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Saturday 15 July 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Nicklaus wins the Open
St Andrews Links, St Andrews, Scotland · Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 July 1978 · Jack Nicklaus’s win no. 67 on the PGA Tour · purse £125,000 GBP · dates from the Wikipedia infobox (12–15 July 1978); first round Wednesday 12 July, final round Saturday 15 July 1978 per the article
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/9°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/9°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Ben Crenshaw USA · 283T2, two strokes behind (article lead) 1978 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Raymond Floyd USA · 283T2, two strokes behind (article lead) 1978 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Tom Kite USA · 283T2, two strokes behind (article lead) 1978 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Simon Owen NZL · 283T2, two strokes behind (article lead) 1978 Open Championship - Wikipedia
155 started · cut +6, 64 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Simon Owen
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
24 July 1978 · p. 14 From the print archive
Experience counts at St. Andrews.
Sports Illustrated
24 July 1978 · p. 14 From the print archive
I've been here before,
Sports Illustrated
24 July 1978 · p. 14 From the print archive
I want to thank nature for making this golf course.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 · 69 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Raymond Floyd | 69 · 75 · 71 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Tom Kite | 72 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Simon Owen | 70 · 75 · 67 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| 6 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Isao Aoki | 68 · 71 · 73 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Nick Faldo | 71 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | John Schroeder | 74 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Bob Shearer | 71 · 69 · 74 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
b. 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio, USA; United States; age 38 at the win (year page); 15th major (card's count)
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet