The Griffith Golf Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1978 in

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. It was a

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event with prize money of A$15,000.

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at the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff after they tied on 280. Rob McNaughton and Peter Pearce tied for third place, a stroke behind.

Winners

References

{{reflist Former PGA Tour of Australasia events Golf tournaments in Australia Golf in New South Wales Griffith, New South Wales