Sports headlines for Thursday August 23, 1973:
- Suspension Of Lance Rentzel Upheld; Sidelined For Season
- 'Swinging' Cubans Apologize For Attack On U.S. Opponents
- Taiwan Wins On Another No-Hit Game
Scores through round 1 of the 1973 Liggett Myers Open
Tournament held at MacGregor Downs Country Club (Cary, NC) from August 23, 1973 to August 26, 1973 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Ford | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Ken Venturi | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Steve Melnyk | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Ed Furgol | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Charles Sifford | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Jack Montgomery | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Tom Ulozas | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Larry Ziegler | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Hampton Auld | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +2 | 73 | $977 | |||
| 11 | Bob Smith | 72 | +1 | 72 | $5,968 | |||
| 12 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | Even | 71 | $5,968 | |||
| 12 | Rik Massengale | 71 | Even | 71 | $2,907 | |||
| 12 | Paul Moran | 71 | Even | 71 | $700 | |||
| 15 | Bob Goalby | 72 | +1 | 72 | $977 | |||
| 15 | Gary Groh | 72 | +1 | 72 | $977 | |||
| 17 | Wilf Honenuik | 73 | +2 | 73 | $596 | |||
| 18 | Art Wall | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,543 | |||
| 18 | Fred Marti | 74 | +3 | 74 | $260 | |||
| 20 | Lou Graham | 75 | +4 | 75 | $1,543 | |||
| 20 | John Toepel | 75 | +4 | 75 | $422 | |||
| 22 | Rod Curl | 72 | +1 | 72 | $3,961 | |||
| 22 | Roy Pace | 72 | +1 | 72 | $792 | |||
| 22 | Bunky Henry | 72 | +1 | 72 | $260 | |||
| 25 | Miller Barber | 73 | +2 | 73 | $11,400 | |||
| 25 | Ben Crenshaw | 73 | +2 | 73 | $2,058 | |||
| 25 | George Knudson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $2,058 | |||
| 25 | Ray Floyd | 73 | +2 | 73 | $240 | |||
| 25 | Gary Sanders | 73 | +2 | 73 | $229 | |||
| 30 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | +3 | 74 | $3,292 | |||
| 31 | Bob Zender | 75 | +4 | 75 | $422 | |||
| 32 | Larry Wise | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,961 | |||
| 32 | Tommy McGinnis | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,543 | |||
| 32 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -1 | 70 | $792 | |||
| 35 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | Even | 71 | $2,907 | |||
| 35 | Julius Boros | 71 | Even | 71 | $2,469 | |||
| 37 | Tom Kite | 73 | +2 | 73 | $329 | |||
| 38 | Jim Ferriell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $422 | |||
| 38 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $214 | |||
| 40 | Martin Bohen | 75 | +4 | 75 | $214 | |||
| 41 | Mike Hill | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Larry Stubblefield | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Dwight Nevil | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,543 | |||
| 44 | Bob Payne | 72 | +1 | 72 | $977 | |||
| 45 | Bob Stanton | 73 | +2 | 73 | $260 | |||
| 45 | Don Padgett | 73 | +2 | 73 | $229 | |||
| 47 | Cesar Sanudo | 74 | +3 | 74 | $792 | |||
| 47 | Larry White | 74 | +3 | 74 | $240 | |||
| 49 | Gardner Dickinson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 50 | Vern Novak | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 50 | Tom Shaw | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Howie Johnson | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | David Glenz | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Bob Barbarossa | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Labron Harris | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Dave Stockton | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,469 | |||
| 57 | Bert Greene | 68 | -3 | 68 | $20,000 | |||
| 58 | Ken Still | 69 | -2 | 69 | $700 | |||
| 59 | Dick Hendrickson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,543 | |||
| 59 | David Graham | 70 | -1 | 70 | $329 | |||
| 61 | Bobby Cole | 71 | Even | 71 | $977 | |||
| 62 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | +1 | 72 | $214 | |||
| 63 | Jim Marshall | 73 | +2 | 73 | $596 | |||
| 63 | Jim Barber | 73 | +2 | 73 | $506 | |||
| 63 | Victor Regalado | 73 | +2 | 73 | $506 | |||
| 63 | Terry Small | 73 | +2 | 73 | $422 | |||
| 67 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Dick Lotz | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Bob Galloway | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Jack Lewis | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Mike Kallam | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Don Iverson | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Bob Eastwood | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Joe Carr | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,543 | |||
| 75 | John Mahaffey | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,543 | |||
| 75 | Frank Beard | 70 | -1 | 70 | $700 | |||
| 75 | Rocky Thompson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $260 | |||
| 78 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | +1 | 72 | $596 | |||
| 78 | Larry Wood | 72 | +1 | 72 | $260 | |||
| 80 | Bruce Ashworth | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 80 | John Lister | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Billy Ziobro | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Pete Brown | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Jim Hardy | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Ross Randall | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Wayne Yates | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Bobby Greenwood | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 89 | Chris Blocker | 70 | -1 | 70 | $596 | |||
| 90 | Richard Crawford | 71 | Even | 71 | $329 | |||
| 90 | Terry Wilcox | 71 | Even | 71 | $329 | |||
| 90 | Ras Allen | 71 | Even | 71 | $214 | |||
| 93 | Jim Jewell | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Jim Wiechers | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Doug Sanders | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Bob Shaw | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Mason Rudolph | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 97 | George Johnson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Jim Grant | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Mike Reasor | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Odell Massey | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Dave Eichelberger | 67 | -4 | 67 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Roger Watson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $506 | |||
| 104 | Bob Lunn | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Randy Morris | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | George Hixon | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Jimmy Wright | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Sonny Ridenhour | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Sam Adams | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Rick Rhoads | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Mike Souchak | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Byron Comstock | 69 | -2 | 69 | $422 | |||
| 113 | Mac McLendon | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 116 | David Jimenez | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Martin Roesink | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Dwaine Knight | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Ralph Schlicht | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Butch Baird | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Ed Sneed | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Steve Oppermann | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Don Beal | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Mike Wynn | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Jerry Barrier | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Greg Edwards | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Babe Hiskey | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Vince Bizik | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Lee Wykle | 68 | -3 | 68 | $0 |


