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Sunday 1 October 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Morgan wins World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio · Gil Morgan’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$; SI feature: 'the year's biggest purse, $300,000') USD · end Oct 1, 1978 from the season table (Oct 1) and Morgan's wins table (Oct 1, 1978); SI feature: final round Sunday; 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
11 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a new 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 Greenlost sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole (14th green), missing a three-foot par putt (SI feature; SI roundup; Morgan playoff record) THE DOCTOR WAS 20-20 READING THE GREEN (Dan Jenkins), Sports Illustrated, Oct 9, 1978 (Wayback capture 2019-09-19)
24 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gil Morgan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (Dan Jenkins)
9 October 1978 · p. 36 From the print archive
Most of us are just going through the motions here. A lot of us have been away from golf, and we've lost an edge.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gil Morgan | 71 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| 2 | Hubert Green |
The golfer
born 1946-09-25, Wewoka, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 1972; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet