Sunday March 4, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday March 4, 1979:




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.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Ben Crenshaw74716775+3287$2,025
2Rex Caldwell70706876Even284$5,250
3Tom Purtzer73706973+1285$3,750
3Fuzzy Zoeller71706975+1285$3,750
5Bob Byman67707071-6278$45,000
6Larry Ziegler73727069Even284$5,250
7David Graham71747073+4288$1,486
7Lanny Wadkins71747073+4288$1,486
9Curtis Strange71747076+7291$709
10Arnold Palmer70747080+10294$555
11Tom Watson72687172-1283$7,563
11David Edwards68707174-1283$7,563
13George Burns70737172+2286$2,700
14Mark Hayes75707172+4288$1,486
15John Schroeder68687270-6278$27,000
16Hale Irwin69707268-5279$13,000
17Alan Tapie70717270-1283$7,563
18Rik Massengale71677274Even284$5,250
19Charles Coody71717271+1285$3,750
19Andy North71707272+1285$3,750
21Wally Armstrong72717271+2286$2,700
22Don January70717274+3287$2,025
23Jack Nicklaus68707278+4288$1,486
24J.C. Snead69707278+5289$1,125
25Mac McLendon68777273+6290$900
25Tommy McGinnis69737276+6290$900
27Grier Jones69697372-1283$7,563
28Joe Inman73677372+1285$3,750
29Ed Sneed66697379+3287$2,025
30Sammy Rachels70737373+5289$1,125
31Gary McCord68747375+6290$900
31Leonard Thompson67717379+6290$900
33Chi Chi Rodriguez70757374+8292$598
33Joe Kunes71727376+8292$598
35Jim Dent73727375+9293$565
35Lindy Miller72737375+9293$565
37Dave Barr74697380+12296$533
38Bill Rogers67697469-5279$13,000
39Jay Haas69707470-1283$7,563
40Craig Stadler71717471+3287$2,025
41Mike Hill72717471+4288$1,486
42Frank Beard69697477+5289$1,125
43Jim Nelford71747472+7291$709
44Bruce Fleisher72727474+8292$598
45Jim Colbert65737572+1285$3,750
46Larry Nelson72667574+3287$2,025
47Ed Fiori70747573+8292$598
47Tommy Aaron69757573+8292$598
49Andy Bean64697670-5279$13,000
50Bobby Wadkins71697672+4288$1,486
50Hubert Green69707673+4288$1,486
52D.A. Weibring68737674+7291$709
53Miller Barber74717671+8292$598
54Marty Fleckman72727678+14298$510
55Jerry Pate68687770-1283$7,563
56Mike Reid71697772+5289$1,125
57Howard Twitty72737769+7291$709
58Jerry Heard72717773+9293$565
59Mark James72697777+11295$545
60John Fought72677870+3287$2,025
61Bill Sander75667876+11295$545
62Dan Sikes72727874+12296$533
63Bobby Nichols67777875+13297$523
64Ray Floyd66737977+11295$545
65Ken Still68767975+14298$510
66Phil Hancock68698072+5289$1,125
67Lee Elder75688074+13297$523
68Tim Simpson75698074+14298$510
69Jim Knoll73728087+28312$500
70Joe Hager70668168+1285$3,750
71John Cook74718276+19303$0


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Bill Calfee727400+4146$0
Bob Mann757100+4146$0
Brian Barnes737300+4146$0
Dewitt Weaver796700+4146$0
Mark Lye727400+4146$0
Tom Jenkins767000+4146$0
Wayne Levi776900+4146$0
Bob Murphy727500+5147$0
Dan Halldorson737400+5147$0
Dean Refram727500+5147$0
George Johnson737400+5147$0
Michael Brannan697800+5147$0
Roger Calvin727500+5147$0
Allen Miller688000+6148$0
Barry Jaeckel787000+6148$0
Dave Eichelberger717700+6148$0
Gary Koch747400+6148$0
Gene Littler747400+6148$0
Greg Powers737500+6148$0
John Lister757300+6148$0
Julius Boros767200+6148$0
Randy Erskine727600+6148$0
Tom Storey707800+6148$0
Tommy Valentine737500+6148$0
Bill Kratzert747500+7149$0
Charles Sifford727700+7149$0
Charlie Gibson737600+7149$0
Dale Douglass737600+7149$0
Ed Sabo767300+7149$0
Eddie Pearce767300+7149$0
Frank Conner747500+7149$0
Ken Brown747500+7149$0
Mason Rudolph727700+7149$0
Mike Ford737600+7149$0
Rod Curl737600+7149$0
Artie McNickle737700+8150$0
Calvin Peete698100+8150$0
Gibby Gilbert757500+8150$0
Jeff Hewes747600+8150$0
Lonnie Nielsen777300+8150$0
Bob Duval747700+9151$0
Buddy Gardner727900+9151$0
Jim White757600+9151$0
Sam Trahan767500+9151$0
Bob Lunn777500+10152$0
Cesar Sanudo767600+10152$0
Dow Finsterwald737900+10152$0
Ed Dougherty737900+10152$0
Lou Graham797300+10152$0
Mike Bodney747800+10152$0
Steve Melnyk737900+10152$0
Tommy Thomas787400+10152$0
Gary Wintz718200+11153$0
Jim King767700+11153$0
Ron Mobley747900+11153$0
Bob Impaglia777700+12154$0
Lon Hinkle718300+12154$0
Rich Bassett787600+12154$0
Bob Betley797600+13155$0
Ed Byman797600+13155$0
Roger Maltbie767900+13155$0
Howard Clark768000+14156$0
Bill Robinson817600+15157$0
Don Iverson768100+15157$0
Doug Ford787900+15157$0
Gordon Jones797900+16158$0
Jack Fleck778200+17159$0
Adolph Popp837700+18160$0
Mike McCullough758500+18160$0
Bill Garrett798300+20162$0
WDRobert Donald78000+778$0
WDPete Brown81000+1081$0
WDLee Trevino7272780+9222$0

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