`Sports headlines for Friday June 24, 1977:`

NHL Proposes Merger, Absorbing 6 WHA Clubs

Scores through round 2 of the 1977 Western Open

Tournament held at Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook, IL) from June 23, 1977 to June 26, 1977 (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Tom Watson	70	69	-5	139	$40,000
1	Andy North	69	70	-5	139	$2,330
3	Gary McCord	67	73	-4	140	$5,000
4	Phil Hancock	71	70	-3	141	$5,000
5	Mike McCullough	76	66	-2	142	$3,640
6	Bill Kratzert	72	71	-1	143	$8,200
6	Curtis Strange	71	72	-1	143	$1,057
8	Tom Weiskopf	75	69	Even	144	$9,400
8	J.C. Snead	70	74	Even	144	$5,000
8	Bob Zender	72	72	Even	144	$1,450
8	Dave Eichelberger	72	72	Even	144	$1,450
8	Morris Hatalsky	72	72	Even	144	$1,450
13	Wally Armstrong	72	73	+1	145	$18,500
13	Rik Massengale	71	74	+1	145	$6,800
13	John Lister	73	72	+1	145	$3,640
13	Mac McLendon	70	75	+1	145	$1,450
13	Frank Beard	69	76	+1	145	$1,057
18	Johnny Miller	72	74	+2	146	$18,500
18	Tom Kite	73	73	+2	146	$6,800
18	Gil Morgan	74	72	+2	146	$3,640
18	Howard Twitty	75	71	+2	146	$2,330
18	Bill Rogers	73	73	+2	146	$2,330
18	Lee Elder	73	73	+2	146	$2,330
18	Hale Irwin	72	74	+2	146	$2,330
18	Bob Gilder	71	75	+2	146	$2,330
18	Tom Shaw	72	74	+2	146	$1,057
18	Jeff Mitchell	71	75	+2	146	$840
18	Al Geiberger	69	77	+2	146	$660
18	Bill Mallon	68	78	+2	146	$450
30	Bruce Lietzke	67	80	+3	147	$2,330
30	Chi Chi Rodriguez	69	78	+3	147	$1,450
30	Doug Tewell	77	70	+3	147	$840
30	Ron Streck	76	71	+3	147	$840
30	Skip Dunaway	75	72	+3	147	$660
30	Craig Stadler	75	72	+3	147	$520
30	Dwight Nevil	74	73	+3	147	$520
30	Tom Jenkins	73	74	+3	147	$415
30	David Lundstrom	70	77	+3	147	$150
30	Bob Murphy	69	78	+3	147	$0
40	Terry Diehl	72	76	+4	148	$2,330
40	Kermit Zarley	74	74	+4	148	$1,450
40	Roger Maltbie	74	74	+4	148	$1,450
40	Mark Hayes	74	74	+4	148	$1,057
40	Lanny Wadkins	78	70	+4	148	$840
40	Mike Reid	74	74	+4	148	$475
40	Calvin Peete	75	73	+4	148	$350
40	Curtis Sifford	75	73	+4	148	$0
48	Hubert Green	77	72	+5	149	$5,900
48	Victor Regalado	70	79	+5	149	$3,640
48	Lyn Lott	74	75	+5	149	$1,450
48	David Sheff	71	78	+5	149	$660
48	Larry Nelson	73	76	+5	149	$475
48	Bob Payne	78	71	+5	149	$415
48	Steve Cain	75	74	+5	149	$415
48	Don Bies	72	77	+5	149	$370
56	George Burns	75	75	+6	150	$3,640
56	Wayne Levi	74	76	+6	150	$1,057
56	Arnold Palmer	77	73	+6	150	$660
56	Ken Still	74	76	+6	150	$660
56	Tommy Valentine	73	77	+6	150	$520
56	Keith Fergus	77	73	+6	150	$415
62	Artie McNickle	75	76	+7	151	$415
62	Bobby Stroble	74	77	+7	151	$370
62	Tom Evans	76	75	+7	151	$325
62	John Gentile	77	74	+7	151	$0
62	Orville Moody	74	77	+7	151	$0
62	Rex Caldwell	76	75	+7	151	$0
62	Ed Dougherty	71	80	+7	151	$0
62	Jim Jamieson	81	70	+7	151	$0
70	John Schroeder	74	78	+8	152	$1,057
70	Jim Booros	78	74	+8	152	$475
70	Jim Simons	74	78	+8	152	$475
70	Stan Lee	75	77	+8	152	$415
70	Jay Haas	72	80	+8	152	$370
70	Wayne Peddy	75	77	+8	152	$325
70	Gary Groh	74	78	+8	152	$325
70	Gene Littler	72	80	+8	152	$325
70	Charles Coody	77	75	+8	152	$150
70	Gary Hallberg	81	71	+8	152	$0
70	Steve Melnyk	77	75	+8	152	$0
70	Bob Menne	74	78	+8	152	$0
70	Rusty Guernsey	75	77	+8	152	$0
70	Richard Martinez	76	76	+8	152	$0
70	Jack Ewing	78	74	+8	152	$0
85	Gay Brewer	79	74	+9	153	$0
85	Bobby Wadkins	79	74	+9	153	$0
85	Steve Taylor	79	74	+9	153	$0
85	Florentino Molina	79	74	+9	153	$0
85	John Jackson	78	75	+9	153	$0
85	Andy Bean	78	75	+9	153	$0
85	Jim Wiechers	75	78	+9	153	$0
85	Joey Dills	74	79	+9	153	$0
85	Jim Colbert	73	80	+9	153	$0
85	Dave Stockton	73	80	+9	153	$0
95	Bob Dickson	77	77	+10	154	$0
95	Mason Rudolph	76	78	+10	154	$0
95	Bill Garrett	72	82	+10	154	$0
98	Joe Inman	78	77	+11	155	$0
98	Miller Barber	77	78	+11	155	$0
98	Phil Rodgers	77	78	+11	155	$0
98	Tom Purtzer	76	79	+11	155	$0
98	David Glenz	76	79	+11	155	$0
98	Sam Adams	74	81	+11	155	$0
98	Barney Thompson	74	81	+11	155	$0
105	Homero Blancas	81	75	+12	156	$0
105	Pat Fitzsimons	80	76	+12	156	$0
105	Guy Walkingstick	76	80	+12	156	$0
105	Gary Wintz	75	81	+12	156	$0
109	Woody Blackburn	80	77	+13	157	$0
109	David Canipe	80	77	+13	157	$0
109	Antonio Cerda	79	78	+13	157	$0
109	Bruce Fleisher	79	78	+13	157	$0
109	Bill Pelham	78	79	+13	157	$0
109	Mike Walters	76	81	+13	157	$0
109	Mark Pfeil	76	81	+13	157	$0
116	Tom Storey	78	80	+14	158	$0
116	Tim Simpson	78	80	+14	158	$0
116	Dale Douglass	76	82	+14	158	$0
116	Don Baker	76	82	+14	158	$0
116	Vince Bizik	75	83	+14	158	$0
121	Bob Goalby	80	79	+15	159	$0
121	Dick Horgan	80	79	+15	159	$0
121	John Stark	79	80	+15	159	$0
121	Lon Hinkle	79	80	+15	159	$0
121	Terry Catlett	78	81	+15	159	$0
121	Danny Edwards	75	84	+15	159	$0
127	Babe Hiskey	81	79	+16	160	$0
127	Sandy Galbraith	78	82	+16	160	$0
129	Eddie Pearce	85	76	+17	161	$0
129	Don Iverson	84	77	+17	161	$0
129	Dean Lind	82	79	+17	161	$0
129	Ed Sabo	79	82	+17	161	$0
129	David Lind	77	84	+17	161	$0
134	Lionel Hebert	81	81	+18	162	$0
134	Warren Chancellor	76	86	+18	162	$0
136	Bill Ogden	81	82	+19	163	$0
137	Kim Young	84	80	+20	164	$0
137	Rafe Botts	83	81	+20	164	$0
137	Bob Erickson	82	82	+20	164	$0
140	Bob Impaglia	87	79	+22	166	$0
140	Errie Ball	80	86	+22	166	$0
142	Jim Ferriell	80	88	+24	168	$0

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