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Sunday 25 June 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Lietzke wins Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario (region; the course comes with research) · Bruce Lietzke’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 · end date from the season table (Jun 25) and Lietzke's wins table (Jun 25, 1978); 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
15 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° 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
- Pat McGowanfinished one stroke behind (event article 1978 row; Lietzke wins table) Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bruce Lietzke
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | 76 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1951-07-18, Kansas City, Kansas; USA; turned pro 1974; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet