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Saturday 7 October 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Horton wins Dunlop Masters
St. Pierre, Wales (region; the course comes with research) · Tommy Horton’s win no. 4 on the PGA European Tour · purse £40,000 GBP · end from season-table date (winner's wins table agrees); 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
10 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Dale Hayes RSAfinished 1 stroke behind Tommy Horton Dunlop Masters — Wikipedia
- Graham Marsh AUSfinished 1 stroke behind Tommy Horton Dunlop Masters — Wikipedia
- Brian Waites ENGfinished 1 stroke behind Tommy Horton Dunlop Masters — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dunlop Masters
St. Pierre, St. Pierre, Wales
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Horton
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Horton | 71 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Dale Hayes | |||
| T2 | Graham Marsh | |||
| T2 | Brian Waites |
The golfer
born 1941-06-16, St Helens, Lancashire, England; ENG; turned pro 1957; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet