Sports headlines for Friday August 24, 1973:
- Porter Wins Golf Playoff, Now Must Meet Nicklaus
Scores through round 2 of the 1973 Liggett Myers Open
Tournament held at MacGregor Downs Country Club (Cary, NC) from August 23, 1973 to August 26, 1973 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Stockton | 67 | 73 | -2 | 140 | $2,469 | ||
| 2 | Dave Eichelberger | 67 | 76 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 3 | Bert Greene | 68 | 73 | -1 | 141 | $20,000 | ||
| 4 | Lee Wykle | 68 | 88 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 5 | Ken Still | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $700 | ||
| 6 | Joe Carr | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $1,543 | ||
| 7 | Roger Watson | 69 | 76 | +3 | 145 | $506 | ||
| 8 | Byron Comstock | 69 | 77 | +4 | 146 | $422 | ||
| 9 | Larry Wise | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $3,961 | ||
| 9 | Tommy McGinnis | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $1,543 | ||
| 9 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $792 | ||
| 12 | Dwight Nevil | 70 | 72 | Even | 142 | $1,543 | ||
| 13 | Dick Hendrickson | 70 | 73 | +1 | 143 | $1,543 | ||
| 13 | David Graham | 70 | 73 | +1 | 143 | $329 | ||
| 15 | John Mahaffey | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $1,543 | ||
| 15 | Frank Beard | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $700 | ||
| 15 | Rocky Thompson | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $260 | ||
| 18 | Chris Blocker | 70 | 75 | +3 | 145 | $596 | ||
| 19 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 78 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 20 | Babe Hiskey | 70 | 80 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 21 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $5,968 | ||
| 21 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $2,907 | ||
| 21 | Paul Moran | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $700 | ||
| 24 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $2,907 | ||
| 24 | Julius Boros | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $2,469 | ||
| 26 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $977 | ||
| 27 | Richard Crawford | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $329 | ||
| 27 | Terry Wilcox | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $329 | ||
| 27 | Ras Allen | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $214 | ||
| 30 | Mac McLendon | 71 | 77 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 31 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | 80 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 32 | Bob Smith | 72 | 68 | -2 | 140 | $5,968 | ||
| 33 | Bob Goalby | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $977 | ||
| 33 | Gary Groh | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $977 | ||
| 35 | Rod Curl | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $3,961 | ||
| 35 | Roy Pace | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $792 | ||
| 35 | Bunky Henry | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $260 | ||
| 38 | Bob Payne | 72 | 72 | +2 | 144 | $977 | ||
| 39 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $214 | ||
| 40 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $596 | ||
| 40 | Larry Wood | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $260 | ||
| 42 | Bob Lunn | 72 | 76 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | 77 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | 77 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | 67 | -2 | 140 | $977 | ||
| 46 | Wilf Honenuik | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $596 | ||
| 47 | Miller Barber | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $11,400 | ||
| 47 | Ben Crenshaw | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $2,058 | ||
| 47 | George Knudson | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $2,058 | ||
| 47 | Ray Floyd | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $240 | ||
| 47 | Gary Sanders | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $229 | ||
| 52 | Tom Kite | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $329 | ||
| 53 | Bob Stanton | 73 | 72 | +3 | 145 | $260 | ||
| 53 | Don Padgett | 73 | 72 | +3 | 145 | $229 | ||
| 55 | Jim Marshall | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $596 | ||
| 55 | Jim Barber | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $506 | ||
| 55 | Victor Regalado | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $506 | ||
| 55 | Terry Small | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $422 | ||
| 59 | Bruce Ashworth | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 59 | John Lister | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 59 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Jim Jewell | 73 | 75 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Jim Wiechers | 73 | 75 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Doug Sanders | 73 | 75 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 65 | David Jimenez | 73 | 77 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 66 | Art Wall | 74 | 69 | +1 | 143 | $1,543 | ||
| 66 | Fred Marti | 74 | 69 | +1 | 143 | $260 | ||
| 68 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $3,292 | ||
| 69 | Jim Ferriell | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $422 | ||
| 69 | Homero Blancas | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $214 | ||
| 71 | Cesar Sanudo | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $792 | ||
| 71 | Larry White | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $240 | ||
| 73 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 74 | Billy Ziobro | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 74 | Pete Brown | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Bob Shaw | 74 | 75 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Randy Morris | 74 | 76 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 77 | George Hixon | 74 | 76 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Jimmy Wright | 74 | 76 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 80 | Steve Oppermann | 74 | 78 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 81 | Lou Graham | 75 | 69 | +2 | 144 | $1,543 | ||
| 81 | John Toepel | 75 | 69 | +2 | 144 | $422 | ||
| 83 | Bob Zender | 75 | 70 | +3 | 145 | $422 | ||
| 84 | Martin Bohen | 75 | 71 | +4 | 146 | $214 | ||
| 85 | Gardner Dickinson | 75 | 72 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Dick Lotz | 75 | 73 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Jim Hardy | 75 | 74 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Ross Randall | 75 | 74 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Mason Rudolph | 75 | 75 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 89 | George Johnson | 75 | 75 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 91 | Sonny Ridenhour | 75 | 76 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Martin Roesink | 75 | 77 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 93 | Vern Novak | 76 | 72 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 93 | Tom Shaw | 76 | 72 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Bob Galloway | 76 | 73 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Jack Lewis | 76 | 73 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Jim Grant | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Mike Reasor | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Sam Adams | 76 | 76 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Howie Johnson | 77 | 72 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Wayne Yates | 77 | 74 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Odell Massey | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Rick Rhoads | 77 | 76 | +11 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 104 | Dwaine Knight | 77 | 77 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Vince Bizik | 77 | 82 | +17 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Mike Hill | 78 | 71 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | David Glenz | 78 | 72 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Mike Kallam | 78 | 73 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Bobby Greenwood | 78 | 74 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 110 | Don Beal | 78 | 78 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Bob Barbarossa | 79 | 72 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Labron Harris | 79 | 72 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Don Iverson | 79 | 73 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Bob Eastwood | 79 | 73 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Mike Souchak | 79 | 76 | +13 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Ralph Schlicht | 79 | 77 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Mike Wynn | 79 | 78 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Jerry Barrier | 79 | 79 | +16 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Greg Edwards | 79 | 79 | +16 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Larry Stubblefield | 80 | 71 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Butch Baird | 82 | 77 | +17 | 159 | $0 |


