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Sports headlines for Sunday September 9, 1979:

• Austin, Just 16, Finally Gets Lloyd Out In The Open
• Knight Won't Go Back To San Juan
• Bobby Allison Gambles And Gets 5th Victory
• Graham's Trip To Putting Green Pays Off In A Trip To The Bank

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Final results 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	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Terry Diehl	66	71	69	72	-6	278	$17,000
2	David Thore	66	73	76	75	+6	290	$615
3	Ed Sabo	66	73	72	81	+8	292	$563
4	Ben Crenshaw	67	71	68	70	-8	276	$27,000
5	Marty Fleckman	67	74	76	70	+3	287	$1,453
5	Bobby Baker	67	72	74	74	+3	287	$1,453
7	Lou Graham	68	67	71	69	-9	275	$45,000
8	Ron Terry	68	70	72	73	-1	283	$4,417
9	Gibby Gilbert	68	71	75	71	+1	285	$2,321
10	Don January	68	73	71	74	+2	286	$1,813
11	Jack Newton	68	74	72	74	+4	288	$1,075
12	Bob Menne	68	73	75	76	+8	292	$563
13	Rex Caldwell	69	71	72	69	-3	281	$8,475
13	David Eger	69	69	70	73	-3	281	$8,475
15	John Lister	69	74	71	69	-1	283	$4,417
15	Al Geiberger	69	68	72	74	-1	283	$4,417
17	Mark Lye	69	70	74	72	+1	285	$2,321
18	Mark Pfeil	69	70	72	76	+3	287	$1,453
19	Gil Morgan	69	73	73	79	+10	294	$528
20	Jeff Mitchell	70	70	67	72	-5	279	$12,000
21	Bruce Devlin	70	70	69	72	-3	281	$8,475
21	Tim Simpson	70	70	69	72	-3	281	$8,475
23	Jeff Thomsen	70	71	71	70	-2	282	$5,250
24	Bruce Lietzke	70	75	70	68	-1	283	$4,417
24	George Archer	70	67	71	75	-1	283	$4,417
26	Bob Zender	70	69	70	75	Even	284	$3,250
27	Leonard Thompson	70	75	70	70	+1	285	$2,321
27	Jim Thorpe	70	71	72	72	+1	285	$2,321
29	J.C. Snead	70	73	69	75	+3	287	$1,453
30	Bill Sander	70	74	72	72	+4	288	$1,075
31	Roger Calvin	70	74	74	71	+5	289	$780
31	Lonnie Nielsen	70	72	75	72	+5	289	$780
33	Buddy Gardner	70	72	73	75	+6	290	$615
34	Dennis Sullivan	70	73	77	81	+17	301	$503
35	Larry Ziegler	71	73	71	67	-2	282	$5,250
36	Bob Byman	71	72	69	71	-1	283	$4,417
37	Morris Hatalsky	71	72	73	71	+3	287	$1,453
37	Mick Soli	71	71	72	73	+3	287	$1,453
37	Jim Colbert	71	71	70	75	+3	287	$1,453
40	Mike Reid	71	71	73	73	+4	288	$1,075
41	Don Pooley	71	72	73	73	+5	289	$780
42	Joe Kunes	71	74	70	75	+6	290	$615
43	Lindy Miller	71	73	73	75	+8	292	$563
44	Dan Halldorson	71	72	76	74	+9	293	$545
45	Skip Dunaway	71	74	76	77	+14	298	$513
46	David Edwards	72	67	66	77	-2	282	$5,250
47	Jack Renner	72	70	73	70	+1	285	$2,321
48	Bill Calfee	72	70	73	71	+2	286	$1,813
49	Craig Stadler	72	70	72	73	+3	287	$1,453
50	John Fought	72	72	75	70	+5	289	$780
50	Tommy Aaron	72	70	75	72	+5	289	$780
50	Jim Chancey	72	69	73	75	+5	289	$780
53	Dick Mast	72	72	70	77	+7	291	$582
54	Allen Miller	72	73	71	76	+8	292	$563
55	Terry Mauney	72	70	77	74	+9	293	$545
56	Dan Pohl	72	72	78	72	+10	294	$528
57	Joe Carr	72	72	81	76	+17	301	$503
58	Dana Quigley	73	70	70	71	Even	284	$3,250
59	Robert Donald	73	70	72	74	+5	289	$780
60	Gary Koch	73	72	74	72	+7	291	$582
61	Don Bies	73	71	73	76	+9	293	$545
62	Tom Storey	73	66	78	77	+10	294	$528
62	Joe Inman	73	72	71	78	+10	294	$528
64	Rod Curl	74	68	69	70	-3	281	$8,475
65	Tom Weiskopf	74	71	70	69	Even	284	$3,250
66	Dave Stockton	74	71	67	73	+1	285	$2,321
67	Brad Bryant	74	71	71	72	+4	288	$1,075
67	Beau Baugh	74	67	75	72	+4	288	$1,075
69	Jim Simons	74	71	76	70	+7	291	$582
70	Jim Nelford	75	69	76	78	+14	298	$513

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bobby Cole	76	70	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Don Shirey	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Doug Tewell	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Frank Conner	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	George Johnson	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Jeff Hewes	71	75	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Jimmy Paschal	71	75	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Lyn Lott	68	78	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Sam Trahan	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Bob Gilder	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Bud Allin	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Don Iverson	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Doug Campbell	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	George Burns	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Joe Hager	69	78	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Mike Hill	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Phil Hancock	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Steve Melnyk	75	72	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Tom Shaw	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Alan Tapie	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Bill Kratzert	71	77	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Bobby Walzel	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Dale Douglass	75	73	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Frank Beard	70	78	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Mark McCumber	71	77	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Peter Oosterhuis	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Roger Maltbie	75	73	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Scott Bess	75	73	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Tommy Valentine	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Waddy Stokes	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	David Lundstrom	70	79	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Greg Powers	71	78	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Jack Spradlin	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Kermit Zarley	72	77	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Pat Lindsey	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Rik Massengale	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Wally Armstrong	75	74	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Carlton White	74	76	0	0	+8	150	$0
	David Canipe	72	78	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Dick Hanscom	73	77	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Jack Ferenz	71	79	0	0	+8	150	$0
	John Mazza	74	76	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Steve Veriato	78	72	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Cesar Sanudo	74	77	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Larry Webb	73	78	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Rocky Thompson	75	76	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Bobby Heins	80	72	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	74	78	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Jim Von Lossow	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Mark Mike	79	73	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Tom Chain	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Wayne Levi	72	80	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Mike McCullough	74	79	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Pat McGowan	70	83	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Tommy Thomas	77	76	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Mike Colandro	80	74	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Mike Nicolette	75	79	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Parker Moore	75	79	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Artie McNickle	76	79	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Ed Byman	77	78	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Ed Dougherty	77	78	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Antonio Cerda	78	78	0	0	+14	156	$0
	Larry Startzel	74	82	0	0	+14	156	$0
	Chip Beck	74	84	0	0	+16	158	$0
	Chris Clark	78	81	0	0	+17	159	$0
	Jack Sommers	77	82	0	0	+17	159	$0
WD	Barry Jaeckel	74	0	0	0	+3	74	$0
WD	Bob Mann	74	0	0	0	+3	74	$0
WD	Ron Streck	74	0	0	0	+3	74	$0
WD	Lanny Wadkins	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Ray Floyd	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Bob Wynn	77	0	0	0	+6	77	$0
WD	Bob Shearer	78	0	0	0	+7	78	$0
WD	Doug Ford	79	0	0	0	+8	79	$0
WD	Guy Cullins	79	0	0	0	+8	79	$0
WD	Ken Still	80	0	0	0	+9	80	$0
WD	Tony Hollifield	81	0	0	0	+10	81	$0
WD	Hale Irwin	75	70	0	0	+3	145	$0

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