Earnings For European Tour, 1978
Earnings Years:
Below is the rank of earnings for the European Tour during the 1978 tournament year.
| Rank | Player | Location | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | ESP | €54,348 |
| 2 | Dale Hayes | RSA | €43,891 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo | ENG | €37,912 |
| 5 | Howard Clark | ENG | €32,739 |
| 6 | Neil Coles | ENG | €30,348 |
| 16 | Simon Owen | NZL | €30,038 |
| 4 | Ken Brown | SCO | €29,843 |
| 7 | Mark James | ENG | €27,861 |
| 8 | Brian Barnes | SCO | €23,386 |
| 9 | Bernard Gallacher | SCO | €21,812 |
| 12 | Manuel Pi Ero | ESP | €18,344 |
| 11 | Noel Ratcliffe | AUS | €18,034 |
| 10 | Tommy Horton | ENG | €18,007 |
| 13 | Brian Waites | ENG | €17,219 |
| 14 | Bob Charles | NZL | €16,165 |
| 19 | Sam Torrance | SCO | €14,559 |
| 23 | Antonio Garrido | ESP | €14,523 |
| 20 | John O Leary | IRL | €14,418 |
| 18 | Brian Huggett | WAL | €14,292 |
| 17 | Malcolm Gregson | ENG | €13,012 |
| 15 | Greg Norman | AUS | €12,566 |
| 22 | John Bland | RSA | €11,768 |
| 21 | Jose Maria Ca Izares | ESP | €11,753 |
| 27 | Hugh Baiocchi | RSA | €11,467 |
| 25 | Manuel Ballesteros | ESP | €10,596 |
| 34 | Eamonn Darcy | IRL | €10,556 |
| 32 | Gary Cullen | ENG | €10,319 |
| 33 | Peter Townsend | ENG | €10,133 |
| 28 | John Morgan | ENG | €10,070 |
| 31 | John Fourie | RSA | €9,770 |
| 35 | Michael King | ENG | €9,384 |
| 38 | Peter Dawson | ENG | €9,365 |
| 36 | Guy Hunt | ENG | €9,256 |
| 41 | Nick Job | ENG | €9,065 |
| 30 | Tienie Britz | RSA | €9,027 |
| 42 | Carl Mason | ENG | €8,844 |
| 50 | Christy O Connor Jnr | IRL | €8,421 |
| 29 | Simon Hobday | RSA | €8,415 |
| 37 | Tony Jacklin | ENG | €7,548 |
| 47 | Pip Elson | ENG | €7,330 |
| 51 | Nick Price | ZIM | €7,229 |
| 40 | Bernhard Langer | GER | €7,006 |
| 44 | Angel Gallardo | ESP | €6,920 |
| 39 | Denis Durnian | ENG | €6,541 |
| 48 | Manuel Calero | ESP | €6,067 |
| 43 | Mark Mcnulty | IRL | €5,988 |
| 75 | Doug Mcclelland | ENG | €5,611 |
| 45 | Chris Tickner | AUS | €5,600 |
| 49 | Sandy Lyle | SCO | €5,234 |
| 46 | Jeff Hawkes | RSA | €5,174 |
| 54 | Bobby Verwey | RSA | €5,070 |
| 56 | Martin Foster | ENG | €4,996 |
| 59 | Baldovino Dassu | ITA | €4,860 |
| 58 | Francisco Abreu | ESP | €4,700 |
| 57 | Peter Butler | ENG | €4,642 |
| 61 | Rodger Davis | AUS | €4,624 |
| 60 | John Hammond | USA | €3,988 |
| 52 | Maurice Bembridge | ENG | €3,909 |
| 74 | David Jagger | ENG | €3,890 |
| 76 | Craig Defoy | WAL | €3,625 |
| 55 | David Ingram | SCO | €3,408 |
| 82 | David Vaughan | WAL | €3,331 |
| 63 | Bill Longmuir | SCO | €3,131 |
| 62 | Ernesto P Acosta | MEX | €3,026 |
| 86 | Andrew Chandler | ENG | €2,881 |
| 67 | Des Smyth | IRL | €2,729 |
| 88 | Peter Cowen | ENG | €2,622 |
| 65 | Priscillo Diniz | BRA | €2,617 |
| 68 | Bob Wynn | USA | €2,585 |
| 66 | Jeff Hall | ENG | €2,523 |
| 71 | Peter Tupling | ENG | €2,424 |
| 69 | Gordon J Brand | ENG | €2,403 |
| 73 | Norman Wood | SCO | €2,318 |
| 81 | Ian Stanley | AUS | €2,193 |
| 70 | Steve Martin | SCO | €2,150 |
| 72 | John Fowler | ENG | €2,049 |
| 92 | David Jones | NIR | €2,034 |
| 85 | Ewen Murray | SCO | €2,001 |
| 108 | Vaughan Somers | AUS | €1,933 |
| 79 | Tony Charnley | ENG | €1,897 |
| 78 | Denis Watson | RSA | €1,870 |
| 77 | David Dunk | ENG | €1,842 |
| 87 | Liam Higgins | IRL | €1,756 |
| 80 | Jaime Gallardo | ESP | €1,686 |
| 109 | Andries Oosthuizen Am | RSA | €1,506 |
| 89 | Mike Ferguson | AUS | €1,453 |
| 101 | Donald Armour | SCO | €1,440 |
| 114 | John Garner | ENG | €1,406 |
| 90 | Christy O Connor | IRL | €1,388 |
| 99 | Philippe Toussaint | BEL | €1,378 |
| 96 | Martin Poxon | ENG | €1,366 |
| 105 | Phil Weaver Usa | USA | €1,355 |
| 98 | Jimmy Heggarty | NIR | €1,062 |
| 95 | Jannie Le Grange | RSA | €1,000 |
| 100 | William Milne | SCO | €937 |
| 104 | Mike Inglis | ENG | €850 |
| 126 | Lionel Platts | ENG | €809 |
| 130 | David J Russell | ENG | €667 |
| 133 | Rafael Gallardo | ESP | €595 |
| 116 | Ian Mosey | ENG | €593 |
| 142 | Garry Harvey | SCO | €589 |
| 118 | Armando Saavedra | ARG | €561 |
| 127 | Richard Emery | ENG | €558 |
| 119 | Andrew Bownes | ENG | €551 |
| 139 | Mike Ingham | ENG | €465 |
| 123 | Manuel Sanchez | ESP | €453 |
| 151 | Karl-heinz Goegele | GER | €434 |
| 129 | David A Russell | ENG | €379 |
| 131 | Horacio Carbonetti | ARG | €371 |
| 165 | Glenn Ralph | ENG | €370 |
| 146 | Simon Cox | WAL | €367 |
| 132 | Ross Drummond | SCO | €345 |
| 134 | Tim Giles | ENG | €325 |
| 134 | David Robertson | SCO | €325 |
| 137 | Gunnar Mueller | SWE | €321 |
| 140 | Tony Minshall | ENG | €311 |
| 153 | Bill Reid | ENG | €260 |
| 146 | Craig Maltman | SCO | €260 |
| 160 | Jose Purcell | IRL | €260 |
| 153 | Peter Wilcock | ENG | €175 |
| 153 | Roddy Watkins | SCO | €175 |
| 153 | Jim Farmer | SCO | €175 |
| 167 | John Hoskison | ENG | €60 |
