Sports headlines for Thursday July 19, 1979:
- Irwin Fires 68 To Fight Off 65 By Ballesteros
- Free-Agent Rule Faces Test In NFL
- Cousineau's Move Upsets The Bills
Scores through round 2 of the 1979 British Open
Tournament held at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club (Lytham St. Annes, Engl.) from July 18, 1979 to July 21, 1979 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | 68 | 68 | -6 | 136 | $12,600 | ||
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros | 73 | 65 | -4 | 138 | $31,500 | ||
| 3 | Bill Longmuir | 65 | 74 | -3 | 139 | $1,496 | ||
| 4 | Tom Watson | 72 | 68 | -2 | 140 | $1,864 | ||
| 5 | Jack Nicklaus | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $23,625 | ||
| 5 | Dennis Clark | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $1,003 | ||
| 7 | Graham Marsh | 74 | 68 | Even | 142 | $10,500 | ||
| 8 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $23,625 | ||
| 8 | Bob Byman | 73 | 70 | +1 | 143 | $10,500 | ||
| 8 | Ken Brown | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $3,801 | ||
| 8 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $1,864 | ||
| 12 | Isao Aoki | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $10,500 | ||
| 12 | Jumbo Ozaki | 75 | 69 | +2 | 144 | $8,400 | ||
| 12 | Greg Norman | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $8,400 | ||
| 12 | Lee Trevino | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $5,250 | ||
| 12 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $971 | ||
| 17 | Mark James | 76 | 69 | +3 | 145 | $15,750 | ||
| 17 | Rodger Davis | 75 | 70 | +3 | 145 | $13,650 | ||
| 17 | Terry Gale | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $6,563 | ||
| 17 | Orville Moody | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $3,801 | ||
| 17 | Michael King | 75 | 70 | +3 | 145 | $1,208 | ||
| 17 | Denis Watson | 75 | 70 | +3 | 145 | $1,003 | ||
| 17 | Hugh Baiocchi | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $1,003 | ||
| 17 | Peter McEvoy | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 25 | John O'Leary | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $6,563 | ||
| 25 | Garry Cullen | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $971 | ||
| 27 | Tony Jacklin | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $2,415 | ||
| 27 | Tom Kite | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $1,496 | ||
| 27 | Lee Elder | 75 | 72 | +5 | 147 | $1,208 | ||
| 27 | Robin Fyfe | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $945 | ||
| 31 | Wally Armstrong | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $6,563 | ||
| 31 | Nick Faldo | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $3,801 | ||
| 31 | Hubert Green | 77 | 71 | +6 | 148 | $1,003 | ||
| 31 | Ian Richardson | 75 | 73 | +6 | 148 | $945 | ||
| 31 | David Thore | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 31 | Mike Cahill | 73 | 75 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 37 | Ray Floyd | 76 | 73 | +7 | 149 | $1,208 | ||
| 37 | Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 74 | +7 | 149 | $1,003 | ||
| 37 | John Schroeder | 74 | 75 | +7 | 149 | $1,003 | ||
| 37 | Brian Barnes | 78 | 71 | +7 | 149 | $971 | ||
| 37 | Carl Mason | 77 | 72 | +7 | 149 | $971 | ||
| 37 | Kosaku Shimada | 75 | 74 | +7 | 149 | $945 | ||
| 37 | Jack Newton | 76 | 73 | +7 | 149 | $945 | ||
| 44 | Bob Charles | 78 | 72 | +8 | 150 | $8,400 | ||
| 44 | Sandy Lyle | 74 | 76 | +8 | 150 | $3,801 | ||
| 44 | Mark Hayes | 75 | 75 | +8 | 150 | $1,496 | ||
| 44 | Geoff Parslow | 75 | 75 | +8 | 150 | $945 | ||
| 44 | Johnny Miller | 77 | 73 | +8 | 150 | $945 | ||
| 44 | Yoshitaka Yamamoto | 76 | 74 | +8 | 150 | $945 | ||
| 44 | Peter Dawson | 76 | 74 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 78 | 72 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Brian Jones | 76 | 74 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Manuel Ballesteros | 74 | 76 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Simon Owen | 75 | 76 | +9 | 151 | $6,563 | ||
| 54 | Gary Player | 77 | 74 | +9 | 151 | $3,801 | ||
| 54 | Ed Sneed | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $1,864 | ||
| 54 | Peter Thomson | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $1,864 | ||
| 54 | Peter Cowen | 79 | 72 | +9 | 151 | $1,208 | ||
| 54 | Philippe Toussaint | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $1,003 | ||
| 54 | Peter Senior | 75 | 76 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Tommy Horton | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 54 | David Ingram | 74 | 77 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 54 | David Feherty | 76 | 75 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Tohru Nakamura | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 | $2,415 | ||
| 64 | Armando Saavedra | 76 | 76 | +10 | 152 | $1,496 | ||
| 64 | Simon Hobday | 75 | 77 | +10 | 152 | $1,496 | ||
| 64 | Bobby Verwey | 75 | 77 | +10 | 152 | $1,496 | ||
| 64 | Christy O'Connor | 79 | 73 | +10 | 152 | $1,208 | ||
| 64 | Noel Ratcliffe | 79 | 73 | +10 | 152 | $1,003 | ||
| 64 | Martin Foster | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 | $1,003 | ||
| 64 | Guy Wolstenholme | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 | $945 | ||
| 64 | Ewen Murray | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Gordon Brand | 75 | 77 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 64 | John Bland | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Gil Morgan | 76 | 76 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Guy Hunt | 74 | 78 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Peter Butler | 74 | 78 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 78 | Dale Hayes | 76 | 77 | +11 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 78 | Sam Torrance | 75 | 78 | +11 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 78 | Ian Mosey | 75 | 78 | +11 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 78 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | 78 | +11 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Warren Humphreys | 80 | 74 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Bob Shearer | 80 | 74 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Tommy Nakajima | 79 | 75 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Robin Mann | 79 | 75 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Tom Weiskopf | 79 | 75 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | David Jones | 78 | 76 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Malcolm Gregson | 76 | 78 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Tony Charnley | 76 | 78 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Vicente Fernandez | 75 | 79 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 91 | Eamonn Darcy | 83 | 72 | +13 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 91 | Brian Huggett | 79 | 76 | +13 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 91 | Bernard Gallacher | 77 | 78 | +13 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Andy North | 82 | 74 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Antonio Garrido | 80 | 76 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Gavin Levenson | 80 | 76 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Gary Hallberg | 78 | 78 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | David Jagger | 78 | 78 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Jimmy Martin | 78 | 78 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Manuel Pinero | 77 | 79 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Wayne Grady | 75 | 81 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 102 | John Fowler | 80 | 77 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Peter Tupling | 79 | 78 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Lu Hsi-Chuen | 78 | 79 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 102 | John Morgan | 77 | 80 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Paul Hoad | 77 | 80 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Denis Durnian | 76 | 81 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Maurice Bembridge | 83 | 75 | +16 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Mike Ferguson | 78 | 80 | +16 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Brian Waites | 76 | 82 | +16 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Howard Clark | 83 | 76 | +17 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Nick Job | 82 | 77 | +17 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Peter Mitchell | 83 | 77 | +18 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Michael Krantz | 83 | 78 | +19 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 79 | 82 | +19 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Philip Harrison | 82 | 80 | +20 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Bill Murray | 80 | 82 | +20 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 118 | David Russell | 81 | 82 | +21 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 119 | David Whelan | 86 | 79 | +23 | 165 | $0 |
Scores through round 1 of the 1979 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
Tournament held at Oakwood Country Club (Coal Valley, IL) from July 19, 1979 to July 22, 1979 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Cadle | 63 | -7 | 63 | $2,813 | |||
| 2 | Victor Regalado | 64 | -6 | 64 | $7,300 | |||
| 3 | Dan Halldorson | 65 | -5 | 65 | $5,000 | |||
| 3 | Dennis Sullivan | 65 | -5 | 65 | $2,813 | |||
| 5 | Lonnie Nielsen | 66 | -4 | 66 | $7,300 | |||
| 5 | Morris Hatalsky | 66 | -4 | 66 | $5,000 | |||
| 5 | Peter Jacobsen | 66 | -4 | 66 | $2,813 | |||
| 5 | Jeff Mitchell | 66 | -4 | 66 | $2,813 | |||
| 5 | Larry Webb | 66 | -4 | 66 | $681 | |||
| 5 | Doug Tewell | 66 | -4 | 66 | $438 | |||
| 11 | D.A. Weibring | 67 | -3 | 67 | $36,000 | |||
| 11 | Ken Still | 67 | -3 | 67 | $13,600 | |||
| 11 | Rod Curl | 67 | -3 | 67 | $5,000 | |||
| 11 | Bob Gilder | 67 | -3 | 67 | $2,813 | |||
| 11 | Bob Murphy | 67 | -3 | 67 | $1,620 | |||
| 11 | Bill Sander | 67 | -3 | 67 | $942 | |||
| 11 | Forrest Fezler | 67 | -3 | 67 | $499 | |||
| 11 | Fred Marti | 67 | -3 | 67 | $463 | |||
| 11 | Guy Cullins | 67 | -3 | 67 | $406 | |||
| 20 | Calvin Peete | 68 | -2 | 68 | $21,600 | |||
| 20 | Dan Pohl | 68 | -2 | 68 | $5,000 | |||
| 20 | Mike Reid | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,813 | |||
| 20 | Keith Fergus | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,813 | |||
| 20 | Ray Ainno | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,215 | |||
| 20 | Jim Von Lossow | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,215 | |||
| 20 | John Mahaffey | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,215 | |||
| 20 | Joe Kunes | 68 | -2 | 68 | $942 | |||
| 20 | Gary Koch | 68 | -2 | 68 | $681 | |||
| 20 | Tommy Thomas | 68 | -2 | 68 | $438 | |||
| 20 | David Thore | 68 | -2 | 68 | $406 | |||
| 20 | Ron Streck | 68 | -2 | 68 | $406 | |||
| 20 | Tommy McGinnis | 68 | -2 | 68 | $384 | |||
| 20 | Kermit Zarley | 68 | -2 | 68 | $354 | |||
| 20 | Jim Chancey | 68 | -2 | 68 | $348 | |||
| 35 | Curtis Strange | 69 | -1 | 69 | $5,000 | |||
| 35 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,813 | |||
| 35 | Jim Dent | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,620 | |||
| 35 | Bobby Cole | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,620 | |||
| 35 | Skip Dunaway | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,215 | |||
| 35 | Jack Sommers | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,215 | |||
| 35 | Buddy Gardner | 69 | -1 | 69 | $942 | |||
| 35 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | -1 | 69 | $942 | |||
| 35 | David Canipe | 69 | -1 | 69 | $681 | |||
| 35 | Don Pooley | 69 | -1 | 69 | $681 | |||
| 35 | Gene Littler | 69 | -1 | 69 | $681 | |||
| 35 | Jack Renner | 69 | -1 | 69 | $463 | |||
| 35 | Jeff Thomsen | 69 | -1 | 69 | $406 | |||
| 35 | Bobby Wadkins | 69 | -1 | 69 | $406 | |||
| 35 | Lee Carter | 69 | -1 | 69 | $384 | |||
| 35 | Mike Sullivan | 69 | -1 | 69 | $368 | |||
| 35 | Bob Zender | 69 | -1 | 69 | $344 | |||
| 35 | Mike Felker | 69 | -1 | 69 | $332 | |||
| 35 | Ed Dougherty | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Carlton White | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Don Iverson | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Mike Reasor | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Cesar Sanudo | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Bob Smith | 69 | -1 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Craig Stadler | 70 | Even | 70 | $9,600 | |||
| 59 | Mike Morley | 70 | Even | 70 | $5,000 | |||
| 59 | Brad Bryant | 70 | Even | 70 | $5,000 | |||
| 59 | Mark Lye | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,620 | |||
| 59 | John Fought | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,620 | |||
| 59 | Jim Thorpe | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,620 | |||
| 59 | Sam Snead | 70 | Even | 70 | $942 | |||
| 59 | Ron Terry | 70 | Even | 70 | $681 | |||
| 59 | Mike Hill | 70 | Even | 70 | $681 | |||
| 59 | Bill Kratzert | 70 | Even | 70 | $499 | |||
| 59 | Larry Nelson | 70 | Even | 70 | $463 | |||
| 59 | Jack Ferenz | 70 | Even | 70 | $438 | |||
| 59 | Jack Spradlin | 70 | Even | 70 | $438 | |||
| 59 | Steve Veriato | 70 | Even | 70 | $368 | |||
| 59 | Jim Jamieson | 70 | Even | 70 | $368 | |||
| 59 | Mark Mike | 70 | Even | 70 | $336 | |||
| 59 | Terry Diehl | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Babe Hiskey | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Dick Mast | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Sam Adams | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Ed Sabo | 71 | +1 | 71 | $7,300 | |||
| 79 | Lindy Miller | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,813 | |||
| 79 | Bobby Walzel | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,215 | |||
| 79 | Tom Shaw | 71 | +1 | 71 | $499 | |||
| 79 | Allen Miller | 71 | +1 | 71 | $438 | |||
| 79 | Sam Trahan | 71 | +1 | 71 | $438 | |||
| 79 | Scott Simpson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $406 | |||
| 79 | Steve Melnyk | 71 | +1 | 71 | $406 | |||
| 79 | Doug Campbell | 71 | +1 | 71 | $368 | |||
| 79 | Mike McCullough | 71 | +1 | 71 | $354 | |||
| 79 | George Johnson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Artie McNickle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Butch Baird | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Scott Steger | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Pete Brown | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Marty Fleckman | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Frank Beard | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Barney Thompson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Jim White | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Greg Powers | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Bobby Baker | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 100 | John Lister | 72 | +2 | 72 | $681 | |||
| 100 | Antonio Cerda | 72 | +2 | 72 | $463 | |||
| 100 | Dana Quigley | 72 | +2 | 72 | $406 | |||
| 100 | Chip Beck | 72 | +2 | 72 | $384 | |||
| 100 | David Eger | 72 | +2 | 72 | $340 | |||
| 100 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Rex Caldwell | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | John Jacobs | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Pat McGowan | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Bobby Heins | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Joe Hager | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Jack Fleck | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Scott Bess | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Bob Wynn | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Terry Mauney | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 117 | George Archer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $438 | |||
| 117 | John Mazza | 73 | +3 | 73 | $328 | |||
| 117 | Pat Lindsey | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Tom Storey | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Beau Baugh | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Larry Degenhart | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Alan Pate | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Gary McCord | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Tony Hollifield | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Florentino Molina | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Lee Mikles | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Mike Nicolette | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Rodney Morrow | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Bruce Devlin | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Richie Karl | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Don Shirey | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Roger Calvin | 74 | +4 | 74 | $438 | |||
| 133 | Bob Lunn | 74 | +4 | 74 | $368 | |||
| 133 | Bob Mann | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Jeff Hewes | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Bruce Fleisher | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Bob Post | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Tommy Valentine | 75 | +5 | 75 | $499 | |||
| 139 | Parker Moore | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Jerry Heard | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Bill Galloway | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Woody Blackburn | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Bob Proben | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Mike Colandro | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 |


