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
1Rod Curl70756772-4284$5,800
2Andy Bean71746870-5283$8,100
3Brad Bryant69726876-3285$4,350
4Gil Morgan72716966-10278$54,000
5Tom Kite71706970-8280$20,400
6Peter Jacobsen71716972-5283$8,100
7Wally Armstrong69736973-4284$5,800
8Jim Simons70726974-3285$4,350
9Don Pooley72756972Even288$1,908
10Parker Moore71766973+1289$1,448
11Larry Nelson72717065-10278$32,400
12Graham Marsh72707070-6282$11,813
13Tom Purtzer74727067-5283$8,100
14Gary Player69757070-4284$5,800
15Jeff Mitchell76717072+1289$1,448
15Mike Schroder74727073+1289$1,448
17Harlan Fly73737074+2290$665
18Cesar Sanudo72687172-5283$8,100
19Gibby Gilbert73707171-3285$4,350
20Gary Koch68767171-2286$2,880
20Larry Ziegler71707174-2286$2,880
22Jack Renner74697173-1287$2,265
23Bobby Wadkins74717174+2290$665
23Dave Hill77677175+2290$665
25Frank Beard74727175+4292$688
26Bruce Lietzke71737266-6282$11,813
27Morris Hatalsky71747268-3285$4,350
27Stan Lee75707268-3285$4,350
29Hale Irwin74727269-1287$2,265
30Bruce Devlin71757270Even288$1,908
30Scott Simpson72727272Even288$1,908
30Bill Kratzert70737273Even288$1,908
33Orville Moody73747270+1289$1,448
33D.A. Weibring72757270+1289$1,448
35Ed Fiori74707274+2290$995
36Calvin Peete72747275+5293$660
37Rex Caldwell75697369-2286$2,880
38Frank Conner73727370Even288$1,908
39John Schroeder72727372+1289$1,448
40Peter Oosterhuis71717376+3291$738
41Victor Regalado69737377+4292$688
42Mike McCullough69787374+6294$636
42Carlton White74737374+6294$636
42Alan Tapie76717374+6294$636
42Bob Shearer72737376+6294$636
46Mark Hayes71707467-6282$11,813
47George Johnson70707472-2286$2,880
48Tommy McGinnis74737469+2290$995
48Bob Mann71747471+2290$995
48Barry Jaeckel71737472+2290$995
51Mark McCumber67757475+3291$738
52Jim White72737473+4292$688
52John Mahaffey70737475+4292$688
54Butch Baird70777475+8296$597
54Tom Jenkins68767478+8296$597
56Bob Byman71697568-5283$8,100
57Ron Streck70747569Even288$1,908
58Pat McGowan67767574+4292$688
59Sammy Rachels74717573+5293$660
60Al Geiberger71737575+6294$636
61Steve Veriato75727574+8296$597
62David Eger75727576+10298$573
63Dana Quigley73747577+11299$561
64Allen Miller70777578+12300$552
65J.C. Snead69707667-6282$11,813
66George Burns73697667-3285$4,350
67Jack Newton70687672-2286$2,880
68Dave Stockton73717670+2290$995
69Miller Barber72727671+3291$738
70Terry Diehl74717674+7295$615
70Jack Sommers70727677+7295$615
72Paul Lindsey73747673+8296$597
73Mark Lye74717678+11299$561
74Kermit Zarley71757775+10298$573
75David Edwards71757866+2290$995
76Dave Eichelberger71757868+4292$688
77Jerry Pate72697874+5293$660
78Jerry McGee73747877+14302$546
79Tim Simpson73707975+9297$582


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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