`Sports headlines for Sunday March 25, 1973:`

Virginia Tech Wins NIT Title On Basket At Buzzer
Nicklaus Beats Barber In New Orleans Playoff

Final results of the 1973 Greater New Orleans Open

Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club (New Orleans, LA) from March 22, 1973 to March 25, 1973 (Par 72)

Jack Nicklaus defeated Miller Barber on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Lee Elder	65	74	75	70	-4	284	$4,062
2	Tom Watson	67	74	73	69	-5	283	$5,500
3	Bert Yancey	67	76	73	74	+2	290	$476
4	Jack Nicklaus	68	72	71	69	-8	280	$25,000
5	Babe Hiskey	68	73	73	73	-1	287	$1,813
6	Lou Graham	69	71	68	73	-7	281	$8,875
7	Jim Ahern	69	75	72	73	+1	289	$729
8	Larry Wood	69	73	77	72	+3	291	$312
9	Tommy Aaron	69	75	76	78	+10	298	$0
10	Miller Barber	70	69	71	70	-8	280	$14,250
11	Billy Casper	70	73	73	67	-5	283	$5,500
12	Martin Bohen	70	72	73	72	-1	287	$1,813
12	Bob Payne	70	75	69	73	-1	287	$1,813
14	Bob Charles	70	74	71	73	Even	288	$1,103
14	Rod Funseth	70	72	72	74	Even	288	$1,103
16	Dan Sikes	70	74	71	75	+2	290	$476
17	Bobby Phillips	70	74	79	71	+6	294	$97
18	Lanny Wadkins	71	73	71	70	-3	285	$3,375
19	John Mahaffey	71	73	72	70	-2	286	$2,650
19	Gene Littler	71	71	72	72	-2	286	$2,650
21	Ralph Johnston	71	76	71	70	Even	288	$1,103
21	Dave Hill	71	70	74	73	Even	288	$1,103
23	David Graham	71	75	72	71	+1	289	$729
23	Fred Marti	71	72	73	73	+1	289	$729
23	Don Massengale	71	72	72	74	+1	289	$729
23	Billy Ziobro	71	72	72	74	+1	289	$729
23	Greg Edwards	71	71	73	74	+1	289	$729
23	Rod Curl	71	71	71	76	+1	289	$729
29	Gibby Gilbert	71	75	73	71	+2	290	$476
29	Bob Murphy	71	75	72	72	+2	290	$476
29	John Lister	71	75	71	73	+2	290	$476
32	David Glenz	71	76	74	70	+3	291	$312
32	Chuck Courtney	71	75	71	74	+3	291	$312
32	Steve Melnyk	71	73	72	75	+3	291	$312
35	Mike Reasor	71	75	73	73	+4	292	$256
36	Vern Novak	71	72	72	79	+6	294	$97
37	Larry Hinson	72	70	71	71	-4	284	$4,062
38	Ed Sneed	72	72	73	69	-2	286	$2,650
39	Ben Kern	72	70	73	72	-1	287	$1,813
40	Ron Cerrudo	72	73	72	71	Even	288	$1,103
41	Mac McLendon	72	73	74	70	+1	289	$729
42	Mike Hill	72	74	74	70	+2	290	$476
43	Jim Dent	72	72	72	75	+3	291	$312
44	Harry Toscano	72	75	73	72	+4	292	$256
44	Arnold Palmer	72	75	73	72	+4	292	$256
44	Jerry McGee	72	72	73	75	+4	292	$256
47	Mike Kallam	72	70	74	77	+5	293	$219
48	Bob Smith	72	71	78	73	+6	294	$97
48	George Knudson	72	74	74	74	+6	294	$97
50	Dave Barber	72	74	78	73	+9	297	$0
51	Bob Eastwood	72	75	81	74	+14	302	$0
52	Byron Comstock	72	75	77	79	+15	303	$0
53	Jim Ferriell	72	74	79	79	+16	304	$0
54	Deane Beman	73	69	72	72	-2	286	$2,650
55	Dewitt Weaver	73	73	70	71	-1	287	$1,813
56	Frank Beard	73	71	73	72	+1	289	$729
57	Tim Collins	73	68	75	74	+2	290	$476
57	Bobby Cole	73	71	72	74	+2	290	$476
59	Andy North	73	74	73	71	+3	291	$312
59	Charles Coody	73	71	75	72	+3	291	$312
59	Dave Marr	73	69	75	74	+3	291	$312
62	Larry Ziegler	73	72	75	72	+4	292	$256
63	Butch Baird	73	74	73	73	+5	293	$219
63	Charles Owens	73	69	74	77	+5	293	$219
65	Bunky Henry	73	74	72	77	+8	296	$0
66	Dick Lotz	73	72	77	77	+11	299	$0
67	Leonard Thompson	74	72	70	68	-4	284	$4,062
68	Labron Harris	74	70	72	70	-2	286	$2,650
69	Peter Oosterhuis	74	72	71	71	Even	288	$1,103
69	Tom Kite	74	70	69	75	Even	288	$1,103
71	Bob Barbarossa	74	68	76	71	+1	289	$729
72	Mike Wynn	74	73	70	74	+3	291	$312
73	Larry Stubblefield	74	70	74	75	+5	293	$219
74	John Jacobs	74	73	75	72	+6	294	$97
74	Victor Regalado	74	73	72	75	+6	294	$97
76	Tom Jenkins	75	71	73	73	+4	292	$256
77	Richard Crawford	76	71	71	69	-1	287	$1,813
78	George Archer	76	69	70	73	Even	288	$1,103
79	Howie Johnson	76	71	74	71	+4	292	$256
80	Dave Eichelberger	76	71	73	73	+5	293	$219
81	Phil Rodgers	76	71	79	69	+7	295	$0
82	Luca Barbato	76	68	78	82	+16	304	$0

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Dave Marad	76	72	0	+4	148	$0
	Don Bies	74	74	0	+4	148	$0
	George Boutell	74	74	0	+4	148	$0
	Jim Simons	73	75	0	+4	148	$0
	John Toepel	74	74	0	+4	148	$0
	Johnny Pott	74	74	0	+4	148	$0
	Randy Wolff	75	73	0	+4	148	$0
	Ronnie Reif	74	74	0	+4	148	$0
	Bobby Greenwood	75	74	0	+5	149	$0
	Elwin Fanning	74	75	0	+5	149	$0
	Gardner Dickinson	77	72	0	+5	149	$0
	Gary Sanders	73	76	0	+5	149	$0
	Jerry Abbott	73	76	0	+5	149	$0
	Jim Wiechers	74	75	0	+5	149	$0
	Kermit Zarley	75	74	0	+5	149	$0
	Lee Wykle	76	73	0	+5	149	$0
	Tom Shaw	75	74	0	+5	149	$0
	Bill Collins	73	77	0	+6	150	$0
	Bob Dickson	75	75	0	+6	150	$0
	Bobby Mitchell	74	76	0	+6	150	$0
	Bruce Fleisher	76	74	0	+6	150	$0
	Doug Olson	75	75	0	+6	150	$0
	Hale Irwin	74	76	0	+6	150	$0
	Ras Allen	75	75	0	+6	150	$0
	Chuck Thorpe	73	78	0	+7	151	$0
	David Jimenez	74	77	0	+7	151	$0
	Jim Colbert	75	76	0	+7	151	$0
	Rik Massengale	75	76	0	+7	151	$0
	Terry Wilcox	71	80	0	+7	151	$0
	Tommy McGinnis	75	76	0	+7	151	$0
	Dale Douglass	78	74	0	+8	152	$0
	Jeff Hewes	73	79	0	+8	152	$0
	Mason Rudolph	76	76	0	+8	152	$0
	Orville Moody	76	76	0	+8	152	$0
	Sam Adams	77	75	0	+8	152	$0
	Bill Johnston	76	77	0	+9	153	$0
	Jim Jewell	76	77	0	+9	153	$0
	Mike McCullough	75	78	0	+9	153	$0
	Tom Ulozas	78	75	0	+9	153	$0
	Vaughn Moise	72	81	0	+9	153	$0
	Bobby Afton	76	78	0	+10	154	$0
	Freddie Haas	78	76	0	+10	154	$0
	Lionel Hebert	78	76	0	+10	154	$0
	Lon Hinkle	78	76	0	+10	154	$0
	Ross Randall	77	78	0	+11	155	$0
	Steve Reid	78	78	0	+12	156	$0
	Alvin Odom	82	76	0	+14	158	$0
	Bob Lewis	77	81	0	+14	158	$0
	Randy Morris	80	78	0	+14	158	$0
	Steve Cain	77	83	0	+16	160	$0
	Ralph Schlicht	79	82	0	+17	161	$0
WD	Ray Floyd	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Jim Marshall	71	0	0	-1	71	$0
WD	John Schroeder	80	0	0	+8	80	$0
WD	Allen Miller	74	73	80	+11	227	$0

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