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Sports headlines for Sunday July 23, 1972:

• Reds' Simpson Reports $2,000 Bribe Offer To Throw Game
• Yancey Beats Longshot In Playoff
• Pearson Makes Pit Stop So Allison Wins Dixie

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Final results of the 1972 American Golf Classic

Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from July 20, 1972 to July 23, 1972     (Par 70)

Bert Yancey defeated Tom Ulozas on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Dave Eichelberger	74	65	72	74	+5	285	$1,800
2	J.C. Snead	73	66	72	73	+4	284	$2,400
3	Mike Hill	73	66	70	78	+7	287	$1,110
4	Jerry Heard	74	67	68	73	+2	282	$3,600
5	Gibby Gilbert	72	67	76	72	+7	287	$1,110
6	Don Bies	74	67	74	73	+8	288	$935
7	Tom Watson	75	67	73	78	+13	293	$277
8	Bert Yancey	69	68	67	72	-4	276	$30,000
9	Jim Wiechers	70	68	75	66	-1	279	$6,150
10	Steve Melnyk	69	68	73	71	+1	281	$4,238
11	Lanny Wadkins	75	68	64	77	+4	284	$2,400
12	Fred Marti	73	68	69	75	+5	285	$1,800
13	Chuck Courtney	78	68	71	73	+10	290	$585
14	Ken Still	72	68	77	77	+14	294	$277
15	Tom Ulozas	70	69	69	68	-4	276	$17,100
16	Hale Irwin	70	69	70	68	-3	277	$10,650
17	Cesar Sanudo	74	69	70	67	Even	280	$5,100
18	George Archer	73	69	74	71	+7	287	$1,110
19	Babe Hiskey	77	69	73	73	+12	292	$345
20	Orville Moody	75	69	76	76	+16	296	$277
21	George Knudson	72	70	66	70	-2	278	$7,050
22	Arnold Palmer	68	70	70	74	+2	282	$3,600
23	Roy Pace	73	70	68	74	+5	285	$1,800
24	Bob Stone	75	70	72	72	+9	289	$778
24	Billy Maxwell	72	70	73	74	+9	289	$778
26	Jim Dent	73	70	75	72	+10	290	$585
27	Bob Barbarossa	72	70	73	76	+11	291	$439
28	Jerry McGee	70	70	78	76	+14	294	$277
28	Dick Rhyan	71	70	74	79	+14	294	$277
30	Bob Lunn	73	70	76	77	+16	296	$277
31	Bobby Nichols	72	71	68	72	+3	283	$2,900
31	Ray Floyd	66	71	74	72	+3	283	$2,900
33	Dave Marr	73	71	75	67	+6	286	$1,325
34	John Toepel	75	71	70	71	+7	287	$1,110
35	Rod Curl	73	71	70	75	+9	289	$778
36	Johnny Miller	70	71	76	76	+13	293	$277
37	Art Wall	73	71	74	76	+14	294	$277
37	Steve Reid	73	71	72	78	+14	294	$277
39	Chuck Thorpe	71	72	68	69	Even	280	$5,100
40	Chi Chi Rodriguez	73	72	67	72	+4	284	$2,400
41	Lou Graham	72	72	69	74	+7	287	$1,110
42	David Graham	70	72	72	74	+8	288	$935
43	Charles Coody	71	72	72	74	+9	289	$778
43	Mike Reasor	68	72	74	75	+9	289	$778
45	Al Geiberger	74	72	70	75	+11	291	$439
46	Don January	74	72	74	73	+13	293	$277
47	Howie Johnson	74	72	73	75	+14	294	$277
48	Homero Blancas	73	72	76	74	+15	295	$277
48	Paul Moran	71	72	76	76	+15	295	$277
48	Butch Baird	72	72	74	77	+15	295	$277
51	John Schroeder	73	72	75	77	+17	297	$277
52	Kermit Zarley	66	73	68	76	+3	283	$2,900
53	Gay Brewer	70	73	70	73	+6	286	$1,325
53	Larry Hinson	69	73	68	76	+6	286	$1,325
55	Bob Dickson	70	73	70	77	+10	290	$585
56	Ralph Johnston	72	73	73	73	+11	291	$439
57	Ken Venturi	71	73	78	71	+13	293	$277
57	R.H. Sikes	68	73	77	75	+13	293	$277
59	Tommy Aaron	72	73	79	70	+14	294	$277
59	Dave Stockton	73	73	74	74	+14	294	$277
61	Larry Ziegler	71	74	68	72	+5	285	$1,800
62	Charles Sifford	71	74	72	72	+9	289	$778
63	Dick Lotz	72	74	74	73	+13	293	$277
64	Frank Beard	72	74	77	78	+21	301	$277
65	Bobby Cole	71	75	67	68	+1	281	$4,238
66	Ron Cerrudo	65	75	72	73	+5	285	$1,800
67	Julius Boros	70	75	68	75	+8	288	$935
68	Bunky Henry	71	75	73	70	+9	289	$778
69	Mike Spang	69	75	74	74	+12	292	$345
70	Bob Eastwood	71	75	78	80	+24	304	$277
71	Ed Sneed	70	76	79	76	+21	301	$277
72	Martin Bohen	68	77	76	70	+11	291	$439

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Lee Wykle	72	75	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Leonard Thompson	73	74	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Mason Rudolph	69	78	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Rolf Deming	74	73	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Sam Adams	73	74	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Tom Weiskopf	70	77	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Bob Erickson	76	72	0	0	+8	148	$0
	George Johnson	68	80	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Jim Barber	71	77	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Mike Higgins	77	71	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Phil Rodgers	71	77	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Richard Crawford	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Steve Bogan	75	73	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Bert Greene	77	72	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bob Murphy	72	77	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bob Payne	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bruce Crampton	77	72	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Chris Blocker	76	73	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Doug Ford	74	75	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Dwight Nevil	74	75	0	0	+9	149	$0
	George Hixon	71	78	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Jack Ewing	79	70	0	0	+9	149	$0
	John Jacobs	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	John Schlee	70	79	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Wilf Honenuik	73	76	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bob Goalby	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Bobby Greenwood	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Bobby Mitchell	73	77	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Byron Comstock	73	77	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jim Colbert	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jim Jamieson	76	74	0	0	+10	150	$0
	John Gentile	73	77	0	0	+10	150	$0
	John Mahaffey	72	78	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Labron Harris	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Lionel Hebert	76	74	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Marty Fleckman	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Miller Barber	74	76	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Allen Miller	75	76	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Billy Ziobro	75	76	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Bob Bourne	77	74	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Bud Allin	75	76	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Dean Refram	75	76	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Deane Beman	74	77	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Ralph Baker	73	78	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Tom Shaw	77	74	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Alberto Rivadeneira	76	76	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Bob Lewis	73	79	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Don Iverson	73	79	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Marion Heck	76	76	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Wayne Peddy	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Hubert Green	78	75	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Jim Barker	76	77	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Johnny Pott	76	77	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Lee Bonse	73	80	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Jack Montgomery	77	77	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Bruce Fleisher	76	79	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Curtis Sifford	78	77	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Dale Douglass	77	78	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Dave Barber	77	78	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Frank Wharton	82	73	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Harry Toscano	76	82	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Jim Ferriell	79	79	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Larry White	80	78	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Gary Bowerman	81	78	0	0	+19	159	$0
	Jim Grant	78	81	0	0	+19	159	$0
	Rocky Thompson	81	78	0	0	+19	159	$0
	Jack Lewis	81	80	0	0	+21	161	$0
	George Bellino	82	81	0	0	+23	163	$0
WD	Tommy Bolt	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Lee Elder	78	0	0	0	+8	78	$0

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