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1978 PGA RECAP  

FINAL ROUND

DATE

Tournament COURSE WINNER
1/8 Joe Garagiola Tuscon Open Tucson National GC , Tucson, Ariz.

Tom Watson

1/15 Phoenix Open Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz.

Miller Barber

1/23 Bing Crosby Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Spyglass Hill
Poppy Hills

Tom Watson

 

1/29 Andy Williams San Diego Open Torrey Pines Golf Course
LaJolla, CA

Jay Haas

2/5 Hawaiian Open Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, HI

Hubert Green

2/11 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Palm Desert, Calif.

Bill Rogers

2/19 Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, CA

 

Gil Morgan

2/26 Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic Inverrary G&CC (East)
Lauderhill, FL

Jack Nicklaus

3/6 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Rio Pinar CC
Orlando, FL

Mac McLendon

3/12 Doral Eastern Open Doral Golf Resort and Spa (Blue Course)
Miami, FL

 

Tom Weiskopf

3/19 Tournament Players Championship Sawgrass CC
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Jack Nicklaus

3/26 Sea Pines Heritage Classic                Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Hubert Green

4/2 Greensboro Classic Forest Oaks Country Club
Greensboro, NC

Seve Ballesteros

4/9 The Masters  Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, GA

Gary Player

4/16 Tallahassee Open  

Barry Jaeckel

4/16 MONY Tournament Of Champions  

Gary Player

4/23 Houston Open  

Gary Player

4/30 New Orleans Open  

Lon Hinkle

5/7 Byron Nelson Classic  Tournament Players Club at Four Seasons-Las Colinas
Cottonwood Valley CC
Irving, TX

Tom Watson

5/14 The Colonial Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth, TX

Lee Trevino

5/21 Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village Golf Club
Dublin, OH

Jim Simons

5/28 Atlanta Classic Atlanta CC

Marietta, Ga.

Jerry Heard

6/4 Kemper Open Quail Hollow C.C. , Charlotte, NC

Andy Bean

6/11 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tournament Players Club at Southwind
Memphis, TN

Andy Bean

6/18 Buick Open Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
Grand Blanc, MI

Jack Newton

6/18 U.S. Open   

Andy North

6/25 Canadian Open Oakville, Ont.

Bruce Lietzke

7/2 Western Open Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Lemont, IL

Andy Bean

7/9 Greater Milwaukee Open Brown Deer Park Golf Course

Lee Elder

7/15 British Open  

Jack Nicklaus

7/16 Quad Cities Open  

Victor Regalado

7/23 IVB Golf Classic  

Jack Nicklaus

7/30 Greater Hartford Open Tournament Players Club at River Highlands
Cromwell, CT

Rod Funseth

8/6 PGA Championship  

John Mahaffey

 

8/13 American Optical Classic  

John Mahaffey

8/20 American Express Westchester Classic Westchester Country Club
Harrison, NY

Lee Elder

8/27 Hall of Fame

 

Tom Watson

9/4 B.C. Open

En-Joie Golf Club
Endicott, NY

Tom Kite

9/10 Southern Open Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View Course
Pine Mountain, GA

Jerry Pate

9/17 Texas Open

 

Ron Streck

9/24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Williamsburg, Va. Tom Watson
10/1 World Series of Golf Akron, Ohio Gil Morgan
10/29 Pensacola Open   Mac McLendon

 

End Date Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/08 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Tom Watson 276 N/A 1 40,000.00 Bobby Wadkins
01/15 Phoenix Open Miller Barber 272 -12 1 40,000.00 Jerry Pate,Lee Trevino
01/21 Little Crosby Pro-Am Gary Groh 133 N/A 2 1,700.00 Ed Fiori
01/23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Tom Watson * 280 - 8 0 45,000.00 Ben Crenshaw
01/29 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Jay Haas 278 -10 3 40,000.00 Andy Bean,Gene Littler,John Schroeder
02/05 Hawaiian Open Hubert Green * 274 -14 0 50,000.00 Billy Kratzert
02/11 Bob Hope Desert Classic Bill Rogers 339 -21 2 45,000.00 Jerry McGee
02/19 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open Gil Morgan 278 - 6 2 40,000.00 Jack Nicklaus
02/26 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Jack Nicklaus 276 -12 1 50,000.00 Grier Jones
03/06 Florida Citrus Open Mac McLendon 271 -17 2 40,000.00 David Graham
03/12 Doral-Eastern Open Tom Weiskopf 272 -16 1 40,000.00 Jack Nicklaus
03/19 Tournament Players Championship Jack Nicklaus 289 + 9 1 60,000.00 Lou Graham
03/26 Heritage Classic Hubert Green 277 - 7 3 45,000.00 Hale Irwin
04/02 Greater Greensboro Open Seve Ballesteros 282 - 6 1 48,000.00 Jack Renner,Fuzzy Zoeller
04/06 Magnolia Classic Craig Stadler 268 -12 1 7,000.00 Bob Eastwood,Bruce Fleisher
04/09 Masters Tournament Gary Player 277 -11 1 45,000.00 Rod Funseth,Hubert Green,Tom Watson
04/16 MONY Tournament of Champions Gary Player 281 - 7 2 45,000.00 Andy North,Lee Trevino
04/16 Tallahassee Open Barry Jaeckel * 273 N/A 0 16,000.00 Bruce Lietzke
04/23 Houston Open Gary Player 270 -14 1 40,000.00 Andy Bean
04/30 First NBC New Orleans Open Lon Hinkle 271 -17 1 40,000.00 Gibby Gilbert,Fuzzy Zoeller
05/07 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Tom Watson 272 - 8 1 40,000.00 Lee Trevino
05/14 Colonial National Invitation Lee Trevino 268 -12 4 40,000.00 Jerry Heard,Jerry Pate
05/14 Oklahoma City Open Championship Jeff Hewes 282 N/A 5 9,000.00 Tom Jones,Jack Spradlin
05/21 Memorial Tournament Jim Simons 284 - 4 1 50,000.00 Billy Kratzert
05/28 Atlanta Classic Jerry Heard 269 N/A 2 40,000.00 Lou Graham,Bob Murphy,Tom Watson
06/04 Kemper Open Andy Bean 273 -15 5 60,000.00 Mark Hayes,Andy North
06/11 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Andy Bean * 277 -11 0 50,000.00 Lee Trevino
06/18 U.S. Open Championship Andy North 285 + 1 1 45,000.00 J.C. Snead,Dave Stockton
06/18 Buick-Goodwrench Open Jack Newton * 280 N/A 0 20,000.00 Mike Sullivan
06/25 Canadian Open Bruce Lietzke 283 - 1 1 50,000.00 Pat McGowan
07/02 Western Open Andy Bean * 282 - 6 0 45,000.00 Bill Rogers
07/09 Greater Milwaukee Open Lee Elder * 275 N/A 0 30,000.00 Lee Trevino
07/15 The Open Championship Jack Nicklaus 281 - 7 2 23,750.00 Ben Crenshaw,Raymond Floyd,Tom Kite,Simon Owen
07/16 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Victor Regalado 269 -11 1 30,000.00 Fred Marti
07/23 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Jack Nicklaus 270 -18 1 50,000.00 Gil Morgan
07/30 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Rod Funseth 264 -20 4 42,000.00 Dale Douglass,Lee Elder,Billy Kratzert
08/06 PGA Championship John Mahaffey * 276 - 8 0 50,000.00 Jerry Pate,Tom Watson
08/13 American Optical Classic John Mahaffey 270 -14 2 45,000.00 Raymond Floyd,Gil Morgan
08/20 American Express Westchester Classic Lee Elder 274 -10 1 60,000.00 Mark Hayes
08/27 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic Tom Watson 277 N/A 1 50,000.00 Hale Irwin,Tom Kite,Howard Twitty
09/04 B.C. Open Tom Kite 267 -17 5 45,000.00 Mark Hayes
09/10 Southern Open Jerry Pate 269 N/A 1 35,000.00 Phillip Hancock
09/17 San Antonio Texas Open Ron Streck 265 -15 1 40,000.00 Hubert Green,Lon Hinkle
09/24 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Tom Watson 270 N/A 3 40,000.00 Ed Sneed
10/01 World Series of Golf Gil Morgan * 278 - 2 0 100,000.00 Hubert Green
10/29 Pensacola Open Mac McLendon * 272 -16 0 25,000.00 Mike Reid
11/05 Walt Disney World National Team Championship

 
N/A N/A 0 20,000.00 
20,000.00
Bobby Wadkins,Lanny Wadkins
12/03 Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team   N/A N/A 0   Bobby Wadkins,Lanny Wadkins

* indicates a playoff.

 

 

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