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Completed Edition
1978 U.S. Amateur
U.S. Amateur August 29–September 3, 1978
Results
Published results
Recorded score
- Won byJohn Cook5 and 4
- Runner-upScott Hoch
Venue
- Primary venuePlainfield Country Club
Nearby editions
Sources and record notes
Archive note
The 1978 edition was won by John Cook. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.
Record sources
- USGA: 2024 U.S. Amateur Record Book
- 1978 U.S. Amateur · Championship identity
Printed/PDF page 10, 1978 result row. John Cook d. Scott Hoch, 5 and 4. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals. Actual dates from the retrospective result table.
Verified 2026-10-22 - Plainfield Country Club
Printed/PDF page 10, 1978 result row. Club identity matched to Plainfield Country Club, Edison, NJ. Exact physical course remains unassigned; no sole-course or current-layout inference.
Verified 2026-10-22 - John Cook · Scott Hoch
Printed/PDF page 10, 1978 result row. John Cook d. Scott Hoch, 5 and 4. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals.
Verified 2026-10-22
- 1978 U.S. Amateur · Championship identity