Sports headlines for Thursday March 23, 1972:
- White Sox Call For Richie Allen, Get No Answer
- Nicklaus Quits Smoking, Ties For Golf Lead
- NBA Board Takes Action To Halt League Jumping
Scores through round 1 of the 1972 Greater New Orleans Open
Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club (New Orleans, LA) from March 23, 1972 to March 26, 1972 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Floyd | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Smith | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,021 | |||
| 3 | Billy Casper | 66 | -5 | 66 | $3,265 | |||
| 4 | Bob Charles | 72 | +1 | 72 | $450 | |||
| 5 | Jim Colbert | 67 | -4 | 67 | $300 | |||
| 6 | Labron Harris | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,563 | |||
| 7 | Babe Hiskey | 70 | -1 | 70 | $688 | |||
| 8 | Mike Hill | 71 | Even | 71 | $3,265 | |||
| 9 | Gary Player | 73 | +2 | 73 | $25,000 | |||
| 10 | Jack Ewing | 74 | +3 | 74 | $300 | |||
| 10 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | +3 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 12 | Jack Nicklaus | 66 | -5 | 66 | $11,575 | |||
| 13 | Dave Eichelberger | 67 | -4 | 67 | $11,575 | |||
| 13 | Ralph Johnston | 67 | -4 | 67 | $3,265 | |||
| 15 | Doug Sanders | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,021 | |||
| 16 | Rik Massengale | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,563 | |||
| 16 | Allen Miller | 71 | Even | 71 | $200 | |||
| 16 | Vaughn Moise | 71 | Even | 71 | $200 | |||
| 19 | Les Peterson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $688 | |||
| 19 | Joel Goldstrand | 72 | +1 | 72 | $300 | |||
| 21 | Dick Mayer | 73 | +2 | 73 | $200 | |||
| 22 | Bob Stanton | 74 | +3 | 74 | $688 | |||
| 22 | Larry Hinson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 22 | Dave Haberle | 74 | +3 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 25 | Ross Randall | 75 | +4 | 75 | $2,208 | |||
| 26 | Dean Refram | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Bob Dickson | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Jim Barber | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Forrest Fezler | 69 | -2 | 69 | $200 | |||
| 30 | Brad Anderson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 30 | Dewitt Weaver | 70 | -1 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 32 | John Lister | 71 | Even | 71 | $5,499 | |||
| 32 | George Knudson | 71 | Even | 71 | $3,265 | |||
| 32 | Bob Rosburg | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,563 | |||
| 32 | Fred Marti | 71 | Even | 71 | $688 | |||
| 32 | Jacky Cupit | 71 | Even | 71 | $300 | |||
| 32 | David Glenz | 71 | Even | 71 | $200 | |||
| 32 | Rod Curl | 71 | Even | 71 | $200 | |||
| 39 | Chuck Thorpe | 72 | +1 | 72 | $450 | |||
| 40 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | +2 | 73 | $688 | |||
| 41 | Tony Jacklin | 74 | +3 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 42 | Chuck Courtney | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Howie Johnson | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Dave Marr | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Bunky Henry | 66 | -5 | 66 | $2,208 | |||
| 46 | John Schroeder | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,208 | |||
| 47 | Ed Sneed | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,208 | |||
| 47 | George Boutell | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,021 | |||
| 47 | Jim Wiechers | 69 | -2 | 69 | $200 | |||
| 50 | Bob Menne | 70 | -1 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 51 | Dave Hill | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,563 | |||
| 51 | Don Bies | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,021 | |||
| 51 | Miller Barber | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,021 | |||
| 54 | Tom Ulozas | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,021 | |||
| 54 | Frank Beard | 72 | +1 | 72 | $688 | |||
| 54 | J.C. Snead | 72 | +1 | 72 | $688 | |||
| 54 | Freddie Haas | 72 | +1 | 72 | $688 | |||
| 54 | Bob Murphy | 72 | +1 | 72 | $688 | |||
| 54 | Randy Wolff | 72 | +1 | 72 | $200 | |||
| 54 | Larry Wood | 72 | +1 | 72 | $200 | |||
| 61 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,021 | |||
| 62 | Mike Mitchell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Gordon Jones | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Jack Montgomery | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Bobby Cole | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Bob Payne | 66 | -5 | 66 | $200 | |||
| 67 | Billy Ziobro | 67 | -4 | 67 | $5,499 | |||
| 67 | Larry Ziegler | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,021 | |||
| 69 | Tom Shaw | 68 | -3 | 68 | $688 | |||
| 70 | Jack Harden | 69 | -2 | 69 | $200 | |||
| 71 | Bruce Crampton | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,021 | |||
| 71 | Wilf Honenuik | 70 | -1 | 70 | $450 | |||
| 71 | Bob Barbarossa | 70 | -1 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 74 | Larry Gilbert | 71 | Even | 71 | $200 | |||
| 74 | Richard Crawford | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Mac McLendon | 72 | +1 | 72 | $450 | |||
| 76 | Dan Sikes | 72 | +1 | 72 | $450 | |||
| 76 | Dick Smith | 72 | +1 | 72 | $200 | |||
| 79 | George Johnson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Butch Baird | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | John Lotz | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Bob Shaw | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Bob Stone | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Larry Miller | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Dow Finsterwald | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Wayne Vollmer | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Mason Rudolph | 66 | -5 | 66 | $200 | |||
| 88 | Terry Wilcox | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,208 | |||
| 89 | Mike Reasor | 68 | -3 | 68 | $4,250 | |||
| 89 | Jerry McGee | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,208 | |||
| 91 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | -1 | 70 | $4,250 | |||
| 91 | Ted Hayes | 70 | -1 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 93 | David Graham | 71 | Even | 71 | $200 | |||
| 94 | Hugh Royer | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Ralph Baker | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Bob Wynn | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Jack Lewis | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Charles Sifford | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Lou Graham | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Jim Grant | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Harold Henning | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Jim Jewell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Bud Allin | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Johnny Pott | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Craig Metz | 70 | -1 | 70 | $300 | |||
| 107 | George Hixon | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Homero Blancas | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 109 | John Jacobs | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Steve Bogan | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Chris Blocker | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Bill Robinson | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Hubert Green | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Bob Eastwood | 69 | -2 | 69 | $200 | |||
| 116 | Jim Hardy | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Rod Funseth | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Paul Moran | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Ben Kern | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Bill Wright | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Herb Hooper | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Charles Coody | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Dale Douglass | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Don Iverson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Cliff Brown | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Pete Brown | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Dick Hendrickson | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Phil Rodgers | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 131 | George Shortridge | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Bill Johnston | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Tom Watson | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Ras Allen | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 135 | R.H. Sikes | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Jerry Abbott | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Martin Roesink | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 138 | David Lundstrom | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 |


