Sports headlines for Wednesday February 9, 1977:
- Pro Hockey's Bottom Line Turning Red
- Hudspeth Named Lions Coach
- Even Ford's Errant Drive Is A Hit
Scores through round 1 of the 1977 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at La Quinta Country Club (La Quinta, CA) from February 9, 1977 to February 13, 1977 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Fleck | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 2 | Bob Wynn | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 3 | Rik Massengale | 64 | -8 | 64 | $40,000 | ||||
| 4 | Bruce Lietzke | 67 | -5 | 67 | $22,800 | ||||
| 5 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,000 | ||||
| 6 | Paul Moran | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,570 | ||||
| 7 | Gay Brewer | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,000 | ||||
| 8 | Jerry Heard | 75 | +3 | 75 | $310 | ||||
| 9 | Hubert Green | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,225 | ||||
| 10 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,000 | ||||
| 11 | Dave Hill | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,000 | ||||
| 12 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,570 | ||||
| 13 | Grier Jones | 74 | +2 | 74 | $4,000 | ||||
| 13 | Jim Wiechers | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,138 | ||||
| 15 | Tom Purtzer | 77 | +5 | 77 | $820 | ||||
| 15 | Dale Hayes | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 17 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -2 | 70 | $820 | ||||
| 18 | John Lister | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,420 | ||||
| 19 | Lou Graham | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,000 | ||||
| 19 | Lee Elder | 72 | Even | 72 | $385 | ||||
| 19 | Jack Newton | 72 | Even | 72 | $310 | ||||
| 22 | Bill Calfee | 74 | +2 | 74 | $385 | ||||
| 23 | Don Massengale | 75 | +3 | 75 | $385 | ||||
| 23 | Dow Finsterwald | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 23 | Jack Ewing | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 26 | Mike Reasor | 77 | +5 | 77 | $576 | ||||
| 27 | Alan Tapie | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,225 | ||||
| 28 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,960 | ||||
| 29 | Charles Coody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,225 | ||||
| 30 | George Cadle | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,570 | ||||
| 30 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,138 | ||||
| 30 | Marty Fleckman | 71 | -1 | 71 | $440 | ||||
| 33 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,960 | ||||
| 33 | John Schroeder | 72 | Even | 72 | $820 | ||||
| 35 | Doug Tewell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 36 | Gary Player | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,400 | ||||
| 36 | Joe Inman | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,000 | ||||
| 38 | Gene Littler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,138 | ||||
| 38 | Billy Casper | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,138 | ||||
| 40 | Lyn Lott | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,138 | ||||
| 40 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +1 | 73 | $576 | ||||
| 42 | Bill Rogers | 74 | +2 | 74 | $475 | ||||
| 42 | Ken Still | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 42 | Gary Dowen | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 45 | Jeff Hewes | 75 | +3 | 75 | $385 | ||||
| 45 | Bob Rosburg | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 47 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | -3 | 69 | $820 | ||||
| 48 | Mike Morley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $8,800 | ||||
| 48 | Roger Maltbie | 70 | -2 | 70 | $7,200 | ||||
| 50 | Howard Twitty | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,570 | ||||
| 50 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 52 | Art Wall | 72 | Even | 72 | $576 | ||||
| 52 | Jay Haas | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 52 | Monty Kaser | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 55 | Bob Gilder | 73 | +1 | 73 | $576 | ||||
| 55 | Gil Morgan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $576 | ||||
| 55 | Al Brooks | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 58 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 59 | Bud Allin | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,138 | ||||
| 60 | Bobby Nichols | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 61 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 61 | Mike Walters | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 63 | John Jackson | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | ||||
| 64 | Bob Shearer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $8,800 | ||||
| 64 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,138 | ||||
| 66 | Mark Lye | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,000 | ||||
| 66 | Jim Simons | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,138 | ||||
| 68 | Paul Harney | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 69 | Mike Reid | 72 | Even | 72 | $475 | ||||
| 69 | Tom Nieporte | 72 | Even | 72 | $385 | ||||
| 69 | Don Bies | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 72 | Orville Moody | 74 | +2 | 74 | $385 | ||||
| 73 | Tom Kite | 76 | +4 | 76 | $576 | ||||
| 73 | Rex Caldwell | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 75 | Mac McLendon | 77 | +5 | 77 | $1,138 | ||||
| 76 | Sam Adams | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | ||||
| 77 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 78 | J.C. Snead | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,960 | ||||
| 79 | Kikuo Arai | 71 | -1 | 71 | $576 | ||||
| 79 | Gary McCord | 71 | -1 | 71 | $440 | ||||
| 79 | Bill Ogden | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 82 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | Even | 72 | $14,200 | ||||
| 82 | Greg Powers | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 84 | Johnny Miller | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 85 | Bob Goalby | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 85 | Sam Farlow | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 85 | Terry Wilcox | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 88 | Roy Pace | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 89 | Dick Mast | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 89 | Jerry Barber | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 91 | Mike Slipko | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | ||||
| 92 | Andy Bean | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,960 | ||||
| 92 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | -1 | 71 | $440 | ||||
| 92 | Jim Colbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 95 | John Schlee | 72 | Even | 72 | $576 | ||||
| 96 | Rod Funseth | 73 | +1 | 73 | $820 | ||||
| 96 | Pete Brown | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 98 | Victor Regalado | 74 | +2 | 74 | $440 | ||||
| 99 | Dennis Meyer | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 100 | Leonard Thompson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $440 | ||||
| 100 | Rafe Botts | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 100 | Curtis Sifford | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 103 | Craig Stadler | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | ||||
| 104 | Gary Groh | 69 | -3 | 69 | $0 | ||||
| 105 | Dwight Nevil | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,000 | ||||
| 105 | Frank Beard | 70 | -2 | 70 | $385 | ||||
| 105 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | ||||
| 108 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $385 | ||||
| 109 | Graham Marsh | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 110 | Elroy Marti | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 110 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | ||||
| 112 | Stanton Altgelt | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 112 | Chuck Milne | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 114 | Miller Barber | 76 | +4 | 76 | $385 | ||||
| 115 | Dave Newquist | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | ||||
| 116 | Dave Stockton | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | ||||
| 117 | Isao Matsui | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | ||||
| 118 | Allen Miller | 74 | +2 | 74 | $310 | ||||
| 119 | Tommy Jacobs | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | ||||
| 120 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | ||||
| 121 | Dale Douglass | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | ||||
| 122 | Gardner Dickinson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | ||||
| 123 | John Schamp | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 123 | Jim Ferriell | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | ||||
| 125 | John Mahaffey | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 |


