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Sunday 17 September 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Streck wins San Antonio Texas Open
Oak Hills Country Club, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Ron Streck’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 (season table Purse US$; event article Purse ($) 200,000) USD · end Sep 17, 1978 from the season table (Sep 17) and Streck's wins table (Sep 17, 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
12 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° 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
- Hubert Greentied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Streck wins table) Valero Texas Open (read at /wiki/San_Antonio_Texas_Open, a redirect) - Wikipedia
- Lon Hinkletied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Streck wins table) Valero Texas Open (read at /wiki/San_Antonio_Texas_Open, a redirect) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
San Antonio Texas Open
Oak Hills Country Club, Oak Hills Country Club, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ron Streck
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Streck | 73 · 67 · 63 · 62 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1954-07-17, Tulsa, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 1976; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet