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
1Larry Nelson72717065-10278$32,400
1Gil Morgan72716966-10278$54,000
3Bruce Lietzke71737266-6282$11,813
4David Edwards71757866+2290$995
5J.C. Snead69707667-6282$11,813
5Mark Hayes71707467-6282$11,813
7Tom Purtzer74727067-5283$8,100
8George Burns73697667-3285$4,350
9Bob Byman71697568-5283$8,100
10Morris Hatalsky71747268-3285$4,350
10Stan Lee75707268-3285$4,350
12Dave Eichelberger71757868+4292$688
13Rex Caldwell75697369-2286$2,880
14Hale Irwin74727269-1287$2,265
15Ron Streck70747569Even288$1,908
16Tommy McGinnis74737469+2290$995
17Tom Kite71706970-8280$20,400
18Graham Marsh72707070-6282$11,813
19Andy Bean71746870-5283$8,100
20Gary Player69757070-4284$5,800
21Frank Conner73727370Even288$1,908
21Bruce Devlin71757270Even288$1,908
23D.A. Weibring72757270+1289$1,448
23Orville Moody73747270+1289$1,448
25Dave Stockton73717670+2290$995
26Gibby Gilbert73707171-3285$4,350
27Gary Koch68767171-2286$2,880
28Bob Mann71747471+2290$995
29Miller Barber72727671+3291$738
30Cesar Sanudo72687172-5283$8,100
30Peter Jacobsen71716972-5283$8,100
32Rod Curl70756772-4284$5,800
33Jack Newton70687672-2286$2,880
33George Johnson70707472-2286$2,880
35Don Pooley72756972Even288$1,908
35Scott Simpson72727272Even288$1,908
37Jeff Mitchell76717072+1289$1,448
37John Schroeder72727372+1289$1,448
39Barry Jaeckel71737472+2290$995
40Wally Armstrong69736973-4284$5,800
41Jack Renner74697173-1287$2,265
42Bill Kratzert70737273Even288$1,908
43Parker Moore71766973+1289$1,448
43Mike Schroder74727073+1289$1,448
45Jim White72737473+4292$688
46Sammy Rachels74717573+5293$660
47Paul Lindsey73747673+8296$597
48Jim Simons70726974-3285$4,350
49Larry Ziegler71707174-2286$2,880
50Ed Fiori74707274+2290$995
50Harlan Fly73737074+2290$665
50Bobby Wadkins74717174+2290$665
53Pat McGowan67767574+4292$688
54Jerry Pate72697874+5293$660
55Mike McCullough69787374+6294$636
55Carlton White74737374+6294$636
55Alan Tapie76717374+6294$636
58Terry Diehl74717674+7295$615
59Steve Veriato75727574+8296$597
60Dave Hill77677175+2290$665
61Mark McCumber67757475+3291$738
62John Mahaffey70737475+4292$688
62Frank Beard74727175+4292$688
64Calvin Peete72747275+5293$660
65Al Geiberger71737575+6294$636
66Butch Baird70777475+8296$597
67Tim Simpson73707975+9297$582
68Kermit Zarley71757775+10298$573
69Brad Bryant69726876-3285$4,350
70Peter Oosterhuis71717376+3291$738
71Bob Shearer72737376+6294$636
72David Eger75727576+10298$573
73Victor Regalado69737377+4292$688
74Jack Sommers70727677+7295$615
75Dana Quigley73747577+11299$561
76Jerry McGee73747877+14302$546
77Tom Jenkins68767478+8296$597
78Mark Lye74717678+11299$561
79Allen Miller70777578+12300$552


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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