Sports headlines for Thursday June 1, 1972:
- Braves' Richards Given Demotion
- Smith, Kodes Net Victims
Scores through round 1 of the 1972 Kemper Open
Tournament held at Quail Hollow Country Club (Charlotte, NC) from June 1, 1972 to June 4, 1972 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beard | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bert Greene | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 3 | R.H. Sikes | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Terry Dill | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Charles Owens | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Dave Stockton | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | John Schroeder | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Charles Coody | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | John Jacobs | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | George Boutell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Wayne Yates | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Tom Watson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Curtis Sifford | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Dick Lotz | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Brad Anderson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Doug Ford | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Ben Kern | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Jack Montgomery | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Bob Smith | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Odell Trueblood | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Bob Galloway | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Babe Hiskey | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Howie Johnson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Bob Stone | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Jim Colbert | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Lee Wykle | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Dale Douglass | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bob Stanton | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bob Spence | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Bob Erickson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | David Graham | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Wilf Honenuik | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Herb Hooper | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Jeff Voss | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Jack Lewis | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Larry Ziegler | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | George Hixon | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | George Knudson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Dick Hendrickson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Jim Marshall | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Steve Melnyk | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Larry White | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Ray Arinno | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Dave Marr | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Steve Spray | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Steve Reid | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Bud Allin | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Ken Venturi | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Bill Garrett | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Larry Gilbert | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Terry Florence | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Pete Brown | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Sam Adams | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Jim Jamieson | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Rich Bassett | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Lee Bonse | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Mike Mitchell | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Dewitt Weaver | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Ken Ellsworth | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Lou Graham | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,128 | |||
| 65 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,128 | |||
| 66 | Bruce Devlin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $7,233 | |||
| 67 | Bruce Crampton | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,321 | |||
| 68 | Steve Bogan | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,055 | |||
| 69 | Doug Sanders | 71 | -1 | 71 | $35,000 | |||
| 69 | Jerry Heard | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,128 | |||
| 71 | Fred Marti | 72 | Even | 72 | $233 | |||
| 72 | Tom Shaw | 73 | +1 | 73 | $5,162 | |||
| 73 | Bob Lunn | 74 | +2 | 74 | $4,375 | |||
| 73 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +2 | 74 | $479 | |||
| 75 | Lee Trevino | 69 | -3 | 69 | $19,950 | |||
| 76 | Bob Charles | 70 | -2 | 70 | $479 | |||
| 77 | Steve Oppermann | 71 | -1 | 71 | $233 | |||
| 78 | Art Wall | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,128 | |||
| 79 | Jim Dent | 76 | +4 | 76 | $3,128 | |||
| 80 | Tony Jacklin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,321 | |||
| 81 | Gary Player | 71 | -1 | 71 | $7,233 | |||
| 81 | Craig Dear | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,055 | |||
| 83 | Julius Boros | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,055 | |||
| 84 | Ray Floyd | 73 | +1 | 73 | $5,162 | |||
| 84 | Deane Beman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,321 | |||
| 84 | Joe Porter | 73 | +1 | 73 | $825 | |||
| 84 | Orville Moody | 73 | +1 | 73 | $479 | |||
| 88 | Mason Rudolph | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,321 | |||
| 89 | Rod Funseth | 76 | +4 | 76 | $825 | |||
| 90 | Cesar Sanudo | 65 | -7 | 65 | $7,233 | |||
| 91 | Gibby Gilbert | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,128 | |||
| 92 | Labron Harris | 69 | -3 | 69 | $7,233 | |||
| 93 | Bob Wynn | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,188 | |||
| 93 | Miller Barber | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,715 | |||
| 93 | Jerry Barrier | 70 | -2 | 70 | $479 | |||
| 93 | Lionel Hebert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $479 | |||
| 93 | Arnold Palmer | 70 | -2 | 70 | $233 | |||
| 93 | Bob Eastwood | 70 | -2 | 70 | $233 | |||
| 99 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,128 | |||
| 100 | Ross Randall | 72 | Even | 72 | $825 | |||
| 101 | Bob Shaw | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,128 | |||
| 101 | Terry Wilcox | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,715 | |||
| 101 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +1 | 73 | $479 | |||
| 104 | Don Bies | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 105 | Ralph Baker | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,321 | |||
| 106 | Chris Blocker | 68 | -4 | 68 | $233 | |||
| 107 | Chuck Thorpe | 69 | -3 | 69 | $233 | |||
| 108 | Dave Hill | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,162 | |||
| 108 | Johnny Miller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,321 | |||
| 108 | Bunky Henry | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,055 | |||
| 108 | Sam Snead | 70 | -2 | 70 | $825 | |||
| 112 | Bob Barbarossa | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,055 | |||
| 112 | Rik Massengale | 71 | -1 | 71 | $825 | |||
| 114 | Larry Hinson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,715 | |||
| 114 | Bobby Cole | 74 | +2 | 74 | $825 | |||
| 116 | Billy Casper | 66 | -6 | 66 | $2,188 | |||
| 117 | Charles Sifford | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,715 | |||
| 118 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | -1 | 71 | $479 | |||
| 118 | John Mahaffey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $233 | |||
| 120 | Grier Jones | 73 | +1 | 73 | $233 | |||
| 120 | Rod Curl | 73 | +1 | 73 | $233 | |||
| 122 | Bobby Greenwood | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 122 | George Shortridge | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 122 | Richie Karl | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 125 | Jim Ferriell | 69 | -3 | 69 | $233 | |||
| 126 | George Archer | 70 | -2 | 70 | $233 | |||
| 127 | Ted Hayes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $233 | |||
| 128 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | Even | 72 | $233 | |||
| 129 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $479 | |||
| 129 | Butch Baird | 73 | +1 | 73 | $233 | |||
| 131 | Tommy Aaron | 74 | +2 | 74 | $825 | |||
| 131 | Roy Pace | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 133 | George Johnson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $233 | |||
| 133 | Ron Cerrudo | 75 | +3 | 75 | $233 | |||
| 135 | David Glenz | 70 | -2 | 70 | $233 | |||
| 136 | Dan Sikes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $233 | |||
| 137 | Byron Comstock | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 138 | Paul Moran | 71 | -1 | 71 | $233 | |||
| 139 | Hale Irwin | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 | |||
| 140 | John Toepel | 73 | +1 | 73 | $233 | |||
| 141 | J.C. Snead | 69 | -3 | 69 | $233 | |||
| 142 | Ken Still | 74 | +2 | 74 | $233 |


