Sports headlines for Monday July 3, 1978:
- Andy Bean Wins Western Open On 73rd Hole
- 'We'll Keep You In Mind,' They Used To Tell Doby
- Nanne Says Sargent To Sign With Stars
- Guidry, Tanana On AL Squad For The 49th All-Star Game
Final results of the 1978 Western Open
Tournament held at Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook, IL) from June 29, 1978 to July 3, 1978 (Par 72)
Andy Bean defeated Bill Rogers on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andy Bean | 70 | 71 | 75 | 66 | -6 | 282 | $45,000 |
1 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $25,650 |
3 | Tom Kite | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $15,975 |
4 | Phil Hancock | 70 | 74 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $9,900 |
4 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $9,900 |
6 | Cesar Sanudo | 67 | 76 | 74 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $7,650 |
6 | Tom Watson | 71 | 69 | 74 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $7,650 |
8 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | 72 | 78 | 66 | -2 | 286 | $6,117 |
8 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 71 | 73 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $6,117 |
8 | Rex Caldwell | 72 | 73 | 70 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $6,117 |
11 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 72 | 75 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
11 | George Burns | 74 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
11 | Bob Byman | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
11 | Graham Marsh | 71 | 73 | 70 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
15 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | 68 | 75 | 70 | Even | 288 | $3,713 |
15 | Mac McLendon | 75 | 69 | 68 | 76 | Even | 288 | $3,713 |
17 | Bill Sander | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Jim Dent | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Orville Moody | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 70 | 75 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | 71 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Allen Miller | 68 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Craig Stadler | 69 | 73 | 72 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
17 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 75 | 70 | 76 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
25 | John Schroeder | 69 | 80 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
25 | Joe Porter | 76 | 71 | 71 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
25 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
25 | Bill Calfee | 73 | 72 | 70 | 75 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
29 | Jack Renner | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
29 | D.A. Weibring | 76 | 71 | 74 | 70 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
29 | Mark McCumber | 75 | 70 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
29 | Dave Barr | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
29 | Larry Nelson | 75 | 71 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
29 | Don January | 70 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
35 | Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
35 | Pat McGowan | 75 | 74 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
35 | Jim Nelford | 71 | 78 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
35 | Keith Fergus | 72 | 71 | 76 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
35 | Ed Sabo | 73 | 75 | 71 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
35 | Antonio Cerda | 72 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
35 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 71 | 71 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
42 | Stan Lee | 72 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
42 | Bob Murphy | 73 | 76 | 72 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
42 | Howard Twitty | 77 | 68 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
42 | Mark Lye | 73 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
42 | Dana Quigley | 73 | 76 | 69 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
42 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 74 | 71 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
48 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 73 | 76 | 71 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Steve Benson | 71 | 76 | 74 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Homero Blancas | 72 | 71 | 78 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Lonnie Nielsen | 70 | 72 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Bobby Wadkins | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Rod Curl | 69 | 76 | 73 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | 68 | 78 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 73 | 71 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
48 | Charles Coody | 72 | 70 | 73 | 79 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
57 | Frank Conner | 74 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $480 |
57 | Lee Mikles | 74 | 73 | 71 | 77 | +7 | 295 | $480 |
59 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
59 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 73 | 77 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
59 | Jeff Hawkes | 72 | 75 | 76 | 73 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
59 | Gary Groh | 72 | 74 | 74 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
59 | Jim Simons | 71 | 72 | 75 | 78 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
64 | Ed Byman | 71 | 78 | 77 | 71 | +9 | 297 | $390 |
64 | Mason Rudolph | 73 | 72 | 78 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $390 |
64 | Bob Zender | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $390 |
67 | Gary McCord | 76 | 73 | 76 | 73 | +10 | 298 | $360 |
67 | Frank Beard | 71 | 78 | 76 | 73 | +10 | 298 | $360 |
67 | Tony Wallin | 76 | 70 | 75 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $360 |
70 | Barney Thompson | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $113 |
70 | Danny Edwards | 76 | 71 | 73 | 79 | +11 | 299 | $113 |
70 | Jack Newton | 73 | 74 | 72 | 80 | +11 | 299 | $113 |
73 | Billy Casper | 79 | 70 | 75 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $0 |
74 | Brad Bryant | 72 | 77 | 75 | 77 | +13 | 301 | $0 |
75 | Bruce Robertson | 77 | 72 | 78 | 75 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
75 | Lyn Lott | 73 | 76 | 77 | 76 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
75 | Miller Barber | 73 | 76 | 75 | 78 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
78 | Don Iverson | 73 | 76 | 74 | 80 | +15 | 303 | $0 |
79 | Rick Beck | 75 | 73 | 78 | 84 | +22 | 310 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Geiberger | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Bob Smith | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Brady Miller | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Carlton White | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Curtis Strange | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Don Pooley | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Gary Ostrega | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Gil Morgan | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Greg Powers | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Jim King | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
John Adams | 70 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Tommy Valentine | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Bill Kratzert | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Bobby Stroble | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Ed Dougherty | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Gay Brewer | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Gibby Gilbert | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Greg Pitzer | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Jerry Pate | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Jim Jamieson | 70 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Peter Oosterhuis | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Andy North | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Bob Dickson | 71 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Jim Colbert | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Mark Pfeil | 80 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Steve Melnyk | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Bob Lunn | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Bruce Lietzke | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Buddy Gardner | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Parker Moore | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Sam Adams | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Skeeter Heath | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Babe Hiskey | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Dave Shipley | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
John Lister | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Peter Chapin | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Bunky Henry | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
George Archer | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Wally Kuchar | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Bob Shaw | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Steve Veriato | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Gary Jacobsen | 71 | 86 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Mike Ford | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Don Baker | 77 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Jay Haas | 75 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Mike Shea | 76 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Vicente Fernandez | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Kip Byrne | 81 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Mike Reasor | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Mike Sullivan | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Rik Massengale | 84 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Bill Ogden | 79 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
Bob Mann | 77 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
Bill Ventresca | 80 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 162 | $0 | |
Mitch Adcock | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 166 | $0 | |
WD | Richie Karl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
WD | Jerry Heard | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 75 | $0 |
WD | Jim Knoll | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 76 | $0 |
WD | Calvin Peete | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 77 | $0 |
WD | Jack Fleck | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 79 | $0 |
WD | David Eger | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 80 | $0 |
WD | Jack Spradlin | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 81 | $0 |
WD | Rocky Thompson | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 81 | $0 |
WD | Gary Hallberg | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 83 | $0 |
WD | Bill Pelham | 78 | 71 | 76 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 |