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Sunday 5 February 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Green wins Hawaiian Open
Honolulu, Hawaii (region; the course comes with research) · Hubert Green’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 USD · end from the season table (Feb 5) and the winner's wins table (Feb 5, 1978); start not stated
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 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° 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
- Billy Kratzertlost playoff: Green won with par on the second extra hole Hubert Green – Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Hawaiian Open
Honolulu, Hawaii
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hubert Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Green | 69 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Billy Kratzert |
The golfer
born 1946-12-28, Birmingham, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1969; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 13.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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