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
1John Schroeder757374+6222$9,713
2Curtis Strange787175+8224$4,500
3Bruce Lietzke737373+3219$12,000
4Graham Marsh727475+5221$7,500
5Gibby Gilbert737475+6222$5,625
5Tim Simpson747177+6222$4,500
7Peter Oosterhuis747674+8224$2,880
8Dale Douglass707581+10226$1,823
9Al Geiberger787379+14230$693
10Ben Crenshaw756971-1215$32,400
11Bruce Douglass697176Even216$17,400
12Mark Hayes757172+2218$9,713
13Calvin Peete707574+3219$7,500
14Howard Twitty747472+4220$5,625
15Ed Sneed757473+6222$3,750
16David Graham747674+8224$2,220
17Jim Simons697672+1217$9,713
18Andy North747572+5221$3,750
19Mike Sullivan737673+6222$2,880
19Tom Weiskopf717873+6222$2,880
19George Burns727575+6222$2,880
22Wally Armstrong777377+11227$793
23Wayne Levi737877+12228$693
24Dan Pohl717271-2214$17,400
25Bobby Wadkins757270+1217$7,500
26Jim Colbert717473+2218$5,625
27Ed Byman727972+7223$1,823
27Craig Stadler797272+7223$1,823
27Mark Lye757375+7223$1,823
30Peter Jacobsen777374+8224$1,322
30Tom Kite737675+8224$1,322
30Ron Terry727478+8224$1,322
33Ron Streck717778+10226$793
34Charles Coody797277+12228$648
35John Fought707374+1217$5,625
36Tom Jenkins727076+2218$4,500
37Barney Thompson747670+4220$2,880
38Eddie Pearce737078+5221$2,220
39Chip Beck797272+7223$1,322
40Larry Ziegler777275+8224$990
40Victor Regalado767276+8224$990
42Alan Tapie797175+9225$793
43Bill Kratzert777476+11227$648
43Randy Erskine747479+11227$648
45Bill Rogers747275+5221$1,823
46Mark Pfeil747573+6222$1,322
47Mike Nicolette757673+8224$793
48Dennis Sullivan727776+9225$693
48Frank Conner757377+9225$693
50Guy Cullins747181+10226$648
51Rex Caldwell807176+11227$609
51Rik Massengale737480+11227$609
53Brad Bryant747480+12228$588
54Ray Floyd797080+13229$573
55Larry Nelson716970-6210$54,000
56Andy Bean737374+4220$1,823
57Kermit Zarley747572+5221$1,322
58Jay Haas787272+6222$990
59Allen Miller707776+7223$793
60Terry Diehl777474+9225$648
60J.C. Snead777375+9225$648
62Scott Bess737776+10226$609
63Scott Simpson777477+12228$573
64David Edwards757283+14230$540
65Gary McCord737273+2218$2,220
66Bobby Clampett697278+3219$0
67Bobby Cole777472+7223$693
67Mike McCullough757474+7223$693
69Bob Ackerman767576+11227$573
70Tom Watson707368-5211$9,713
71Bob Murphy767271+3219$1,322
72Cesar Sanudo757671+6222$693
73John Lister707678+8224$609
74Joe Inman777475+10226$573
75Jim Thorpe777378+12228$540
76Pat McGowan707578+7223$609
76Ed Dougherty737080+7223$609
78Ken Still757675+10226$555
79Michael Brannan787376+11227$540
80Billy Casper757578+12228$528
81Lou Graham797180+14230$519
81Jim Jamieson767381+14230$519
83Mick Soli736975+1217$1,322
84Jim Nelford737572+4220$648
85Jim Von Lossow757474+7223$555

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