`Sports headlines for Sunday September 10, 1978:`

Pate Shoots 69, Wins Southern Open Again
Oakland Wins On Own Fumble
Connors, Evert Are Back On Top -- At Least, For Now

Final results of the 1978 Southern Open

Tournament held at Green Island Country Club (Columbus, GA) from September 7, 1978 to September 10, 1978 (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Phil Hancock	66	72	68	64	-10	270	$19,950
2	Jim Nelford	68	66	75	64	-7	273	$10,325
3	Lee Mikles	70	72	70	65	-3	277	$1,974
4	Chi Chi Rodriguez	68	68	71	67	-6	274	$6,358
5	Mark Hayes	72	66	70	67	-5	275	$4,393
6	Don January	69	66	70	68	-7	273	$10,325
7	Tim Simpson	74	67	66	68	-5	275	$4,393
8	Frank Conner	69	66	74	68	-3	277	$1,974
8	Allen Miller	68	68	73	68	-3	277	$1,974
10	Hubert Green	68	70	72	68	-2	278	$1,322
10	Ben Crenshaw	69	72	69	68	-2	278	$1,322
12	Larry Nelson	71	69	71	68	-1	279	$1,087
13	Jerry Pate	67	67	66	69	-11	269	$35,000
14	George Cadle	68	70	67	69	-6	274	$6,358
15	Keith Fergus	70	66	70	69	-5	275	$4,393
16	Rocky Thompson	66	65	76	69	-4	276	$3,063
16	Jim Dent	69	67	71	69	-4	276	$3,063
18	Barney Thompson	66	71	71	69	-3	277	$1,974
19	Lyn Lott	72	69	69	69	-1	279	$1,087
20	Bob Mann	70	71	71	69	+1	281	$787
20	Kermit Zarley	72	69	71	69	+1	281	$787
22	Bob Byman	70	71	72	69	+2	282	$595
22	D.A. Weibring	70	71	72	69	+2	282	$595
22	Calvin Peete	71	69	73	69	+2	282	$595
25	Rex Caldwell	66	67	72	70	-5	275	$4,393
26	Jim Simons	71	67	68	70	-4	276	$3,063
27	George Burns	68	67	72	70	-3	277	$1,974
28	Bob Zender	71	70	69	70	Even	280	$923
29	Bruce Fleisher	74	67	71	70	+2	282	$595
30	Buddy Gardner	70	72	73	70	+5	285	$385
30	Travis Hudson	69	73	73	70	+5	285	$385
32	Bobby Wadkins	68	66	69	71	-6	274	$6,358
33	Gary Koch	71	65	69	71	-4	276	$3,063
34	Bill Kratzert	71	69	66	71	-3	277	$1,974
35	Mike Reid	71	64	72	71	-2	278	$1,322
36	Danny Edwards	74	66	68	71	-1	279	$1,087
36	Tommy Aaron	71	69	68	71	-1	279	$1,087
38	George Johnson	67	69	73	71	Even	280	$923
39	Don Pooley	68	72	73	71	+4	284	$449
39	Chris Clark	70	71	72	71	+4	284	$449
41	Bruce Devlin	70	68	76	71	+5	285	$385
41	Frank Beard	68	73	73	71	+5	285	$385
43	Bill Calfee	71	68	76	71	+6	286	$333
44	Tom Purtzer	72	70	74	71	+7	287	$298
45	Greg Powers	68	65	70	72	-5	275	$4,393
46	Wayne Levi	69	67	69	72	-3	277	$1,974
47	Carlton White	69	68	69	72	-2	278	$1,322
48	Artie McNickle	71	70	68	72	+1	281	$787
49	Lanny Wadkins	66	71	73	72	+2	282	$595
50	Bob Murphy	71	68	73	72	+4	284	$449
51	George Archer	72	67	74	72	+5	285	$385
52	J.C. Snead	72	70	72	72	+6	286	$333
53	Gary Ostrega	66	74	75	72	+7	287	$298
54	Bob Wynn	68	67	69	73	-3	277	$1,974
54	Miller Barber	67	68	69	73	-3	277	$1,974
56	Doug Tewell	67	71	68	73	-1	279	$1,087
57	Grier Jones	65	70	73	73	+1	281	$787
58	Charles Coody	68	73	68	73	+2	282	$595
59	Ron Streck	66	75	73	73	+7	287	$298
60	Victor Regalado	71	70	70	74	+5	285	$385
60	Mark McCumber	70	72	69	74	+5	285	$385
62	Perry Leslie	67	74	72	74	+7	287	$298
63	Andy Bean	70	65	71	75	+1	281	$787
64	Dan Sikes	74	68	67	75	+4	284	$449
65	Bobby Walzel	69	70	71	75	+5	285	$385
66	Mike Ford	69	73	70	75	+7	287	$298
67	David Eger	69	73	71	75	+8	288	$107
67	Larry Ziegler	71	70	72	75	+8	288	$107
67	Bob Ashby	73	69	71	75	+8	288	$107
70	John Lister	74	65	70	76	+5	285	$385
71	Forrest Fezler	70	68	74	76	+8	288	$107
72	Stan Lee	68	70	71	77	+6	286	$333
73	Charlie Gibson	72	68	76	77	+13	293	$0
74	Dave Barr	74	67	69	78	+8	288	$107
75	Babe Hiskey	74	67	78	79	+18	298	$0

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bill Galloway	72	71	0	+3	143	$0
	Bob Smith	68	75	0	+3	143	$0
	Bobby Cole	71	72	0	+3	143	$0
	Bunky Henry	73	70	0	+3	143	$0
	Jack Spradlin	74	69	0	+3	143	$0
	John Schroeder	71	72	0	+3	143	$0
	Ken Still	72	71	0	+3	143	$0
	Mason Rudolph	68	75	0	+3	143	$0
	Mike Reasor	71	72	0	+3	143	$0
	Mitch Adcock	70	73	0	+3	143	$0
	Ray Floyd	72	71	0	+3	143	$0
	Wally Kuchar	70	73	0	+3	143	$0
	Bill Garrett	74	70	0	+4	144	$0
	Cesar Sanudo	69	75	0	+4	144	$0
	Gibby Gilbert	71	73	0	+4	144	$0
	Hugh Royer	70	74	0	+4	144	$0
	Jim Colbert	73	71	0	+4	144	$0
	Kip Byrne	71	73	0	+4	144	$0
	Rick Beck	73	71	0	+4	144	$0
	Antonio Cerda	72	73	0	+5	145	$0
	Dale Douglass	72	73	0	+5	145	$0
	Dave Shipley	74	71	0	+5	145	$0
	Jack Renner	72	73	0	+5	145	$0
	Mike Sullivan	74	71	0	+5	145	$0
	Pete Brown	72	73	0	+5	145	$0
	Bob Lunn	73	73	0	+6	146	$0
	Bobby Afton	71	75	0	+6	146	$0
	Bobby Mitchell	73	73	0	+6	146	$0
	Curtis Strange	74	72	0	+6	146	$0
	Dan Pohl	75	71	0	+6	146	$0
	Dewitt Weaver	70	76	0	+6	146	$0
	Gary McCord	74	72	0	+6	146	$0
	Gary Vanier	72	74	0	+6	146	$0
	Homero Blancas	72	74	0	+6	146	$0
	Joe Porter	72	74	0	+6	146	$0
	Larry Hinson	72	74	0	+6	146	$0
	Perry Arthur	71	75	0	+6	146	$0
	Ron Mobley	73	73	0	+6	146	$0
	Woody Blackburn	75	71	0	+6	146	$0
	Jeff Hewes	75	72	0	+7	147	$0
	Jim Chancey	71	76	0	+7	147	$0
	Jim White	72	75	0	+7	147	$0
	Mac McLendon	78	69	0	+7	147	$0
	Orville Moody	72	75	0	+7	147	$0
	Randy Erskine	71	76	0	+7	147	$0
	Tom Storey	75	72	0	+7	147	$0
	Bill Rogers	75	73	0	+8	148	$0
	Bill Sander	72	76	0	+8	148	$0
	David Graham	74	74	0	+8	148	$0
	Joe Kunes	74	74	0	+8	148	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	79	70	0	+9	149	$0
	Parker Moore	70	79	0	+9	149	$0
	Peter Jacobsen	75	74	0	+9	149	$0
	Tommy Valentine	74	75	0	+9	149	$0
	Don Iverson	75	75	0	+10	150	$0
	Ed Byman	77	75	0	+12	152	$0
	Emory Lee	75	77	0	+12	152	$0
	Fred Voelkel	74	78	0	+12	152	$0
	Wren Lum	73	79	0	+12	152	$0
	Adam Adams	74	79	0	+13	153	$0
	John Adams	77	76	0	+13	153	$0
	Gary Jacobsen	76	78	0	+14	154	$0
	Mike Watney	75	79	0	+14	154	$0
	Sam Adams	77	77	0	+14	154	$0
	John Godwin	76	79	0	+15	155	$0
	Brent Buckman	77	79	0	+16	156	$0
WD	Lou Graham	74	0	0	+4	74	$0
WD	John Mahaffey	75	0	0	+5	75	$0
WD	Don Baker	77	0	0	+7	77	$0
WD	Peter Chapin	79	0	0	+9	79	$0
WD	Fred Marti	67	74	77	+8	218	$0

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