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Sports headlines for Monday May 1, 1972:

• Chi Chi Smiling Again, Defeats Casper In Playoff
• Ali His Old Self Again, Cuts Up Chuvalo For Unanimous Victory
• Blue Is Ready To Play, Joins Athletics Today
• New Hockey Circuit Plans On 12 Teams

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Final results of the 1972 Byron Nelson Golf Classic

Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from April 27, 1972 to May 1, 1972     (Par 72)

Chi Chi Rodriguez defeated Billy Casper on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Chi Chi Rodriguez	66	68	69	70	-15	273	$25,000
2	Lee Trevino	66	68	73	71	-10	278	$3,137
3	Bob Murphy	66	74	72	70	-6	282	$1,313
4	Bruce Crampton	67	70	69	69	-13	275	$6,608
4	Wilf Honenuik	67	67	71	70	-13	275	$6,608
6	Bruce Devlin	67	70	72	72	-7	281	$1,688
7	Jim Barber	67	73	76	72	Even	288	$156
8	Larry Ziegler	67	75	71	76	+1	289	$156
9	Billy Casper	68	65	69	71	-15	273	$14,300
10	Charles Coody	68	68	71	68	-13	275	$6,608
11	Miller Barber	68	68	71	71	-10	278	$3,137
11	Tom Weiskopf	68	68	70	72	-10	278	$3,137
11	John Schlee	68	67	69	74	-10	278	$3,137
14	Gay Brewer	68	74	69	72	-5	283	$1,034
15	Dave Stockton	69	70	69	70	-10	278	$3,137
16	Cesar Sanudo	69	68	71	74	-6	282	$1,313
17	Forrest Fezler	69	72	71	71	-5	283	$1,034
17	Ray Floyd	69	73	70	71	-5	283	$1,034
19	Jack Nicklaus	69	71	73	71	-4	284	$800
19	Lee Elder	69	72	72	71	-4	284	$800
21	Steve Melnyk	69	73	69	74	-3	285	$635
22	Leonard Thompson	69	72	70	75	-2	286	$450
23	Marty Fleckman	69	73	72	74	Even	288	$156
24	Bob Shaw	69	72	74	83	+10	298	$156
25	Arnold Palmer	70	71	67	68	-12	276	$4,500
26	Dwight Nevil	70	68	68	73	-9	279	$2,250
27	Bobby Nichols	70	67	73	71	-7	281	$1,688
28	Ralph Johnston	70	68	76	69	-5	283	$1,034
29	Bob Charles	70	71	73	70	-4	284	$800
29	Julius Boros	70	68	74	72	-4	284	$800
29	Bob Payne	70	70	70	74	-4	284	$800
32	Jack Ewing	70	69	75	71	-3	285	$635
32	Harry Toscano	70	70	73	72	-3	285	$635
34	Bob Dickson	70	73	72	73	Even	288	$156
35	Bobby Greenwood	70	73	74	72	+1	289	$156
36	George Hixon	70	74	74	75	+5	293	$156
36	Allen Miller	70	71	74	78	+5	293	$156
38	Craig Metz	70	73	78	75	+8	296	$156
39	Wayne Peddy	70	73	81	78	+14	302	$156
40	Ron Cerrudo	71	70	67	72	-8	280	$2,000
41	Tom Watson	71	72	70	68	-7	281	$1,688
41	Butch Baird	71	65	72	73	-7	281	$1,688
43	Roy Pace	71	70	71	71	-5	283	$1,034
44	Chuck Courtney	71	70	73	71	-3	285	$635
45	Bruce Fleisher	71	68	75	72	-2	286	$450
45	Kermit Zarley	71	71	71	73	-2	286	$450
45	Labron Harris	71	72	70	73	-2	286	$450
48	Babe Hiskey	71	70	75	71	-1	287	$246
48	David Glenz	71	72	67	77	-1	287	$246
50	Jerry McGee	71	72	73	74	+2	290	$156
51	Richie Karl	71	72	73	75	+3	291	$156
51	Dave Eichelberger	71	72	71	77	+3	291	$156
53	Jack Lewis	71	71	74	76	+4	292	$156
54	Lionel Hebert	71	69	74	81	+7	295	$156
55	Orville Moody	71	73	74	79	+9	297	$156
56	Rives McBee	71	73	76	82	+14	302	$156
57	Chuck Thorpe	72	72	65	68	-11	277	$4,000
58	Fred Marti	72	72	64	71	-9	279	$2,250
59	Don January	72	70	69	72	-5	283	$1,034
60	Dan Sikes	72	70	73	70	-3	285	$635
61	Tom Sanderson	72	72	73	69	-2	286	$450
62	Lanny Wadkins	72	72	70	73	-1	287	$246
62	Billy Maxwell	72	71	71	73	-1	287	$246
64	Bob Stone	72	72	75	69	Even	288	$156
64	Don Bies	72	72	73	71	Even	288	$156
66	Ross Collins	72	72	72	73	+1	289	$156
66	Greg Powers	72	69	73	75	+1	289	$156
68	Sam Harvey	72	72	75	74	+5	293	$156
69	Dave Marr	72	70	75	78	+7	295	$156
70	Steve Spray	72	69	82	78	+13	301	$156
71	John Mahaffey	73	70	66	70	-9	279	$2,250
72	Hubert Green	73	70	73	71	-1	287	$246
72	Paul Moran	73	68	72	74	-1	287	$246
74	Phil Rodgers	73	71	75	72	+3	291	$156
75	Bill Garrett	73	71	76	76	+8	296	$156
76	Gary Groh	74	70	70	70	-4	284	$800
77	Deane Beman	74	68	72	73	-1	287	$246
78	Randy Wolff	74	69	75	75	+5	293	$156
79	Mac McLendon	75	69	71	74	+1	289	$156
80	Hale Irwin	76	67	71	73	-1	287	$246

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Ben Kern	73	72	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Charles Sifford	74	71	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Curtis Sifford	71	74	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Dick Rhyan	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Jim Dent	73	72	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Jim Ferriell	70	75	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Joe Porter	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	John Cook	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Johnny Pott	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Larry Hinson	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Larry Wood	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Mike Reasor	70	75	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Rick Rhoads	73	72	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Tommy Aaron	72	73	0	0	+1	145	$0
	Bert Greene	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Bob Barbarossa	69	77	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Bob Bourne	75	71	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Chris Blocker	75	71	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Dewitt Weaver	70	76	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Dick Mayer	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Eldridge Miles	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Gardner Dickinson	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Jack Fleck	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Jerry Abbott	69	77	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Jim Hardy	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	John Gentile	78	68	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Rod Curl	75	71	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Don Cherry	74	73	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Don Iverson	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Homero Blancas	74	73	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Jim Grant	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Bud Allin	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Dale Douglass	73	75	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Jim Jamieson	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Les Peterson	75	73	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Mike Morley	73	75	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Rolf Deming	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Tom Shaw	78	70	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Bobby Cole	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	George Johnson	75	75	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Gordon Jones	75	75	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Jerry Breaux	77	73	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Joel Goldstrand	74	76	0	0	+6	150	$0
	John Jacobs	74	76	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Lee Carter	79	71	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Rafe Botts	78	72	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Rich Bassett	76	74	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Frank Beard	77	74	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Jim Marshall	77	74	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Bob Lewis	79	74	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Charles Owens	73	80	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Ed Sneed	75	78	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Jim Ferrier	78	75	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Ras Allen	76	77	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Lloyd Hughes	74	80	0	0	+10	154	$0
	Earle Smith	77	78	0	0	+11	155	$0
	Monty Kaser	77	78	0	0	+11	155	$0
	Ted Hayes	77	79	0	0	+12	156	$0
WD	Jim Colbert	73	69	76	0	+2	218	$0

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