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Sunday 16 April 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Player wins MONY Tournament of Champions
California (region; the course comes with research) · Gary Player’s win no. 23 on the PGA Tour · purse 225,000 USD · MONY · end date from the season table and Player's wins table (16 Apr 1978)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Andy North USAtwo strokes behind; Player came from seven strokes back in the final round (Player article) Gary Player – Wikipedia
- Lee Trevino USAtwo strokes behind; Player came from seven strokes back in the final round (Player article) Gary Player – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
MONY Tournament of Champions
California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Player
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 70 · 68 · 76 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1935-11-01, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1953; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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