Sports headlines for Thursday March 2, 1978:
- Bud Wilkinson: Coach Again At 61
- AP, UPI All-American Teams
- Catfish Hunter Says He Has Diabetes
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 Florida Citrus Open
Tournament held at Rio Pinar Country Club (Orlando, FL) from March 2, 1978 to March 5, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Floyd | 68 | -4 | 68 | $415 | |||
| 2 | D.A. Weibring | 69 | -3 | 69 | $415 | |||
| 2 | Terry Diehl | 69 | -3 | 69 | $415 | |||
| 2 | Geoff Hensley | 69 | -3 | 69 | $415 | |||
| 2 | Terry Mauney | 69 | -3 | 69 | $178 | |||
| 2 | Lonnie Nielsen | 69 | -3 | 69 | $178 | |||
| 2 | Gary Koch | 69 | -3 | 69 | $178 | |||
| 8 | Artie McNickle | 70 | -2 | 70 | $415 | |||
| 8 | Andy Bean | 70 | -2 | 70 | $178 | |||
| 8 | Brian Barnes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $178 | |||
| 8 | Dean Refram | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Stan Lee | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Jim Colbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Bill Calfee | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Perry Leslie | 71 | -1 | 71 | $415 | |||
| 15 | Pat McGowan | 71 | -1 | 71 | $178 | |||
| 15 | Ed Sabo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $178 | |||
| 15 | Barney Thompson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Ed Dougherty | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Bob Mann | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Paul Moran | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Jim Chancey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Larry Nelson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Rod Curl | 72 | Even | 72 | $415 | |||
| 24 | Mike Reid | 72 | Even | 72 | $178 | |||
| 24 | Dave Barr | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | George Archer | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bobby Cole | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim Nelford | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Don Headings | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bob Erickson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Charles Coody | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dick Lotz | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bob Shaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Travis Hudson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Dave Shipley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $415 | |||
| 39 | Homero Blancas | 73 | +1 | 73 | $415 | |||
| 39 | Jim Jamieson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $415 | |||
| 39 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +1 | 73 | $178 | |||
| 39 | Bill Galloway | 73 | +1 | 73 | $178 | |||
| 39 | Lyn Lott | 73 | +1 | 73 | $178 | |||
| 39 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Bob Dickson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Woody Blackburn | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Terry Catlett | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Rick Beck | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Julius Boros | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Rich Bassett | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Florentino Molina | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Jim Simons | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Stanton Altgelt | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Dewitt Weaver | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Phil Hancock | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Doug Dalziel | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Mason Rudolph | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Wayne Peddy | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Bill Rogers | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Bob Gilder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $178 | |||
| 61 | Bill Kratzert | 75 | +3 | 75 | $178 | |||
| 61 | Gardner Dickinson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Joe Porter | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Allen Miller | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Jack Newton | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Carlton White | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Ron Streck | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Butch Baird | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Miller Barber | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Dave Brownlee | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Bobby Nichols | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Jack Spradlin | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Mike Sullivan | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Bob Lunn | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Bob Ashby | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Doug Tewell | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Art Silvestrone | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Jim King | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Buddy Gardner | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Tom Jenkins | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Warren Chancellor | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Bob Zender | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Lionel Hebert | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Doug Ford | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Dow Finsterwald | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Frank Beard | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Fred Marti | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Lee Wykle | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Lee Trevino | 67 | -5 | 67 | $4,000 | |||
| 91 | Jim Dent | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,330 | |||
| 92 | Sammy Rachels | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,000 | |||
| 93 | Bruce Lietzke | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,500 | |||
| 94 | Tom Kite | 65 | -7 | 65 | $11,800 | |||
| 95 | Roger Maltbie | 66 | -6 | 66 | $1,608 | |||
| 96 | Hale Irwin | 67 | -5 | 67 | $8,200 | |||
| 97 | Ben Crenshaw | 68 | -4 | 68 | $11,800 | |||
| 97 | Howard Twitty | 68 | -4 | 68 | $6,500 | |||
| 99 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -3 | 69 | $40,000 | |||
| 100 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,700 | |||
| 101 | George Burns | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,500 | |||
| 101 | John Schroeder | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,700 | |||
| 103 | Ed Sneed | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,027 | |||
| 104 | Jerry Pate | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,400 | |||
| 105 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,000 | |||
| 106 | Victor Regalado | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,400 | |||
| 107 | Arnold Palmer | 65 | -7 | 65 | $3,400 | |||
| 108 | Jack Renner | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,700 | |||
| 109 | Gary Wintz | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,105 | |||
| 109 | Mike Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $940 | |||
| 111 | Steve Melnyk | 67 | -5 | 67 | $820 | |||
| 112 | Grier Jones | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,608 | |||
| 113 | Jerry Heard | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,330 | |||
| 113 | Ed Fiori | 69 | -3 | 69 | $500 | |||
| 115 | J.C. Snead | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,027 | |||
| 116 | Gil Morgan | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,027 | |||
| 116 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,105 | |||
| 118 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +1 | 73 | $820 | |||
| 119 | David Graham | 66 | -6 | 66 | $22,800 | |||
| 120 | Tim Simpson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,700 | |||
| 120 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,330 | |||
| 122 | Jeff Mitchell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,105 | |||
| 123 | Wayne Levi | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,608 | |||
| 124 | Andy North | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,608 | |||
| 125 | Bob Murphy | 65 | -7 | 65 | $1,608 | |||
| 126 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,000 | |||
| 126 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $940 | |||
| 128 | Mark Hayes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $940 | |||
| 128 | John Mahaffey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $740 | |||
| 130 | Pete Brown | 67 | -5 | 67 | $600 | |||
| 131 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,000 | |||
| 131 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | -2 | 70 | $530 | |||
| 131 | Morris Hatalsky | 70 | -2 | 70 | $480 | |||
| 134 | Bunky Henry | 71 | -1 | 71 | $680 | |||
| 135 | Bob Smith | 73 | +1 | 73 | $530 | |||
| 135 | Bob Payne | 73 | +1 | 73 | $490 | |||
| 137 | Dan Sikes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $820 | |||
| 138 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,105 | |||
| 139 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | -4 | 68 | $680 | |||
| 140 | Joe Inman | 69 | -3 | 69 | $600 | |||
| 141 | Ken Still | 70 | -2 | 70 | $470 |


