona].

Played as the Suntory World Match Play Championship (Sept 26-29). Defending champion Ballesteros (Esp) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final. Langer was also runner-up to Ballesteros the year before. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with 69.59; Sandy Lyle (Scot) was third with 69.83.

Played as the USF&G Classic (March 14-17). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) and Peter Jacobsen (USA) finished 2 shots behind Seve Ballesteros (Esp). Event reduced to 54 holes due to a Saturday third round washout. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].

The Open Championship (113th) (July 19-22). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) and defending champion Tom Watson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), whose successful 12-foot birdie putt at the last was followed by a wonderfully exuberant fist pump celebration. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].

Played as the Sun City Golf Challenge (Dec 6-9; unofficial event; limited field of 10 top tour professionals). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Ballesteros (Esp). [Gary Player CC, Sun City Resort, North West Prov, South Africa].

Played as the Suntory World Match Play Championship (Sept 27-30). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Played as the Sun City Golf Challenge (Dec 1-4; unofficial event; limited field of 10 top tour professionals). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng), David Graham (Aus) and Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) finished 5 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Gary Player CC, Sun City Resort, North West Prov, South Africa].

Played as the Manufactures Hanover Westchester Classic (June 9-12). Second-placed Andy Bean (USA) and Craig Stadler (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].

Played as the Trophee Lancome. Won by Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].

Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the first of three Irish Open wins for Ballesteros. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].

The Masters Tournament (47th) (April 7-11). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) and Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 4 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was Seve's second Masters win, completed on a Monday after earlier rain interruptions. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].

Played as the Sun Alliance PGA Championship (May 27-30). Second-placed Ken Brown (Scot) and Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his 20th European Tour win. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].

Played as the Cepsa Madrid Open. Second-placed Jose Maria Canizares (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].

Played as the Suntory World Match Play Championship (Oct 14-17). Defending champion Ballesteros (Esp) beat Sandy Lyle (Scot) at the 37th hole in the final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Nick Faldo (Eng) was second with 70.59; Sandy Lyle (Scot) was third with 70.86.

Played as the Paco Rabanne Open de France. Second-placed and defending champion Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the second of four French Open wins for Ballesteros. [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].

Played as the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Nov 19-22; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), whose first prize equated to US$63,636. [Phoenix CC, Miyazaki, Japan].

Played as the Suntory World Match Play Championship (Oct 8-11). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Ben Crenshaw (USA) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Played as the Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Ch'ship. Bill Dunk (Aus) finished in second place behind Ballesteros (Esp).

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with 70.56; Greg Norman (Aus) was third with 70.57.

Played as the Scandinavian Enterprise Open (July 2-5). Second-placed Antonio Garrido (Esp) finished shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Linköping GC, Östergötland, Sweden].

Played as the Benson & Hedges Spanish Open. Second-placed Steve Martin (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp). This was the first of Ballesteros' three Spanish Open wins. [Real (Royal) GC El Prat, El Prat de Llobregat, nr Barcelona Airport. Club now located in Terrassa, nr Barcelona].

Played as the Martini International (May 15-18). Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his second win in this event in three years. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Sandy Lyle (Scot) was second with 70.74; Greg Norman (Aus) was third with 70.85.

Played as the Madrid Open. Second-placed Manuel Pinero (Esp) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].

The Masters Tournament (44th) (April 10-13). Second-placed Gibby Gilbert (USA) and Jack Newton (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). Celebrating his 23rd birthday during the tournament, Ballesteros became the youngest winner of the Masters, and first European to put on the coveted green jacket. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].

Played as the Dutch Open (July 24-27). Second-placed Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who won this event for the second time. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].

Played as the inaugural Lada English Golf Classic (June 29-Jul 1). Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) and Simon Hobday (RSA) finished 6 shots behind Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [Brabazon course, The Belfry, Wishaw, nr Birmingham].

The Open Championship (108th) (July 18-21). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].

Played as the Scandinavian Enterprise Open (Aug 3-6). Second-placed Dale Hayes (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Vasatorps GK, Helsingborg, Sweden].

Played as the Braun German Open. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne, Germany].

Played as the Japan Open (Nov 2-5; Japanese major ch'ship). Defending champion Ballesteros (Esp) beat Graham Marsh (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [West course, Yokohama CC, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan].

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

Played as the Swiss Open. Second-placed Manuel Pinero (Esp) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Ballesteros (Esp). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Neil Coles (Eng) was second with 71.57; Greg Norman (Aus) was third with 71.58.

Ballesteros (Esp) won his third straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1978 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Ballesteros accumulated 47,177 pts; Dale Hayes (RSA) was second with 30,204 pts; Nick Faldo (Eng) was third with 28,495 pts. Ballesteros also topped the Tour's 1978 Prize Money List with £54,348; Hayes was second with £43,890; Faldo was third with £37,911.

Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (Mar 30-Apr 2). Second-placed Jack Renner (USA) and Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Ballesteros (Esp). [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].

Played as the Martini International (May 18-21). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. [Old course, Royal Automobile Club GC, Epsom, Surrey].

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].

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 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].

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.

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.

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].

Ballesteros (Esp) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1976 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Ballesteros accumulated 21,494.82 pts; Eamonn Darcy (Ire) was second with 16,740.87 pts; Sam Torrance (Scot) was third with 16,627.16 pts. Ballesteros also topped the Tour's 1976 Prize Money List with £39,503; Darcy was second with £25,026; Brian Barnes (Scot) was third with £23,350.

Ballesteros (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour, with 70.83. Antonio Garrido (Esp) was second with 70.91; Eamonn Darcy (Ire) was third with 71.16. Graham Marsh (Aus) averaged 70.55, but played in only five tournaments (20 rounds).

Played as the Dutch Open (Aug 5-8). Second-placed Howard Clark (Eng) finished 8 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who claimed the first of his 50 European Tour wins. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].

Played as the Trophee Lancome. Won by Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].