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Sunday 23 April 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Player wins Houston Open
Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Gary Player’s win no. 24 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 USD · end date from the season table and Player's wins table (23 Apr 1978); start not stated on a page read
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Andy Bean USAfinished one stroke behind Player (winners tables) Houston Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Houston Open
Woodlands Country Club, Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Player
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 64 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1935-11-01, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1953; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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