Sports headlines for Sunday February 26, 1978:
- Nicklaus: Birdie + Birdie + Birdie + Birdie + Birdie = Win
- 'Steamroller' Navratilova Rolling At A Record Pace
- Pond Gets Bumped And Parsons Wins
Final results of the 1978 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic
Tournament held at Inverrary Golf & Country Club (Lauderhill, FL) from February 23, 1978 to February 26, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 75 | 66 | 65 | -12 | 276 | $50,000 |
| 2 | Grier Jones | 67 | 72 | 71 | 67 | -11 | 277 | $28,500 |
| 3 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 71 | 69 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $17,750 |
| 4 | Jerry Pate | 70 | 71 | 71 | 67 | -9 | 279 | $11,000 |
| 4 | Andy Bean | 69 | 69 | 72 | 69 | -9 | 279 | $11,000 |
| 6 | Bob Gilder | 70 | 73 | 68 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $9,000 |
| 7 | Lou Graham | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $7,375 |
| 7 | Lyn Lott | 70 | 75 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $7,375 |
| 7 | Howard Twitty | 71 | 69 | 70 | 74 | -4 | 284 | $7,375 |
| 10 | J.C. Snead | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $5,750 |
| 10 | Danny Edwards | 69 | 69 | 75 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $5,750 |
| 10 | Pat McGowan | 70 | 70 | 72 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $5,750 |
| 13 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | 71 | 73 | 68 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 13 | Andy North | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 13 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | 70 | 71 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 13 | Bob Shearer | 69 | 73 | 71 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 17 | Gil Morgan | 72 | 70 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $3,500 |
| 17 | Barry Jaeckel | 70 | 68 | 75 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $3,500 |
| 17 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | 71 | 71 | 76 | -1 | 287 | $3,500 |
| 20 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | 79 | 73 | 67 | Even | 288 | $2,479 |
| 20 | Forrest Fezler | 73 | 75 | 70 | 70 | Even | 288 | $2,479 |
| 20 | Joe Porter | 77 | 70 | 71 | 70 | Even | 288 | $2,479 |
| 20 | George Burns | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | Even | 288 | $2,479 |
| 20 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | 69 | 77 | 72 | Even | 288 | $2,479 |
| 20 | Phil Hancock | 71 | 72 | 70 | 75 | Even | 288 | $2,479 |
| 26 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,000 |
| 27 | Jack Renner | 74 | 70 | 76 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $1,813 |
| 27 | Ben Crenshaw | 73 | 74 | 72 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $1,813 |
| 27 | Don January | 70 | 74 | 75 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $1,813 |
| 27 | Lee Trevino | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $1,813 |
| 31 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | 75 | 67 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 31 | Artie McNickle | 73 | 74 | 75 | 69 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 31 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | 75 | 72 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 31 | Allen Miller | 74 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 31 | Brian Barnes | 74 | 70 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 31 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 31 | Charles Coody | 72 | 75 | 69 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $1,418 |
| 38 | Lee Elder | 73 | 73 | 74 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $1,125 |
| 38 | Tom Jenkins | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $1,125 |
| 38 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | 74 | 72 | 77 | +4 | 292 | $1,125 |
| 41 | Bob Zender | 74 | 70 | 74 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $975 |
| 41 | Ed Dougherty | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $975 |
| 41 | Tim Simpson | 70 | 73 | 74 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $975 |
| 44 | Jerry Heard | 76 | 73 | 75 | 70 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 44 | D.A. Weibring | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 44 | Tom Purtzer | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 44 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | 75 | 73 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 44 | Mike McCullough | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 44 | Bunky Henry | 74 | 72 | 72 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 44 | Dewitt Weaver | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | +6 | 294 | $736 |
| 51 | Bob Murphy | 73 | 74 | 73 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $594 |
| 51 | Jim Chancey | 72 | 70 | 77 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $594 |
| 51 | Bill Calfee | 75 | 73 | 70 | 77 | +7 | 295 | $594 |
| 51 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 69 | 77 | 71 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $594 |
| 55 | Tony Jacklin | 76 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $550 |
| 55 | Florentino Molina | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | +8 | 296 | $550 |
| 55 | Fred Marti | 78 | 71 | 70 | 77 | +8 | 296 | $550 |
| 58 | Bob Menne | 74 | 75 | 75 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $500 |
| 58 | Ed Fiori | 74 | 72 | 78 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $500 |
| 58 | Laurie Hammer | 77 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $500 |
| 58 | Mike Hill | 74 | 73 | 75 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $500 |
| 58 | Gary Wintz | 70 | 76 | 69 | 82 | +9 | 297 | $500 |
| 63 | Jim Nelford | 73 | 74 | 77 | 74 | +10 | 298 | $457 |
| 63 | Ken Still | 73 | 74 | 71 | 80 | +10 | 298 | $457 |
| 65 | Stan Lee | 77 | 72 | 76 | 74 | +11 | 299 | $431 |
| 65 | Ed Sabo | 73 | 75 | 77 | 74 | +11 | 299 | $431 |
| 67 | Buddy Gardner | 73 | 76 | 76 | 75 | +12 | 300 | $400 |
| 67 | Jack Newton | 73 | 75 | 75 | 77 | +12 | 300 | $400 |
| 67 | Wayne Peddy | 77 | 72 | 73 | 78 | +12 | 300 | $400 |
| 70 | Wayne Levi | 71 | 78 | 78 | 74 | +13 | 301 | $94 |
| 70 | Ron Streck | 73 | 76 | 77 | 75 | +13 | 301 | $94 |
| 70 | Dean Refram | 73 | 75 | 76 | 77 | +13 | 301 | $94 |
| 70 | Paul Moran | 73 | 71 | 79 | 78 | +13 | 301 | $94 |
| 74 | Jim Colbert | 77 | 71 | 80 | 74 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
| 74 | Jim Simons | 73 | 74 | 77 | 78 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
| 76 | Art Silvestrone | 76 | 72 | 79 | 76 | +15 | 303 | $0 |
| 76 | Jim King | 76 | 72 | 78 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $0 |
| 76 | Don Headings | 75 | 74 | 75 | 79 | +15 | 303 | $0 |
| 79 | David Graham | 78 | 71 | 79 | 78 | +18 | 306 | $0 |
| 79 | Jim Dent | 75 | 73 | 77 | 81 | +18 | 306 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Mitchell | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bobby Walzel | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Dan Sikes | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Eddie Pearce | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jack Spradlin | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jerry McGee | 80 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Larry Ziegler | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mark Hayes | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bill Kratzert | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bobby Wadkins | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dave Barr | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Dave Shipley | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Jim Wiechers | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Julius Boros | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Ray Floyd | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Doug Tewell | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| George Archer | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Joe Kunes | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Sam Adams | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Tom Shaw | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Tommy McGinnis | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Carlton White | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| George Bayer | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mark James | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Rex Caldwell | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Wally Armstrong | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Warren Chancellor | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Barney Thompson | 74 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Bill Garrett | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Bob Dickson | 74 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Bobby Stroble | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| David Thore | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| George Johnson | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| John Godwin | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mason Rudolph | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Tommy Thomas | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Bobby Nichols | 81 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Chris Pigott | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Dennis Meyer | 79 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Dick Hart | 79 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Dick McClean | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Greg Powers | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Mike Shea | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Stanton Altgelt | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Frank Beard | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Gary Ostrega | 74 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Lonnie Nielsen | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Butch Baird | 75 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Woody Blackburn | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Doug Sanders | 77 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Jeff Hewes | 77 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Bobby Afton | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Tom Nieporte | 83 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Rich Bassett | 79 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |
| Ed Furgol | 82 | 87 | 0 | 0 | +25 | 169 | $0 | |
| WD | Sam Snead | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 78 | $0 |
| WD | Steve Taylor | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 80 | $0 |
| WD | Miller Barber | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 83 | $0 |
| WD | Doug Ford | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 84 | $0 |


