Sports headlines for Thursday May 31, 1973:
- Gabriel To Trade Himself? Visits Eagles Today
- Ashe Ousted; Smith Trailing In French Open
- Cowboys' Chuck Howley Retires
- Indy's Winning Owner Warns USAC
Scores through round 1 of the 1973 Kemper Open
Tournament held at Quail Hollow Country Club (Charlotte, NC) from May 31, 1973 to June 3, 1973 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Kirkwood | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Butch Baird | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Leonard Thompson | 67 | -5 | 67 | $10,600 | |||
| 4 | George Johnson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $905 | |||
| 5 | Charles Coody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,000 | |||
| 6 | Lou Graham | 72 | Even | 72 | $10,600 | |||
| 7 | Bud Allin | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,655 | |||
| 8 | Ken Still | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,750 | |||
| 9 | Lanny Wadkins | 66 | -6 | 66 | $22,800 | |||
| 10 | Art Wall | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,750 | |||
| 10 | Bob Shaw | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,500 | |||
| 12 | Dave Hill | 71 | -1 | 71 | $10,600 | |||
| 13 | Rick Rhoads | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,655 | |||
| 14 | Bob Charles | 73 | +1 | 73 | $518 | |||
| 15 | Jim Dent | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,200 | |||
| 16 | Dan Sikes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,750 | |||
| 16 | Rod Funseth | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,000 | |||
| 16 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,200 | |||
| 16 | Lee Trevino | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,200 | |||
| 20 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $5,750 | |||
| 20 | Roy Pace | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,655 | |||
| 20 | Babe Hiskey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,655 | |||
| 23 | Fred Marti | 72 | Even | 72 | $390 | |||
| 24 | Don Padgett | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,655 | |||
| 24 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $905 | |||
| 24 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +1 | 73 | $465 | |||
| 27 | Mason Rudolph | 74 | +2 | 74 | $518 | |||
| 28 | Miller Barber | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | David Strawn | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Tom Weiskopf | 65 | -7 | 65 | $40,000 | |||
| 31 | Larry Ziegler | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,200 | |||
| 32 | Bert Yancey | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,200 | |||
| 32 | Sam Snead | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,655 | |||
| 34 | Victor Regalado | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,655 | |||
| 35 | John Lister | 71 | -1 | 71 | $5,750 | |||
| 35 | John Lotz | 71 | -1 | 71 | $435 | |||
| 35 | Frank Beard | 71 | -1 | 71 | $340 | |||
| 38 | Ray Floyd | 72 | Even | 72 | $905 | |||
| 39 | Tom Shaw | 73 | +1 | 73 | $390 | |||
| 40 | John Schroeder | 74 | +2 | 74 | $465 | |||
| 40 | Ken Venturi | 74 | +2 | 74 | $435 | |||
| 40 | Tom Kite | 74 | +2 | 74 | $340 | |||
| 40 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | +2 | 74 | $153 | |||
| 40 | Bob Bruno | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Gary Player | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Bunky Henry | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Wayne Yates | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,655 | |||
| 47 | Al Geiberger | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,655 | |||
| 49 | Tom Sanderson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $905 | |||
| 50 | J.C. Snead | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,500 | |||
| 50 | Ben Kern | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,210 | |||
| 50 | John Schlee | 70 | -2 | 70 | $905 | |||
| 53 | Bob Payne | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,655 | |||
| 53 | Tommy McGinnis | 71 | -1 | 71 | $905 | |||
| 53 | Dale Douglass | 71 | -1 | 71 | $518 | |||
| 53 | George Archer | 71 | -1 | 71 | $153 | |||
| 53 | Terry Wilcox | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bob Dickson | 72 | Even | 72 | $905 | |||
| 58 | Larry Stubblefield | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Dewitt Weaver | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Ed Sneed | 73 | +1 | 73 | $518 | |||
| 62 | Mike Wynn | 73 | +1 | 73 | $390 | |||
| 62 | Hale Irwin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $153 | |||
| 62 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Grier Jones | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Allen Miller | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Doug Ford | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Mac McLendon | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,750 | |||
| 69 | Bert Greene | 67 | -5 | 67 | $518 | |||
| 71 | Jerry McGee | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,210 | |||
| 72 | John Mahaffey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,655 | |||
| 72 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | -1 | 71 | $518 | |||
| 72 | Don Iverson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $390 | |||
| 72 | Byron Comstock | 71 | -1 | 71 | $340 | |||
| 72 | David Glenz | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 77 | Bob Lewis | 72 | Even | 72 | $905 | |||
| 77 | Curtis Sifford | 72 | Even | 72 | $435 | |||
| 77 | Billy Casper | 72 | Even | 72 | $390 | |||
| 77 | Bob Wynn | 72 | Even | 72 | $340 | |||
| 77 | Dwight Nevil | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Andy North | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Marion Heck | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Randy Glover | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Forrest Fezler | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Larry Wise | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Terry Small | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | -4 | 68 | $905 | |||
| 89 | Lloyd Hughes | 69 | -3 | 69 | $340 | |||
| 90 | Steve Oppermann | 71 | -1 | 71 | $640 | |||
| 90 | Gary Groh | 71 | -1 | 71 | $153 | |||
| 90 | Doug Sanders | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Bob Murphy | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Jim Ahern | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Rod Curl | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Gene Torres | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Howie Johnson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Dave Marr | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Dick Lotz | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Ross Randall | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Labron Harris | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Jim Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Bob Goalby | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Bruce Ashworth | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Richard Crawford | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Don Bies | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Rik Massengale | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 109 | John Schamp | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Pat Fitzsimons | 67 | -5 | 67 | $905 | |||
| 111 | Martin Bohen | 68 | -4 | 68 | $640 | |||
| 112 | Mike Reasor | 69 | -3 | 69 | $905 | |||
| 113 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 113 | R.H. Sikes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Larry Hinson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Homero Blancas | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Julius Boros | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Phil Rodgers | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Dave Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Mike Kallam | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Orville Moody | 69 | -3 | 69 | $435 | |||
| 122 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Harry Toscano | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Lionel Hebert | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Bobby Greenwood | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Vinny Giles | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Charles Sifford | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Jim Wiechers | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Tim Collins | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Jim Colbert | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Bob Galloway | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Don Beal | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Brad Anderson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Les Peterson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Bruce Crampton | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Dave Marad | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 138 | David Graham | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Ralph Schlicht | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Ronnie Reif | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Ed Furgol | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Steve Cain | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Johnny Elam | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Tom Evans | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 |


