Golf Network News
Sunday 3 September 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Ballesteros wins Swiss Open
Switzerland (region; the course comes with research) · Seve Ballesteros’s win no. 8 on the PGA European Tour · purse £50,000 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
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Manuel Piñero ESPfinished 3 strokes behind Seve Ballesteros Swiss Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Swiss Open
Switzerland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Seve Ballesteros
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| 2 | Manuel Piñero |
The golfer
born 1957-04-09, Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1974; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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