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Sports headlines for Sunday March 4, 1979:

• For An Encore, Yarborough, Allison Crash
• Ryan vs. Angels: An Impasse
• Byman Wins Playoff For 1st U.S. Victory
• Reinstatement Of Neilson Has Leafs Raking Foes

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Final results of the 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic

Tournament held at Bay Hill Club (Orlando, FL) from March 1, 1979 to March 4, 1979     (Par 71)

Bob Byman defeated John Schroeder on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Joe Hager	70	66	81	68	+1	285	$3,750
2	Larry Nelson	72	66	75	74	+3	287	$2,025
3	Bill Sander	75	66	78	76	+11	295	$545
4	Rik Massengale	71	67	72	74	Even	284	$5,250
5	Joe Inman	73	67	73	72	+1	285	$3,750
6	John Fought	72	67	78	70	+3	287	$2,025
7	John Schroeder	68	68	72	70	-6	278	$27,000
8	Jerry Pate	68	68	77	70	-1	283	$7,563
8	Tom Watson	72	68	71	72	-1	283	$7,563
10	Lee Elder	75	68	80	74	+13	297	$523
11	Bill Rogers	67	69	74	69	-5	279	$13,000
11	Andy Bean	64	69	76	70	-5	279	$13,000
13	Grier Jones	69	69	73	72	-1	283	$7,563
14	Ed Sneed	66	69	73	79	+3	287	$2,025
15	Bobby Wadkins	71	69	76	72	+4	288	$1,486
16	Phil Hancock	68	69	80	72	+5	289	$1,125
16	Mike Reid	71	69	77	72	+5	289	$1,125
16	Frank Beard	69	69	74	77	+5	289	$1,125
19	Mark James	72	69	77	77	+11	295	$545
20	Dave Barr	74	69	73	80	+12	296	$533
21	Tim Simpson	75	69	80	74	+14	298	$510
22	Bob Byman	67	70	70	71	-6	278	$45,000
23	Hale Irwin	69	70	72	68	-5	279	$13,000
24	Jay Haas	69	70	74	70	-1	283	$7,563
24	David Edwards	68	70	71	74	-1	283	$7,563
26	Rex Caldwell	70	70	68	76	Even	284	$5,250
27	Andy North	71	70	72	72	+1	285	$3,750
27	Tom Purtzer	73	70	69	73	+1	285	$3,750
27	Fuzzy Zoeller	71	70	69	75	+1	285	$3,750
30	Mark Hayes	75	70	71	72	+4	288	$1,486
30	Hubert Green	69	70	76	73	+4	288	$1,486
30	Jack Nicklaus	68	70	72	78	+4	288	$1,486
33	J.C. Snead	69	70	72	78	+5	289	$1,125
34	Alan Tapie	70	71	72	70	-1	283	$7,563
35	Charles Coody	71	71	72	71	+1	285	$3,750
36	Wally Armstrong	72	71	72	71	+2	286	$2,700
37	Craig Stadler	71	71	74	71	+3	287	$2,025
37	Don January	70	71	72	74	+3	287	$2,025
37	Ben Crenshaw	74	71	67	75	+3	287	$2,025
40	Mike Hill	72	71	74	71	+4	288	$1,486
41	Leonard Thompson	67	71	73	79	+6	290	$900
42	Miller Barber	74	71	76	71	+8	292	$598
43	Jerry Heard	72	71	77	73	+9	293	$565
44	John Cook	74	71	82	76	+19	303	$0
45	Larry Ziegler	73	72	70	69	Even	284	$5,250
46	Bruce Fleisher	72	72	74	74	+8	292	$598
46	Joe Kunes	71	72	73	76	+8	292	$598
48	Jim Dent	73	72	73	75	+9	293	$565
49	Dan Sikes	72	72	78	74	+12	296	$533
50	Marty Fleckman	72	72	76	78	+14	298	$510
51	Jim Knoll	73	72	80	87	+28	312	$500
52	Jim Colbert	65	73	75	72	+1	285	$3,750
53	George Burns	70	73	71	72	+2	286	$2,700
54	Sammy Rachels	70	73	73	73	+5	289	$1,125
55	Tommy McGinnis	69	73	72	76	+6	290	$900
56	Howard Twitty	72	73	77	69	+7	291	$709
56	D.A. Weibring	68	73	76	74	+7	291	$709
58	Lindy Miller	72	73	73	75	+9	293	$565
59	Ray Floyd	66	73	79	77	+11	295	$545
60	David Graham	71	74	70	73	+4	288	$1,486
60	Lanny Wadkins	71	74	70	73	+4	288	$1,486
62	Gary McCord	68	74	73	75	+6	290	$900
63	Jim Nelford	71	74	74	72	+7	291	$709
63	Curtis Strange	71	74	70	76	+7	291	$709
65	Ed Fiori	70	74	75	73	+8	292	$598
66	Arnold Palmer	70	74	70	80	+10	294	$555
67	Tommy Aaron	69	75	75	73	+8	292	$598
67	Chi Chi Rodriguez	70	75	73	74	+8	292	$598
69	Ken Still	68	76	79	75	+14	298	$510
70	Mac McLendon	68	77	72	73	+6	290	$900
71	Bobby Nichols	67	77	78	75	+13	297	$523

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bill Calfee	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Bob Mann	75	71	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Brian Barnes	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Dewitt Weaver	79	67	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Mark Lye	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Tom Jenkins	76	70	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Wayne Levi	77	69	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Bob Murphy	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Dan Halldorson	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Dean Refram	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	George Johnson	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Michael Brannan	69	78	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Roger Calvin	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Allen Miller	68	80	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Barry Jaeckel	78	70	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	71	77	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Gary Koch	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Gene Littler	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Greg Powers	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	John Lister	75	73	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Julius Boros	76	72	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Randy Erskine	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Tom Storey	70	78	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Tommy Valentine	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Bill Kratzert	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Charles Sifford	72	77	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Charlie Gibson	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Dale Douglass	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Ed Sabo	76	73	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Eddie Pearce	76	73	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Frank Conner	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Ken Brown	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Mason Rudolph	72	77	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Mike Ford	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Rod Curl	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Artie McNickle	73	77	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Calvin Peete	69	81	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Gibby Gilbert	75	75	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Jeff Hewes	74	76	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Lonnie Nielsen	77	73	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Bob Duval	74	77	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Buddy Gardner	72	79	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Jim White	75	76	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Sam Trahan	76	75	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Bob Lunn	77	75	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Cesar Sanudo	76	76	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Dow Finsterwald	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Ed Dougherty	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Lou Graham	79	73	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Mike Bodney	74	78	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Steve Melnyk	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Tommy Thomas	78	74	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Gary Wintz	71	82	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Jim King	76	77	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Ron Mobley	74	79	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Bob Impaglia	77	77	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Lon Hinkle	71	83	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Rich Bassett	78	76	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Bob Betley	79	76	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Ed Byman	79	76	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Roger Maltbie	76	79	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Howard Clark	76	80	0	0	+14	156	$0
	Bill Robinson	81	76	0	0	+15	157	$0
	Don Iverson	76	81	0	0	+15	157	$0
	Doug Ford	78	79	0	0	+15	157	$0
	Gordon Jones	79	79	0	0	+16	158	$0
	Jack Fleck	77	82	0	0	+17	159	$0
	Adolph Popp	83	77	0	0	+18	160	$0
	Mike McCullough	75	85	0	0	+18	160	$0
	Bill Garrett	79	83	0	0	+20	162	$0
WD	Robert Donald	78	0	0	0	+7	78	$0
WD	Pete Brown	81	0	0	0	+10	81	$0
WD	Lee Trevino	72	72	78	0	+9	222	$0

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