Sports headlines for Sunday July 1, 1979:
- Torborg Stays On Job After Lemon Says 'No'
- Willie Brown Ends His Career
- Morgan Wins Playoff On Birdie
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.
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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1 | Rod Curl | 70 | 75 | 67 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $5,800 |
2 | Andy Bean | 71 | 74 | 68 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $8,100 |
3 | Brad Bryant | 69 | 72 | 68 | 76 | -3 | 285 | $4,350 |
4 | Gil Morgan | 72 | 71 | 69 | 66 | -10 | 278 | $54,000 |
5 | Tom Kite | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | -8 | 280 | $20,400 |
6 | Peter Jacobsen | 71 | 71 | 69 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $8,100 |
7 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 73 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 284 | $5,800 |
8 | Jim Simons | 70 | 72 | 69 | 74 | -3 | 285 | $4,350 |
9 | Don Pooley | 72 | 75 | 69 | 72 | Even | 288 | $1,908 |
10 | Parker Moore | 71 | 76 | 69 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $1,448 |
11 | Larry Nelson | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | -10 | 278 | $32,400 |
12 | Graham Marsh | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $11,813 |
13 | Tom Purtzer | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | -5 | 283 | $8,100 |
14 | Gary Player | 69 | 75 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $5,800 |
15 | Jeff Mitchell | 76 | 71 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $1,448 |
15 | Mike Schroder | 74 | 72 | 70 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $1,448 |
17 | Harlan Fly | 73 | 73 | 70 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $665 |
18 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | 68 | 71 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $8,100 |
19 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | 70 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $4,350 |
20 | Gary Koch | 68 | 76 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $2,880 |
20 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | 70 | 71 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $2,880 |
22 | Jack Renner | 74 | 69 | 71 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $2,265 |
23 | Bobby Wadkins | 74 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $665 |
23 | Dave Hill | 77 | 67 | 71 | 75 | +2 | 290 | $665 |
25 | Frank Beard | 74 | 72 | 71 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $688 |
26 | Bruce Lietzke | 71 | 73 | 72 | 66 | -6 | 282 | $11,813 |
27 | Morris Hatalsky | 71 | 74 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $4,350 |
27 | Stan Lee | 75 | 70 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $4,350 |
29 | Hale Irwin | 74 | 72 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $2,265 |
30 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | 75 | 72 | 70 | Even | 288 | $1,908 |
30 | Scott Simpson | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | Even | 288 | $1,908 |
30 | Bill Kratzert | 70 | 73 | 72 | 73 | Even | 288 | $1,908 |
33 | Orville Moody | 73 | 74 | 72 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $1,448 |
33 | D.A. Weibring | 72 | 75 | 72 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $1,448 |
35 | Ed Fiori | 74 | 70 | 72 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $995 |
36 | Calvin Peete | 72 | 74 | 72 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $660 |
37 | Rex Caldwell | 75 | 69 | 73 | 69 | -2 | 286 | $2,880 |
38 | Frank Conner | 73 | 72 | 73 | 70 | Even | 288 | $1,908 |
39 | John Schroeder | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $1,448 |
40 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | 71 | 73 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $738 |
41 | Victor Regalado | 69 | 73 | 73 | 77 | +4 | 292 | $688 |
42 | Mike McCullough | 69 | 78 | 73 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $636 |
42 | Carlton White | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $636 |
42 | Alan Tapie | 76 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $636 |
42 | Bob Shearer | 72 | 73 | 73 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $636 |
46 | Mark Hayes | 71 | 70 | 74 | 67 | -6 | 282 | $11,813 |
47 | George Johnson | 70 | 70 | 74 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $2,880 |
48 | Tommy McGinnis | 74 | 73 | 74 | 69 | +2 | 290 | $995 |
48 | Bob Mann | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $995 |
48 | Barry Jaeckel | 71 | 73 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $995 |
51 | Mark McCumber | 67 | 75 | 74 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $738 |
52 | Jim White | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $688 |
52 | John Mahaffey | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $688 |
54 | Butch Baird | 70 | 77 | 74 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $597 |
54 | Tom Jenkins | 68 | 76 | 74 | 78 | +8 | 296 | $597 |
56 | Bob Byman | 71 | 69 | 75 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $8,100 |
57 | Ron Streck | 70 | 74 | 75 | 69 | Even | 288 | $1,908 |
58 | Pat McGowan | 67 | 76 | 75 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $688 |
59 | Sammy Rachels | 74 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $660 |
60 | Al Geiberger | 71 | 73 | 75 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $636 |
61 | Steve Veriato | 75 | 72 | 75 | 74 | +8 | 296 | $597 |
62 | David Eger | 75 | 72 | 75 | 76 | +10 | 298 | $573 |
63 | Dana Quigley | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $561 |
64 | Allen Miller | 70 | 77 | 75 | 78 | +12 | 300 | $552 |
65 | J.C. Snead | 69 | 70 | 76 | 67 | -6 | 282 | $11,813 |
66 | George Burns | 73 | 69 | 76 | 67 | -3 | 285 | $4,350 |
67 | Jack Newton | 70 | 68 | 76 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $2,880 |
68 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 71 | 76 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $995 |
69 | Miller Barber | 72 | 72 | 76 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $738 |
70 | Terry Diehl | 74 | 71 | 76 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $615 |
70 | Jack Sommers | 70 | 72 | 76 | 77 | +7 | 295 | $615 |
72 | Paul Lindsey | 73 | 74 | 76 | 73 | +8 | 296 | $597 |
73 | Mark Lye | 74 | 71 | 76 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $561 |
74 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | +10 | 298 | $573 |
75 | David Edwards | 71 | 75 | 78 | 66 | +2 | 290 | $995 |
76 | Dave Eichelberger | 71 | 75 | 78 | 68 | +4 | 292 | $688 |
77 | Jerry Pate | 72 | 69 | 78 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $660 |
78 | Jerry McGee | 73 | 74 | 78 | 77 | +14 | 302 | $546 |
79 | Tim Simpson | 73 | 70 | 79 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $582 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barney Thompson | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bob Eastwood | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Dave Barr | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Dick Mast | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Ed Sabo | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
George Cadle | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jack Spradlin | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jim Nelford | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Mark Pfeil | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Mike Colandro | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Mike Hill | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Sam Trahan | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bob Murphy | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Charles Coody | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Dennis Sullivan | 79 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Eddie Pearce | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Howard Twitty | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Lee Trevino | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Michael Brannan | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Terry Mauney | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Tom Chain | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Tom Storey | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Tommy Valentine | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Bob Lunn | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Bobby Mitchell | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Dale Douglass | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Greg Powers | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Jim Dent | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
John Fought | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Lee Carter | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Lonnie Nielsen | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Mason Rudolph | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Rik Massengale | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Roger Calvin | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Scott Bess | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Skip Dunaway | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Tony Hollifield | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Bob Zender | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Curtis Strange | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Don January | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Don Shirey | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Jimmy Paschal | 72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Mac McLendon | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Tom Shaw | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Jay Haas | 72 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Jim Chancey | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Joe Inman | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Lou Graham | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Scott Steger | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Bobby Baker | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Buddy Gardner | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
David Jimenez | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Ed Byman | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Bert Weaver | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Pete Brown | 80 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Roger Maltbie | 73 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Ron Terry | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Bobby Heins | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Hunt Gilliland | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Mike Reasor | 74 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Mike Sullivan | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Babe Hiskey | 75 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Jack Fleck | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Beau Baugh | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
John Lister | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Robert Donald | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Bob Wolfe | 84 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Forrest Fezler | 80 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Mark Mike | 81 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Guy Cullins | 82 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 162 | $0 | |
WD | Fred Marti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
WD | Bill Calfee | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 74 | $0 |