Sports headlines for Wednesday February 9, 1972:
- Ex-Angel Ruiz Killed In Wreck Near San Diego
Scores through round 1 of the 1972 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from February 9, 1972 to February 13, 1972 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Rosburg | 66 | -6 | 66 | $29,000 | ||||
| 1 | Jerry Heard | 66 | -6 | 66 | $8,555 | ||||
| 3 | Chuck Courtney | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,143 | ||||
| 3 | Jimmy Powell | 67 | -5 | 67 | $232 | ||||
| 5 | Jack Nicklaus | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,190 | ||||
| 5 | Dave Stockton | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,143 | ||||
| 5 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 68 | -4 | 68 | $942 | ||||
| 5 | Mike Higgins | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | ||||
| 9 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,220 | ||||
| 9 | George Knudson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,607 | ||||
| 9 | Al Geiberger | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,143 | ||||
| 9 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,143 | ||||
| 9 | Leonard Thompson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $782 | ||||
| 9 | Babe Hiskey | 69 | -3 | 69 | $782 | ||||
| 9 | Dave Marr | 69 | -3 | 69 | $347 | ||||
| 9 | Charles Sifford | 69 | -3 | 69 | $251 | ||||
| 9 | Bob Lunn | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 9 | Paul Moran | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 9 | Billy Ziobro | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 9 | Tom Nieporte | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 21 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | -2 | 70 | $16,530 | ||||
| 21 | Bob Murphy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,945 | ||||
| 21 | Larry Hinson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,190 | ||||
| 21 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,175 | ||||
| 21 | Rod Curl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,607 | ||||
| 21 | Rick Rhoads | 70 | -2 | 70 | $567 | ||||
| 21 | Dave Marad | 70 | -2 | 70 | $567 | ||||
| 21 | Jim Colbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $232 | ||||
| 21 | Jim Hardy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $232 | ||||
| 21 | Bill Garrett | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | ||||
| 21 | Monty Kaser | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | ||||
| 32 | Johnny Miller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $8,555 | ||||
| 32 | Billy Casper | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,278 | ||||
| 32 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,190 | ||||
| 32 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,175 | ||||
| 32 | Curtis Sifford | 71 | -1 | 71 | $942 | ||||
| 32 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | -1 | 71 | $782 | ||||
| 32 | Tom Watson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $567 | ||||
| 32 | Miller Barber | 71 | -1 | 71 | $251 | ||||
| 32 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $232 | ||||
| 32 | Jerry McGee | 71 | -1 | 71 | $232 | ||||
| 32 | Bob Zender | 71 | -1 | 71 | $232 | ||||
| 32 | Bob Barbarossa | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Deane Beman | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,278 | ||||
| 44 | Mike Reasor | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,538 | ||||
| 44 | Gay Brewer | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,175 | ||||
| 44 | Tom Shaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,607 | ||||
| 44 | Dave Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,143 | ||||
| 44 | Mike Morley | 72 | Even | 72 | $942 | ||||
| 44 | Jim Jamieson | 72 | Even | 72 | $782 | ||||
| 44 | Art Wall | 72 | Even | 72 | $567 | ||||
| 44 | George Johnson | 72 | Even | 72 | $420 | ||||
| 44 | Howie Johnson | 72 | Even | 72 | $232 | ||||
| 44 | Dwight Nevil | 72 | Even | 72 | $232 | ||||
| 44 | Steve Bogan | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Rolf Deming | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Joe Campbell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Tommy Jacobs | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Jack Connelly | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Orville Moody | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Wayne Peddy | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 44 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 63 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,190 | ||||
| 63 | Bud Allin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,538 | ||||
| 63 | Lionel Hebert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,607 | ||||
| 63 | Doug Sanders | 73 | +1 | 73 | $782 | ||||
| 63 | Gardner Dickinson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $420 | ||||
| 63 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $347 | ||||
| 63 | Lee Elder | 73 | +1 | 73 | $347 | ||||
| 63 | John Schlee | 73 | +1 | 73 | $232 | ||||
| 63 | J.C. Snead | 73 | +1 | 73 | $232 | ||||
| 63 | John Lotz | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 63 | Jim Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 63 | Randy Wolff | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 63 | Al Mengert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 76 | Grier Jones | 74 | +2 | 74 | $4,278 | ||||
| 76 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,143 | ||||
| 76 | John Lister | 74 | +2 | 74 | $567 | ||||
| 76 | Billy Maxwell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 76 | Jimmy Wright | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 76 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 76 | Moon Mullins | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 76 | Lloyd Monroe | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 76 | Dale Douglass | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 76 | Billy Emmons | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 76 | Hubert Green | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 76 | Ralph Johnston | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | Charles Coody | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 88 | Dick Rhyan | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 88 | Ed Sneed | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 88 | Bruce Crampton | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 88 | Dave Evans | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 88 | Frank Beard | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | Jim Jewell | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | George Hixon | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | John Schroeder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | Lee Trevino | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,607 | ||||
| 99 | Don Bies | 76 | +4 | 76 | $782 | ||||
| 99 | Ray Floyd | 76 | +4 | 76 | $782 | ||||
| 99 | Lee Peterson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $232 | ||||
| 99 | Jim Marshall | 76 | +4 | 76 | $232 | ||||
| 99 | Jack Montgomery | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | Bill Brask | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | Terry Wilcox | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | Mike Mitchell | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | Ralph Baker | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | Jim Ferrier | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 99 | David Cink | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Bob Goalby | 77 | +5 | 77 | $232 | ||||
| 111 | Vic Loustalot | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Bunky Henry | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Chuck Piecka | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Cesar Sanudo | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Bob Eastwood | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Jerry Barber | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | Jim Wiechers | 78 | +6 | 78 | $251 | ||||
| 118 | Ernie Vossler | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | Bob Payne | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | Steve Spray | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | Bill Wright | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | George Boutell | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 124 | Rod Funseth | 79 | +7 | 79 | $232 | ||||
| 124 | Bob Dickson | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 124 | Carl Lohren | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 124 | Tim Sweborg | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 124 | Eddie Merrins | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 129 | John Hayes | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | ||||
| 130 | Sam Adams | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | ||||
| 130 | Randy Petri | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | ||||
| 132 | John Kennedy | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | ||||
| 133 | Dick Mayer | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 |