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Sunday 28 May 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Heard wins Atlanta Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Jerry Heard’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 · end date from the season table and the winner's wins table; start not sourced
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Lou Grahamtied second, 2 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Heard wins table) Atlanta Classic – Wikipedia
- Bob Murphytied second, 2 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Heard wins table) Atlanta Classic – Wikipedia
- Tom Watsontied second, 2 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Heard wins table) Atlanta Classic – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Atlanta Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jerry Heard
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Heard | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1947-05-01, Visalia, California; USA; turned pro 1968; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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