Sports headlines for Sunday May 6, 1979:
- U.S. Wins 8th Federation Cup
- Levi Wins But He's Glad It's Over
- Allison Steers Clear Of Wreck And Coasts Home At Talladega
- Uneasy Truce Begins At Indy
Final results 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 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wayne Levi | 69 | 65 | 63 | 71 | -16 | 268 | $54,000 |
2 | Michael Brannan | 68 | 66 | 66 | 70 | -14 | 270 | $32,400 |
3 | Bob Gilder | 70 | 64 | 70 | 68 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
3 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 64 | 71 | 68 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
3 | Orville Moody | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
3 | Sammy Rachels | 68 | 65 | 68 | 71 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
7 | Calvin Peete | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | -11 | 273 | $9,675 |
7 | Bill Rogers | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -11 | 273 | $9,675 |
9 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 66 | 67 | 69 | -10 | 274 | $8,400 |
9 | John Schroeder | 68 | 66 | 70 | 70 | -10 | 274 | $8,400 |
11 | David Edwards | 68 | 70 | 68 | 69 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
11 | Rod Curl | 69 | 70 | 66 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
11 | Jim Colbert | 66 | 70 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
11 | Buddy Gardner | 69 | 67 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
11 | Leonard Thompson | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
16 | Barney Thompson | 67 | 70 | 73 | 66 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
16 | Mike Reid | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
16 | Grier Jones | 71 | 67 | 68 | 70 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
16 | Scott Simpson | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
16 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 66 | 69 | 71 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
21 | Lon Hinkle | 70 | 70 | 68 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 66 | 72 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Mike Morley | 70 | 68 | 70 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 67 | 71 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Tom Kite | 72 | 67 | 68 | 70 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Doug Tewell | 68 | 68 | 70 | 71 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
21 | Lee Trevino | 69 | 66 | 69 | 73 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
29 | Curtis Strange | 69 | 68 | 73 | 68 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
29 | Mark Lye | 72 | 69 | 68 | 69 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
29 | Lou Graham | 71 | 70 | 67 | 70 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
29 | Jim Dent | 66 | 71 | 70 | 71 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
29 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | 66 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
34 | George Burns | 73 | 67 | 72 | 67 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
34 | Bob Murphy | 68 | 73 | 71 | 67 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
34 | Bob Shearer | 68 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
34 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
34 | Bob Mann | 69 | 67 | 73 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
34 | Joe Inman | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
34 | Gary McCord | 67 | 71 | 67 | 74 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
41 | Charles Coody | 69 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
41 | Al Geiberger | 67 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
41 | Andy North | 69 | 72 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
41 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 68 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
41 | Alan Tapie | 67 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
46 | Jack Renner | 74 | 67 | 73 | 67 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
46 | Phil Hancock | 72 | 69 | 71 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
46 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 | 72 | 74 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
46 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 67 | 73 | 70 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
46 | Gary Player | 71 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
51 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
51 | Jack Ferenz | 72 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
51 | Howard Twitty | 70 | 71 | 68 | 73 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
51 | Tom Storey | 69 | 69 | 70 | 74 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
55 | John Adams | 69 | 69 | 77 | 68 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Greg Powers | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Butch Baird | 66 | 74 | 73 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Don January | 74 | 67 | 71 | 71 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | 67 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Craig Stadler | 70 | 68 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
55 | Miller Barber | 68 | 72 | 70 | 73 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
63 | Wren Lum | 70 | 71 | 74 | 69 | Even | 284 | $633 |
63 | Bill Garrett | 72 | 67 | 75 | 70 | Even | 284 | $633 |
63 | Florentino Molina | 71 | 70 | 72 | 71 | Even | 284 | $633 |
63 | Steve Veriato | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | Even | 284 | $633 |
67 | Dan Pohl | 69 | 70 | 76 | 70 | +1 | 285 | $612 |
67 | Ed Sabo | 68 | 71 | 74 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $612 |
67 | Gary Koch | 73 | 67 | 70 | 75 | +1 | 285 | $612 |
70 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 67 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 286 | $600 |
71 | Frank Conner | 74 | 66 | 76 | 71 | +3 | 287 | $588 |
71 | Wally Kuchar | 72 | 69 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 287 | $588 |
71 | Bob Smith | 70 | 70 | 72 | 75 | +3 | 287 | $588 |
74 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 69 | 71 | 76 | +4 | 288 | $576 |
75 | Ron Terry | 72 | 69 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 291 | $567 |
75 | Dick Harmon | 70 | 71 | 72 | 78 | +7 | 291 | $567 |
77 | Larry Webb | 72 | 69 | 76 | 76 | +9 | 293 | $558 |
78 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | 69 | 78 | 76 | +11 | 295 | $552 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Fiori | 72 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Jay Haas | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Julius Boros | 73 | 69 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Rex Caldwell | 73 | 69 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Tommy Thomas | 72 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Tommy Valentine | 67 | 75 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Wally Armstrong | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | Even | 142 | $0 | |
Bruce Devlin | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
D.A. Weibring | 74 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Dan Halldorson | 74 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Ed Byman | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Jack Spradlin | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Jeff Mitchell | 68 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
John Mahaffey | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Mark Hayes | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Mark McCumber | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Mike Hill | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Morris Hatalsky | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Roberto De Vicenzo | 77 | 66 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Ron Streck | 73 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Steve Melnyk | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
Allen Miller | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Babe Hiskey | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Billy Casper | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Bobby Heins | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Bobby Mitchell | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Dave Barr | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
David Graham | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
David Lundstrom | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Ed Dougherty | 76 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Eddie Pearce | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Gene Littler | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
John Lister | 70 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Lonnie Nielsen | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Mike Zack | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Pat McGowan | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Randy Erskine | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Tim Simpson | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Tom Jenkins | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Woody Blackburn | 76 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
Bobby Wadkins | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Carlton White | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Dennis Sullivan | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Don Bies | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Guy Cullins | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Homero Blancas | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Jeff Hewes | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Jim Chancey | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Jon Cutshall | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Lindy Miller | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
Antonio Cerda | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
Bob Charles | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
Jack Fleck | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
Tom Chain | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
Alan Pate | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
Barry Jaeckel | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
Bob Post | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
Mark Pfeil | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
Mike Reasor | 78 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
Terry Diehl | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
Rocky Thompson | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
Frank Beard | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim Knoll | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Charlie Epps | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Don Iverson | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Doug Sanders | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Vern Novak | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Bobby Baker | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Roger Calvin | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
Tom Shaw | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
Perry Arthur | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Tony Hollifield | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
Mike Baker | 81 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 163 | $0 | |
Ron Weber | 84 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +23 | 165 | $0 | |
WD | Joe Porter | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 77 | $0 |