Golf Network News
Saturday 1 July 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
James wins Sun Alliance Match Play Championship
Dalmahoy, Scotland (region; the course comes with research) · Mark James’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £40,000 GBP · end from season-table date (winner's wins table agrees); 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
17 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Neil Coles ENGlost the final 3 and 2 to Mark James Sun Alliance Match Play Championship — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sun Alliance Match Play Championship
Dalmahoy, Dalmahoy, Scotland
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark James
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
The golfer
born 1953-10-28, Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet