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Sunday 17 September 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Waites wins Tournament Players Championship
Foxhills, England (region; the course comes with research) · Brian Waites’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
12 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° 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
- Neil Coles ENGfinished 1 stroke behind Brian Waites Tournament Players Championship — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
Foxhills, Foxhills, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Waites
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Waites | 75 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 286 | −6 |
| 2 | Neil Coles |
The golfer
born 1940-03-01, Bolton, Lancashire, England; ENG; turned pro 1957; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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