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Sunday 8 January 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson, Arizona (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Watson’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 USD · end from the season table (Jan 8) and the winner's wins table (Jan 8, 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
9 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Bobby Wadkinsrunner-up, three strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Tom Watson (golfer) – Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson, Arizona
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1971; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet