Sunday April 8, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday April 8, 1979:




Final results of the 1979 Greater Greensboro Open


Tournament held at Forest Oaks Country Club (Greensboro, NC) from April 5, 1979 to April 8, 1979     (Par 72)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Bobby Walzel68757472+1289$6,750
1Jack Renner68717080+1289$6,750
3Jim Thorpe68757176+2290$4,750
4Keith Fergus68797572+6294$1,025
5Tom Kite68757677+8296$585
6Bob Eastwood69777272+2290$4,750
7Barney Thompson69717581+8296$585
8Gary Player70717171-5283$22,000
9Bobby Wadkins70736774-4284$12,000
10Rex Caldwell70747172-1287$10,000
11Tom Purtzer70717275Even288$8,375
12Fuzzy Zoeller70747472+2290$4,750
13Miller Barber70737474+3291$2,938
14Mike Morley70787272+4292$1,738
15Hale Irwin70767275+5293$1,290
16Curtis Strange71757172+1289$6,750
17Bob Gilder71747174+2290$4,750
18Bobby Nichols71767272+3291$2,938
18Joe Inman71727474+3291$2,938
20Howard Twitty71727475+4292$1,738
20Dave Eichelberger71737276+4292$1,738
22Jim Dent71737475+5293$1,290
23Al Geiberger71767573+7295$738
23Tom Weiskopf71767573+7295$738
25George Cadle71777375+8296$585
25Vance Heafner71737082+8296$585
27Rod Curl71777376+9297$545
27Dave Stockton71777277+9297$545
29Lee Mikles71777477+11299$510
30Bob Leaver71787877+16304$478
30Greg Powers71747881+16304$478
32Doug Tewell72747171Even288$8,375
33Seve Ballesteros72747470+2290$4,750
34Craig Stadler72747273+3291$2,938
35Peter Jacobsen72737770+4292$1,738
35Gary McCord72737374+4292$1,738
37Morris Hatalsky72747572+5293$1,290
38Barry Jaeckel72757176+6294$1,025
39Mike Reid72747673+7295$738
40Lanny Wadkins72747377+8296$585
41Gary Koch72767279+11299$510
42David Edwards72778072+13301$490
43Ray Floyd73717167-6282$45,000
44George Burns73716970-5283$22,000
45Lee Elder73736973Even288$8,375
46Leonard Thompson73767071+2290$4,750
47Jim Chancey73717671+3291$2,938
47Marty Fleckman73707573+3291$2,938
47Tommy Valentine73727175+3291$2,938
50Florentino Molina73767272+5293$1,290
50Bob Lunn73747274+5293$1,290
52Jack Newton73767373+7295$738
52Bob Charles73737475+7295$738
52Dennis Sullivan73757275+7295$738
55Eddie Pearce73767176+8296$585
56Bobby Cole73757376+9297$545
57Lindy Miller73767574+10298$525
58Bob Mann73757286+18306$470
59Jack Sommers73758277+19307$465
60Jim Simons74737372+4292$1,738
60Artie McNickle74737273+4292$1,738
62Graham Marsh74747472+6294$1,025
62Mike Sullivan74757075+6294$1,025
64Ron Streck74727674+8296$585
65Rik Massengale74737674+9297$545
65Wally Kuchar74737476+9297$545
67Cesar Sanudo74747774+11299$510
68Brad Bryant74747480+14302$485
69Gibby Gilbert75737472+6294$1,025
70Nick Faldo75747472+7295$738
71Lou Graham75747870+9297$545
71Orville Moody75747573+9297$545
73Jack Ferenz75747872+11299$510
73Dale Douglass75747575+11299$510
75Kermit Zarley75737874+12300$495
76Jay Haas76707669+3291$2,938
77Gene Littler76727272+4292$1,738


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Allen Miller747600+6150$0
Bill Calfee767400+6150$0
Bob Byman767400+6150$0
Bob Shearer747600+6150$0
Bob Wynn727800+6150$0
Bruce Fleisher727800+6150$0
Frank Conner717900+6150$0
John Schroeder767400+6150$0
Mark Lye767400+6150$0
Michael Brannan767400+6150$0
Mike Hill727800+6150$0
Phil Hancock737700+6150$0
Roger Maltbie737700+6150$0
Ron Mobley747600+6150$0
Tom Storey757500+6150$0
Andy Bean777400+7151$0
D.A. Weibring757600+7151$0
Don Bies777400+7151$0
Ed Byman737800+7151$0
Greg Pitzer727900+7151$0
Scott Simpson777400+7151$0
Victor Regalado767500+7151$0
Jim Nelford757700+8152$0
Mark Hayes747800+8152$0
Bob Murphy757800+9153$0
Dana Quigley757800+9153$0
Ed Dougherty757800+9153$0
Larry Webb767700+9153$0
Terry Wilcox767700+9153$0
Tommy Aaron747900+9153$0
Billy Casper767800+10154$0
Ed Fiori757900+10154$0
Fred Marti767800+10154$0
Jack Lewis777700+10154$0
Joe Hager748000+10154$0
John Fought787600+10154$0
Wally Armstrong757900+10154$0
Bobby Baker748100+11155$0
Buddy Gardner787700+11155$0
Frank Beard728300+11155$0
Jeff Mitchell797600+11155$0
Jim Colbert758000+11155$0
Pat McGowan797600+11155$0
Peter Oosterhuis777800+11155$0
Robert Donald767900+11155$0
Mike McCullough797700+12156$0
Tim Simpson758100+12156$0
Mason Rudolph768100+13157$0
Parker Moore768100+13157$0
Bobby Loy778100+14158$0
Chip Beck788000+14158$0
Dick Mast768200+14158$0
Rocky Thompson768200+14158$0
John Lister758400+15159$0
Mark Mike778200+15159$0
Tom Jenkins758500+16160$0
Dan Halldorson808100+17161$0
Bob Impaglia808200+18162$0
James Mason758800+19163$0
Peter Chapin808400+20164$0
WDCalvin Peete74000+274$0
WDGrier Jones75000+375$0
WDButch Baird77000+577$0
WDAlan Tapie78000+678$0
WDRandy Erskine79000+779$0
WDRod Funseth80000+880$0
WDBruce Devlin81000+981$0
WDChris Clark82000+1082$0

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