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Sports headlines for Sunday February 20, 1972:

• Robinson ($145,000), Wills ($100,000) Sign
• Foyt Scores Easy Win In Daytona 500

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Final results of the 1972 Phoenix Open

Tournament held at Phoenix Country Club (Phoenix, AZ) from February 17, 1972 to February 20, 1972     (Par 71)

Homero Blancas defeated Lanny Wadkins on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Lanny Wadkins	70	70	67	66	-11	273	$14,300
2	Hubert Green	69	70	72	66	-7	277	$3,530
3	John Lister	74	69	73	66	-2	282	$661
4	Dave Stockton	72	72	69	67	-4	280	$1,176
4	Rod Curl	70	72	71	67	-4	280	$1,176
6	Marty Fleckman	69	68	69	68	-10	274	$8,850
7	Jim Wiechers	68	70	70	68	-8	276	$4,869
8	Hal Underwood	71	69	69	68	-7	277	$3,530
9	Steve Melnyk	71	72	67	68	-6	278	$2,875
10	Allen Miller	76	68	69	68	-3	281	$850
11	Mac McLendon	72	71	72	68	-1	283	$433
12	Homero Blancas	70	61	73	69	-11	273	$25,000
13	Dan Sikes	72	70	67	69	-6	278	$2,875
13	Babe Hiskey	68	72	69	69	-6	278	$2,875
15	Tom Weiskopf	69	70	71	69	-5	279	$2,000
15	Jerry Abbott	71	69	70	69	-5	279	$2,000
15	Fred Marti	67	71	72	69	-5	279	$2,000
18	Chuck Courtney	67	75	69	69	-4	280	$1,176
18	Chris Blocker	72	72	67	69	-4	280	$1,176
18	Ed Sneed	72	71	68	69	-4	280	$1,176
21	Mike Reasor	69	70	74	69	-2	282	$661
22	Jimmy Wright	69	72	73	69	-1	283	$433
23	George Archer	73	71	71	69	Even	284	$313
24	Billy Casper	73	71	73	69	+2	286	$227
25	Forrest Fezler	72	72	78	69	+7	291	$227
26	Paul Moran	66	74	66	70	-8	276	$4,869
27	Deane Beman	73	66	71	70	-4	280	$1,176
28	Lee Elder	72	69	70	70	-3	281	$850
28	Phil Rodgers	71	71	69	70	-3	281	$850
30	Wayne Peddy	73	69	74	70	+2	286	$227
31	Dave Eichelberger	73	69	75	70	+3	287	$227
32	Ben Kern	71	73	74	70	+4	288	$227
33	Gene Littler	67	68	70	71	-8	276	$4,869
34	Jerry Heard	67	68	73	71	-5	279	$2,000
34	George Boutell	68	67	73	71	-5	279	$2,000
36	Larry Wood	68	71	70	71	-4	280	$1,176
37	Earle Smith	69	72	70	71	-2	282	$661
37	Gary Groh	71	70	70	71	-2	282	$661
37	Rod Funseth	71	71	69	71	-2	282	$661
40	Bob Rosburg	70	74	68	71	-1	283	$433
40	Jack Ewing	72	66	74	71	-1	283	$433
42	Bill Johnston	71	72	71	71	+1	285	$251
42	Grier Jones	71	71	72	71	+1	285	$251
44	Dave Marad	73	69	74	71	+3	287	$227
45	Jim Gilbert	70	74	74	71	+5	289	$227
46	Tony Jacklin	70	68	66	72	-8	276	$4,869
47	Richie Karl	67	69	71	72	-5	279	$2,000
47	Bruce Devlin	67	70	70	72	-5	279	$2,000
49	Don Iverson	71	68	69	72	-4	280	$1,176
50	Harry Toscano	70	71	69	72	-2	282	$661
51	Ron Cerrudo	68	71	72	72	-1	283	$433
51	Bob Menne	73	69	69	72	-1	283	$433
53	Bob Goalby	67	76	69	72	Even	284	$313
54	John Mahaffey	72	69	73	72	+2	286	$227
55	Joe Campbell	73	67	68	73	-3	281	$850
56	Jim Jamieson	66	72	71	73	-2	282	$661
57	Bill Garrett	76	65	76	73	+6	290	$227
58	Chi Chi Rodriguez	69	68	71	74	-2	282	$661
59	Sam Adams	69	72	70	74	+1	285	$251
60	Orville Moody	70	71	71	74	+2	286	$227
61	Dave Walters	72	70	71	74	+3	287	$227
62	Paul Purtzer	70	73	71	74	+4	288	$0
63	Steve Bogan	70	73	75	74	+8	292	$227
63	Howie Johnson	71	72	75	74	+8	292	$227
65	Dale Douglass	66	69	71	75	-3	281	$850
66	Bob Lewis	70	71	71	75	+3	287	$227
67	Jim Grant	74	70	69	75	+4	288	$227
68	Miller Barber	71	72	70	76	+5	289	$227
69	Rik Massengale	73	71	74	76	+10	294	$227
70	Craig Metz	71	73	76	76	+12	296	$227
71	Don Cherry	73	70	70	77	+6	290	$227
72	Mike Higgins	77	67	73	77	+10	294	$227
73	Randy Petri	69	73	76	79	+13	297	$227

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bob Brue	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bob Carson	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bob Zender	70	75	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Curtis Sifford	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Dwight Nevil	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Gary Bowerman	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Jim Barker	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Jim Ferriell	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Joe Carr	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Ralph Baker	73	72	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bob Smith	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Dennis Tiziani	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Dick Rhyan	76	70	0	0	+4	146	$0
	John Schroeder	75	71	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Johnny Miller	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Moon Mullins	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Rafe Botts	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Rolf Deming	76	70	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Billy Maxwell	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Dave Hill	77	70	0	0	+5	147	$0
	J.C. Snead	77	70	0	0	+5	147	$0
	John Kennedy	76	71	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Ken Ellsworth	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Leonard Thompson	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Lloyd Monroe	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Rick Rhoads	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Charles Sifford	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Gene Torres	71	77	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Jack Montgomery	75	73	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Jerry Barrier	78	70	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Jim Hardy	76	72	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Jim Marshall	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Phil Ferranti	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Ross Randall	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Don Bies	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	John Mahoney	71	78	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Les Peterson	75	74	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Mike Morley	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Tom Purtzer	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Joe Porter	76	74	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Wayne Vollmer	74	76	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Dennis Rouse	78	73	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Earl Fennell	76	75	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Jack Harden	70	81	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Joe Kirkwood	72	79	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Tom Watson	80	72	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Greg Powers	74	79	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Jerry Barber	80	73	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Johnny Bulla	76	77	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Ray Arinno	73	80	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Bill Brask	78	76	0	0	+12	154	$0
WD	Bruce Fleisher	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	David Lee	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Ken Venturi	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Larry Ziegler	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Dow Finsterwald	72	0	0	0	+1	72	$0
WD	Mike Hill	78	0	0	0	+7	78	$0

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