Sunday August 14, 1977
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Sports headlines for Sunday August 14, 1977:




Final results of the 1977 PGA Championship


Tournament held at Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach, CA) from August 11, 1977 to August 14, 1977     (Par 72)

Lanny Wadkins defeated Gene Littler on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Lanny Wadkins69717270-6282$45,000
2Johnny Miller70747370-1287$5,250
3Bill Kratzert71767570+4292$1,717
4Jerry McGee68707771-2286$7,300
4Lou Graham71737171-2286$7,300
6Bruce Lietzke74707471+1289$3,700
7Don January75697072-2286$7,300
7Al Geiberger71707372-2286$7,300
9Tom Kite73737072Even288$4,350
10J.C. Snead76717272+3291$2,700
10George Archer70737672+3291$2,700
12Bud Allin77727572+8296$875
13Mike Morley71748072+9297$750
14Bob Duden74767972+13301$488
15Jack Nicklaus69717073-5283$15,000
16Charles Coody70717073-4284$12,000
17Jerry Pate73706973-3285$10,000
18Joe Inman72697373-1287$5,250
19Lee Trevino71737173Even288$4,350
20Arnold Palmer72737373+3291$2,700
21Tom Watson68737174-2286$7,300
22Mark Hayes68757474+3291$2,700
22George Burns71767074+3291$2,700
22John Schroeder73766874+3291$2,700
25Grier Jones72747274+4292$1,717
25Lyn Lott76756774+4292$1,717
27Gary Player74776874+5293$1,350
27Roger Maltbie70797074+5293$1,350
27Dave Stockton75756974+5293$1,350
30Rik Massengale77737074+6294$1,125
31Butch Baird75747374+8296$875
32Kermit Zarley76757574+12300$488
33Leonard Thompson72736975+1289$3,700
34Jim Simons74746975+4292$1,717
35Lon Hinkle72727475+5293$1,350
36Ed Sneed74737275+6294$1,125
36John Schlee73737375+6294$1,125
38Hale Irwin74757375+9297$750
39Bob Smith76707775+10298$650
40Wally Armstrong73747775+11299$550
40Mac McLendon75737675+11299$550
40Dave Hill73777475+11299$550
43Bobby Nichols72757875+12300$488
44Dow Finsterwald76758475+22310$488
45Gene Littler67697076-6282$25,000
46Bob Murphy72727276+4292$1,717
47Ray Floyd74727376+7295$975
48Larry Nelson77697976+13301$488
49Hubert Green74777676+15303$488
50Gil Morgan74687077+1289$3,700
50George Cadle69737077+1289$3,700
52Danny Edwards76746777+6294$1,125
53Mike McCullough77697277+7295$975
54Steve Melnyk71757477+9297$750
55Graham Marsh74747777+14302$488
55Julius Boros73757777+14302$488
57Miller Barber77686978+4292$1,717
58Bruce Devlin75737478+12300$488
59John Lister70758078+15303$488
60Billy Casper73717079+5293$1,350
61Sam Snead80717179+13301$488
62Tom Weiskopf77727479+14302$488
63Bob Payne73767579+15303$488
64Fuzzy Zoeller70727980+13301$488
65Rusty Guernsey78727780+19307$488
66Jim Ferriell78717980+20308$488
66Tom Jenkins78737780+20308$488
66Phil Ferranti75737981+20308$488
69Bob Gilder76746884+14302$488
70Bob Benson74757585+21309$488
71Larry Ringer77747985+27315$488


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Tony Laporte87000+1587$0
Bill Rogers777500+8152$0
Bill Schumaker757700+8152$0
Dave Eichelberger817100+8152$0
Jim Dent767600+8152$0
Larry Gilbert747800+8152$0
Larry Mowry767600+8152$0
Mike Schlueter737900+8152$0
Tim Collins728000+8152$0
Tommy Aaron747800+8152$0
Bobby Walzel797400+9153$0
Lee Elder757800+9153$0
Steve Taylor777600+9153$0
Tom Purtzer797400+9153$0
Bob Zender767800+10154$0
Bryan Abbott787600+10154$0
Jay Horton787600+10154$0
Laurie Hammer767800+10154$0
Andy Bean758000+11155$0
Babe Lichardus797600+11155$0
Bob Moreland758000+11155$0
Dave Barber767900+11155$0
Jim Albus807500+11155$0
Tommy Aycock827300+11155$0
David Graham777900+12156$0
Dennis Coscina768000+12156$0
Jimmy Picard787800+12156$0
Tom Nieporte797700+12156$0
Al Mengert807700+13157$0
Andy North787900+13157$0
Chuck Scally807700+13157$0
John Cook817600+13157$0
Lionel Hebert797800+13157$0
Chi Chi Rodriguez807800+14158$0
Gary Koch778100+14158$0
Jimmy Wright817700+14158$0
Pat Fitzsimons778100+14158$0
Bobby Afton778200+15159$0
Jay Hebert807900+15159$0
Vince Bizik778200+15159$0
Bert Weaver798100+16160$0
Bob Galloway827800+16160$0
Doug Ford817900+16160$0
George Bellino768400+16160$0
Jerry Barber798100+16160$0
Larry Startzel817900+16160$0
Bob Wynn818000+17161$0
Woody Blackburn748700+17161$0
Charles Sifford798500+20164$0
Bruce Summerhays838400+23167$0
Eldridge Miles887900+23167$0
WDJim Ferrier84000+1284$0

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