`Sports headlines for Saturday March 24, 1979:`

Now, The NCAA's Final 2: Magic Man vs. Bird Man
Nicklaus Joins PGA's Saturday Hackers With 82
Leonard Gives Fans 2 Minutes Before Dealing His KO Punch
Holmes Scheduled To Fight Mike Weaver Next

Scores through round 3 of the 1979 Tournament Players Championship

Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 22, 1979 to March 25, 1979 (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Jack Renner	73	70	71	-2	214	$27,200
2	Victor Regalado	70	74	73	+1	217	$6,600
3	Gary Koch	70	72	74	Even	216	$4,035
4	Andy Bean	72	73	74	+3	219	$12,400
4	Jay Haas	71	74	74	+3	219	$10,800
6	Bob Murphy	75	71	74	+4	220	$792
7	Larry Nelson	72	75	74	+5	221	$4,035
8	Bill Kratzert	69	70	75	-2	214	$14,600
8	Lee Trevino	70	69	75	-2	214	$14,600
10	Tom Watson	70	72	75	+1	217	$43,200
10	Phil Hancock	69	73	75	+1	217	$19,200
12	Alan Tapie	71	72	75	+2	218	$2,720
13	Bob Byman	70	74	75	+3	219	$1,848
14	Tom Kite	72	73	75	+4	220	$10,800
15	Graham Marsh	72	75	75	+6	222	$6,600
16	Lanny Wadkins	67	68	76	-5	211	$72,000
17	George Burns	72	66	76	-2	214	$6,600
18	Andy North	67	74	76	+1	217	$4,035
19	Howard Twitty	75	67	76	+2	218	$4,035
20	Jim Simons	71	73	76	+4	220	$951
21	Gil Morgan	68	77	76	+5	221	$8,800
21	Jim Colbert	73	72	76	+5	221	$2,720
23	Peter Jacobsen	74	72	76	+6	222	$6,600
23	Lou Graham	70	76	76	+6	222	$1,248
23	Bob Eastwood	72	74	76	+6	222	$864
26	John Schroeder	71	76	76	+7	223	$2,720
27	Wayne Levi	69	72	77	+2	218	$14,600
28	Jerry Pate	69	73	77	+3	219	$4,035
29	Jack Newton	69	74	77	+4	220	$10,800
30	Lindy Miller	69	76	77	+6	222	$2,720
30	Jim Thorpe	72	73	77	+6	222	$2,720
30	Miller Barber	70	75	77	+6	222	$1,248
33	Orville Moody	73	73	77	+7	223	$1,248
33	Bobby Cole	71	75	77	+7	223	$1,248
35	Charles Coody	71	76	77	+8	224	$1,848
36	Mike Reid	71	73	78	+6	222	$1,848
36	Jim Nelford	68	76	78	+6	222	$1,848
36	Morris Hatalsky	71	73	78	+6	222	$951
39	Hubert Green	73	72	78	+7	223	$4,035
39	Bruce Fleisher	73	72	78	+7	223	$1,848
39	Ron Streck	68	77	78	+7	223	$1,248
39	Kermit Zarley	66	79	78	+7	223	$892
43	Rex Caldwell	70	76	78	+8	224	$4,035
43	Gibby Gilbert	71	75	78	+8	224	$2,310
43	Lee Elder	70	76	78	+8	224	$1,248
43	Buddy Gardner	71	75	78	+8	224	$836
47	Cesar Sanudo	72	75	78	+9	225	$951
47	Rik Massengale	71	76	78	+9	225	$804
49	Ed Fiori	69	71	79	+3	219	$6,600
50	Dave Stockton	69	72	79	+4	220	$1,848
51	Mike McCullough	71	73	79	+7	223	$8,800
52	Marty Fleckman	72	74	79	+9	225	$1,848
53	Mark Lye	71	76	79	+10	226	$951
53	Arnold Palmer	72	75	79	+10	226	$951
53	Don January	68	79	79	+10	226	$904
53	Mark Hayes	72	75	79	+10	226	$864
53	Pat McGowan	73	74	79	+10	226	$864
58	Mark McCumber	70	70	80	+4	220	$1,848
59	Tim Simpson	69	73	80	+6	222	$4,035
60	Ray Floyd	71	72	80	+7	223	$6,600
60	David Graham	73	70	80	+7	223	$951
62	Barney Thompson	74	72	80	+10	226	$836
62	Al Geiberger	71	75	80	+10	226	$820
64	Allen Miller	72	75	80	+11	227	$892
65	Dan Halldorson	69	70	81	+4	220	$804
66	Craig Stadler	72	73	81	+10	226	$820
67	Bob Gilder	72	74	81	+11	227	$1,248
67	Gary McCord	72	74	81	+11	227	$864
69	Jack Nicklaus	67	73	82	+6	222	$2,310
70	Randy Erskine	76	68	82	+10	226	$951
71	Artie McNickle	73	73	85	+15	231	$864

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