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Monday 4 September 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Kite’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 225,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Sep 4) and winner's wins table (Sep 4, 1978); start not found
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Mark Hayesrunner-up, 5 strokes behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) B.C. Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
En-Joie Golf Course, En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 66 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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