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 |
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1 | Mac McLendon | 75 | 69 | 68 | 76 | Even | 288 | $3,713 |
2 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $25,650 |
3 | Dana Quigley | 73 | 76 | 69 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
4 | Phil Hancock | 70 | 74 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $9,900 |
5 | Rex Caldwell | 72 | 73 | 70 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $6,117 |
6 | George Burns | 74 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
6 | Graham Marsh | 71 | 73 | 70 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
8 | Jim Dent | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
8 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 75 | 70 | 76 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
10 | Bill Calfee | 73 | 72 | 70 | 75 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
11 | Jim Nelford | 71 | 78 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
11 | Pat McGowan | 75 | 74 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
13 | Tom Kite | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $15,975 |
14 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $9,900 |
15 | Bob Byman | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
16 | John Schroeder | 69 | 80 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
16 | Joe Porter | 76 | 71 | 71 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
16 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $1,763 |
19 | Don January | 70 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
20 | Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
20 | Ed Sabo | 73 | 75 | 71 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
20 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 71 | 71 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
23 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 74 | 71 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
24 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 73 | 71 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
25 | Frank Conner | 74 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $480 |
25 | Lee Mikles | 74 | 73 | 71 | 77 | +7 | 295 | $480 |
27 | Orville Moody | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
27 | Craig Stadler | 69 | 73 | 72 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
29 | Larry Nelson | 75 | 71 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
30 | Bob Murphy | 73 | 76 | 72 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
31 | Jack Newton | 73 | 74 | 72 | 80 | +11 | 299 | $113 |
32 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 71 | 73 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $6,117 |
33 | Bill Sander | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
33 | Allen Miller | 68 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
35 | Mark McCumber | 75 | 70 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
36 | Rod Curl | 69 | 76 | 73 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
36 | Charles Coody | 72 | 70 | 73 | 79 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
38 | Danny Edwards | 76 | 71 | 73 | 79 | +11 | 299 | $113 |
39 | Cesar Sanudo | 67 | 76 | 74 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $7,650 |
39 | Tom Watson | 71 | 69 | 74 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $7,650 |
41 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | 71 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
42 | D.A. Weibring | 76 | 71 | 74 | 70 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
42 | Dave Barr | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
44 | Stan Lee | 72 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
44 | Mark Lye | 73 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
46 | Steve Benson | 71 | 76 | 74 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
47 | Gary Groh | 72 | 74 | 74 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
48 | Bob Zender | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $390 |
49 | Don Iverson | 73 | 76 | 74 | 80 | +15 | 303 | $0 |
50 | Andy Bean | 70 | 71 | 75 | 66 | -6 | 282 | $45,000 |
51 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 72 | 75 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $4,556 |
52 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | 68 | 75 | 70 | Even | 288 | $3,713 |
53 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 70 | 75 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,622 |
54 | Jack Renner | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | +3 | 291 | $1,433 |
55 | Antonio Cerda | 72 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
56 | Howard Twitty | 77 | 68 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $764 |
57 | Bobby Wadkins | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
58 | Jim Simons | 71 | 72 | 75 | 78 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
59 | Tony Wallin | 76 | 70 | 75 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $360 |
60 | Billy Casper | 79 | 70 | 75 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $0 |
61 | Brad Bryant | 72 | 77 | 75 | 77 | +13 | 301 | $0 |
62 | Miller Barber | 73 | 76 | 75 | 78 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
63 | Keith Fergus | 72 | 71 | 76 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,064 |
64 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 73 | 76 | 71 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
65 | Jeff Hawkes | 72 | 75 | 76 | 73 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
66 | Frank Beard | 71 | 78 | 76 | 73 | +10 | 298 | $360 |
66 | Gary McCord | 76 | 73 | 76 | 73 | +10 | 298 | $360 |
68 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 73 | 77 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
69 | Ed Byman | 71 | 78 | 77 | 71 | +9 | 297 | $390 |
70 | Barney Thompson | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $113 |
71 | Lyn Lott | 73 | 76 | 77 | 76 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
72 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | 72 | 78 | 66 | -2 | 286 | $6,117 |
73 | Homero Blancas | 72 | 71 | 78 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
73 | Forrest Fezler | 72 | 68 | 78 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
75 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +8 | 296 | $435 |
76 | Mason Rudolph | 73 | 72 | 78 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $390 |
77 | Bruce Robertson | 77 | 72 | 78 | 75 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
78 | Rick Beck | 75 | 73 | 78 | 84 | +22 | 310 | $0 |
79 | Lonnie Nielsen | 70 | 72 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $543 |
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 |