Sunday April 29, 1973
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Sports headlines for Sunday April 29, 1973:




Final results of the 1973 Byron Nelson Golf Classic


Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from April 26, 1973 to April 29, 1973     (Par 70)

Lanny Wadkins defeated Dan Sikes on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Don Bies65717574+5285$1,533
2Roy Pace67717373+4284$2,550
3David Graham67717770+5285$1,533
4Rik Massengale68737176+8288$630
5Bob Murphy68767571+10290$356
6Bruce Devlin68747674+12292$292
7Bob Dickson69667173-1279$10,650
8Bert Yancey69697173+2282$5,100
9Tom Weiskopf69707173+3283$3,765
10Jerry Heard69757275+11291$330
11Chi Chi Rodriguez69747475+12292$292
12George Johnson69777376+15295$0
13Dan Sikes70686871-3277$17,100
14Bert Greene70707071+1281$6,150
15Julius Boros70687669+3283$3,765
16Gardner Dickinson70727171+4284$2,550
17Allen Miller70717076+7287$830
18Don Iverson70737571+9289$441
19Miller Barber70746878+10290$356
20Mike Hill70757374+12292$292
20Charles Coody70727377+12292$292
22Dwaine Knight70767675+17297$0
23Lanny Wadkins71687167-3277$30,000
24Bruce Crampton71706970Even280$7,050
25Chuck Courtney71717268+2282$5,100
26Gay Brewer71727468+5285$1,533
26Fred Marti71736873+5285$1,533
26Rod Curl71687175+5285$1,533
29Grier Jones71697373+6286$1,043
30Dwight Nevil71697474+8288$630
31Don Padgett71747173+9289$441
31Arnold Palmer71707177+9289$441
33Ras Allen71757077+13293$244
34Wilf Honenuik71717479+15295$0
35John Lively71747973+17297$0
35Tom Sanderson71707680+17297$0
37Dave Stockton72687469+3283$3,765
37Leonard Thompson72687073+3283$3,765
39Butch Baird72716972+4284$2,550
40Ed Sneed72707370+5285$1,533
40Hale Irwin72707271+5285$1,533
42John Schlee72697273+6286$1,043
43Jim Colbert72727073+7287$830
44Tom Shaw72737172+8288$630
44Jim Jewell72727173+8288$630
46Rives McBee72737074+9289$441
47Kermit Zarley72747173+10290$356
48Larry Ziegler72737572+12292$292
49Jim Dent72747077+13293$244
50Andy North72737775+17297$0
51Lee Wykle72747677+19299$0
52Bob Damron72727878+20300$0
53Ron Cerrudo73707169+3283$3,765
54Larry Hinson73696874+4284$2,550
55Mike Wynn73707369+5285$1,533
56Mike Morley73727467+6286$1,043
57Labron Harris73707668+7287$830
57Tom Kite73727171+7287$830
57Bob Smith73686977+7287$830
60Bruce Fleisher73696977+8288$630
61Bob Menne73737370+9289$441
62Lionel Hebert73727374+12292$292
63Dave Marr73727969+13293$244
63Terry Small73737671+13293$244
63Tom Evans73737374+13293$244
66Chris Blocker73737773+16296$0
67Bob Payne73697481+17297$0
68Billy Casper74707170+5285$1,533
69Forrest Fezler74727368+7287$830
70Tom Watson74677672+9289$441
70Jim Wiechers74696977+9289$441
72Homero Blancas74726975+10290$356
73Bob Barbarossa74727176+13293$244
74Ben Kern74727672+14294$0
75Jim Jamieson75687071+4284$2,550
76Ralph Johnston75707874+17297$0
77Artie McNickle76697169+5285$1,533
78Dewitt Weaver76696974+8288$630
79Billy Ziobro76687572+11291$330
79Bobby Mitchell76677276+11291$330
81Bob Wynn76707571+12292$292
82Gary Groh76707573+14294$0
83Jack Montgomery76707976+21301$0
84Orville Moody77686675+6286$1,043


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Bobby Cole796800+7147$0
Chuck Thorpe747300+7147$0
Jim Simons777000+7147$0
Ken Still767100+7147$0
Mike Kallam747300+7147$0
Pat Fitzsimons717600+7147$0
Rich Bassett737400+7147$0
Richard Crawford767100+7147$0
Rocky Thompson727500+7147$0
Tim Collins747300+7147$0
Babe Hiskey757300+8148$0
Cesar Sanudo727600+8148$0
Jim Ahern777100+8148$0
John Mahaffey757300+8148$0
Ronnie Reif757300+8148$0
Jim Ferriell777200+9149$0
John Lister777200+9149$0
John Schroeder787100+9149$0
Ken Venturi767300+9149$0
Pete Brown777200+9149$0
Randy Wolff767300+9149$0
Bob Charles797100+10150$0
Don January767400+10150$0
Gibby Gilbert767400+10150$0
John Adams757500+10150$0
Mike Reasor767400+10150$0
Paul Moran797100+10150$0
Steve Melnyk757500+10150$0
Terry Wilcox757500+10150$0
David Jimenez777400+11151$0
Dick Rhyan787300+11151$0
Frank Mims767500+11151$0
Dale Douglass767600+12152$0
Jacky Cupit767600+12152$0
Bob Allard787500+13153$0
Bob Zender777600+13153$0
Dave Marad777600+13153$0
George Hixon797400+13153$0
Nick Karl787500+13153$0
Rick Rhoads817200+13153$0
Bob Eastwood767800+14154$0
Vern Novak787600+14154$0
Gary Sanders807500+15155$0
Jeff Steinberg758000+15155$0
Lloyd Hughes758000+15155$0
Bill Parker817500+16156$0
Gilbert Gonsalves787800+16156$0
Eldridge Miles847300+17157$0
Paul Purtzer778000+17157$0
Jerry McGee827600+18158$0
Jim Ferrier807900+19159$0
WDFrank Beard00000$0
WDCharles Owens73000+373$0
WDCharles Sifford73000+373$0
WDMike Spang74000+474$0
WDJohn Lotz78000+878$0
WDLee Trevino79000+979$0
WDBob Shaw80000+1080$0
WDDick Hendrickson83000+1383$0
WDLarry Wood84000+1484$0
WDDave Hill717000+1141$0
WDBob Rosburg6974820+15225$0

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