Sports headlines for Thursday January 12, 1978:
- NCAA Finally Gets A Super League -- Sort Of
- Jon Keyworth Under Guard After Threat
- Top High School QB Selects Ohio State
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 Phoenix Open
Tournament held at Phoenix Country Club (Phoenix, AZ) from January 12, 1978 to January 15, 1978 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Knudson | 65 | -6 | 65 | $5,750 | |||
| 2 | Rod Funseth | 67 | -4 | 67 | $9,400 | |||
| 2 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,600 | |||
| 2 | George Archer | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,740 | |||
| 2 | Lon Hinkle | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,301 | |||
| 6 | Miller Barber | 68 | -3 | 68 | $40,000 | |||
| 6 | Andy Bean | 68 | -3 | 68 | $5,750 | |||
| 6 | Jim Simons | 68 | -3 | 68 | $5,750 | |||
| 6 | Hubert Green | 68 | -3 | 68 | $3,500 | |||
| 6 | Gary McCord | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,740 | |||
| 6 | Bob Mann | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,740 | |||
| 6 | Mike Hill | 68 | -3 | 68 | $924 | |||
| 6 | Lou Graham | 68 | -3 | 68 | $583 | |||
| 6 | Marty Fleckman | 68 | -3 | 68 | $440 | |||
| 15 | Lee Trevino | 69 | -2 | 69 | $18,500 | |||
| 15 | Jerry Pate | 69 | -2 | 69 | $18,500 | |||
| 15 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | -2 | 69 | $8,200 | |||
| 15 | John Schroeder | 69 | -2 | 69 | $5,750 | |||
| 15 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -2 | 69 | $3,500 | |||
| 15 | J.C. Snead | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,600 | |||
| 15 | Howard Twitty | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,740 | |||
| 15 | Craig Stadler | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,740 | |||
| 15 | Peter Oosterhuis | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,301 | |||
| 15 | Danny Edwards | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,301 | |||
| 15 | Doug Tewell | 69 | -2 | 69 | $924 | |||
| 15 | Butch Baird | 69 | -2 | 69 | $924 | |||
| 15 | Mike Morley | 69 | -2 | 69 | $924 | |||
| 15 | Bob Payne | 69 | -2 | 69 | $583 | |||
| 15 | Hale Irwin | 69 | -2 | 69 | $583 | |||
| 15 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | -2 | 69 | $440 | |||
| 15 | Bill Rogers | 69 | -2 | 69 | $440 | |||
| 15 | Bob Rosburg | 69 | -2 | 69 | $385 | |||
| 15 | Dave Stockton | 69 | -2 | 69 | $355 | |||
| 15 | Tom Kite | 69 | -2 | 69 | $335 | |||
| 15 | George Johnson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Jack Renner | 70 | -1 | 70 | $5,750 | |||
| 36 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $4,200 | |||
| 36 | Bobby Cole | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,500 | |||
| 36 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 36 | Rik Massengale | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 36 | Andy North | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,740 | |||
| 36 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,301 | |||
| 36 | Jack Spradlin | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,301 | |||
| 36 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | -1 | 70 | $583 | |||
| 36 | Don January | 70 | -1 | 70 | $583 | |||
| 36 | Dick Lotz | 70 | -1 | 70 | $440 | |||
| 36 | Gene Littler | 70 | -1 | 70 | $385 | |||
| 36 | Charles Coody | 70 | -1 | 70 | $385 | |||
| 36 | John Mahaffey | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Frank Beard | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Calvin Peete | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Paul Moran | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Orville Moody | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Jay Haas | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,301 | |||
| 54 | Ray Floyd | 71 | Even | 71 | $924 | |||
| 54 | Bill Garrett | 71 | Even | 71 | $924 | |||
| 54 | Gil Morgan | 71 | Even | 71 | $924 | |||
| 54 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | Even | 71 | $440 | |||
| 54 | Gary Koch | 71 | Even | 71 | $385 | |||
| 54 | Tommy McGinnis | 71 | Even | 71 | $335 | |||
| 54 | Lee Mikles | 71 | Even | 71 | $320 | |||
| 54 | Grier Jones | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Peter Jacobsen | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Don Pooley | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Dale Douglass | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Kim Young | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Joe Inman | 72 | +1 | 72 | $5,750 | |||
| 67 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 72 | +1 | 72 | $3,500 | |||
| 67 | Jim Colbert | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,301 | |||
| 67 | Victor Regalado | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 67 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 67 | George Burns | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 67 | Lee Elder | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 67 | Roger Maltbie | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 67 | Tom Purtzer | 72 | +1 | 72 | $305 | |||
| 67 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | +1 | 72 | $305 | |||
| 67 | Mike Reasor | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Ken Brown | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Mark Hayes | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Larry Nelson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Ed Sneed | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Curtis Strange | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Dana Quigley | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Tom Watson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $2,600 | |||
| 86 | Bobby Phillips | 73 | +2 | 73 | $440 | |||
| 86 | Rod Curl | 73 | +2 | 73 | $355 | |||
| 86 | Jack Fleck | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Bob Smith | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Barry Jaeckel | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Johnny Miller | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Gary Jacobsen | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Dave Hill | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Don Bies | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Steve Veriato | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Bill Mallon | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Antonio Cerda | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Rudy Lavares | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | +3 | 74 | $924 | |||
| 105 | Paul Purtzer | 74 | +3 | 74 | $440 | |||
| 105 | Ed Fiori | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Bill Pelham | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Tom Storey | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Bob Gilder | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Phil Hancock | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Frank Conner | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Keith Fergus | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Mike Sullivan | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Dave Shipley | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Mike Reid | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Dave Eichelberger | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Barney Thompson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Jim Wiechers | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Pat McDonald | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Randy Erskine | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Joe Porter | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Spike Kelley | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | John Godwin | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Bruce Fleisher | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Gary Groh | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Terry Mauney | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Woody Blackburn | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Bill Johnston | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Jerry Barber | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Jim Marshall | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Lanny Wadkins | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Tony Jacklin | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Wren Lum | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 |


