Sunday August 12, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday August 12, 1979:




Final results of the 1979 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open


Tournament held at Wethersfield Country Club (Wethersfield, CT) from August 9, 1979 to August 12, 1979     (Par 71)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1George Cadle62736669-14270$17,400
2J.C. Snead65667169-13271$10,950
3Jay Haas65717370-5279$1,511
4Mark Hayes66667366-13271$10,950
5Keith Fergus66697168-10274$5,250
6Pat McGowan66717168-8276$3,026
7Hubert Green67716866-12272$9,000
7Michael Brannan67677068-12272$9,000
9Peter Oosterhuis67686969-11273$7,200
10Joe Inman67686871-10274$5,250
11Alan Tapie67726968-8276$3,026
11Rod Curl67696971-8276$3,026
13Phil Hancock67736972-3281$761
14Gibby Gilbert67737370-1283$663
15Gary McCord67747371+1285$627
16Jerry McGee68676765-17267$54,000
17Jack Renner68676667-16268$32,400
18Bob Murphy68687266-10274$5,250
18John Fought68676970-10274$5,250
20D.A. Weibring68737065-8276$3,026
20Craig Stadler68687070-8276$3,026
22Dave Barr68717266-7277$2,085
23Danny Edwards68717069-6278$1,775
24Forrest Fezler68697270-5279$1,511
24Jim Dent68706576-5279$1,511
26Tommy Aaron68687272-4280$1,140
27Scott Simpson68727170-3281$761
27Bob Eastwood68697371-3281$761
29Joe Hager68727270-2282$684
29Stan Lee68727072-2282$684
31Jack Spradlin68727174+1285$627
32Lou Graham69696766-13271$10,950
33Dave Eichelberger69716766-11273$7,200
33Victor Regalado69706767-11273$7,200
35Lee Elder69716868-8276$3,026
36Ed Fiori69716869-7277$2,085
36Butch Baird69706870-7277$2,085
38Leonard Thompson69697169-6278$1,775
39Tim Simpson69717268-4280$1,140
39Rod Funseth69707269-4280$1,140
41Jim Simons69717467-3281$761
41Fred Marti69716972-3281$761
43Greg Powers69727369-1283$663
44Larry Nelson69717272Even284$645
45Larry Webb69727470+1285$627
46Jim Nelford69707275+2286$612
47Curtis Strange70666965-14270$17,400
48Ray Floyd70696767-11273$7,200
49Don Bies70706966-9275$4,350
50Tom Purtzer70696869-8276$3,026
51Ron Streck70707067-7277$2,085
52Mike McCullough70706771-6278$1,775
53George Archer70697070-5279$1,511
54Austin Straub70687468-4280$1,140
54David Thore70717069-4280$1,140
54Allen Miller70697071-4280$1,140
57Fuzzy Zoeller70667669-3281$761
58Howard Twitty70717170-2282$684
59Kermit Zarley71696868-8276$3,026
60Peter Jacobsen71697169-4280$1,140
61Bobby Nichols71707070-3281$761
62Jimmy Paschal72697069-4280$1,140
63Mike Reid72687370-1283$663
64Antonio Cerda72687075+1285$627
65Morris Hatalsky73676669-9275$4,350
66Bill Sander73687367-3281$761
67Terry Diehl73687369-1283$663
68Mike Sullivan73687469Even284$645


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Bill Kratzert707300+1143$0
Bob Zender727100+1143$0
Bruce Fleisher707300+1143$0
Charles Sifford727100+1143$0
Dale Douglass677600+1143$0
Dave Stockton717200+1143$0
David Eger746900+1143$0
George Burns727100+1143$0
Gil Morgan727100+1143$0
Jeff Mitchell687500+1143$0
Jerry Heard707300+1143$0
Jim Chancey746900+1143$0
Ken Still717200+1143$0
Mark Pfeil717200+1143$0
Mike Colandro717200+1143$0
Rik Massengale717200+1143$0
Rocky Thompson687500+1143$0
Calvin Peete727200+2144$0
Chi Chi Rodriguez727200+2144$0
Dan Pohl756900+2144$0
David Lundstrom707400+2144$0
Steve Melnyk727200+2144$0
Bobby Cole737200+3145$0
Brad Bryant727300+3145$0
Larry Ziegler697600+3145$0
Lindy Miller697600+3145$0
Rex Caldwell747100+3145$0
Bobby Baker717500+4146$0
Bobby Heins727400+4146$0
Doug Tewell776900+4146$0
Frank Conner767000+4146$0
George Johnson757100+4146$0
Roger Calvin747200+4146$0
Sam Trahan717500+4146$0
Tom Jenkins737300+4146$0
Wally Armstrong747200+4146$0
Dana Quigley727500+5147$0
Dennis Coscina727500+5147$0
Jim White727500+5147$0
Laurie Hammer777000+5147$0
Skip Dunaway737400+5147$0
Tommy McGinnis737400+5147$0
Carlton White757300+6148$0
Frank Beard727600+6148$0
Mike Felker767200+6148$0
Tony Hollifield757300+6148$0
Jack Ferenz707900+7149$0
Parker Moore767300+7149$0
Scott Steger767300+7149$0
Don Pooley737700+8150$0
Scott Bess757500+8150$0
Bob Lunn757600+9151$0
Tom Shaw757600+9151$0
Bruce Devlin777500+10152$0
Jeff Hewes777500+10152$0
Doug Ford747900+11153$0
Tommy Valentine757900+12154$0
Tom Chain777800+13155$0
Mike Schroder827800+18160$0
WDBobby Walzel72000+172$0
WDBobby Mitchell73000+273$0
WDJim Thorpe73000+273$0
WDMark McCumber73000+273$0
WDPete Brown73000+273$0
WDChris Clark74000+374$0
WDDavid Edwards74000+374$0
WDEd Dougherty74000+374$0
WDJohn Cowan74000+374$0
WDDan Halldorson75000+475$0
WDMark Lye75000+475$0
WDBob Wynn76000+576$0

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