Sports headlines for Friday June 30, 1978:
- Veeck Selects Doby As Chisox Manager
- McCovey Hits 500th But S.F. Drops A Pair
Scores through round 2 of the 1978 Western Open
Tournament held at Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook, IL) from June 29, 1978 to July 3, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $543 | ||
| 2 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | 68 | -1 | 143 | $3,713 | ||
| 3 | Howard Twitty | 77 | 68 | +1 | 145 | $764 | ||
| 4 | Tom Watson | 71 | 69 | -4 | 140 | $7,650 | ||
| 5 | Mac McLendon | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $3,713 | ||
| 6 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $9,900 | ||
| 7 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $2,622 | ||
| 7 | Charles Coody | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $543 | ||
| 9 | Mark McCumber | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $1,433 | ||
| 10 | Tony Wallin | 76 | 70 | +2 | 146 | $360 | ||
| 11 | Billy Casper | 79 | 70 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Andy Bean | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $45,000 | ||
| 12 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $25,650 | ||
| 14 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $2,622 | ||
| 15 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $6,117 | ||
| 15 | Keith Fergus | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $1,064 | ||
| 15 | Homero Blancas | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $543 | ||
| 18 | Bill Sander | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $2,622 | ||
| 19 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $1,763 | ||
| 19 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $1,064 | ||
| 21 | Larry Nelson | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $1,433 | ||
| 22 | Joe Porter | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $1,763 | ||
| 22 | D.A. Weibring | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $1,433 | ||
| 22 | Danny Edwards | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $113 | ||
| 25 | Bill Pelham | 78 | 71 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 26 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $6,117 | ||
| 26 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $4,556 | ||
| 26 | Lonnie Nielsen | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $543 | ||
| 29 | Jim Simons | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $435 | ||
| 30 | Tom Kite | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $15,975 | ||
| 30 | Bob Byman | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $4,556 | ||
| 30 | Antonio Cerda | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $1,064 | ||
| 33 | Bill Calfee | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $1,763 | ||
| 33 | Mark Lye | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $764 | ||
| 33 | Mason Rudolph | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $390 | ||
| 36 | George Burns | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $4,556 | ||
| 37 | Bruce Robertson | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 38 | Mark Pfeil | 80 | 72 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Bruce Lietzke | 81 | 72 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Craig Stadler | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $2,622 | ||
| 41 | Graham Marsh | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $4,556 | ||
| 41 | Dave Barr | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $1,433 | ||
| 43 | Rex Caldwell | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $6,117 | ||
| 43 | Orville Moody | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $2,622 | ||
| 45 | Jim Dent | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $2,622 | ||
| 45 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $543 | ||
| 45 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $543 | ||
| 45 | Lee Mikles | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $480 | ||
| 45 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $435 | ||
| 45 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $435 | ||
| 51 | Rick Beck | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Gary McCord | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $360 | ||
| 53 | Greg Pitzer | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Steve Melnyk | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 55 | Bob Lunn | 80 | 73 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Allen Miller | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $2,622 | ||
| 57 | Phil Hancock | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $9,900 | ||
| 58 | Bobby Wadkins | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $543 | ||
| 59 | Gary Groh | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $435 | ||
| 60 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $764 | ||
| 60 | Jack Newton | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $113 | ||
| 60 | Barney Thompson | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $113 | ||
| 63 | Pat McGowan | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $1,064 | ||
| 64 | Al Geiberger | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Don Pooley | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Brady Miller | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Bob Smith | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Jim King | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 69 | Bill Kratzert | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 70 | Jim Colbert | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Skeeter Heath | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 72 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 75 | -1 | 143 | $2,622 | ||
| 73 | Don January | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $1,433 | ||
| 74 | Jack Renner | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $1,433 | ||
| 74 | Stan Lee | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $764 | ||
| 74 | Jeff Hawkes | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $435 | ||
| 77 | Ed Sabo | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $1,064 | ||
| 78 | Frank Conner | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $480 | ||
| 78 | Bob Zender | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $390 | ||
| 80 | Greg Powers | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 81 | Peter Oosterhuis | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Rik Massengale | 84 | 75 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Cesar Sanudo | 67 | 76 | -1 | 143 | $7,650 | ||
| 84 | Rod Curl | 69 | 76 | +1 | 145 | $543 | ||
| 85 | Steve Benson | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $543 | ||
| 86 | Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $1,064 | ||
| 86 | Dana Quigley | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $764 | ||
| 86 | Bob Murphy | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $764 | ||
| 86 | Miller Barber | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Lyn Lott | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Don Iverson | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Gil Morgan | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Carlton White | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Gay Brewer | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 96 | Andy North | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Dave Shipley | 78 | 76 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Brad Bryant | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Tommy Valentine | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Curtis Strange | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Bobby Stroble | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Sam Adams | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 104 | Bob Shaw | 79 | 77 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Mike Reasor | 82 | 77 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Jim Nelford | 71 | 78 | +5 | 149 | $1,064 | ||
| 106 | Ed Byman | 71 | 78 | +5 | 149 | $390 | ||
| 106 | Frank Beard | 71 | 78 | +5 | 149 | $360 | ||
| 109 | Gary Ostrega | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 110 | Jerry Pate | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 110 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Parker Moore | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Buddy Gardner | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Babe Hiskey | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 114 | John Lister | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Peter Chapin | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Kip Byrne | 81 | 78 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 118 | George Archer | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Bunky Henry | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Wally Kuchar | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Steve Veriato | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 122 | John Schroeder | 69 | 80 | +5 | 149 | $1,763 | ||
| 123 | John Adams | 70 | 80 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 124 | Mike Ford | 77 | 80 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Vicente Fernandez | 78 | 80 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Mike Sullivan | 79 | 80 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Jim Jamieson | 70 | 81 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 128 | Bob Dickson | 71 | 81 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Don Baker | 77 | 81 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Bill Ogden | 79 | 81 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Mike Shea | 76 | 82 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 132 | Bill Ventresca | 80 | 82 | +18 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 133 | Jay Haas | 75 | 83 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Bob Mann | 77 | 83 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Mitch Adcock | 83 | 83 | +22 | 166 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Gary Jacobsen | 71 | 86 | +13 | 157 | $0 |


