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Sunday 23 July 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Nicklaus wins IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania (region; the course comes with research) · Jack Nicklaus’s win no. 68 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Jul 23); winner's article has no wins table row (career list is a separate article, not fetched); 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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Gil Morganrunner-up, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table) IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jack Nicklaus
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio; USA; turned pro 1961; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 68.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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