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Sunday 21 May 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Simons wins Memorial Tournament
Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Jim Simons’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 · end date from the season table and Simons's wins table (May 21, 1978); 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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° 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
- Billy Kratzertfinished one stroke behind (event article 1978 row; Simons wins table) Memorial Tournament – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Simons
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Simons | 68 · 69 · 73 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1950-05-15, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1972; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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