Saturday July 15, 1978
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Final results of the 1978 British Open


Tournament held at Old Course at St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland) from July 12, 1978 to July 15, 1978     (Par 72)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Isao Aoki68717373-3285$7,481
2Ray Floyd69757168-5283$13,894
3Seve Ballesteros69707673Even288$3,040
3Tom Weiskopf69727275Even288$3,040
5Jack Newton69767174+2290$1,302
6Ben Crenshaw70697371-5283$13,894
6Simon Owen70756771-5283$13,894
8Mark Hayes70757567-1287$4,560
9Tommy Nakajima70717671Even288$3,040
10Carl Mason70747274+2290$1,302
11Howard Clark70757376+6294$703
11Mike Mill70747476+6294$0
13Jack Nicklaus71726969-7281$23,750
14Bob Shearer71697471-3285$7,481
14Nick Faldo71727072-3285$7,481
16Mike Cahill71727568-2286$5,732
17Guy Hunt71737173Even288$3,040
18Brian Barnes71747572+4292$855
18Arnold Palmer71717575+4292$855
20Peter McEvoy71747672+5293$0
21Neil Coles71737378+7295$646
22Peter Butler71747577+9297$570
23Tom Kite72697270-5283$13,894
24Peter Oosterhuis72706973-4284$9,500
25Jumbo Ozaki72697571-1287$4,560
26Bob Byman72697473Even288$3,040
27Bernard Gallacher72717670+1289$1,805
28Peter Thomson72707276+2290$1,302
29Greg Norman72737472+3291$1,001
30Bob Charles72767275+7295$646
31John Bland72737774+8296$580
31Vaughan Somers72727676+8296$580
33Orville Moody73697470-2286$5,732
34Tom Watson73687076-1287$4,560
35Nick Job73756873+1289$1,805
36Antonio Garrido73717670+2290$1,302
37Tienie Britz73747272+3291$1,001
38Garry Cullen73677973+4292$855
38Ken Brown73727176+4292$855
40Guy Wolstenholme73747175+5293$770
40David Graham73747076+5293$770
42Francisco Abreu73737672+6294$703
42Manuel Ballesteros73717476+6294$703
44Andy Bean73707973+7295$646
44Allan Brodie73727575+7295$0
46Rocky Thompson73737674+8296$580
46Simon Hobday73717775+8296$580
46Rodger Davis73727378+8296$580
49Bob Wynn73727677+10298$570
50John Schroeder74697072-3285$7,481
51Dale Hayes74707171-2286$5,732
52John Morgan74687772+3291$1,001
53Gary Player74717671+4292$855
54Nick Price74737472+5293$770
55Geoffrey Godwin74737576+10298$0
56Hale Irwin75717668+2290$1,302
57Lee Trevino75727371+3291$1,001
58Michael Krantz75727571+5293$770
59David Good75737474+8296$580
59Bill Longmuir75717575+8296$580
61Peter Dawson75727577+11299$570
62Ewen Murray76707678+12300$570
63Hubert Green78706776+3291$1,001


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Craig Defoy767300+5149$0
Eamonn Darcy787100+5149$0
Lanny Wadkins767300+5149$0
Liam Higgins757400+5149$0
Peter Townsend737600+5149$0
Peter Tupling767300+5149$0
Tony Jacklin757400+5149$0
Bill Lockie797100+6150$0
Christy O'Connor767400+6150$0
Ed Sneed757500+6150$0
Graham Marsh737700+6150$0
Ian Stanley737700+6150$0
Jim Farmer767400+6150$0
John Fourie777300+6150$0
Johnny Miller737700+6150$0
Malcolm Gregson777300+6150$0
Massy Kuramoto727800+6150$0
Roberto De Vicenzo787200+6150$0
Sandy Lyle727800+6150$0
Vincent Hood737700+6150$0
Bernhard Langer787300+7151$0
Clive Tucker767500+7151$0
David Jagger767500+7151$0
Peter Cowen767500+7151$0
Philip Elson787300+7151$0
Robin Fyfe757600+7151$0
Angel Gallardo747800+8152$0
Bill Kratzert767600+8152$0
Butch Baird787400+8152$0
David Vaughan747800+8152$0
Joe Jimenez777500+8152$0
Malcolm Lewis747800+8152$0
Alastair Webster817200+9153$0
Jeff Thomsen767700+9153$0
Michael King817200+9153$0
Tommy Horton797500+10154$0
Mike Ingham758000+11155$0
Peter Berry797600+11155$0
Dave Brownlee807600+12156$0
Peter Wilcock777900+12156$0
Andrew Chandler807700+13157$0
Stewart Ginn778000+13157$0
Teruo Sugihara847300+13157$0
David Russell827600+14158$0
Grant Turner778100+14158$0
Kel Nagle768300+15159$0
Bobby Locke838000+19163$0
John Johnson818200+19163$0
Baldovino Dassu7177750+7223$0
Brian Huggett7177750+7223$0
Denis Durnian7374760+7223$0
Florentino Molina7672750+7223$0
Manuel Pinero7272790+7223$0
Martin Poxon7571770+7223$0
Noel Hunt7374760+7223$0
Noel Ratcliffe7272790+7223$0
Doug McClelland7671770+8224$0
George Burns7371800+8224$0
Mark James7474760+8224$0
Sam Torrance7175780+8224$0
Hugh Baiocchi7375770+9225$0
Vince Baker7375770+9225$0
David Dunk7472800+10226$0
David Jones7272820+10226$0
WDJerry Pate7672740+6222$0

Scores through round 3 of the 1978 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open


Tournament held at Oakwood Country Club (Coal Valley, IL) from July 13, 1978 to July 16, 1978     (Par 71)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Fred Marti666767-13200$17,100
2Mike Morley666974-4209$776
3Victor Regalado676468-14199$30,000
4D.A. Weibring676967-10203$7,950
4Jack Renner676670-10203$7,950
6Don Iverson676972-5208$7,950
7Roger Maltbie677172-3210$1,215
7Randy Erskine677073-3210$776
9Mike Reid677470-2211$406
10Terry Diehl686970-6207$4,875
10Greg Powers687267-6207$1,215
12Gary Koch686971-5208$1,950
13Curtis Strange687370-2211$1,215
14Steve Melnyk687176+2215$0
15Howard Twitty696768-9204$1,950
16Jim Chancey697068-6207$1,950
17Frank Beard696970-5208$1,215
18Dave Barr697170-3210$570
19Barry Jaeckel697171-2211$2,625
19Fuzzy Zoeller696676-2211$776
19Lonnie Nielsen697369-2211$406
19Frank Conner696973-2211$349
23Ron Streck696974-1212$2,625
24Antonio Cerda697272Even213$349
25Bobby Walzel706866-9204$4,875
26Dave Eichelberger707066-7206$4,875
26Bob Murphy706769-7206$3,600
28Barney Thompson707067-6207$2,850
29Tom Storey707068-5208$975
30Bob Zender707267-4209$3,600
31Don Pooley707171-1212$776
31Bobby Baker707270-1212$259
33Bob Smith706974Even213$1,215
33Don Brigham707370Even213$349
33Bob Lunn707370Even213$315
36Artie McNickle706777+1214$975
36Rex Caldwell707371+1214$406
36Vicente Fernandez707272+1214$259
36Mark Lye707074+1214$259
40Bill Mallon707175+3216$0
41Brad Bryant707374+4217$0
42John Lister716965-8205$3,600
43Jim Jamieson717167-4209$975
44Leonard Thompson716970-3210$1,215
44Jim Nelford717069-3210$776
44Bob Dickson716871-3210$776
44Bob Shaw717168-3210$570
48Ed Byman717269-1212$259
48Gary McCord717269-1212$0
50Keith Fergus716874Even213$570
50Tom Jenkins716973Even213$315
50Cesar Sanudo716874Even213$259
50Bruce Robertson717270Even213$0
54Rick Beck716976+3216$0
55Bob Mann726969-3210$776
55Homero Blancas726870-3210$406
57Wayne Levi726970-2211$1,950
57Doug Tewell727168-2211$315
57Marty Fleckman726772-2211$315
60Stan Lee726971-1212$406
60Joe Porter726872-1212$315
60Mark McCumber726872-1212$259
63David Eger727071Even213$259
64Jay Haas727073+2215$0
65Bobby Stroble726876+3216$0
66Dave Stockton736668-6207$1,950
67Jeff Mitchell736768-5208$1,950
67Carlton White736867-5208$1,215
69Forrest Fezler736968-3210$349
70Jack Spradlin736871-1212$259
70Craig Stadler737069-1212$0
72Bobby Wadkins736774+1214$406
73Bob Eastwood746569-5208$3,600
74Calvin Peete746968-2211$570
75Gary Ostrega746969-1212$570
76Eddie Pearce746871Even213$1,950
76Fred Voelkel746871Even213$259
78Bunky Henry746773+1214$570
78James Mason746971+1214$259

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