`Sports headlines for Sunday April 29, 1979:`

Green Rides Putts To 1-Stroke Win
Back Sprain Stops Seaver Again

Final results 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	Hubert Green	69	67	69	68	-15	273	$45,000
2	Lee Trevino	68	67	69	70	-14	274	$16,500
3	Calvin Peete	70	67	69	69	-13	275	$8,375
4	Jim Simons	73	67	71	74	-3	285	$739
5	Steve Melnyk	68	68	70	68	-14	274	$16,500
6	Leonard Thompson	72	68	69	68	-11	277	$6,500
7	Bob Shearer	69	68	69	72	-10	278	$5,500
8	Howard Twitty	70	68	74	72	-4	284	$1,125
8	Mike Reid	71	68	71	74	-4	284	$1,125
10	Ed Sabo	71	68	73	74	-2	286	$570
11	Bob Mann	72	68	72	75	-1	287	$545
12	Bobby Baker	76	68	73	71	Even	288	$515
13	Gibby Gilbert	69	69	72	71	-7	281	$2,708
14	Jim Chancey	72	69	71	71	-5	283	$1,415
15	Bruce Lietzke	68	70	69	67	-14	274	$16,500
16	Curtis Strange	66	70	67	72	-13	275	$8,375
17	Mike Sullivan	71	70	67	71	-9	279	$4,500
18	Roger Calvin	71	70	73	66	-8	280	$3,750
18	Bob Smith	69	70	69	72	-8	280	$3,750
20	Jack Ferenz	73	70	68	71	-6	282	$1,813
20	Orville Moody	74	70	66	72	-6	282	$1,813
22	Butch Baird	71	70	73	71	-3	285	$739
22	Woody Blackburn	71	70	71	73	-3	285	$739
22	Dan Halldorson	74	70	67	74	-3	285	$739
25	Buddy Gardner	73	70	68	76	-1	287	$545
26	Jack Newton	73	70	76	69	Even	288	$515
27	Jack Spradlin	74	70	70	75	+1	289	$490
28	Ed Dougherty	74	70	73	74	+3	291	$468
29	Frank Conner	65	71	68	70	-14	274	$16,500
30	Jim Colbert	66	71	71	68	-12	276	$7,250
31	Gary Koch	69	71	72	66	-10	278	$5,500
32	Joe Inman	70	71	69	71	-7	281	$2,708
33	David Edwards	73	71	69	69	-6	282	$1,813
33	Don January	71	71	70	70	-6	282	$1,813
33	Larry Ziegler	73	71	67	71	-6	282	$1,813
36	Antonio Cerda	72	71	70	70	-5	283	$1,415
37	Mark Pfeil	71	71	70	72	-4	284	$1,125
38	Miller Barber	70	71	75	69	-3	285	$739
38	Joe Porter	73	71	70	71	-3	285	$739
38	Jerry McGee	69	71	72	73	-3	285	$739
38	Greg Powers	70	71	70	74	-3	285	$739
42	Barney Thompson	70	71	75	70	-2	286	$570
43	Keith Fergus	69	71	75	73	Even	288	$515
43	Jerry Pate	69	71	73	75	Even	288	$515
45	Larry Webb	72	71	78	70	+3	291	$468
45	John Adams	73	71	75	72	+3	291	$468
45	Guy Cullins	72	71	74	74	+3	291	$468
48	Doug Tewell	66	72	68	71	-11	277	$6,500
49	Lon Hinkle	69	72	73	65	-9	279	$4,500
50	Jim Dent	69	72	68	71	-8	280	$3,750
51	Homero Blancas	72	72	68	69	-7	281	$2,708
51	Billy Casper	71	72	68	70	-7	281	$2,708
53	Fred Marti	72	72	69	70	-5	283	$1,415
53	Tim Simpson	68	72	68	75	-5	283	$1,415
55	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	72	72	70	-3	285	$739
55	Randy Erskine	69	72	73	71	-3	285	$739
55	Gene Littler	69	72	72	72	-3	285	$739
58	Morris Hatalsky	70	72	70	74	-2	286	$570
58	Stan Lee	71	72	68	75	-2	286	$570
60	Frank Beard	71	72	75	69	-1	287	$545
60	Dave Eichelberger	71	72	74	70	-1	287	$545
62	David Lundstrom	71	72	71	74	Even	288	$515
63	Dennis Sullivan	72	72	78	73	+7	295	$445
64	Bob Gilder	71	73	62	69	-13	275	$8,375
65	Mike Morley	69	73	70	67	-9	279	$4,500
66	Tom Watson	71	73	70	67	-7	281	$2,708
67	Wren Lum	69	73	70	72	-4	284	$1,125
68	Jack Renner	71	73	71	70	-3	285	$739
69	Terry Diehl	71	73	72	72	Even	288	$515
69	Cesar Sanudo	71	73	71	73	Even	288	$515
71	Jim Thorpe	71	73	72	75	+3	291	$468
72	Dan Pohl	71	73	76	72	+4	292	$450
73	Bob Charles	70	74	67	71	-6	282	$1,813
74	Mark Lye	69	74	73	67	-5	283	$1,415
75	Phil Hancock	67	74	69	74	-4	284	$1,125
76	Scott Simpson	70	74	73	72	+1	289	$490
76	Wally Armstrong	70	74	72	73	+1	289	$490
78	Tom Storey	70	74	75	72	+3	291	$468
79	Allen Miller	67	75	66	73	-7	281	$2,708
80	Lindy Miller	68	75	71	72	-2	286	$570
81	J.C. Snead	69	75	67	76	-1	287	$545

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings

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