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 | Rod Curl | 69 | 70 | 66 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
4 | Orville Moody | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
5 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 66 | 67 | 69 | -10 | 274 | $8,400 |
6 | Lou Graham | 71 | 70 | 67 | 70 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
6 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | 66 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
8 | Gary McCord | 67 | 71 | 67 | 74 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
9 | Sammy Rachels | 68 | 65 | 68 | 71 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
10 | Calvin Peete | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | -11 | 273 | $9,675 |
11 | David Edwards | 68 | 70 | 68 | 69 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
12 | Grier Jones | 71 | 67 | 68 | 70 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
13 | Lon Hinkle | 70 | 70 | 68 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
13 | Tom Kite | 72 | 67 | 68 | 70 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
13 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
16 | Mark Lye | 72 | 69 | 68 | 69 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
17 | Howard Twitty | 70 | 71 | 68 | 73 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
18 | Bill Rogers | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -11 | 273 | $9,675 |
19 | Jim Colbert | 66 | 70 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
19 | Buddy Gardner | 69 | 67 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
21 | Mike Reid | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
21 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 66 | 69 | 71 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
23 | Lee Trevino | 69 | 66 | 69 | 73 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
24 | Andy North | 69 | 72 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
25 | Bob Gilder | 70 | 64 | 70 | 68 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
26 | John Schroeder | 68 | 66 | 70 | 70 | -10 | 274 | $8,400 |
27 | Leonard Thompson | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | -9 | 275 | $6,360 |
28 | Scott Simpson | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
29 | Mike Morley | 70 | 68 | 70 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
29 | Doug Tewell | 68 | 68 | 70 | 71 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
31 | Jim Dent | 66 | 71 | 70 | 71 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
32 | Joe Inman | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
33 | Alan Tapie | 67 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
34 | Tom Storey | 69 | 69 | 70 | 74 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
35 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
35 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | 67 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
35 | Miller Barber | 68 | 72 | 70 | 73 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
38 | Gary Koch | 73 | 67 | 70 | 75 | +1 | 285 | $612 |
39 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 64 | 71 | 68 | -12 | 272 | $14,400 |
40 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 67 | 71 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
41 | Bob Murphy | 68 | 73 | 71 | 67 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
42 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 68 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
43 | Phil Hancock | 72 | 69 | 71 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
43 | Gary Player | 71 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
45 | Jack Ferenz | 72 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
46 | Don January | 74 | 67 | 71 | 71 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
47 | Steve Veriato | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | Even | 284 | $633 |
48 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 69 | 71 | 76 | +4 | 288 | $576 |
49 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 66 | 72 | 69 | -7 | 277 | $2,816 |
50 | George Burns | 73 | 67 | 72 | 67 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
50 | Bob Shearer | 68 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
50 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
53 | Charles Coody | 69 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
54 | Greg Powers | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
54 | Craig Stadler | 70 | 68 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
56 | Florentino Molina | 71 | 70 | 72 | 71 | Even | 284 | $633 |
57 | Bob Smith | 70 | 70 | 72 | 75 | +3 | 287 | $588 |
58 | Dick Harmon | 70 | 71 | 72 | 78 | +7 | 291 | $567 |
59 | Barney Thompson | 67 | 70 | 73 | 66 | -8 | 276 | $4,500 |
60 | Curtis Strange | 69 | 68 | 73 | 68 | -6 | 278 | $1,950 |
61 | Bob Mann | 69 | 67 | 73 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $1,483 |
62 | Al Geiberger | 67 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,110 |
63 | Jack Renner | 74 | 67 | 73 | 67 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
63 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 67 | 73 | 70 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
65 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -2 | 282 | $716 |
66 | Butch Baird | 66 | 74 | 73 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
67 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 67 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 286 | $600 |
68 | Wally Kuchar | 72 | 69 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 287 | $588 |
69 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 | 72 | 74 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $832 |
70 | Wren Lum | 70 | 71 | 74 | 69 | Even | 284 | $633 |
71 | Ed Sabo | 68 | 71 | 74 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $612 |
72 | Bill Garrett | 72 | 67 | 75 | 70 | Even | 284 | $633 |
73 | Ron Terry | 72 | 69 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 291 | $567 |
74 | Dan Pohl | 69 | 70 | 76 | 70 | +1 | 285 | $612 |
75 | Frank Conner | 74 | 66 | 76 | 71 | +3 | 287 | $588 |
76 | Larry Webb | 72 | 69 | 76 | 76 | +9 | 293 | $558 |
77 | John Adams | 69 | 69 | 77 | 68 | -1 | 283 | $669 |
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 |