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

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