Sports headlines for Thursday February 9, 1978:
- Finally, Finally It's Decided A's Stay In Oakland
- Lakers File Answer To Tomjanovich's Suit
- Cards To Fire Coryell Today?
- Munson Suggests He'll Return To Yanks But Asks More Money
Scores through round 2 of the 1978 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Bermuda Dunes Country Club (Bermuda Dunes, CA) from February 8, 1978 to February 13, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Rosburg | 69 | 76 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Peter Oosterhuis | 67 | 71 | -6 | 138 | $15,975 | |||
| 4 | Mike Hill | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $1,496 | |||
| 5 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 67 | -8 | 136 | $45,000 | |||
| 6 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 77 | +3 | 147 | $2,700 | |||
| 7 | Danny Edwards | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $3,713 | |||
| 8 | Larry Nelson | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $1,496 | |||
| 9 | Tim Simpson | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $5,850 | |||
| 10 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $1,496 | |||
| 11 | Don Bies | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $3,713 | |||
| 12 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 68 | -5 | 139 | $10,575 | |||
| 12 | Lee Trevino | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $5,850 | |||
| 14 | Keith Fergus | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $7,317 | |||
| 14 | Gene Littler | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $4,950 | |||
| 14 | Rik Massengale | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $3,713 | |||
| 17 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $1,958 | |||
| 17 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 74 | -1 | 143 | $1,496 | |||
| 17 | Jim White | 69 | 74 | -1 | 143 | $1,084 | |||
| 20 | Rod Curl | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $1,958 | |||
| 20 | Jay Haas | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $622 | |||
| 20 | Lyn Lott | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $412 | |||
| 23 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $1,958 | |||
| 23 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $1,496 | |||
| 23 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $854 | |||
| 26 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $854 | |||
| 27 | Mac McLendon | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 68 | -5 | 139 | $25,650 | |||
| 28 | David Graham | 66 | 73 | -5 | 139 | $3,713 | |||
| 30 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 67 | 73 | -4 | 140 | $2,700 | |||
| 31 | Gary Groh | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,084 | |||
| 32 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $4,950 | |||
| 32 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $1,084 | |||
| 34 | Victor Regalado | 67 | 77 | Even | 144 | $622 | |||
| 34 | Alan Tapie | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $500 | |||
| 36 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $622 | |||
| 37 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $854 | |||
| 38 | Bill Galloway | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $412 | |||
| 38 | George Cadle | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 40 | Billy Casper | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 41 | Bob Zender | 78 | 71 | +5 | 149 | $412 | |||
| 41 | Jim Dent | 71 | 78 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Mike Reasor | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Wally Armstrong | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $7,317 | |||
| 45 | Woody Blackburn | 70 | 68 | -6 | 138 | $1,958 | |||
| 45 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 68 | -6 | 138 | $1,250 | |||
| 48 | Dave Eichelberger | 67 | 74 | -3 | 141 | $1,084 | |||
| 49 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $1,958 | |||
| 49 | Terry Mauney | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $350 | |||
| 51 | Lee Elder | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $2,700 | |||
| 51 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $1,250 | |||
| 51 | Joe Inman | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $854 | |||
| 51 | Bob Gilder | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $500 | |||
| 55 | Perry Leslie | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $340 | |||
| 55 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 57 | Ken Still | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bill Ogden | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Art Wall | 76 | 82 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Tom Watson | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $9,225 | |||
| 61 | Bill Calfee | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $622 | |||
| 62 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $7,317 | |||
| 63 | Steve Veriato | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $3,713 | |||
| 63 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Paul Moran | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $412 | |||
| 66 | Mark Hayes | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $460 | |||
| 67 | Greg Powers | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Gary Koch | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Joe Porter | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Mark Pfeil | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Jerry Heard | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Don Pooley | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Dave Barber | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Jerry Barber | 80 | 72 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Skip Dunaway | 80 | 73 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Tom Purtzer | 68 | 70 | -6 | 138 | $500 | |||
| 77 | Tom Nieporte | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $854 | |||
| 77 | Stan Lee | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $500 | |||
| 77 | Monty Kaser | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Mike Morley | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $3,713 | |||
| 80 | Mark Lye | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 82 | Hubert Green | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $622 | |||
| 83 | Gay Brewer | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Terry Wilcox | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Gardner Dickinson | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | 82 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Miller Barber | 70 | 67 | -7 | 137 | $1,496 | |||
| 88 | Grier Jones | 69 | 69 | -6 | 138 | $1,958 | |||
| 89 | Tom Shaw | 69 | 70 | -5 | 139 | $545 | |||
| 90 | Don Iverson | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $412 | |||
| 91 | Kikuo Arai | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $854 | |||
| 91 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $412 | |||
| 93 | Charles Coody | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Dennis Meyer | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $545 | |||
| 96 | Allen Miller | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $500 | |||
| 96 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $500 | |||
| 96 | Frank Beard | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Orville Moody | 71 | 77 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Isao Aoki | 77 | 80 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | 70 | -5 | 139 | $365 | |||
| 103 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $412 | |||
| 104 | Dave Hill | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Jim Chancey | 76 | 69 | +1 | 145 | $365 | |||
| 105 | Vic Martin | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Bob Wynn | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Lou Graham | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Johnny Miller | 76 | 80 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Phil Rodgers | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Dave Evans | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Bunky Henry | 77 | 70 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Jay Hebert | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Don Brigham | 74 | 81 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |||
| 115 | John Ruedi | 78 | 80 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | 86 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Buddy Gardner | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Don Massengale | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Dave Haberle | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Ron Cerrudo | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Chris Pigott | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Bruce Robertson | 71 | 81 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Dow Finsterwald | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Doug Sanders | 79 | 82 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Larry Benson | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Bobby Baker | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 |


