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Sunday 29 January 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Haas wins Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
Place not yet researched · Jay Haas’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 USD · end from the season table (Jan 29) and the winner's wins table (Jan 29, 1978); start not stated
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The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Andy Beantied 2nd, three strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Jay Haas – Wikipedia
- Gene Littlertied 2nd, three strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Jay Haas – Wikipedia
- John Schroedertied 2nd, three strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Jay Haas – Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
Venue not yet researched
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jay Haas
278Total
−10To par
3 strokesMargin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Haas | 72 · 64 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Andy Bean | |||
| T2 | Gene Littler | |||
| T2 | John Schroeder |
The golfer
born 1953-12-02, St. Louis, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1976; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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