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Sunday 14 May 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Trevino wins Colonial National Invitation
Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Lee Trevino’s win no. 23 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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Jerry Heardtied second, 4 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Trevino wins table) Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
- Jerry Patetied second, 4 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Trevino wins table) Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Trevino
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 66 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1939-12-01, Garland, Texas; USA; turned pro 1960; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 23.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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