Sports headlines for Thursday April 26, 1979:

• Bird Will Play Some Softball

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Scores through round 1 of the 1979 First NBC New Orleans Open

Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club (New Orleans, LA) from April 26, 1979 to April 29, 1979     (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Frank Conner	65				-7	65	$16,500
2	Curtis Strange	66				-6	66	$8,375
2	Jim Colbert	66				-6	66	$7,250
2	Doug Tewell	66				-6	66	$6,500
5	Allen Miller	67				-5	67	$2,708
5	Phil Hancock	67				-5	67	$1,125
7	Bruce Lietzke	68				-4	68	$16,500
7	Steve Melnyk	68				-4	68	$16,500
7	Lee Trevino	68				-4	68	$16,500
7	Tim Simpson	68				-4	68	$1,415
7	Lindy Miller	68				-4	68	$570
7	Bob Lunn	68				-4	68	$0
13	Hubert Green	69				-3	69	$45,000
13	Bob Shearer	69				-3	69	$5,500
13	Gary Koch	69				-3	69	$5,500
13	Lon Hinkle	69				-3	69	$4,500
13	Mike Morley	69				-3	69	$4,500
13	Bob Smith	69				-3	69	$3,750
13	Jim Dent	69				-3	69	$3,750
13	Gibby Gilbert	69				-3	69	$2,708
13	Mark Lye	69				-3	69	$1,415
13	Wren Lum	69				-3	69	$1,125
13	Randy Erskine	69				-3	69	$739
13	Gene Littler	69				-3	69	$739
13	Jerry McGee	69				-3	69	$739
13	J.C. Snead	69				-3	69	$545
13	Jerry Pate	69				-3	69	$515
13	Keith Fergus	69				-3	69	$515
29	Calvin Peete	70				-2	70	$8,375
29	Joe Inman	70				-2	70	$2,708
29	Bob Charles	70				-2	70	$1,813
29	Howard Twitty	70				-2	70	$1,125
29	Miller Barber	70				-2	70	$739
29	Greg Powers	70				-2	70	$739
29	Morris Hatalsky	70				-2	70	$570
29	Barney Thompson	70				-2	70	$570
29	Wally Armstrong	70				-2	70	$490
29	Scott Simpson	70				-2	70	$490
29	Tom Storey	70				-2	70	$468
29	Pat McGowan	70				-2	70	$0
29	Rocky Thompson	70				-2	70	$0
42	Bob Gilder	71				-1	71	$8,375
42	Mike Sullivan	71				-1	71	$4,500
42	Roger Calvin	71				-1	71	$3,750
42	Billy Casper	71				-1	71	$2,708
42	Tom Watson	71				-1	71	$2,708
42	Don January	71				-1	71	$1,813
42	Mark Pfeil	71				-1	71	$1,125
42	Mike Reid	71				-1	71	$1,125
42	Butch Baird	71				-1	71	$739
42	Woody Blackburn	71				-1	71	$739
42	Jack Renner	71				-1	71	$739
42	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71				-1	71	$739
42	Ed Sabo	71				-1	71	$570
42	Stan Lee	71				-1	71	$570
42	Dave Eichelberger	71				-1	71	$545
42	Frank Beard	71				-1	71	$545
42	David Lundstrom	71				-1	71	$515
42	Cesar Sanudo	71				-1	71	$515
42	Terry Diehl	71				-1	71	$515
42	Jim Thorpe	71				-1	71	$468
42	Dan Pohl	71				-1	71	$450
42	Dale Wilson	71				-1	71	$0
42	Tommy Valentine	71				-1	71	$0
42	Florentino Molina	71				-1	71	$0
42	George Johnson	71				-1	71	$0
42	Andy Bean	71				-1	71	$0
42	Doug Campbell	71				-1	71	$0
42	Bill Kratzert	71				-1	71	$0
42	John Lister	71				-1	71	$0
42	Tommy Aaron	71				-1	71	$0
42	Mike Reasor	71				-1	71	$0
73	Leonard Thompson	72				Even	72	$6,500
73	Homero Blancas	72				Even	72	$2,708
73	Jim Chancey	72				Even	72	$1,415
73	Antonio Cerda	72				Even	72	$1,415
73	Fred Marti	72				Even	72	$1,415
73	Bob Mann	72				Even	72	$545
73	Larry Webb	72				Even	72	$468
73	Guy Cullins	72				Even	72	$468
73	Dennis Sullivan	72				Even	72	$445
73	Larry Degenhart	72				Even	72	$0
73	D.A. Weibring	72				Even	72	$0
73	Ed Byman	72				Even	72	$0
73	Andy North	72				Even	72	$0
73	Gary Wintz	72				Even	72	$0
87	Jack Ferenz	73				+1	73	$1,813
87	Larry Ziegler	73				+1	73	$1,813
87	David Edwards	73				+1	73	$1,813
87	Jim Simons	73				+1	73	$739
87	Joe Porter	73				+1	73	$739
87	Buddy Gardner	73				+1	73	$545
87	Jack Newton	73				+1	73	$515
87	John Adams	73				+1	73	$468
87	Tom Shaw	73				+1	73	$0
87	Joe Kunes	73				+1	73	$0
87	Don Iverson	73				+1	73	$0
87	John Fought	73				+1	73	$0
87	Bobby Nichols	73				+1	73	$0
87	Bob Murphy	73				+1	73	$0
87	George Cadle	73				+1	73	$0
87	Michael Brannan	73				+1	73	$0
87	Eddie Pearce	73				+1	73	$0
87	Alan Pate	73				+1	73	$0
87	Forrest Fezler	73				+1	73	$0
87	John Jacobs	73				+1	73	$0
87	Steve Veriato	73				+1	73	$0
87	Dave Watson	73				+1	73	$0
87	Jack Sommers	73				+1	73	$0
87	Bob Wynn	73				+1	73	$0
87	Peter Jacobsen	73				+1	73	$0
87	Sammy Rachels	73				+1	73	$0
87	Greg Pitzer	73				+1	73	$0
87	Carlton White	73				+1	73	$0
87	Dwight Nevil	73				+1	73	$0
116	Orville Moody	74				+2	74	$1,813
116	Dan Halldorson	74				+2	74	$739
116	Jack Spradlin	74				+2	74	$490
116	Ed Dougherty	74				+2	74	$468
116	Mike Hill	74				+2	74	$0
116	Tom Chain	74				+2	74	$0
116	Rod Curl	74				+2	74	$0
116	Mark Mike	74				+2	74	$0
116	Charles Coody	74				+2	74	$0
116	Jack Slocum	74				+2	74	$0
116	Jeff Hewes	74				+2	74	$0
116	Bert Newman	74				+2	74	$0
128	Jim Knoll	75				+3	75	$0
128	Lou Graham	75				+3	75	$0
128	Tony Hollifield	75				+3	75	$0
128	Elroy Marti	75				+3	75	$0
128	Ron Terry	75				+3	75	$0
128	George Burns	75				+3	75	$0
128	Ron Mobley	75				+3	75	$0
128	Bobby Heins	75				+3	75	$0
128	Mason Rudolph	75				+3	75	$0
137	Bobby Baker	76				+4	76	$515
137	Ron Streck	76				+4	76	$0
137	Kip Byrne	76				+4	76	$0
137	Lonnie Nielsen	76				+4	76	$0
137	Bobby Mitchell	76				+4	76	$0
137	Larry Miller	76				+4	76	$0
137	Robert Donald	76				+4	76	$0
144	Wally Kuchar	77				+5	77	$0
144	Parker Moore	77				+5	77	$0
144	Dana Quigley	77				+5	77	$0
144	Charlie Gibson	77				+5	77	$0
144	Larry Griffin	77				+5	77	$0
149	Don Shirey	78				+6	78	$0
149	Larry Hinson	78				+6	78	$0
151	Bill Murchison	79				+7	79	$0
151	Dale Douglass	79				+7	79	$0

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