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Sunday 12 March 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Weiskopf wins Doral-Eastern Open
Blue Monster course, Doral, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Weiskopf’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 USD · end date from the season table and Weiskopf's wins table (Mar 12, 1978)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° 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
- Jack Nicklaus USAone shot back despite a final-round 65 that included holing out three wedge shots in the closing 18 holes (event article) Doral Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Eastern Open
Doral, Blue Monster course, Blue Monster course, Doral, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Weiskopf
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Weiskopf | 67 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1942-11-09, Massillon, Ohio; USA; turned pro 1964; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet