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Sunday 4 June 1978PGA European TourYear in Review

Huggett wins B.A./Avis Open

Jersey · Brian Huggett’s win no. 2 on the PGA European Tour · purse £20,000 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened

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The name over time

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The ones it got away from

Same week

DP World Tour event

B.A./Avis Open

Jersey

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Brian Huggett

271Total
−13To par
3 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Brian Huggett65 · 66 · 71 · 69271−13
2Eamonn Darcy
The golfer

born 1936-11-18, Porthcawl, Wales; WAL; turned pro 1951; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 2.

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