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
1Keith Fergus70757173+5289$9,100
2Hale Irwin72737175+7291$5,075
3Jack Nicklaus70757177+9293$3,640
4Bob Eastwood71757177+10294$2,672
5Rod Funseth72757177+11295$1,862
6Lee Trevino67717271-3281$63,000
7Tom Watson66697278+1285$23,800
8Bruce Lietzke71747270+3287$12,775
9Eddie Pearce74727271+5289$9,100
10Barry Jaeckel70747274+6290$6,563
11Bobby Wadkins71757273+7291$5,075
11Morris Hatalsky77687274+7291$5,075
13Ben Crenshaw70707371Even284$37,800
14Howard Twitty69767369+3287$12,775
15Jim Nelford71727372+4288$10,850
16Tommy Aaron75707372+6290$6,563
16Jack Newton64747379+6290$6,563
18Curtis Strange72697378+8292$4,200
19David Graham72707471+3287$12,775
20Dave Stockton72737475+10294$2,672
21Wally Armstrong77717474+12296$1,330
21Tom Kite70747478+12296$1,330
23Bill Calfee69797476+14298$903
24Johnny Miller67737574+5289$9,100
24D.A. Weibring68707576+5289$9,100
26Bob Murphy68777573+9293$3,640
27Bob Byman73737573+10294$2,672
28Leonard Thompson71747575+11295$1,862
28John Schroeder71747575+11295$1,862
30Jim Colbert73737579+16300$770
30Parker Moore73737579+16300$770
32Bob Gilder70707670+2286$16,800
33Mike Reid69717675+7291$5,075
34Frank Conner72747673+11295$1,862
35Don Bies72747674+12296$1,330
36Lee Elder72737676+13297$1,085
37Ed Sneed71777676+16300$770
38Gil Morgan69727772+6290$6,563
39Victor Regalado71747772+10294$2,672
40Ed Fiori71757775+14298$903
41Larry Ziegler73747776+16300$770
41Bill Kratzert71757777+16300$770
43Bob Lunn68727875+9293$3,640
44Wayne Levi72737871+10294$2,672
44Bruce Devlin72697875+10294$2,672
46George Burns75737869+11295$1,862
46David Edwards72737872+11295$1,862
46Jay Haas77687872+11295$1,862
46Tom Storey76687873+11295$1,862
50Rex Caldwell70777871+12296$1,330
51Pat McGowan72767873+15299$816
51Michael Brannan74747873+15299$816
51Tom Weiskopf75727874+15299$816
54Carlton White72757876+17301$732
55Forrest Fezler73717972+11295$1,862
56Terry Diehl68767974+13297$1,085
56Kermit Zarley72717975+13297$1,085
58Gar Hamilton72717977+15299$816
59Calvin Peete70757976+16300$770
60Greg Powers74747974+17301$732
61Charles Coody71708074+11295$1,862
62Jim Dent72758071+14298$903
63Graham Marsh75738073+17301$732
64Mark Pfeil71768076+19303$714
65Ray Floyd73708175+15299$816
66Bobby Baker77708183+27311$700
67Jim Chancey72728272+14298$903
68Tom Purtzer74728272+16300$770
69George Johnson70748275+17301$732
70Scott Bess74748275+21305$707


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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