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Sunday 4 June 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Bean wins Kemper Open
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Andy Bean’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 · end date from the season table and the winner's wins table; start not sourced
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° 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
- Mark Hayestied second, 5 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Bean wins table) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Andy Northtied second, 5 strokes behind (event article 1978 row; Bean wins table) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Kemper Open
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Andy Bean
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Bean | 72 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1953-03-13, LaFayette, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1975; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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