Sports headlines for Friday July 21, 1972:
- Wilhelm, 48, Cut; Dodgers Extend Coaching Offer
- Starr Retires At 38, Cites Shoulder Injury
- Knicks' Reed Angry After Arrest In N.Y.
- Controls On Pros' Salaries Removed
- Palmer Shoots 70, Trails By One In Golf Classic
- A.L. All-Star Team Reserves
Scores through round 2 of the 1972 American Golf Classic
Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from July 20, 1972 to July 23, 1972 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Cerrudo | 65 | 75 | Even | 140 | $1,800 | ||
| 2 | Ray Floyd | 66 | 71 | -3 | 137 | $2,900 | ||
| 3 | Kermit Zarley | 66 | 73 | -1 | 139 | $2,900 | ||
| 4 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | 70 | -2 | 138 | $3,600 | ||
| 5 | Mike Reasor | 68 | 72 | Even | 140 | $778 | ||
| 6 | R.H. Sikes | 68 | 73 | +1 | 141 | $277 | ||
| 7 | Martin Bohen | 68 | 77 | +5 | 145 | $439 | ||
| 8 | George Johnson | 68 | 80 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Bert Yancey | 69 | 68 | -3 | 137 | $30,000 | ||
| 9 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | 68 | -3 | 137 | $4,238 | ||
| 11 | Larry Hinson | 69 | 73 | +2 | 142 | $1,325 | ||
| 12 | Mike Spang | 69 | 75 | +4 | 144 | $345 | ||
| 13 | Mason Rudolph | 69 | 78 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 14 | Jim Wiechers | 70 | 68 | -2 | 138 | $6,150 | ||
| 15 | Tom Ulozas | 70 | 69 | -1 | 139 | $17,100 | ||
| 15 | Hale Irwin | 70 | 69 | -1 | 139 | $10,650 | ||
| 17 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $277 | ||
| 18 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $277 | ||
| 19 | David Graham | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $935 | ||
| 20 | Gay Brewer | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $1,325 | ||
| 20 | Bob Dickson | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $585 | ||
| 22 | Julius Boros | 70 | 75 | +5 | 145 | $935 | ||
| 23 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 76 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 24 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | 77 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 25 | John Schlee | 70 | 79 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 26 | Dick Rhyan | 71 | 70 | +1 | 141 | $277 | ||
| 27 | Chuck Thorpe | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $5,100 | ||
| 27 | Charles Coody | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $778 | ||
| 27 | Paul Moran | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $277 | ||
| 30 | Ken Venturi | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $277 | ||
| 31 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $1,800 | ||
| 31 | Charles Sifford | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $778 | ||
| 33 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $4,238 | ||
| 33 | Bunky Henry | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $778 | ||
| 33 | Bob Eastwood | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 36 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | 77 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 36 | Jim Barber | 71 | 77 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 38 | George Hixon | 71 | 78 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 67 | -1 | 139 | $1,110 | ||
| 40 | Ken Still | 72 | 68 | Even | 140 | $277 | ||
| 41 | George Knudson | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $7,050 | ||
| 41 | Billy Maxwell | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $778 | ||
| 41 | Bob Barbarossa | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $439 | ||
| 44 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $2,900 | ||
| 45 | Lou Graham | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $1,110 | ||
| 45 | Butch Baird | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $277 | ||
| 47 | Ralph Johnston | 72 | 73 | +5 | 145 | $439 | ||
| 47 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | 73 | +5 | 145 | $277 | ||
| 49 | Dick Lotz | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 49 | Frank Beard | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 51 | Lee Wykle | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Richard Crawford | 72 | 76 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 53 | Bob Murphy | 72 | 77 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 54 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 78 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 55 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 66 | -1 | 139 | $2,400 | ||
| 55 | Mike Hill | 73 | 66 | -1 | 139 | $1,110 | ||
| 57 | Fred Marti | 73 | 68 | +1 | 141 | $1,800 | ||
| 58 | George Archer | 73 | 69 | +2 | 142 | $1,110 | ||
| 59 | Roy Pace | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $1,800 | ||
| 59 | Jim Dent | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $585 | ||
| 59 | Bob Lunn | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $277 | ||
| 62 | Dave Marr | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $1,325 | ||
| 62 | Rod Curl | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $778 | ||
| 62 | Steve Reid | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $277 | ||
| 62 | Art Wall | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $277 | ||
| 66 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $2,400 | ||
| 66 | Homero Blancas | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $277 | ||
| 66 | John Schroeder | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $277 | ||
| 69 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 70 | Sam Adams | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 70 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 72 | Wilf Honenuik | 73 | 76 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 73 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | 77 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 73 | John Gentile | 73 | 77 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 73 | Byron Comstock | 73 | 77 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Ralph Baker | 73 | 78 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Don Iverson | 73 | 79 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Bob Lewis | 73 | 79 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Lee Bonse | 73 | 80 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 80 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | 65 | -1 | 139 | $1,800 | ||
| 81 | Jerry Heard | 74 | 67 | +1 | 141 | $3,600 | ||
| 81 | Don Bies | 74 | 67 | +1 | 141 | $935 | ||
| 83 | Cesar Sanudo | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $5,100 | ||
| 84 | Al Geiberger | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $439 | ||
| 84 | Don January | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 84 | Howie Johnson | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $277 | ||
| 87 | Rolf Deming | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 88 | Doug Ford | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 88 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Miller Barber | 74 | 76 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 91 | Deane Beman | 74 | 77 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Tom Watson | 75 | 67 | +2 | 142 | $277 | ||
| 93 | Lanny Wadkins | 75 | 68 | +3 | 143 | $2,400 | ||
| 94 | Orville Moody | 75 | 69 | +4 | 144 | $277 | ||
| 95 | Bob Stone | 75 | 70 | +5 | 145 | $778 | ||
| 96 | John Toepel | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $1,110 | ||
| 97 | Steve Bogan | 75 | 73 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 98 | John Jacobs | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Bob Payne | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Marty Fleckman | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Bob Goalby | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Labron Harris | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Bobby Greenwood | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Jim Colbert | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Bud Allin | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Billy Ziobro | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Dean Refram | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Allen Miller | 75 | 76 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Bob Erickson | 76 | 72 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 110 | Chris Blocker | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | 74 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Lionel Hebert | 76 | 74 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Alberto Rivadeneira | 76 | 76 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Marion Heck | 76 | 76 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Jim Barker | 76 | 77 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Johnny Pott | 76 | 77 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Bruce Fleisher | 76 | 79 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Harry Toscano | 76 | 82 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Babe Hiskey | 77 | 69 | +6 | 146 | $345 | ||
| 120 | Mike Higgins | 77 | 71 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Bruce Crampton | 77 | 72 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Bert Greene | 77 | 72 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Bob Bourne | 77 | 74 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Tom Shaw | 77 | 74 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Jack Montgomery | 77 | 77 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Dave Barber | 77 | 78 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Dale Douglass | 77 | 78 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 128 | Chuck Courtney | 78 | 68 | +6 | 146 | $585 | ||
| 129 | Wayne Peddy | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Hubert Green | 78 | 75 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Curtis Sifford | 78 | 77 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 132 | Jim Grant | 78 | 81 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 133 | Jack Ewing | 79 | 70 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Jim Ferriell | 79 | 79 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Larry White | 80 | 78 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Rocky Thompson | 81 | 78 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Gary Bowerman | 81 | 78 | +19 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 138 | Jack Lewis | 81 | 80 | +21 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 139 | Frank Wharton | 82 | 73 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 140 | George Bellino | 82 | 81 | +23 | 163 | $0 |


