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Sunday 18 June 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Barnes wins Greater Manchester Open
England (region; the course comes with research) · Brian Barnes’s win no. 6 on the PGA European Tour · purse £20,000 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° 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
- Bob Charles NZLtied second, lost playoff Greater Manchester Open — Wikipedia
- Denis Durnian ENGtied second, lost playoff Greater Manchester Open — Wikipedia
- Nick Job ENGtied second, lost playoff Greater Manchester Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Greater Manchester Open
England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Barnes
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Barnes | 69 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T2 | Bob Charles | |||
| T2 | Denis Durnian | |||
| T2 | Nick Job |
The golfer
born 1945-06-03, Addington, Surrey, England; SCO; turned pro 1964; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet