Sports headlines for Thursday June 7, 1979:
- Toronto's Ainge May Pick NBA
- Earnhardt: A Rookie In NASCAR's Fast Lane
- Throwin' Samoan Is Drafted By Mariners
Scores through round 1 of the 1979 Atlanta Classic
Tournament held at Atlanta Country Club (Marietta, GA) from June 7, 1979 to June 10, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Chancey | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Bob Leaver | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Johnny Miller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Gary McCord | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Joe Kunes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Parker Moore | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Dan Halldorson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Lou Graham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Roger Calvin | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Frank Beard | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Jeff Hewes | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Buddy Gardner | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Jerry Heard | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Carlton White | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Scott Simpson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Steve Veriato | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Chip Beck | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Bobby Heins | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Jack Spradlin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Mason Rudolph | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Ray Floyd | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Rocky Thompson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Dennis Sullivan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Victor Regalado | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Greg Powers | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Brad Bryant | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Larry Webb | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Frank Conner | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Tommy Valentine | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Butch Baird | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Lonnie Nielsen | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Jim Dent | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Ron Streck | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Michael Brannan | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Guy Cullins | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Jack Sommers | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Mike Reasor | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Sam Trahan | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Tom Chain | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Gary Player | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Bob Eastwood | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | John Jacobs | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | David Edwards | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Tony Hollifield | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Joe Porter | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Barney Thompson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Graham Marsh | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Waddy Stokes | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Jim Thorpe | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Don Pooley | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Lee Mikles | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Scott Bess | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Alan Pate | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Mike Felker | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bill Garrett | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bob Betley | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Robert Donald | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | D.A. Weibring | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Dale Douglass | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | James Mason | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 64 | David Lundstrom | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Joe Hager | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Mark McCumber | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Bill Sander | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Ron Terry | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Don Shirey | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Jack Newton | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Mark Mike | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Bruce Fleisher | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Woody Blackburn | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Andy Bean | 70 | -2 | 70 | $54,000 | |||
| 75 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | -1 | 71 | $10,800 | |||
| 76 | Bob Murphy | 68 | -4 | 68 | $7,200 | |||
| 77 | David Graham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $17,400 | |||
| 78 | Ed Fiori | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,250 | |||
| 79 | Peter Oosterhuis | 68 | -4 | 68 | $5,250 | |||
| 80 | Doug Tewell | 72 | Even | 72 | $9,350 | |||
| 81 | Grier Jones | 68 | -4 | 68 | $17,400 | |||
| 82 | Hubert Green | 69 | -3 | 69 | $9,350 | |||
| 82 | Bob Byman | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,651 | |||
| 84 | Curtis Strange | 70 | -2 | 70 | $7,200 | |||
| 84 | Antonio Cerda | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,740 | |||
| 86 | Joe Inman | 71 | -1 | 71 | $32,400 | |||
| 87 | Dave Stockton | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,740 | |||
| 88 | Lindy Miller | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,320 | |||
| 89 | Jack Renner | 68 | -4 | 68 | $9,350 | |||
| 89 | Bill Calfee | 68 | -4 | 68 | $724 | |||
| 91 | Leonard Thompson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,651 | |||
| 91 | Rod Curl | 69 | -3 | 69 | $684 | |||
| 93 | Rik Massengale | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,050 | |||
| 94 | Calvin Peete | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,740 | |||
| 94 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,740 | |||
| 96 | Jim Colbert | 72 | Even | 72 | $851 | |||
| 96 | Orville Moody | 72 | Even | 72 | $684 | |||
| 98 | Mike McCullough | 74 | +2 | 74 | $663 | |||
| 99 | Mac McLendon | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,320 | |||
| 99 | Ed Sabo | 76 | +4 | 76 | $576 | |||
| 101 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,250 | |||
| 102 | Ed Dougherty | 71 | -1 | 71 | $7,200 | |||
| 102 | Hale Irwin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,651 | |||
| 102 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,290 | |||
| 102 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,290 | |||
| 102 | Jerry McGee | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,320 | |||
| 102 | J.C. Snead | 71 | -1 | 71 | $851 | |||
| 108 | George Cadle | 73 | +1 | 73 | $724 | |||
| 109 | George Johnson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,740 | |||
| 110 | Mark Lye | 63 | -9 | 63 | $5,250 | |||
| 111 | Rod Funseth | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,050 | |||
| 112 | Mike Reid | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,651 | |||
| 112 | Homero Blancas | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,290 | |||
| 112 | Mike Morley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,320 | |||
| 112 | Allen Miller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,050 | |||
| 116 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,651 | |||
| 117 | Al Geiberger | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,320 | |||
| 118 | Barry Jaeckel | 67 | -5 | 67 | $7,200 | |||
| 119 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 68 | -4 | 68 | $12,000 | |||
| 119 | Gene Littler | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,290 | |||
| 119 | Tim Simpson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,740 | |||
| 122 | Mike Hill | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,651 | |||
| 122 | Keith Fergus | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,290 | |||
| 122 | Craig Stadler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $851 | |||
| 122 | Bobby Walzel | 71 | -1 | 71 | $724 | |||
| 126 | Bob Post | 72 | Even | 72 | $612 | |||
| 127 | Mark Pfeil | 73 | +1 | 73 | $642 | |||
| 127 | Bobby Baker | 73 | +1 | 73 | $612 | |||
| 129 | Larry Nelson | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,290 | |||
| 130 | Artie McNickle | 72 | Even | 72 | $684 | |||
| 130 | Terry Diehl | 72 | Even | 72 | $663 | |||
| 132 | Fred Marti | 74 | +2 | 74 | $642 | |||
| 133 | Bobby Wadkins | 75 | +3 | 75 | $612 | |||
| 134 | Charles Coody | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,320 | |||
| 134 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 | -4 | 68 | $663 | |||
| 136 | Tom Storey | 69 | -3 | 69 | $724 | |||
| 137 | Morris Hatalsky | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,651 | |||
| 138 | Lee Elder | 72 | Even | 72 | $724 | |||
| 139 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | +2 | 74 | $630 | |||
| 140 | Wayne Levi | 67 | -5 | 67 | $663 | |||
| 141 | Rex Caldwell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $851 | |||
| 141 | Dave Barr | 73 | +1 | 73 | $642 | |||
| 143 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | Even | 72 | $612 | |||
| 144 | Don Iverson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $591 | |||
| 145 | Bunky Henry | 75 | +3 | 75 | $582 | |||
| 146 | Dewitt Weaver | 69 | -3 | 69 | $612 | |||
| 147 | Miller Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $591 |


