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 | John Mahaffey | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Frank Beard | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Calvin Peete | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Paul Moran | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Orville Moody | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Grier Jones | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Peter Jacobsen | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Don Pooley | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Dale Douglass | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Mike Reasor | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Ken Brown | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Mark Hayes | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Larry Nelson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Ed Sneed | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Jack Fleck | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Bob Smith | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Barry Jaeckel | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Johnny Miller | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Gary Jacobsen | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Dave Hill | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Don Bies | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Steve Veriato | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Bill Mallon | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Ed Fiori | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Bill Pelham | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Tom Storey | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Bob Gilder | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Phil Hancock | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Frank Conner | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Keith Fergus | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Mike Sullivan | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 31 | Dave Shipley | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Mike Reid | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Dave Eichelberger | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Barney Thompson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Jim Wiechers | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Pat McDonald | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Randy Erskine | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Joe Porter | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Spike Kelley | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | John Godwin | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Bruce Fleisher | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Gary Groh | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Terry Mauney | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Woody Blackburn | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Bill Johnston | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Jerry Barber | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Jim Marshall | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Lanny Wadkins | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Tony Jacklin | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Wren Lum | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Miller Barber | 68 | -3 | 68 | $40,000 | |||
| 65 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | -2 | 69 | $8,200 | |||
| 65 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | -2 | 69 | $440 | |||
| 67 | Jack Renner | 70 | -1 | 70 | $5,750 | |||
| 67 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $4,200 | |||
| 69 | Lon Hinkle | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,301 | |||
| 70 | Bill Garrett | 71 | Even | 71 | $924 | |||
| 71 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 72 | +1 | 72 | $3,500 | |||
| 71 | Jim Colbert | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,301 | |||
| 71 | Roger Maltbie | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 74 | Rod Funseth | 67 | -4 | 67 | $9,400 | |||
| 75 | Andy Bean | 68 | -3 | 68 | $5,750 | |||
| 76 | Lee Trevino | 69 | -2 | 69 | $18,500 | |||
| 76 | Jerry Pate | 69 | -2 | 69 | $18,500 | |||
| 76 | John Schroeder | 69 | -2 | 69 | $5,750 | |||
| 76 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -2 | 69 | $3,500 | |||
| 80 | Bobby Cole | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,500 | |||
| 80 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 80 | Andy North | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,740 | |||
| 80 | Don January | 70 | -1 | 70 | $583 | |||
| 84 | Jay Haas | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,301 | |||
| 85 | Joe Inman | 72 | +1 | 72 | $5,750 | |||
| 85 | Lee Elder | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 87 | Tom Watson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $2,600 | |||
| 88 | J.C. Snead | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,600 | |||
| 88 | Doug Tewell | 69 | -2 | 69 | $924 | |||
| 90 | Jack Spradlin | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,301 | |||
| 90 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | -1 | 70 | $583 | |||
| 92 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 93 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | +3 | 74 | $924 | |||
| 94 | Hubert Green | 68 | -3 | 68 | $3,500 | |||
| 94 | Bob Mann | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,740 | |||
| 96 | Craig Stadler | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,740 | |||
| 96 | Mike Morley | 69 | -2 | 69 | $924 | |||
| 98 | Charles Coody | 70 | -1 | 70 | $385 | |||
| 99 | Gil Morgan | 71 | Even | 71 | $924 | |||
| 100 | Paul Purtzer | 74 | +3 | 74 | $440 | |||
| 101 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,600 | |||
| 101 | George Archer | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,740 | |||
| 103 | Jim Simons | 68 | -3 | 68 | $5,750 | |||
| 103 | Gary McCord | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,740 | |||
| 103 | Mike Hill | 68 | -3 | 68 | $924 | |||
| 103 | Lou Graham | 68 | -3 | 68 | $583 | |||
| 103 | Marty Fleckman | 68 | -3 | 68 | $440 | |||
| 108 | Howard Twitty | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,740 | |||
| 108 | Peter Oosterhuis | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,301 | |||
| 108 | Butch Baird | 69 | -2 | 69 | $924 | |||
| 108 | Hale Irwin | 69 | -2 | 69 | $583 | |||
| 108 | Bill Rogers | 69 | -2 | 69 | $440 | |||
| 108 | Bob Rosburg | 69 | -2 | 69 | $385 | |||
| 108 | Tom Kite | 69 | -2 | 69 | $335 | |||
| 115 | Rik Massengale | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 115 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,301 | |||
| 115 | Dick Lotz | 70 | -1 | 70 | $440 | |||
| 118 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | Even | 71 | $440 | |||
| 119 | Victor Regalado | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 119 | George Burns | 72 | +1 | 72 | $583 | |||
| 121 | George Knudson | 65 | -6 | 65 | $5,750 | |||
| 122 | Dave Stockton | 69 | -2 | 69 | $355 | |||
| 123 | Gene Littler | 70 | -1 | 70 | $385 | |||
| 124 | Ray Floyd | 71 | Even | 71 | $924 | |||
| 124 | Gary Koch | 71 | Even | 71 | $385 | |||
| 124 | Tommy McGinnis | 71 | Even | 71 | $335 | |||
| 127 | Rod Curl | 73 | +2 | 73 | $355 | |||
| 128 | Danny Edwards | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,301 | |||
| 129 | Lee Mikles | 71 | Even | 71 | $320 | |||
| 129 | Kim Young | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Dana Quigley | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Rudy Lavares | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Bob Payne | 69 | -2 | 69 | $583 | |||
| 134 | Bobby Phillips | 73 | +2 | 73 | $440 | |||
| 134 | Antonio Cerda | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Tom Purtzer | 72 | +1 | 72 | $305 | |||
| 136 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | +1 | 72 | $305 | |||
| 138 | George Johnson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Curtis Strange | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 |


