Sunday June 24, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday June 24, 1979:




Final results of the 1979 Canadian Open


Tournament held at Glen Abbey Golf Club (Oakville, Ontario) from June 21, 1979 to June 24, 1979     (Par 71)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Jack Newton64747379+6290$6,563
2Tom Watson66697278+1285$23,800
3Lee Trevino67717271-3281$63,000
4Johnny Miller67737574+5289$9,100
4D.A. Weibring68707576+5289$9,100
6Bob Murphy68777573+9293$3,640
6Bob Lunn68727875+9293$3,640
8Terry Diehl68767974+13297$1,085
9Howard Twitty69767369+3287$12,775
10Gil Morgan69727772+6290$6,563
11Mike Reid69717675+7291$5,075
12Bill Calfee69797476+14298$903
13Ben Crenshaw70707371Even284$37,800
14Bob Gilder70707670+2286$16,800
15Keith Fergus70757173+5289$9,100
16Barry Jaeckel70747274+6290$6,563
17Jack Nicklaus70757177+9293$3,640
18Rex Caldwell70777871+12296$1,330
18Tom Kite70747478+12296$1,330
20Calvin Peete70757976+16300$770
21George Johnson70748275+17301$732
22Bruce Lietzke71747270+3287$12,775
23Jim Nelford71727372+4288$10,850
24Bobby Wadkins71757273+7291$5,075
25Victor Regalado71747772+10294$2,672
25Bob Eastwood71757177+10294$2,672
27Charles Coody71708074+11295$1,862
27Leonard Thompson71747575+11295$1,862
27John Schroeder71747575+11295$1,862
30Ed Fiori71757775+14298$903
31Ed Sneed71777676+16300$770
31Bill Kratzert71757777+16300$770
33Mark Pfeil71768076+19303$714
34David Graham72707471+3287$12,775
35Hale Irwin72737175+7291$5,075
36Curtis Strange72697378+8292$4,200
37Wayne Levi72737871+10294$2,672
37Bruce Devlin72697875+10294$2,672
37Dave Stockton72737475+10294$2,672
40David Edwards72737872+11295$1,862
40Frank Conner72747673+11295$1,862
40Rod Funseth72757177+11295$1,862
43Don Bies72747674+12296$1,330
44Kermit Zarley72717975+13297$1,085
44Lee Elder72737676+13297$1,085
46Jim Dent72758071+14298$903
46Jim Chancey72728272+14298$903
48Pat McGowan72767873+15299$816
48Gar Hamilton72717977+15299$816
50Carlton White72757876+17301$732
51Bob Byman73737573+10294$2,672
52Forrest Fezler73717972+11295$1,862
53Ray Floyd73708175+15299$816
54Larry Ziegler73747776+16300$770
54Jim Colbert73737579+16300$770
54Parker Moore73737579+16300$770
57Eddie Pearce74727271+5289$9,100
58Michael Brannan74747873+15299$816
59Tom Purtzer74728272+16300$770
60Greg Powers74747974+17301$732
61Scott Bess74748275+21305$707
62Tommy Aaron75707372+6290$6,563
63George Burns75737869+11295$1,862
64Tom Weiskopf75727874+15299$816
65Graham Marsh75738073+17301$732
66Tom Storey76687873+11295$1,862
67Morris Hatalsky77687274+7291$5,075
68Jay Haas77687872+11295$1,862
69Wally Armstrong77717474+12296$1,330
70Bobby Baker77708183+27311$700


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Dana Quigley727700+7149$0
Dave Barr737600+7149$0
Ed Sabo747500+7149$0
George Cadle737600+7149$0
Joe Kunes727700+7149$0
Mike Hill737600+7149$0
Peter Oosterhuis757400+7149$0
Robert Donald747500+7149$0
Allen Miller747600+8150$0
Andy North757500+8150$0
Fred Marti757500+8150$0
Jack Ferenz747600+8150$0
John Lister767400+8150$0
Lanny Wadkins757500+8150$0
Mark Hayes767400+8150$0
Sam Trahan727800+8150$0
Bob Shearer747700+9151$0
Cesar Sanudo757600+9151$0
Dale Douglass747700+9151$0
Gary Cowan708100+9151$0
Jerry McGee747700+9151$0
Mike McCullough747700+9151$0
Pat Lindsey767500+9151$0
Peter Jacobsen737800+9151$0
Rod Curl747700+9151$0
Tim Simpson767500+9151$0
Bob Panasiuk797300+10152$0
Dan Halldorson737900+10152$0
Jim Thorpe747800+10152$0
Lon Hinkle757700+10152$0
Rocky Thompson747800+10152$0
Roger Maltbie767600+10152$0
Tommy Valentine797300+10152$0
Arnold Palmer738000+11153$0
Bunky Henry747900+11153$0
Gary Player807300+11153$0
Mike Sullivan738000+11153$0
Orville Moody747900+11153$0
Antonio Cerda777700+12154$0
Dick Mast738100+12154$0
Doug Tewell757900+12154$0
Ed Dougherty787600+12154$0
Jack Renner777700+12154$0
Jim Simons767800+12154$0
Ron Terry728200+12154$0
Bob Mann767900+13155$0
Steve Melnyk748100+13155$0
Artie McNickle728400+14156$0
Don Iverson748200+14156$0
Don Pooley777900+14156$0
Gary Koch718500+14156$0
George Knudson768000+14156$0
Jeff Thomsen748200+14156$0
Rik Massengale758100+14156$0
Gay Brewer728500+15157$0
Jeff Hewes768100+15157$0
Ken Fulton837400+15157$0
Randy Erskine758200+15157$0
Jerry Anderson778100+16158$0
Lee Mikles788000+16158$0
Roger Klatt788000+16158$0
Tom Chain768200+16158$0
Tom Jenkins758300+16158$0
Jack Spradlin768300+17159$0
Mark Lye778200+17159$0
Mike Colandro788100+17159$0
Alan Pate808000+18160$0
Bob Beauchemin788200+18160$0
Bob Post808600+24166$0
WDBob Smith00000$0
WDJerry Pate72000+172$0
WDDon Massengale81000+1081$0
WDAndy Bean727300+3145$0

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