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 Wadkins70736774-4284$12,000
2George Burns73716970-5283$22,000
3Lee Elder73736973Even288$8,375
4Jack Renner68717080+1289$6,750
5Leonard Thompson73767071+2290$4,750
6Mike Sullivan74757075+6294$1,025
7Vance Heafner71737082+8296$585
8Ray Floyd73717167-6282$45,000
9Gary Player70717171-5283$22,000
10Rex Caldwell70747172-1287$10,000
11Doug Tewell72747171Even288$8,375
12Curtis Strange71757172+1289$6,750
13Bob Gilder71747174+2290$4,750
13Jim Thorpe68757176+2290$4,750
15Tommy Valentine73727175+3291$2,938
16Barry Jaeckel72757176+6294$1,025
17Eddie Pearce73767176+8296$585
18Tom Purtzer70717275Even288$8,375
19Bob Eastwood69777272+2290$4,750
20Bobby Nichols71767272+3291$2,938
20Craig Stadler72747273+3291$2,938
22Gene Littler76727272+4292$1,738
22Mike Morley70787272+4292$1,738
22Artie McNickle74737273+4292$1,738
22Dave Eichelberger71737276+4292$1,738
26Florentino Molina73767272+5293$1,290
26Bob Lunn73747274+5293$1,290
26Hale Irwin70767275+5293$1,290
29Dennis Sullivan73757275+7295$738
30Dave Stockton71777277+9297$545
31Gary Koch72767279+11299$510
32Bob Mann73757286+18306$470
33Jim Simons74737372+4292$1,738
33Gary McCord72737374+4292$1,738
35Jack Newton73767373+7295$738
36George Cadle71777375+8296$585
36Lanny Wadkins72747377+8296$585
38Rod Curl71777376+9297$545
38Bobby Cole73757376+9297$545
40Bobby Walzel68757472+1289$6,750
41Seve Ballesteros72747470+2290$4,750
41Fuzzy Zoeller70747472+2290$4,750
43Joe Inman71727474+3291$2,938
43Miller Barber70737474+3291$2,938
45Howard Twitty71727475+4292$1,738
46Jim Dent71737475+5293$1,290
47Gibby Gilbert75737472+6294$1,025
47Graham Marsh74747472+6294$1,025
49Nick Faldo75747472+7295$738
49Bob Charles73737475+7295$738
51Wally Kuchar74737476+9297$545
52Lee Mikles71777477+11299$510
53Brad Bryant74747480+14302$485
54Marty Fleckman73707573+3291$2,938
55Morris Hatalsky72747572+5293$1,290
56Keith Fergus68797572+6294$1,025
57Al Geiberger71767573+7295$738
57Tom Weiskopf71767573+7295$738
59Barney Thompson69717581+8296$585
60Orville Moody75747573+9297$545
61Lindy Miller73767574+10298$525
62Dale Douglass75747575+11299$510
63Jay Haas76707669+3291$2,938
63Jim Chancey73717671+3291$2,938
65Mike Reid72747673+7295$738
66Ron Streck74727674+8296$585
66Tom Kite68757677+8296$585
68Rik Massengale74737674+9297$545
69Peter Jacobsen72737770+4292$1,738
70Cesar Sanudo74747774+11299$510
71Lou Graham75747870+9297$545
72Jack Ferenz75747872+11299$510
73Kermit Zarley75737874+12300$495
74Bob Leaver71787877+16304$478
74Greg Powers71747881+16304$478
76David Edwards72778072+13301$490
77Jack Sommers73758277+19307$465


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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