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The Caltex Festival of Sydney Open was a professional golf tournament held in 1978 at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was a PGA Tour of Australia event [1] with prize money of A$20,000. The event was part of the 1978 Festival of Sydney. [2]

Greg Norman beat Ian Stanley by three strokes after a final round 64, with Jack Newton a further shot behind. [3] Stanley had started the last round with a three stroke lead, with Norman a further three strokes behind, but scored 73. [4]

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Ref
1978 Greg Norman   Australia 278 −14 3 strokes Australia Ian Stanley [3]

References

  1. ^ 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 102.
  2. ^ "The Festival of Sydney". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 14 December 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b "Norman's conquest with a record 64". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 January 1978. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Stanley now three ahead but he is not pleased". The Sun-Herald. 22 January 1978. p. 65.
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