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

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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