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