Sunday July 1, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday July 1, 1979:




Final results of the 1979 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic


Tournament held at Colonial Country Club (Cordova, TN) from June 28, 1979 to July 1, 1979     (Par 72)

Gil Morgan defeated Larry Nelson on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Mark McCumber67757475+3291$738
2Pat McGowan67767574+4292$688
3Gary Koch68767171-2286$2,880
4Tom Jenkins68767478+8296$597
5J.C. Snead69707667-6282$11,813
6Gary Player69757070-4284$5,800
6Wally Armstrong69736973-4284$5,800
8Brad Bryant69726876-3285$4,350
9Victor Regalado69737377+4292$688
10Mike McCullough69787374+6294$636
11Rod Curl70756772-4284$5,800
12Jim Simons70726974-3285$4,350
13George Johnson70707472-2286$2,880
13Jack Newton70687672-2286$2,880
15Ron Streck70747569Even288$1,908
15Bill Kratzert70737273Even288$1,908
17John Mahaffey70737475+4292$688
18Jack Sommers70727677+7295$615
19Butch Baird70777475+8296$597
20Allen Miller70777578+12300$552
21Tom Kite71706970-8280$20,400
22Bruce Lietzke71737266-6282$11,813
22Mark Hayes71707467-6282$11,813
24Bob Byman71697568-5283$8,100
24Andy Bean71746870-5283$8,100
24Peter Jacobsen71716972-5283$8,100
27Morris Hatalsky71747268-3285$4,350
28Larry Ziegler71707174-2286$2,880
29Bruce Devlin71757270Even288$1,908
30Parker Moore71766973+1289$1,448
31David Edwards71757866+2290$995
31Bob Mann71747471+2290$995
31Barry Jaeckel71737472+2290$995
34Peter Oosterhuis71717376+3291$738
35Dave Eichelberger71757868+4292$688
36Al Geiberger71737575+6294$636
37Kermit Zarley71757775+10298$573
38Gil Morgan72716966-10278$54,000
38Larry Nelson72717065-10278$32,400
40Graham Marsh72707070-6282$11,813
41Cesar Sanudo72687172-5283$8,100
42Scott Simpson72727272Even288$1,908
42Don Pooley72756972Even288$1,908
44D.A. Weibring72757270+1289$1,448
44John Schroeder72727372+1289$1,448
46Miller Barber72727671+3291$738
47Jim White72737473+4292$688
48Jerry Pate72697874+5293$660
48Calvin Peete72747275+5293$660
50Bob Shearer72737376+6294$636
51George Burns73697667-3285$4,350
51Gibby Gilbert73707171-3285$4,350
53Frank Conner73727370Even288$1,908
54Orville Moody73747270+1289$1,448
55Dave Stockton73717670+2290$995
55Harlan Fly73737074+2290$665
57Paul Lindsey73747673+8296$597
58Tim Simpson73707975+9297$582
59Dana Quigley73747577+11299$561
60Jerry McGee73747877+14302$546
61Tom Purtzer74727067-5283$8,100
62Hale Irwin74727269-1287$2,265
62Jack Renner74697173-1287$2,265
64Mike Schroder74727073+1289$1,448
65Tommy McGinnis74737469+2290$995
65Ed Fiori74707274+2290$995
65Bobby Wadkins74717174+2290$665
68Frank Beard74727175+4292$688
69Sammy Rachels74717573+5293$660
70Carlton White74737374+6294$636
71Terry Diehl74717674+7295$615
72Mark Lye74717678+11299$561
73Stan Lee75707268-3285$4,350
74Rex Caldwell75697369-2286$2,880
75Steve Veriato75727574+8296$597
76David Eger75727576+10298$573
77Jeff Mitchell76717072+1289$1,448
78Alan Tapie76717374+6294$636
79Dave Hill77677175+2290$665


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Barney Thompson767200+4148$0
Bob Eastwood747400+4148$0
Dave Barr777100+4148$0
Dick Mast727600+4148$0
Ed Sabo707800+4148$0
George Cadle727600+4148$0
Jack Spradlin747400+4148$0
Jim Nelford737500+4148$0
Mark Pfeil747400+4148$0
Mike Colandro757300+4148$0
Mike Hill727600+4148$0
Sam Trahan777100+4148$0
Bob Murphy747500+5149$0
Charles Coody727700+5149$0
Dennis Sullivan797000+5149$0
Eddie Pearce737600+5149$0
Howard Twitty757400+5149$0
Lee Trevino727700+5149$0
Michael Brannan737600+5149$0
Terry Mauney747500+5149$0
Tom Chain727700+5149$0
Tom Storey727700+5149$0
Tommy Valentine777200+5149$0
Bob Lunn757500+6150$0
Bobby Mitchell757500+6150$0
Dale Douglass767400+6150$0
Greg Powers767400+6150$0
Jim Dent757500+6150$0
John Fought747600+6150$0
Lee Carter747600+6150$0
Lonnie Nielsen737700+6150$0
Mason Rudolph757500+6150$0
Rik Massengale727800+6150$0
Roger Calvin747600+6150$0
Scott Bess757500+6150$0
Skip Dunaway737700+6150$0
Tony Hollifield737700+6150$0
Bob Zender737800+7151$0
Curtis Strange747700+7151$0
Don January757600+7151$0
Don Shirey767500+7151$0
Jimmy Paschal727900+7151$0
Mac McLendon747700+7151$0
Tom Shaw767500+7151$0
Jay Haas728000+8152$0
Jim Chancey737900+8152$0
Joe Inman747800+8152$0
Lou Graham757700+8152$0
Scott Steger767600+8152$0
Bobby Baker747900+9153$0
Buddy Gardner777600+9153$0
David Jimenez767700+9153$0
Ed Byman777600+9153$0
Bert Weaver767800+10154$0
Pete Brown807400+10154$0
Roger Maltbie738100+10154$0
Ron Terry787600+10154$0
Bobby Heins767900+11155$0
Hunt Gilliland787700+11155$0
Mike Reasor748100+11155$0
Mike Sullivan767900+11155$0
Babe Hiskey758100+12156$0
Jack Fleck797700+12156$0
Beau Baugh768100+13157$0
John Lister807700+13157$0
Robert Donald817600+13157$0
Bob Wolfe847400+14158$0
Forrest Fezler807800+14158$0
Mark Mike817800+15159$0
Guy Cullins828000+18162$0
WDFred Marti00000$0
WDBill Calfee74000+274$0

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