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
1Mark Hayes70757567-1287$4,560
2Ray Floyd69757168-5283$13,894
3Mike Cahill71727568-2286$5,732
4Hale Irwin75717668+2290$1,302
5Jack Nicklaus71726969-7281$23,750
6Tom Kite72697270-5283$13,894
7Orville Moody73697470-2286$5,732
8Bernard Gallacher72717670+1289$1,805
9Antonio Garrido73717670+2290$1,302
10Ben Crenshaw70697371-5283$13,894
10Simon Owen70756771-5283$13,894
12Bob Shearer71697471-3285$7,481
13Dale Hayes74707171-2286$5,732
14Jumbo Ozaki72697571-1287$4,560
15Tommy Nakajima70717671Even288$3,040
16Lee Trevino75727371+3291$1,001
17Gary Player74717671+4292$855
18Michael Krantz75727571+5293$770
19Nick Faldo71727072-3285$7,481
19John Schroeder74697072-3285$7,481
21John Morgan74687772+3291$1,001
21Greg Norman72737472+3291$1,001
21Tienie Britz73747272+3291$1,001
24Brian Barnes71747572+4292$855
25Nick Price74737472+5293$770
25Peter McEvoy71747672+5293$0
27Francisco Abreu73737672+6294$703
28Peter Oosterhuis72706973-4284$9,500
29Isao Aoki68717373-3285$7,481
30Bob Byman72697473Even288$3,040
30Guy Hunt71737173Even288$3,040
30Seve Ballesteros69707673Even288$3,040
33Nick Job73756873+1289$1,805
34Garry Cullen73677973+4292$855
35Andy Bean73707973+7295$646
36Carl Mason70747274+2290$1,302
36Jack Newton69767174+2290$1,302
38John Bland72737774+8296$580
38Rocky Thompson73737674+8296$580
38David Good75737474+8296$580
41Tom Weiskopf69727275Even288$3,040
42Arnold Palmer71717575+4292$855
43Guy Wolstenholme73747175+5293$770
44Bob Charles72767275+7295$646
44Allan Brodie73727575+7295$0
46Bill Longmuir75717575+8296$580
46Simon Hobday73717775+8296$580
48Tom Watson73687076-1287$4,560
49Peter Thomson72707276+2290$1,302
50Hubert Green78706776+3291$1,001
51Ken Brown73727176+4292$855
52David Graham73747076+5293$770
53Manuel Ballesteros73717476+6294$703
53Howard Clark70757376+6294$703
53Mike Mill70747476+6294$0
56Vaughan Somers72727676+8296$580
57Geoffrey Godwin74737576+10298$0
58Peter Butler71747577+9297$570
59Bob Wynn73727677+10298$570
60Peter Dawson75727577+11299$570
61Neil Coles71737378+7295$646
62Rodger Davis73727378+8296$580
63Ewen Murray76707678+12300$570


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
1Don Iverson676972-5208$7,950
2Ron Streck696974-1212$2,625
3Eddie Pearce746871Even213$1,950
4Bob Zender707267-4209$3,600
5Barry Jaeckel697171-2211$2,625
6Bob Smith706974Even213$1,215
7Artie McNickle706777+1214$975
8Terry Diehl686970-6207$4,875
9Bob Eastwood746569-5208$3,600
10Wayne Levi726970-2211$1,950
11Dave Eichelberger707066-7206$4,875
12Curtis Strange687370-2211$1,215
13Bunky Henry746773+1214$570
14D.A. Weibring676967-10203$7,950
14Jack Renner676670-10203$7,950
16Bob Murphy706769-7206$3,600
17Barney Thompson707067-6207$2,850
18Leonard Thompson716970-3210$1,215
18Roger Maltbie677172-3210$1,215
20Don Pooley707171-1212$776
21Keith Fergus716874Even213$570
22Rex Caldwell707371+1214$406
22Bobby Wadkins736774+1214$406
24Victor Regalado676468-14199$30,000
25Fred Marti666767-13200$17,100
26Bobby Walzel706866-9204$4,875
27John Lister716965-8205$3,600
28Jeff Mitchell736768-5208$1,950
28Gary Koch686971-5208$1,950
30Fuzzy Zoeller696676-2211$776
31Gary Ostrega746969-1212$570
32Jim Chancey697068-6207$1,950
32Dave Stockton736668-6207$1,950
34Carlton White736867-5208$1,215
34Frank Beard696970-5208$1,215
36Jim Jamieson717167-4209$975
37Jim Nelford717069-3210$776
37Bob Mann726969-3210$776
37Bob Dickson716871-3210$776
37Randy Erskine677073-3210$776
41Calvin Peete746968-2211$570
42Stan Lee726971-1212$406
43Don Brigham707370Even213$349
43Antonio Cerda697272Even213$349
45Brad Bryant707374+4217$0
46Greg Powers687267-6207$1,215
47Tom Storey707068-5208$975
48Mike Morley666974-4209$776
49Bob Shaw717168-3210$570
49Dave Barr697170-3210$570
51Lonnie Nielsen697369-2211$406
51Mike Reid677470-2211$406
53Bob Lunn707370Even213$315
53Tom Jenkins716973Even213$315
55James Mason746971+1214$259
55Vicente Fernandez707272+1214$259
55Mark Lye707074+1214$259
58Jay Haas727073+2215$0
58Steve Melnyk687176+2215$0
60Homero Blancas726870-3210$406
61Frank Conner696973-2211$349
62Joe Porter726872-1212$315
63David Eger727071Even213$259
63Fred Voelkel746871Even213$259
63Cesar Sanudo716874Even213$259
66Rick Beck716976+3216$0
66Bobby Stroble726876+3216$0
68Howard Twitty696768-9204$1,950
69Forrest Fezler736968-3210$349
70Doug Tewell727168-2211$315
70Marty Fleckman726772-2211$315
72Ed Byman717269-1212$259
72Bobby Baker707270-1212$259
72Jack Spradlin736871-1212$259
72Mark McCumber726872-1212$259
72Gary McCord717269-1212$0
77Bill Mallon707175+3216$0
78Craig Stadler737069-1212$0
79Bruce Robertson717270Even213$0

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