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Sunday 14 August 1977Men’s majorsYear in Review
Wadkins wins PGA Championship
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 August 1977 · purse $250,000 · winner's share $45,000
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
138 started, 71 (cut at 151) made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Gene Littler
The golfer
b. 1949-12-05, Richmond, Virginia, USA; United States; age 27 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet