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
1Ray Floyd73717167-6282$45,000
2Jay Haas76707669+3291$2,938
3George Burns73716970-5283$22,000
4Seve Ballesteros72747470+2290$4,750
5Peter Jacobsen72737770+4292$1,738
6Lou Graham75747870+9297$545
7Gary Player70717171-5283$22,000
8Doug Tewell72747171Even288$8,375
9Leonard Thompson73767071+2290$4,750
10Jim Chancey73717671+3291$2,938
11Rex Caldwell70747172-1287$10,000
12Curtis Strange71757172+1289$6,750
12Bobby Walzel68757472+1289$6,750
14Fuzzy Zoeller70747472+2290$4,750
14Bob Eastwood69777272+2290$4,750
16Bobby Nichols71767272+3291$2,938
17Gene Littler76727272+4292$1,738
17Mike Morley70787272+4292$1,738
17Jim Simons74737372+4292$1,738
20Morris Hatalsky72747572+5293$1,290
20Florentino Molina73767272+5293$1,290
22Keith Fergus68797572+6294$1,025
22Gibby Gilbert75737472+6294$1,025
22Graham Marsh74747472+6294$1,025
25Nick Faldo75747472+7295$738
26Jack Ferenz75747872+11299$510
27David Edwards72778072+13301$490
28Lee Elder73736973Even288$8,375
29Craig Stadler72747273+3291$2,938
29Marty Fleckman73707573+3291$2,938
31Artie McNickle74737273+4292$1,738
32Tom Weiskopf71767573+7295$738
32Al Geiberger71767573+7295$738
32Jack Newton73767373+7295$738
32Mike Reid72747673+7295$738
36Orville Moody75747573+9297$545
37Bobby Wadkins70736774-4284$12,000
38Bob Gilder71747174+2290$4,750
39Miller Barber70737474+3291$2,938
39Joe Inman71727474+3291$2,938
41Gary McCord72737374+4292$1,738
42Bob Lunn73747274+5293$1,290
43Ron Streck74727674+8296$585
44Rik Massengale74737674+9297$545
45Lindy Miller73767574+10298$525
46Cesar Sanudo74747774+11299$510
47Kermit Zarley75737874+12300$495
48Tom Purtzer70717275Even288$8,375
49Tommy Valentine73727175+3291$2,938
50Howard Twitty71727475+4292$1,738
51Jim Dent71737475+5293$1,290
51Hale Irwin70767275+5293$1,290
53Mike Sullivan74757075+6294$1,025
54Bob Charles73737475+7295$738
54Dennis Sullivan73757275+7295$738
56George Cadle71777375+8296$585
57Dale Douglass75747575+11299$510
58Jim Thorpe68757176+2290$4,750
59Dave Eichelberger71737276+4292$1,738
60Barry Jaeckel72757176+6294$1,025
61Eddie Pearce73767176+8296$585
62Wally Kuchar74737476+9297$545
62Rod Curl71777376+9297$545
62Bobby Cole73757376+9297$545
65Tom Kite68757677+8296$585
65Lanny Wadkins72747377+8296$585
67Dave Stockton71777277+9297$545
68Lee Mikles71777477+11299$510
69Bob Leaver71787877+16304$478
70Jack Sommers73758277+19307$465
71Gary Koch72767279+11299$510
72Jack Renner68717080+1289$6,750
73Brad Bryant74747480+14302$485
74Barney Thompson69717581+8296$585
75Greg Powers71747881+16304$478
76Vance Heafner71737082+8296$585
77Bob Mann73757286+18306$470


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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