Sports headlines for Friday September 1, 1972:
- Yancey's 63 Tops Trevino, Elder By Shot
- Smith, Court Easy Victors; Upsets Mark U.S. Open Play
Scores through round 1 of the 1972 Greater Hartford Open Invitational
Tournament held at Wethersfield Country Club (Wethersfield, CT) from September 1, 1972 to September 4, 1972 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Yancey | 63 | -8 | 63 | $1,352 | |||
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 64 | -7 | 64 | $25,000 | |||
| 2 | Lee Elder | 64 | -7 | 64 | $14,300 | |||
| 4 | Curtis Sifford | 65 | -6 | 65 | $4,813 | |||
| 4 | Larry Wood | 65 | -6 | 65 | $2,063 | |||
| 4 | Joe Campbell | 65 | -6 | 65 | $907 | |||
| 7 | Deane Beman | 66 | -5 | 66 | $7,350 | |||
| 7 | Dave Stockton | 66 | -5 | 66 | $2,063 | |||
| 7 | Tom Ulozas | 66 | -5 | 66 | $635 | |||
| 7 | Bob Barbarossa | 66 | -5 | 66 | $635 | |||
| 11 | Ralph Johnston | 67 | -4 | 67 | $7,350 | |||
| 11 | Tom Shaw | 67 | -4 | 67 | $3,687 | |||
| 11 | Rick Rhoads | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,625 | |||
| 11 | Paul Moran | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,063 | |||
| 11 | Hubert Green | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,063 | |||
| 11 | Bob Goalby | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,352 | |||
| 11 | Jerry Heard | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,352 | |||
| 11 | Jack Ewing | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,352 | |||
| 11 | Allen Miller | 67 | -4 | 67 | $750 | |||
| 11 | Paul Harney | 67 | -4 | 67 | $750 | |||
| 11 | Dave Barber | 67 | -4 | 67 | $433 | |||
| 11 | Mike Spang | 67 | -4 | 67 | $217 | |||
| 11 | Chuck Thorpe | 67 | -4 | 67 | $217 | |||
| 11 | Bob Bourne | 67 | -4 | 67 | $217 | |||
| 25 | Ken Still | 68 | -3 | 68 | $3,687 | |||
| 25 | David Graham | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,625 | |||
| 25 | Bobby Cole | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,625 | |||
| 25 | George Archer | 68 | -3 | 68 | $907 | |||
| 25 | Roy Pace | 68 | -3 | 68 | $907 | |||
| 25 | Pete Brown | 68 | -3 | 68 | $635 | |||
| 25 | Dick Stranahan | 68 | -3 | 68 | $273 | |||
| 25 | Dwight Nevil | 68 | -3 | 68 | $217 | |||
| 25 | Bob Menne | 68 | -3 | 68 | $217 | |||
| 34 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 69 | -2 | 69 | $3,687 | |||
| 34 | Butch Baird | 69 | -2 | 69 | $907 | |||
| 34 | Chuck Courtney | 69 | -2 | 69 | $635 | |||
| 34 | Don Iverson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $273 | |||
| 34 | Jim Jamieson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $273 | |||
| 34 | John Lotz | 69 | -2 | 69 | $217 | |||
| 34 | Earle Smith | 69 | -2 | 69 | $217 | |||
| 34 | Jeff Voss | 69 | -2 | 69 | $217 | |||
| 34 | Jerry Barrier | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Labron Harris | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Lou Graham | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,125 | |||
| 44 | George Knudson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,352 | |||
| 44 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,352 | |||
| 44 | Charles Sifford | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,352 | |||
| 44 | John Toepel | 70 | -1 | 70 | $907 | |||
| 44 | Harry Toscano | 70 | -1 | 70 | $907 | |||
| 44 | Dave Marad | 70 | -1 | 70 | $635 | |||
| 44 | Randy Wolff | 70 | -1 | 70 | $635 | |||
| 44 | Dale Douglass | 70 | -1 | 70 | $433 | |||
| 44 | Steve Reid | 70 | -1 | 70 | $273 | |||
| 44 | John Schroeder | 70 | -1 | 70 | $273 | |||
| 44 | Bob Lewis | 70 | -1 | 70 | $217 | |||
| 44 | Martin Roesink | 70 | -1 | 70 | $217 | |||
| 44 | Art Wall | 70 | -1 | 70 | $217 | |||
| 44 | Sherman Finger | 70 | -1 | 70 | $217 | |||
| 44 | Byron Comstock | 70 | -1 | 70 | $217 | |||
| 44 | Jim Wiechers | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bob Erickson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Ralph Baker | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Joe Porter | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Homero Blancas | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,813 | |||
| 65 | Rafe Botts | 71 | Even | 71 | $433 | |||
| 65 | John Mahaffey | 71 | Even | 71 | $433 | |||
| 65 | Ken Ellsworth | 71 | Even | 71 | $217 | |||
| 65 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | Even | 71 | $217 | |||
| 65 | Monty Kaser | 71 | Even | 71 | $217 | |||
| 65 | Herb Hooper | 71 | Even | 71 | $217 | |||
| 65 | John Gentile | 71 | Even | 71 | $217 | |||
| 65 | Bob Eastwood | 71 | Even | 71 | $217 | |||
| 65 | Jim Ferriell | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Lloyd Monroe | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Dave Haberle | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Ben Kern | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Bert Greene | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Martin Bohen | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Ray Arinno | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Ed Sneed | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Bob Wynn | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Wayne Peddy | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Jack Lewis | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Richard Crawford | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Sam Adams | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,352 | |||
| 86 | Jim Jewell | 72 | +1 | 72 | $750 | |||
| 86 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | +1 | 72 | $433 | |||
| 86 | Doug Olson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $433 | |||
| 86 | Mike Reasor | 72 | +1 | 72 | $217 | |||
| 86 | Bob Zender | 72 | +1 | 72 | $217 | |||
| 86 | Jim Marshall | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | John Jacobs | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Ken Fulton | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | John Lister | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Craig Dear | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Wayne Vollmer | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Richie Karl | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Bob Murphy | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Charles Owens | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 102 | David Glenz | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Mike Hill | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Jim Barker | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Bob Shaw | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Doug Ford | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | George Hixon | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Harold Henning | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Rik Massengale | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Jim King | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | John Cook | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Joel Goldstrand | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Ras Allen | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Rich Bassett | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Bill Wright | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Jim Grant | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Mike Morley | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Mike Wynn | 75 | +4 | 75 | $217 | |||
| 120 | Larry White | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Don Headings | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Ed Furgol | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Gary Groh | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 120 | George Boutell | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Ed Moehling | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Billy Ziobro | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Tom Sanderson | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Bunky Henry | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Dick Lotz | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Jay Marschall | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Bobby Greenwood | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Dick Rhyan | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | John Ruby | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Bob Leaver | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 136 | R.H. Sikes | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 |


