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Sports headlines for Sunday January 15, 1978:

• Black Driver Dreams Of World Title
• Sonny Easley Killed In Accident
• Rain Postpones Phoenix Golf; Final Round May Be Canceled
• Morton's Wife Looks On Loss As A Kind Of Religious Test

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Final results 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	Jerry Pate	69	65	70	69	-11	273	$18,500
2	Rod Funseth	67	65	73	69	-10	274	$9,400
3	Jim Simons	68	66	70	72	-8	276	$5,750
4	Rik Massengale	70	66	71	72	-5	279	$2,600
4	Tom Watson	73	67	70	69	-5	279	$2,600
6	Eddie Pearce	74	67	71	70	-2	282	$924
7	Lee Elder	72	67	75	69	-1	283	$583
8	Gary Koch	71	67	74	73	+1	285	$385
9	Lee Trevino	69	68	67	69	-11	273	$18,500
10	Arnold Palmer	69	68	71	67	-9	275	$8,200
11	Jack Renner	70	68	71	67	-8	276	$5,750
12	Mac McLendon	69	68	72	69	-6	278	$3,500
13	Ray Floyd	71	68	70	73	-2	282	$924
14	Bobby Phillips	73	68	68	75	Even	284	$440
15	Miller Barber	68	69	70	65	-12	272	$40,000
16	Joe Inman	72	69	66	69	-8	276	$5,750
16	John Schroeder	69	69	69	69	-8	276	$5,750
18	Fuzzy Zoeller	72	69	69	68	-6	278	$3,500
18	Hubert Green	68	69	70	71	-6	278	$3,500
20	Wally Armstrong	70	69	71	69	-5	279	$2,600
21	Gary McCord	68	69	71	72	-4	280	$1,740
21	Howard Twitty	69	69	70	72	-4	280	$1,740
23	Jerry McGee	70	69	70	72	-3	281	$1,301
24	Mike Hill	68	69	73	72	-2	282	$924
24	Butch Baird	69	69	72	72	-2	282	$924
26	Victor Regalado	72	69	70	72	-1	283	$583
26	George Burns	72	69	70	72	-1	283	$583
28	Paul Purtzer	74	69	70	71	Even	284	$440
29	Tom Purtzer	72	69	72	76	+5	289	$305
30	Antonio Cerda	73	69	73	75	+6	290	$0
31	Andy Bean	68	70	69	69	-8	276	$5,750
32	Jim Colbert	72	70	71	68	-3	281	$1,301
32	Jay Haas	71	70	71	69	-3	281	$1,301
34	Bill Garrett	71	70	73	68	-2	282	$924
34	Doug Tewell	69	70	73	70	-2	282	$924
36	Roger Maltbie	72	70	73	68	-1	283	$583
36	Bob Payne	69	70	69	75	-1	283	$583
38	Dick Lotz	70	70	72	72	Even	284	$440
39	Rod Curl	73	70	70	73	+2	286	$355
40	Rudy Lavares	73	70	77	74	+10	294	$0
41	Leonard Thompson	70	71	69	67	-7	277	$4,200
42	J.C. Snead	69	71	69	70	-5	279	$2,600
42	Bill Kratzert	67	71	69	72	-5	279	$2,600
44	Andy North	70	71	70	69	-4	280	$1,740
44	Bob Mann	68	71	70	71	-4	280	$1,740
44	Craig Stadler	69	71	69	71	-4	280	$1,740
44	George Archer	67	71	70	72	-4	280	$1,740
48	Jack Spradlin	70	71	70	70	-3	281	$1,301
48	Danny Edwards	69	71	67	74	-3	281	$1,301
50	Tommy Aaron	72	71	70	70	-1	283	$583
51	Bill Rogers	69	71	72	72	Even	284	$440
51	Marty Fleckman	68	71	73	72	Even	284	$440
53	Tommy McGinnis	71	71	72	73	+3	287	$335
54	Lee Mikles	71	71	72	74	+4	288	$320
55	Ben Crenshaw	72	71	70	76	+5	289	$305
56	Curtis Strange	72	71	69	78	+6	290	$0
57	George Johnson	69	71	73	78	+7	291	$0
58	Dana Quigley	72	71	76	74	+9	293	$0
59	George Knudson	65	72	66	73	-8	276	$5,750
60	Peter Oosterhuis	69	72	68	72	-3	281	$1,301
61	Gil Morgan	71	72	68	71	-2	282	$924
61	Mike Morley	69	72	70	71	-2	282	$924
63	Don January	70	72	72	69	-1	283	$583
63	Gibby Gilbert	70	72	71	70	-1	283	$583
63	Lou Graham	68	72	71	72	-1	283	$583
63	Hale Irwin	69	72	70	72	-1	283	$583
67	Larry Ziegler	71	72	70	72	+1	285	$440
67	Bob Rosburg	69	72	72	72	+1	285	$385
67	Gene Littler	70	72	70	73	+1	285	$385
70	Dave Stockton	69	72	72	73	+2	286	$355
71	Tom Kite	69	72	74	72	+3	287	$335
72	Kim Young	71	72	77	74	+10	294	$0
73	Bobby Cole	70	73	66	69	-6	278	$3,500
74	Lon Hinkle	67	73	73	68	-3	281	$1,301
75	Charles Coody	70	73	71	71	+1	285	$385
76	Kermit Zarley	69	74	74	67	Even	284	$440

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Barney Thompson	75	69	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bill Pelham	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bob Smith	73	71	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bobby Wadkins	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	75	69	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Ed Fiori	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Grier Jones	71	73	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Jack Fleck	73	71	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Jerry Heard	73	71	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Ken Brown	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Mike Reasor	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Mike Reid	75	69	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Peter Jacobsen	71	73	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Tom Storey	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Barry Jaeckel	73	72	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bob Gilder	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Calvin Peete	70	75	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Cesar Sanudo	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Chi Chi Rodriguez	73	72	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Frank Beard	70	75	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Gary Groh	76	69	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Jim Wiechers	75	70	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Joe Porter	75	70	0	0	+3	145	$0
	John Mahaffey	70	75	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Pat McDonald	75	70	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Randy Erskine	75	70	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bobby Nichols	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Don Pooley	71	75	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Ed Sneed	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Johnny Miller	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Larry Nelson	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Mark Hayes	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Paul Moran	70	76	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Phil Hancock	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Tony Jacklin	79	67	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Frank Conner	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Keith Fergus	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Mike McCullough	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Spike Kelley	75	72	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Steve Melnyk	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Terry Mauney	76	71	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Tom Weiskopf	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Dave Hill	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Don Bies	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Gary Jacobsen	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Homero Blancas	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Jim Marshall	78	70	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Mike Sullivan	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Orville Moody	70	78	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Woody Blackburn	76	72	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Babe Hiskey	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Dale Douglass	71	78	0	0	+7	149	$0
	John Godwin	75	74	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Lanny Wadkins	78	71	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Dave Shipley	74	76	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Ed Dougherty	75	76	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Jim Ferriell	75	76	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Bill Mallon	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Jerry Barber	77	75	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Steve Veriato	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Bill Johnston	76	77	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Bruce Fleisher	75	82	0	0	+15	157	$0
	Wren Lum	79	79	0	0	+16	158	$0

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