Monday July 3, 1978
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Sports headlines for Monday July 3, 1978:




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.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Mac McLendon75696876Even288$3,713
2Bill Rogers70716972-6282$25,650
3Dana Quigley73766975+5293$764
4Phil Hancock70747070-4284$9,900
5Rex Caldwell72737071-2286$6,117
6George Burns74727071-1287$4,556
6Graham Marsh71737073-1287$4,556
8Jim Dent74737072+1289$2,622
8Bob Gilder68757076+1289$2,622
10Bill Calfee73727075+2290$1,763
11Jim Nelford71787073+4292$1,064
11Pat McGowan75747073+4292$1,064
13Tom Kite72727168-5283$15,975
14Hale Irwin71707172-4284$9,900
15Bob Byman72727172-1287$4,556
16John Schroeder69807170+2290$1,763
16Joe Porter76717172+2290$1,763
16Lanny Wadkins74717174+2290$1,763
19Don January70757175+3291$1,433
20Joe Inman73767172+4292$1,064
20Ed Sabo73757173+4292$1,064
20Tim Simpson74717176+4292$1,064
23Mike McCullough73747175+5293$764
24Morris Hatalsky74737176+6294$543
25Frank Conner74757175+7295$480
25Lee Mikles74737177+7295$480
27Orville Moody72737272+1289$2,622
27Craig Stadler69737275+1289$2,622
29Larry Nelson75717273+3291$1,433
30Bob Murphy73767272+5293$764
31Jack Newton73747280+11299$113
32Terry Diehl72717370-2286$6,117
33Bill Sander73717372+1289$2,622
33Allen Miller68747374+1289$2,622
35Mark McCumber75707373+3291$1,433
36Rod Curl69767376+6294$543
36Charles Coody72707379+6294$543
38Danny Edwards76717379+11299$113
39Cesar Sanudo67767468-3285$7,650
39Tom Watson71697471-3285$7,650
41Wally Armstrong71717473+1289$2,622
42D.A. Weibring76717470+3291$1,433
42Dave Barr71737473+3291$1,433
44Stan Lee72757472+5293$764
44Mark Lye73727474+5293$764
46Steve Benson71767473+6294$543
47Gary Groh72747476+8296$435
48Bob Zender74757474+9297$390
49Don Iverson73767480+15303$0
50Andy Bean70717566-6282$45,000
51Tom Purtzer70727570-1287$4,556
52Chi Chi Rodriguez75687570Even288$3,713
53Dave Eichelberger72707572+1289$2,622
54Jack Renner72757569+3291$1,433
55Antonio Cerda72727573+4292$1,064
56Howard Twitty77687573+5293$764
57Bobby Wadkins71747574+6294$543
58Jim Simons71727578+8296$435
59Tony Wallin76707577+10298$360
60Billy Casper79707576+12300$0
61Brad Bryant72777577+13301$0
62Miller Barber73767578+14302$0
63Keith Fergus72717673+4292$1,064
64Peter Jacobsen74737671+6294$543
65Jeff Hawkes72757673+8296$435
66Frank Beard71787673+10298$360
66Gary McCord76737673+10298$360
68Victor Regalado74737772+8296$435
69Ed Byman71787771+9297$390
70Barney Thompson73747775+11299$113
71Lyn Lott73767776+14302$0
72Marty Fleckman70727866-2286$6,117
73Homero Blancas72717873+6294$543
73Forrest Fezler72687876+6294$543
75Kermit Zarley74737871+8296$435
76Mason Rudolph73727874+9297$390
77Bruce Robertson77727875+14302$0
78Rick Beck75737884+22310$0
79Lonnie Nielsen70727973+6294$543


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Al Geiberger767400+6150$0
Bob Smith767400+6150$0
Brady Miller767400+6150$0
Carlton White747600+6150$0
Curtis Strange737700+6150$0
Don Pooley767400+6150$0
Gary Ostrega727800+6150$0
Gil Morgan747600+6150$0
Greg Powers757500+6150$0
Jim King767400+6150$0
John Adams708000+6150$0
Tom Weiskopf737700+6150$0
Tommy Valentine737700+6150$0
Bill Kratzert777400+7151$0
Bobby Stroble747700+7151$0
Ed Dougherty757600+7151$0
Gay Brewer757600+7151$0
Gibby Gilbert737800+7151$0
Greg Pitzer787300+7151$0
Jerry Pate737800+7151$0
Jim Jamieson708100+7151$0
Peter Oosterhuis767500+7151$0
Andy North767600+8152$0
Bob Dickson718100+8152$0
Jim Colbert787400+8152$0
Mark Pfeil807200+8152$0
Steve Melnyk797300+8152$0
Bob Lunn807300+9153$0
Bruce Lietzke817200+9153$0
Buddy Gardner757800+9153$0
Parker Moore757800+9153$0
Sam Adams767700+9153$0
Skeeter Heath797400+9153$0
Babe Hiskey767800+10154$0
Dave Shipley787600+10154$0
John Lister767800+10154$0
Peter Chapin767800+10154$0
Bunky Henry767900+11155$0
George Archer767900+11155$0
Wally Kuchar767900+11155$0
Bob Shaw797700+12156$0
Steve Veriato777900+12156$0
Gary Jacobsen718600+13157$0
Mike Ford778000+13157$0
Don Baker778100+14158$0
Jay Haas758300+14158$0
Mike Shea768200+14158$0
Vicente Fernandez788000+14158$0
Kip Byrne817800+15159$0
Mike Reasor827700+15159$0
Mike Sullivan798000+15159$0
Rik Massengale847500+15159$0
Bill Ogden798100+16160$0
Bob Mann778300+16160$0
Bill Ventresca808200+18162$0
Mitch Adcock838300+22166$0
WDRichie Karl00000$0
WDJerry Heard75000+375$0
WDJim Knoll76000+476$0
WDCalvin Peete77000+577$0
WDJack Fleck79000+779$0
WDDavid Eger80000+880$0
WDJack Spradlin81000+981$0
WDRocky Thompson81000+981$0
WDGary Hallberg83000+1183$0
WDBill Pelham7871760+9225$0

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