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 | John Lotz | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 2 | Frank Beard | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 3 | Jack Montgomery | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 4 | Vic Loustalot | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 5 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,220 | ||||
| 6 | Mike Reasor | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,538 | ||||
| 7 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,143 | ||||
| 8 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,190 | ||||
| 9 | Lee Trevino | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,607 | ||||
| 10 | Jack Nicklaus | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,190 | ||||
| 11 | Bob Lunn | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 12 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | -2 | 70 | $16,530 | ||||
| 12 | Bob Murphy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,945 | ||||
| 14 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,190 | ||||
| 14 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | -1 | 71 | $782 | ||||
| 16 | Bud Allin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,538 | ||||
| 16 | Doug Sanders | 73 | +1 | 73 | $782 | ||||
| 18 | Grier Jones | 74 | +2 | 74 | $4,278 | ||||
| 19 | Bob Rosburg | 66 | -6 | 66 | $29,000 | ||||
| 19 | Jerry Heard | 66 | -6 | 66 | $8,555 | ||||
| 21 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 68 | -4 | 68 | $942 | ||||
| 22 | Rod Curl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,607 | ||||
| 23 | John Schlee | 73 | +1 | 73 | $232 | ||||
| 24 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,143 | ||||
| 25 | Jim Jewell | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 26 | Dave Marr | 69 | -3 | 69 | $347 | ||||
| 27 | Larry Hinson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,190 | ||||
| 27 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,175 | ||||
| 29 | Johnny Miller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $8,555 | ||||
| 29 | Curtis Sifford | 71 | -1 | 71 | $942 | ||||
| 29 | Bob Zender | 71 | -1 | 71 | $232 | ||||
| 32 | Gay Brewer | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,175 | ||||
| 32 | Dave Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,143 | ||||
| 32 | Jim Jamieson | 72 | Even | 72 | $782 | ||||
| 32 | Joe Campbell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 36 | Gardner Dickinson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $420 | ||||
| 36 | Lee Elder | 73 | +1 | 73 | $347 | ||||
| 38 | Lloyd Monroe | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 39 | Ed Sneed | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 40 | Ray Floyd | 76 | +4 | 76 | $782 | ||||
| 41 | John Kennedy | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | ||||
| 42 | Dave Stockton | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,143 | ||||
| 43 | Babe Hiskey | 69 | -3 | 69 | $782 | ||||
| 43 | Paul Moran | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 45 | Miller Barber | 71 | -1 | 71 | $251 | ||||
| 46 | Mike Morley | 72 | Even | 72 | $942 | ||||
| 46 | Art Wall | 72 | Even | 72 | $567 | ||||
| 46 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 49 | Ralph Johnston | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 50 | Ralph Baker | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 51 | Jim Wiechers | 78 | +6 | 78 | $251 | ||||
| 52 | Mike Higgins | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | ||||
| 53 | George Knudson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,607 | ||||
| 54 | Jim Hardy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $232 | ||||
| 55 | Billy Casper | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,278 | ||||
| 55 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $232 | ||||
| 57 | Tom Shaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,607 | ||||
| 57 | Howie Johnson | 72 | Even | 72 | $232 | ||||
| 57 | Dwight Nevil | 72 | Even | 72 | $232 | ||||
| 60 | J.C. Snead | 73 | +1 | 73 | $232 | ||||
| 61 | John Lister | 74 | +2 | 74 | $567 | ||||
| 61 | Billy Maxwell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 61 | Dale Douglass | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 64 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 65 | Lee Peterson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $232 | ||||
| 65 | Bill Brask | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 65 | Mike Mitchell | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 68 | Bob Dickson | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 68 | Tim Sweborg | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 70 | Sam Adams | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | ||||
| 71 | Chuck Courtney | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,143 | ||||
| 71 | Jimmy Powell | 67 | -5 | 67 | $232 | ||||
| 73 | Al Geiberger | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,143 | ||||
| 73 | Charles Sifford | 69 | -3 | 69 | $251 | ||||
| 75 | Dave Marad | 70 | -2 | 70 | $567 | ||||
| 75 | Jim Colbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $232 | ||||
| 77 | George Johnson | 72 | Even | 72 | $420 | ||||
| 77 | Jack Connelly | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 79 | Lionel Hebert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,607 | ||||
| 79 | Randy Wolff | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 81 | Charles Coody | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 81 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 83 | Don Bies | 76 | +4 | 76 | $782 | ||||
| 83 | Terry Wilcox | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 85 | Bob Goalby | 77 | +5 | 77 | $232 | ||||
| 86 | Ernie Vossler | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 87 | Tom Nieporte | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,175 | ||||
| 88 | Tom Watson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $567 | ||||
| 88 | Jerry McGee | 71 | -1 | 71 | $232 | ||||
| 91 | Deane Beman | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,278 | ||||
| 91 | Steve Bogan | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 91 | Rolf Deming | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 94 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $347 | ||||
| 95 | Jimmy Wright | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 96 | Dick Rhyan | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 96 | Bruce Crampton | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 96 | Dave Evans | 75 | +3 | 75 | $232 | ||||
| 99 | Jim Marshall | 76 | +4 | 76 | $232 | ||||
| 100 | Bob Eastwood | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 101 | Rod Funseth | 79 | +7 | 79 | $232 | ||||
| 102 | Randy Petri | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | ||||
| 103 | Dick Mayer | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 | ||||
| 104 | Billy Ziobro | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 105 | Rick Rhoads | 70 | -2 | 70 | $567 | ||||
| 105 | Bill Garrett | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | ||||
| 107 | Jim Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 108 | Moon Mullins | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 109 | Bunky Henry | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 109 | Chuck Piecka | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 111 | Steve Spray | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 112 | Carl Lohren | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 113 | Leonard Thompson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $782 | ||||
| 114 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | +2 | 74 | $232 | ||||
| 114 | Billy Emmons | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 116 | George Hixon | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 116 | John Schroeder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | Jim Ferrier | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 119 | Bob Payne | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 120 | Wayne Peddy | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 121 | Bob Barbarossa | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 122 | Tommy Jacobs | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 123 | Al Mengert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 124 | Jerry Barber | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 125 | Bill Wright | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 126 | David Cink | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 127 | Cesar Sanudo | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 128 | Eddie Merrins | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 129 | Orville Moody | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 130 | Hubert Green | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 131 | Monty Kaser | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | ||||
| 132 | John Hayes | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | ||||
| 133 | George Boutell | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 |


