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Sunday 27 August 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Colgate Hall of Fame Classic
Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Watson’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Aug 27) and winner's wins table (Aug 27, 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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Hale Irwintied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Colgate Hall of Fame Classic - Wikipedia
- Tom Kitetied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Colgate Hall of Fame Classic - Wikipedia
- Howard Twittytied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Colgate Hall of Fame Classic - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Colgate Hall of Fame Classic
Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, North Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 72 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1971; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 12.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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