`Sports headlines for Saturday September 8, 1979:`

Austin Beats Navratilova; McEnroe Sidelines Connors

Scores through round 3 of the 1979 American Optical Classic

Tournament held at Pleasant Valley Country Club (Sutton, MA) from September 6, 1979 to September 9, 1979 (Par 71)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Larry Ziegler	71	73	71	+2	215	$5,250
1	Bruce Lietzke	70	75	70	+2	215	$4,417
3	Lou Graham	68	67	71	-7	206	$45,000
4	Rex Caldwell	69	71	72	-1	212	$8,475
5	John Lister	69	74	71	+1	214	$4,417
6	Tom Weiskopf	74	71	70	+2	215	$3,250
7	Ben Crenshaw	67	71	68	-7	206	$27,000
8	Rod Curl	74	68	69	-2	211	$8,475
9	Jeff Thomsen	70	71	71	-1	212	$5,250
10	Leonard Thompson	70	75	70	+2	215	$2,321
10	Jack Renner	72	70	73	+2	215	$2,321
12	Marty Fleckman	67	74	76	+4	217	$1,453
13	John Fought	72	72	75	+6	219	$780
14	Jim Simons	74	71	76	+8	221	$582
15	Bob Byman	71	72	69	-1	212	$4,417
16	Dana Quigley	73	70	70	Even	213	$3,250
17	Gibby Gilbert	68	71	75	+1	214	$2,321
18	Bill Calfee	72	70	73	+2	215	$1,813
19	Morris Hatalsky	71	72	73	+3	216	$1,453
20	Roger Calvin	70	74	74	+5	218	$780
21	Terry Diehl	66	71	69	-7	206	$17,000
22	Jeff Mitchell	70	70	67	-6	207	$12,000
23	Bruce Devlin	70	70	69	-4	209	$8,475
23	Tim Simpson	70	70	69	-4	209	$8,475
25	Jim Thorpe	70	71	72	Even	213	$2,321
25	Mark Lye	69	70	74	Even	213	$2,321
27	Brad Bryant	74	71	71	+3	216	$1,075
27	Bill Sander	70	74	72	+3	216	$1,075
27	Beau Baugh	74	67	75	+3	216	$1,075
30	Lonnie Nielsen	70	72	75	+4	217	$780
30	Tommy Aaron	72	70	75	+4	217	$780
32	Gary Koch	73	72	74	+6	219	$582
33	Dan Pohl	72	72	78	+9	222	$528
34	David Eger	69	69	70	-5	208	$8,475
35	Ron Terry	68	70	72	-3	210	$4,417
36	Dave Stockton	74	71	67	-1	212	$2,321
37	Mick Soli	71	71	72	+1	214	$1,453
37	Craig Stadler	72	70	72	+1	214	$1,453
39	Mike Reid	71	71	73	+2	215	$1,075
40	Don Pooley	71	72	73	+3	216	$780
41	Al Geiberger	69	68	72	-4	209	$4,417
42	Don January	68	73	71	-1	212	$1,813
43	Bobby Baker	67	72	74	Even	213	$1,453
44	Jack Newton	68	74	72	+1	214	$1,075
45	Robert Donald	73	70	72	+2	215	$780
46	Dan Halldorson	71	72	76	+6	219	$545
46	Terry Mauney	72	70	77	+6	219	$545
48	George Archer	70	67	71	-5	208	$4,417
49	Bob Zender	70	69	70	-4	209	$3,250
50	J.C. Snead	70	73	69	-1	212	$1,453
50	Jim Colbert	71	71	70	-1	212	$1,453
52	Jim Chancey	72	69	73	+1	214	$780
53	Joe Kunes	71	74	70	+2	215	$615
53	Buddy Gardner	70	72	73	+2	215	$615
53	David Thore	66	73	76	+2	215	$615
56	Lindy Miller	71	73	73	+4	217	$563
57	Mark Pfeil	69	70	72	-2	211	$1,453
58	Allen Miller	72	73	71	+3	216	$563
58	Bob Menne	68	73	75	+3	216	$563
60	Don Bies	73	71	73	+4	217	$545
61	Joe Carr	72	72	81	+12	225	$503
62	David Edwards	72	67	66	-8	205	$5,250
63	Dick Mast	72	72	70	+1	214	$582
64	Tom Storey	73	66	78	+4	217	$528
65	Skip Dunaway	71	74	76	+8	221	$513
66	Joe Inman	73	72	71	+3	216	$528
67	Jim Nelford	75	69	76	+7	220	$513
68	Gil Morgan	69	73	73	+2	215	$528
69	Ed Sabo	66	73	72	-2	211	$563
70	Dennis Sullivan	70	73	77	+7	220	$503

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