`Sports headlines for Saturday May 5, 1979:`

Bud And Bid And The Kid Win The Derby
'Bird' Is Back, At Least For 4 Innings (And 2 Runs)
Court Lifts CART Ban At Indy

Scores through round 3 of the 1979 Houston Open

Tournament held at Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, TX) from May 3, 1979 to May 6, 1979 (Par 71)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Wayne Levi	69	65	63	-16	197	$54,000
2	Michael Brannan	68	66	66	-13	200	$32,400
3	Sammy Rachels	68	65	68	-12	201	$14,400
4	Orville Moody	72	64	67	-10	203	$14,400
5	Bob Gilder	70	64	70	-9	204	$14,400
5	Hale Irwin	69	64	71	-9	204	$14,400
5	John Schroeder	68	66	70	-9	204	$8,400
5	Leonard Thompson	66	68	70	-9	204	$6,360
5	Lee Trevino	69	66	69	-9	204	$2,816
10	Bill Rogers	67	69	69	-8	205	$9,675
10	Dave Stockton	72	66	67	-8	205	$8,400
10	Rod Curl	69	70	66	-8	205	$6,360
10	Jim Colbert	66	70	69	-8	205	$6,360
10	Buddy Gardner	69	67	69	-8	205	$6,360
10	J.C. Snead	70	66	69	-8	205	$4,500
10	Bobby Walzel	72	66	67	-8	205	$1,950
10	Gary McCord	67	71	67	-8	205	$1,483
18	David Edwards	68	70	68	-7	206	$6,360
18	Grier Jones	71	67	68	-7	206	$4,500
18	Scott Simpson	69	67	70	-7	206	$4,500
18	Doug Tewell	68	68	70	-7	206	$2,816
18	Joe Inman	68	68	70	-7	206	$1,483
23	Tom Kite	72	67	68	-6	207	$2,816
23	Mike Sullivan	70	69	68	-6	207	$2,816
23	Jim Dent	66	71	70	-6	207	$1,950
26	Calvin Peete	70	70	68	-5	208	$9,675
26	Lon Hinkle	70	70	68	-5	208	$2,816
26	Mike Morley	70	68	70	-5	208	$2,816
26	Jerry McGee	70	67	71	-5	208	$2,816
26	Tom Purtzer	70	66	72	-5	208	$2,816
26	Lou Graham	71	70	67	-5	208	$1,950
26	Tom Storey	69	69	70	-5	208	$716
33	Mike Reid	70	70	69	-4	209	$4,500
33	Mark Lye	72	69	68	-4	209	$1,950
33	Bob Mann	69	67	73	-4	209	$1,483
33	Alan Tapie	67	72	70	-4	209	$1,110
33	Howard Twitty	70	71	68	-4	209	$716
38	Barney Thompson	67	70	73	-3	210	$4,500
38	Curtis Strange	69	68	73	-3	210	$1,950
38	Andy North	69	72	69	-3	210	$1,110
38	Keith Fergus	71	68	71	-3	210	$1,110
38	Al Geiberger	67	70	73	-3	210	$1,110
38	Gary Player	71	68	71	-3	210	$832
38	Miller Barber	68	72	70	-3	210	$669
38	Craig Stadler	70	68	72	-3	210	$669
38	Gary Koch	73	67	70	-3	210	$612
47	Bob Shearer	68	71	72	-2	211	$1,483
47	Dave Eichelberger	68	71	72	-2	211	$1,483
47	Cesar Sanudo	71	67	73	-2	211	$832
47	Jack Ferenz	72	68	71	-2	211	$716
47	Bill Kratzert	71	70	70	-2	211	$669
47	Kermit Zarley	74	67	70	-2	211	$669
53	Bob Murphy	68	73	71	-1	212	$1,483
53	George Burns	73	67	72	-1	212	$1,483
53	Charles Coody	69	71	72	-1	212	$1,110
53	Phil Hancock	72	69	71	-1	212	$832
53	Bruce Lietzke	66	72	74	-1	212	$832
53	Don January	74	67	71	-1	212	$669
53	Steve Veriato	70	71	71	-1	212	$633
53	Bob Smith	70	70	72	-1	212	$588
53	Jim Thorpe	72	69	71	-1	212	$576
62	Greg Powers	70	71	72	Even	213	$669
62	Butch Baird	66	74	73	Even	213	$669
62	Florentino Molina	71	70	72	Even	213	$633
62	Ed Sabo	68	71	74	Even	213	$612
62	Arnold Palmer	73	67	73	Even	213	$600
62	Dick Harmon	70	71	72	Even	213	$567
68	Jack Renner	74	67	73	+1	214	$832
68	Tommy Aaron	71	70	73	+1	214	$716
68	Bill Garrett	72	67	75	+1	214	$633
68	Wally Kuchar	72	69	73	+1	214	$588
72	John Adams	69	69	77	+2	215	$669
72	Wren Lum	70	71	74	+2	215	$633
72	Dan Pohl	69	70	76	+2	215	$612
75	Frank Conner	74	66	76	+3	216	$588
75	Ron Terry	72	69	75	+3	216	$567
77	Larry Webb	72	69	76	+4	217	$558
78	Chi Chi Rodriguez	72	69	78	+6	219	$552

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