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Saturday 29 April 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Clark wins Madrid Open
Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Howard Clark’s win no. 2 on the PGA European Tour · purse £20,500 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- José María Cañizares ESPrunner-up, 2 strokes behind Madrid Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madrid Open
Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Howard Clark
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Clark | 70 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | José María Cañizares |
The golfer
born 1954-08-26, Leeds, England; ENG; turned pro 1973; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet