Sports headlines for Thursday July 20, 1972:
- Willie Mays Named To N.L. All-stars
- Mincher, Kubiak Traded To A's
Scores through round 1 of the 1972 American Golf Classic
Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from July 20, 1972 to July 23, 1972 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Elder | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,800 | |||
| 3 | J.C. Snead | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,400 | |||
| 3 | Mike Hill | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,110 | |||
| 5 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,110 | |||
| 6 | Jerry Heard | 74 | +4 | 74 | $3,600 | |||
| 6 | Don Bies | 74 | +4 | 74 | $935 | |||
| 8 | Tom Watson | 75 | +5 | 75 | $277 | |||
| 9 | Bert Yancey | 69 | -1 | 69 | $30,000 | |||
| 9 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | -1 | 69 | $4,238 | |||
| 11 | Jim Wiechers | 70 | Even | 70 | $6,150 | |||
| 12 | Ken Still | 72 | +2 | 72 | $277 | |||
| 13 | Fred Marti | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,800 | |||
| 14 | Lanny Wadkins | 75 | +5 | 75 | $2,400 | |||
| 15 | Chuck Courtney | 78 | +8 | 78 | $585 | |||
| 16 | Tom Ulozas | 70 | Even | 70 | $17,100 | |||
| 16 | Hale Irwin | 70 | Even | 70 | $10,650 | |||
| 18 | George Archer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,110 | |||
| 19 | Cesar Sanudo | 74 | +4 | 74 | $5,100 | |||
| 20 | Orville Moody | 75 | +5 | 75 | $277 | |||
| 21 | Babe Hiskey | 77 | +7 | 77 | $345 | |||
| 22 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | -2 | 68 | $3,600 | |||
| 23 | Jerry McGee | 70 | Even | 70 | $277 | |||
| 24 | Dick Rhyan | 71 | +1 | 71 | $277 | |||
| 25 | George Knudson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $7,050 | |||
| 25 | Billy Maxwell | 72 | +2 | 72 | $778 | |||
| 25 | Bob Barbarossa | 72 | +2 | 72 | $439 | |||
| 28 | Roy Pace | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,800 | |||
| 28 | Jim Dent | 73 | +3 | 73 | $585 | |||
| 28 | Bob Lunn | 73 | +3 | 73 | $277 | |||
| 31 | Bob Stone | 75 | +5 | 75 | $778 | |||
| 32 | Jack Ewing | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Ray Floyd | 66 | -4 | 66 | $2,900 | |||
| 34 | Johnny Miller | 70 | Even | 70 | $277 | |||
| 35 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | +2 | 72 | $2,900 | |||
| 36 | Dave Marr | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,325 | |||
| 36 | Rod Curl | 73 | +3 | 73 | $778 | |||
| 36 | Steve Reid | 73 | +3 | 73 | $277 | |||
| 36 | Art Wall | 73 | +3 | 73 | $277 | |||
| 40 | John Toepel | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,110 | |||
| 41 | Mike Higgins | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Mike Reasor | 68 | -2 | 68 | $778 | |||
| 43 | David Graham | 70 | Even | 70 | $935 | |||
| 44 | Chuck Thorpe | 71 | +1 | 71 | $5,100 | |||
| 44 | Charles Coody | 71 | +1 | 71 | $778 | |||
| 44 | Paul Moran | 71 | +1 | 71 | $277 | |||
| 47 | Lou Graham | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,110 | |||
| 47 | Butch Baird | 72 | +2 | 72 | $277 | |||
| 49 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,400 | |||
| 49 | Homero Blancas | 73 | +3 | 73 | $277 | |||
| 49 | John Schroeder | 73 | +3 | 73 | $277 | |||
| 52 | Al Geiberger | 74 | +4 | 74 | $439 | |||
| 52 | Don January | 74 | +4 | 74 | $277 | |||
| 52 | Howie Johnson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $277 | |||
| 55 | Bob Erickson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Bruce Crampton | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Bert Greene | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Kermit Zarley | 66 | -4 | 66 | $2,900 | |||
| 59 | R.H. Sikes | 68 | -2 | 68 | $277 | |||
| 60 | Larry Hinson | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,325 | |||
| 61 | Gay Brewer | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,325 | |||
| 61 | Bob Dickson | 70 | Even | 70 | $585 | |||
| 63 | Ken Venturi | 71 | +1 | 71 | $277 | |||
| 64 | Ralph Johnston | 72 | +2 | 72 | $439 | |||
| 64 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +2 | 72 | $277 | |||
| 66 | Dave Stockton | 73 | +3 | 73 | $277 | |||
| 67 | Rolf Deming | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Steve Bogan | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Chris Blocker | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Frank Wharton | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,800 | |||
| 71 | Charles Sifford | 71 | +1 | 71 | $778 | |||
| 73 | Dick Lotz | 72 | +2 | 72 | $277 | |||
| 73 | Frank Beard | 72 | +2 | 72 | $277 | |||
| 75 | Sam Adams | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 77 | John Jacobs | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 77 | Bob Payne | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Lionel Hebert | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Bob Bourne | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Tom Shaw | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Wayne Peddy | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Ron Cerrudo | 65 | -5 | 65 | $1,800 | |||
| 85 | Mike Spang | 69 | -1 | 69 | $345 | |||
| 86 | Julius Boros | 70 | Even | 70 | $935 | |||
| 87 | Bobby Cole | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,238 | |||
| 87 | Bunky Henry | 71 | +1 | 71 | $778 | |||
| 87 | Bob Eastwood | 71 | +1 | 71 | $277 | |||
| 90 | Lee Wykle | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Doug Ford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Marty Fleckman | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Bob Goalby | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Labron Harris | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Bobby Greenwood | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Jim Colbert | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Hubert Green | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Ed Sneed | 70 | Even | 70 | $277 | |||
| 100 | Richard Crawford | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Wilf Honenuik | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Miller Barber | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Bud Allin | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Billy Ziobro | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Dean Refram | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Allen Miller | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Alberto Rivadeneira | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Marion Heck | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Martin Bohen | 68 | -2 | 68 | $439 | |||
| 110 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Jim Barber | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Bob Murphy | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 114 | John Gentile | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Byron Comstock | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Deane Beman | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Jim Barker | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Johnny Pott | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Jack Montgomery | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Curtis Sifford | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Mason Rudolph | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 123 | George Hixon | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 124 | John Mahaffey | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Ralph Baker | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Dave Barber | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Dale Douglass | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Larry White | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Rocky Thompson | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Gary Bowerman | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 131 | John Schlee | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Don Iverson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Bob Lewis | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Bruce Fleisher | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Jim Ferriell | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 136 | George Johnson | 68 | -2 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Lee Bonse | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Jack Lewis | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Jim Grant | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 140 | George Bellino | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Harry Toscano | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 |


