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
1Jay Haas76707669+3291$2,938
1Marty Fleckman73707573+3291$2,938
3Ray Floyd73717167-6282$45,000
4George Burns73716970-5283$22,000
4Gary Player70717171-5283$22,000
6Tom Purtzer70717275Even288$8,375
7Jack Renner68717080+1289$6,750
8Jim Chancey73717671+3291$2,938
9Barney Thompson69717581+8296$585
10Joe Inman71727474+3291$2,938
10Tommy Valentine73727175+3291$2,938
12Gene Littler76727272+4292$1,738
12Howard Twitty71727475+4292$1,738
14Ron Streck74727674+8296$585
15Bobby Wadkins70736774-4284$12,000
16Lee Elder73736973Even288$8,375
17Miller Barber70737474+3291$2,938
18Peter Jacobsen72737770+4292$1,738
18Jim Simons74737372+4292$1,738
18Artie McNickle74737273+4292$1,738
18Gary McCord72737374+4292$1,738
18Dave Eichelberger71737276+4292$1,738
23Jim Dent71737475+5293$1,290
24Gibby Gilbert75737472+6294$1,025
25Bob Charles73737475+7295$738
26Vance Heafner71737082+8296$585
27Rik Massengale74737674+9297$545
27Wally Kuchar74737476+9297$545
29Kermit Zarley75737874+12300$495
30Rex Caldwell70747172-1287$10,000
31Doug Tewell72747171Even288$8,375
32Seve Ballesteros72747470+2290$4,750
32Fuzzy Zoeller70747472+2290$4,750
32Bob Gilder71747174+2290$4,750
35Craig Stadler72747273+3291$2,938
36Morris Hatalsky72747572+5293$1,290
36Bob Lunn73747274+5293$1,290
38Graham Marsh74747472+6294$1,025
39Nick Faldo75747472+7295$738
39Mike Reid72747673+7295$738
41Lanny Wadkins72747377+8296$585
42Lou Graham75747870+9297$545
42Orville Moody75747573+9297$545
44Jack Ferenz75747872+11299$510
44Cesar Sanudo74747774+11299$510
44Dale Douglass75747575+11299$510
47Brad Bryant74747480+14302$485
48Greg Powers71747881+16304$478
49Bobby Walzel68757472+1289$6,750
49Curtis Strange71757172+1289$6,750
51Jim Thorpe68757176+2290$4,750
52Mike Sullivan74757075+6294$1,025
52Barry Jaeckel72757176+6294$1,025
54Dennis Sullivan73757275+7295$738
55Tom Kite68757677+8296$585
56Bobby Cole73757376+9297$545
57Bob Mann73757286+18306$470
58Jack Sommers73758277+19307$465
59Leonard Thompson73767071+2290$4,750
60Bobby Nichols71767272+3291$2,938
61Florentino Molina73767272+5293$1,290
61Hale Irwin70767275+5293$1,290
63Jack Newton73767373+7295$738
63Al Geiberger71767573+7295$738
63Tom Weiskopf71767573+7295$738
66Eddie Pearce73767176+8296$585
67Lindy Miller73767574+10298$525
68Gary Koch72767279+11299$510
69Bob Eastwood69777272+2290$4,750
70George Cadle71777375+8296$585
71Rod Curl71777376+9297$545
71Dave Stockton71777277+9297$545
73Lee Mikles71777477+11299$510
74David Edwards72778072+13301$490
75Mike Morley70787272+4292$1,738
76Bob Leaver71787877+16304$478
77Keith Fergus68797572+6294$1,025


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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