Sports headlines for Saturday July 7, 1979:
- Borg Fights Off Tanner, Now Stands Alone
- Schmidt Breaks Slump, Record
- King Finally Breaks Wimbledon Record
Scores through round 3 of the 1979 Western Open
Tournament held at Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook, IL) from July 5, 1979 to July 8, 1979 (Par 72)
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 69 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $54,000 | |
2 | Tom Watson | 70 | 73 | 68 | -5 | 211 | $9,713 | |
3 | Dan Pohl | 71 | 72 | 71 | -2 | 214 | $17,400 | |
4 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 | 69 | 71 | -1 | 215 | $32,400 | |
5 | Bruce Douglass | 69 | 71 | 76 | Even | 216 | $17,400 | |
6 | Jim Simons | 69 | 76 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $9,713 | |
6 | Bobby Wadkins | 75 | 72 | 70 | +1 | 217 | $7,500 | |
6 | John Fought | 70 | 73 | 74 | +1 | 217 | $5,625 | |
6 | Mick Soli | 73 | 69 | 75 | +1 | 217 | $1,322 | |
10 | Mark Hayes | 75 | 71 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $9,713 | |
10 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 74 | 73 | +2 | 218 | $5,625 | |
10 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | 70 | 76 | +2 | 218 | $4,500 | |
10 | Gary McCord | 73 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 218 | $2,220 | |
14 | Bruce Lietzke | 73 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $12,000 | |
14 | Calvin Peete | 70 | 75 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $7,500 | |
14 | Bob Murphy | 76 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 219 | $1,322 | |
14 | Bobby Clampett | 69 | 72 | 78 | +3 | 219 | $0 | |
18 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 74 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $5,625 | |
18 | Barney Thompson | 74 | 76 | 70 | +4 | 220 | $2,880 | |
18 | Andy Bean | 73 | 73 | 74 | +4 | 220 | $1,823 | |
18 | Jim Nelford | 73 | 75 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $648 | |
22 | Graham Marsh | 72 | 74 | 75 | +5 | 221 | $7,500 | |
22 | Andy North | 74 | 75 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $3,750 | |
22 | Eddie Pearce | 73 | 70 | 78 | +5 | 221 | $2,220 | |
22 | Bill Rogers | 74 | 72 | 75 | +5 | 221 | $1,823 | |
22 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | 75 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $1,322 | |
27 | John Schroeder | 75 | 73 | 74 | +6 | 222 | $9,713 | |
27 | Gibby Gilbert | 73 | 74 | 75 | +6 | 222 | $5,625 | |
27 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 71 | 77 | +6 | 222 | $4,500 | |
27 | Ed Sneed | 75 | 74 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $3,750 | |
27 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | 78 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $2,880 | |
27 | Mike Sullivan | 73 | 76 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $2,880 | |
27 | George Burns | 72 | 75 | 75 | +6 | 222 | $2,880 | |
27 | Mark Pfeil | 74 | 75 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $1,322 | |
27 | Jay Haas | 78 | 72 | 72 | +6 | 222 | $990 | |
27 | Cesar Sanudo | 75 | 76 | 71 | +6 | 222 | $693 | |
37 | Ed Byman | 72 | 79 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $1,823 | |
37 | Craig Stadler | 79 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $1,823 | |
37 | Mark Lye | 75 | 73 | 75 | +7 | 223 | $1,823 | |
37 | Chip Beck | 79 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $1,322 | |
37 | Allen Miller | 70 | 77 | 76 | +7 | 223 | $793 | |
37 | Bobby Cole | 77 | 74 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $693 | |
37 | Mike McCullough | 75 | 74 | 74 | +7 | 223 | $693 | |
37 | Pat McGowan | 70 | 75 | 78 | +7 | 223 | $609 | |
37 | Ed Dougherty | 73 | 70 | 80 | +7 | 223 | $609 | |
37 | Jim Von Lossow | 75 | 74 | 74 | +7 | 223 | $555 | |
47 | Curtis Strange | 78 | 71 | 75 | +8 | 224 | $4,500 | |
47 | Peter Oosterhuis | 74 | 76 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $2,880 | |
47 | David Graham | 74 | 76 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $2,220 | |
47 | Peter Jacobsen | 77 | 73 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $1,322 | |
47 | Tom Kite | 73 | 76 | 75 | +8 | 224 | $1,322 | |
47 | Ron Terry | 72 | 74 | 78 | +8 | 224 | $1,322 | |
47 | Larry Ziegler | 77 | 72 | 75 | +8 | 224 | $990 | |
47 | Victor Regalado | 76 | 72 | 76 | +8 | 224 | $990 | |
47 | Mike Nicolette | 75 | 76 | 73 | +8 | 224 | $793 | |
47 | John Lister | 70 | 76 | 78 | +8 | 224 | $609 | |
57 | Alan Tapie | 79 | 71 | 75 | +9 | 225 | $793 | |
57 | Dennis Sullivan | 72 | 77 | 76 | +9 | 225 | $693 | |
57 | Frank Conner | 75 | 73 | 77 | +9 | 225 | $693 | |
57 | Terry Diehl | 77 | 74 | 74 | +9 | 225 | $648 | |
57 | J.C. Snead | 77 | 73 | 75 | +9 | 225 | $648 | |
62 | Dale Douglass | 70 | 75 | 81 | +10 | 226 | $1,823 | |
62 | Ron Streck | 71 | 77 | 78 | +10 | 226 | $793 | |
62 | Guy Cullins | 74 | 71 | 81 | +10 | 226 | $648 | |
62 | Scott Bess | 73 | 77 | 76 | +10 | 226 | $609 | |
62 | Joe Inman | 77 | 74 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $573 | |
62 | Ken Still | 75 | 76 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $555 | |
68 | Wally Armstrong | 77 | 73 | 77 | +11 | 227 | $793 | |
68 | Bill Kratzert | 77 | 74 | 76 | +11 | 227 | $648 | |
68 | Randy Erskine | 74 | 74 | 79 | +11 | 227 | $648 | |
68 | Rex Caldwell | 80 | 71 | 76 | +11 | 227 | $609 | |
68 | Rik Massengale | 73 | 74 | 80 | +11 | 227 | $609 | |
68 | Bob Ackerman | 76 | 75 | 76 | +11 | 227 | $573 | |
68 | Michael Brannan | 78 | 73 | 76 | +11 | 227 | $540 | |
75 | Wayne Levi | 73 | 78 | 77 | +12 | 228 | $693 | |
75 | Charles Coody | 79 | 72 | 77 | +12 | 228 | $648 | |
75 | Brad Bryant | 74 | 74 | 80 | +12 | 228 | $588 | |
75 | Scott Simpson | 77 | 74 | 77 | +12 | 228 | $573 | |
75 | Jim Thorpe | 77 | 73 | 78 | +12 | 228 | $540 | |
75 | Billy Casper | 75 | 75 | 78 | +12 | 228 | $528 | |
81 | Ray Floyd | 79 | 70 | 80 | +13 | 229 | $573 | |
82 | Al Geiberger | 78 | 73 | 79 | +14 | 230 | $693 | |
82 | David Edwards | 75 | 72 | 83 | +14 | 230 | $540 | |
82 | Lou Graham | 79 | 71 | 80 | +14 | 230 | $519 | |
82 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | 73 | 81 | +14 | 230 | $519 |