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Saturday 15 April 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Clark wins Portuguese Open
Portugal · Howard Clark’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £25,000 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened
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The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Brian Barnes SCOtied second, 1 stroke behind Open de Portugal — Wikipedia (served for the fetched URL; Wikipedia internal redirect)
- Simon Hobday RSAtied second, 1 stroke behind Open de Portugal — Wikipedia (served for the fetched URL; Wikipedia internal redirect)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portuguese Open
Penina, Portugal
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Howard Clark
291Total
−1To par
1 strokeMargin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Clark | 71 · 75 · 71 · 74 | 291 | −1 |
| T2 | Brian Barnes | |||
| T2 | Simon Hobday |
The golfer
born 1954-08-26, Leeds, England; ENG; turned pro 1973; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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