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Sunday 16 July 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Regalado wins Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · purse 150,000 (season table Purse US$ column; event article winners table 150,000) USD · end date from season table (Jul 16) and winner's wins table (16 Jul 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
14 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Fred Martirunner-up, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) John Deere Classic (Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
Oakwood Country Club, Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Victor Regalado
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Regalado | 67 · 64 · 68 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1948-04-15, Tijuana, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 1971; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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