Baseball Football NCAA Football Hockey Basketball Golf

Sports headlines for Sunday June 27, 1976:

• Rudi Starts, Fingers Finishes -- And Strike's Off

---

Final results of the 1976 Western Open

Tournament held at Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook, IL) from June 24, 1976 to June 27, 1976     (Par 71)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Bob Smith	76	76	75	69	+12	296	$3,200
2	Andy North	74	75	73	70	+8	292	$6,150
3	Bobby Wadkins	77	74	71	72	+10	294	$4,000
4	Terry Dill	76	73	75	72	+12	296	$3,200
5	Danny Edwards	74	74	77	72	+13	297	$2,300
5	Calvin Peete	72	75	78	72	+13	297	$2,300
7	Kermit Zarley	76	77	77	72	+18	302	$720
8	Greg Powers	74	79	79	72	+20	304	$480
9	Al Geiberger	71	71	73	73	+4	288	$40,000
10	Joe Porter	71	74	71	73	+5	289	$22,800
11	Hale Irwin	71	74	72	73	+6	290	$10,600
12	George Burns	70	73	76	73	+8	292	$6,150
13	Rex Caldwell	71	76	74	73	+10	294	$4,000
14	Tom Evans	75	75	75	73	+14	298	$1,688
15	Cesar Sanudo	73	76	77	73	+15	299	$1,390
16	Jerry Heard	76	74	77	73	+16	300	$1,132
17	Tom Purtzer	74	77	78	73	+18	302	$720
18	George Johnson	73	77	84	73	+23	307	$340
19	Bill Mallon	74	72	71	74	+7	291	$7,200
20	Antonio Cerda	71	82	69	74	+12	296	$3,200
21	Larry Nelson	75	78	70	74	+13	297	$2,300
22	Howard Twitty	74	77	75	74	+16	300	$1,132
22	Homero Blancas	71	73	82	74	+16	300	$1,132
24	Bob Gilder	77	74	77	74	+18	302	$720
25	Bobby Cole	74	75	80	74	+19	303	$535
26	Steve Melnyk	77	76	82	74	+25	309	$150
27	R.H. Sikes	79	72	91	74	+32	316	$0
28	Charles Coody	70	72	73	75	+6	290	$10,600
29	Steve Veriato	73	71	74	75	+9	293	$5,000
29	Peter Oosterhuis	73	73	72	75	+9	293	$5,000
31	Mac McLendon	73	74	76	75	+14	298	$1,688
32	John Lister	72	73	79	75	+15	299	$1,390
33	Gary Groh	77	75	76	75	+19	303	$535
34	John Jacobs	71	77	81	75	+20	304	$480
35	Mason Rudolph	72	81	78	75	+22	306	$375
36	George Archer	78	75	83	75	+27	311	$0
37	Dave Stockton	75	72	73	76	+12	296	$3,200
38	Jack Ewing	76	74	72	76	+14	298	$2,300
38	Mark Hayes	76	73	73	76	+14	298	$1,688
38	Jim Dent	74	76	72	76	+14	298	$1,688
41	Jim Wiechers	75	75	73	76	+15	299	$1,390
42	Tom Watson	78	71	75	76	+16	300	$1,132
42	Dick Rhyan	75	78	71	76	+16	300	$1,132
44	Jim Simons	77	75	73	76	+17	301	$920
45	Bruce Crampton	69	80	77	76	+18	302	$720
45	Charles Sifford	78	74	74	76	+18	302	$720
47	Jay Haas	74	79	74	76	+19	303	$535
47	Gary McCord	73	77	77	76	+19	303	$535
49	J.C. Snead	72	79	77	76	+20	304	$480
50	Nate Starks	73	80	76	76	+21	305	$435
51	Ted Goin	71	76	83	76	+22	306	$375
52	Gil Morgan	71	72	73	77	+9	293	$5,000
53	Gay Brewer	72	75	72	77	+12	296	$3,200
54	Ed Sneed	76	76	72	77	+17	301	$920
54	Ben Crenshaw	74	76	74	77	+17	301	$920
56	Dennis Meyer	77	74	77	77	+21	305	$435
57	John Mahaffey	73	72	75	78	+14	298	$1,688
58	Bobby Walzel	73	75	73	78	+15	299	$1,390
59	Perry Leslie	77	70	77	78	+18	302	$720
60	Curtis Strange	73	74	81	78	+22	306	$375
61	Frank Beard	79	74	77	78	+24	308	$320
62	Dale Hayes	73	79	79	78	+25	309	$150
63	Florentino Molina	74	79	79	78	+26	310	$0
64	John Gentile	75	74	77	79	+21	305	$435
65	Jerry McGee	76	77	74	79	+22	306	$375
65	Jim Masserio	76	72	79	79	+22	306	$375
67	Ken Still	75	78	76	79	+24	308	$320
67	Bruce Lietzke	72	77	80	79	+24	308	$320
69	Bob Dickson	67	69	74	80	+6	290	$10,600
70	Rik Massengale	73	75	73	80	+17	301	$920
71	Joey Dills	74	76	75	80	+21	305	$435
71	Bobby Stroble	76	74	75	80	+21	305	$435
73	Chi Chi Rodriguez	75	72	79	80	+22	306	$375
74	Labron Harris	73	80	77	80	+26	310	$0
74	Leonard Thompson	78	74	77	81	+26	310	$0
76	Gary Koch	74	72	76	83	+21	305	$435

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
WD	Lou Graham	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Billy Casper	74	0	0	0	+3	74	$0
WD	Gibby Gilbert	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Tom Weiskopf	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Jim Colbert	76	0	0	0	+5	76	$0
WD	Pete Brown	80	0	0	0	+9	80	$0

Any logos shown here are the property of their respective leagues and teams.