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Sunday 2 April 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Ballesteros wins Greater Greensboro Open
Forest Oaks, Greensboro, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Seve Ballesteros’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 240,000 USD · end date from the season table and Ballesteros's wins table (2 Apr 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
12 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° 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
- Jack Renner USAone stroke behind Ballesteros, who closed with 66 Seve Ballesteros – Wikipedia
- Fuzzy Zoeller USAone stroke behind Ballesteros, who closed with 66 Seve Ballesteros – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Open
Forest Oaks, Forest Oaks, Greensboro, North Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Seve Ballesteros
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 72 · 75 · 69 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1957-04-09, Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1974; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet