Saturday July 7, 1979
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Sports headlines for Saturday July 7, 1979:




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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Larry Nelson716970-6210$54,000
2Ben Crenshaw756971-1215$32,400
3Mick Soli736975+1217$1,322
4Tom Jenkins727076+2218$4,500
5Eddie Pearce737078+5221$2,220
6Ed Dougherty737080+7223$609
7Ray Floyd797080+13229$573
8Bruce Douglass697176Even216$17,400
9Mark Hayes757172+2218$9,713
10Tim Simpson747177+6222$4,500
11Curtis Strange787175+8224$4,500
12Alan Tapie797175+9225$793
13Guy Cullins747181+10226$648
14Rex Caldwell807176+11227$609
15Lou Graham797180+14230$519
16Dan Pohl717271-2214$17,400
17Bobby Wadkins757270+1217$7,500
18Gary McCord737273+2218$2,220
19Bob Murphy767271+3219$1,322
19Bobby Clampett697278+3219$0
21Bill Rogers747275+5221$1,823
22Jay Haas787272+6222$990
23Craig Stadler797272+7223$1,823
23Chip Beck797272+7223$1,322
25Larry Ziegler777275+8224$990
25Victor Regalado767276+8224$990
27Charles Coody797277+12228$648
28David Edwards757283+14230$540
29Tom Watson707368-5211$9,713
30John Fought707374+1217$5,625
31Bruce Lietzke737373+3219$12,000
32Andy Bean737374+4220$1,823
33John Schroeder757374+6222$9,713
34Mark Lye757375+7223$1,823
35Peter Jacobsen777374+8224$1,322
36Frank Conner757377+9225$693
36J.C. Snead777375+9225$648
38Wally Armstrong777377+11227$793
38Michael Brannan787376+11227$540
40Jim Thorpe777378+12228$540
41Al Geiberger787379+14230$693
41Jim Jamieson767381+14230$519
43Jim Colbert717473+2218$5,625
44Howard Twitty747472+4220$5,625
45Graham Marsh727475+5221$7,500
46Gibby Gilbert737475+6222$5,625
46Ed Sneed757473+6222$3,750
48Bobby Cole777472+7223$693
48Mike McCullough757474+7223$693
48Jim Von Lossow757474+7223$555
51Ron Terry727478+8224$1,322
52Terry Diehl777474+9225$648
53Joe Inman777475+10226$573
54Bill Kratzert777476+11227$648
54Randy Erskine747479+11227$648
54Rik Massengale737480+11227$609
57Brad Bryant747480+12228$588
57Scott Simpson777477+12228$573
59Calvin Peete707574+3219$7,500
60Jim Nelford737572+4220$648
61Andy North747572+5221$3,750
61Kermit Zarley747572+5221$1,322
63George Burns727575+6222$2,880
63Mark Pfeil747573+6222$1,322
65Pat McGowan707578+7223$609
66Dale Douglass707581+10226$1,823
67Bob Ackerman767576+11227$573
68Billy Casper757578+12228$528
69Jim Simons697672+1217$9,713
70Barney Thompson747670+4220$2,880
71Mike Sullivan737673+6222$2,880
71Cesar Sanudo757671+6222$693
73Peter Oosterhuis747674+8224$2,880
73David Graham747674+8224$2,220
73Tom Kite737675+8224$1,322
73Mike Nicolette757673+8224$793
73John Lister707678+8224$609
78Ken Still757675+10226$555
79Allen Miller707776+7223$793
80Dennis Sullivan727776+9225$693
81Ron Streck717778+10226$793
81Scott Bess737776+10226$609
83Tom Weiskopf717873+6222$2,880
84Wayne Levi737877+12228$693
85Ed Byman727972+7223$1,823

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