Sports headlines for Thursday March 9, 1978:
- South African Enclave Is Out As Fight Site
- Simpson Says He's OK, Ready To Join New Bills Coach Knox
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 Doral-Eastern Open
Tournament held at Doral Country Club (Doral, FL) from March 9, 1978 to March 12, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Fiori | 65 | -7 | 65 | $8,227 | |||
| 2 | Tom Weiskopf | 67 | -5 | 67 | $40,000 | |||
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | -5 | 67 | $22,800 | |||
| 2 | John Mahaffey | 67 | -5 | 67 | $14,200 | |||
| 2 | Gibby Gilbert | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,225 | |||
| 2 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -5 | 67 | $3,533 | |||
| 2 | Lee Mikles | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,577 | |||
| 8 | Lou Graham | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,215 | |||
| 8 | Wally Armstrong | 68 | -4 | 68 | $861 | |||
| 10 | Larry Ziegler | 69 | -3 | 69 | $861 | |||
| 10 | Greg Powers | 69 | -3 | 69 | $365 | |||
| 12 | Eddie Pearce | 70 | -2 | 70 | $8,227 | |||
| 12 | Steve Melnyk | 70 | -2 | 70 | $6,400 | |||
| 12 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,225 | |||
| 12 | Ed Dougherty | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,500 | |||
| 12 | Hubert Green | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,577 | |||
| 12 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,577 | |||
| 12 | Rex Caldwell | 70 | -2 | 70 | $861 | |||
| 12 | Lee Elder | 70 | -2 | 70 | $861 | |||
| 12 | Bob Mann | 70 | -2 | 70 | $861 | |||
| 12 | Bob Payne | 70 | -2 | 70 | $471 | |||
| 12 | Mark Lye | 70 | -2 | 70 | $471 | |||
| 12 | Mason Rudolph | 70 | -2 | 70 | $405 | |||
| 12 | Dave Stockton | 70 | -2 | 70 | $350 | |||
| 12 | Gay Brewer | 70 | -2 | 70 | $20 | |||
| 12 | Roger Kennedy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 27 | Alan Tapie | 71 | -1 | 71 | $5,225 | |||
| 27 | Mike Reid | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,533 | |||
| 27 | Ken Still | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,940 | |||
| 27 | Terry Diehl | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,215 | |||
| 27 | Andy Bean | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,215 | |||
| 27 | Mark Hayes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $861 | |||
| 27 | Victor Regalado | 71 | -1 | 71 | $600 | |||
| 27 | Gary Koch | 71 | -1 | 71 | $600 | |||
| 27 | Jeff Mitchell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $471 | |||
| 27 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | -1 | 71 | $405 | |||
| 27 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | -1 | 71 | $335 | |||
| 27 | Mike Morley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Bob Gilder | 72 | Even | 72 | $8,227 | |||
| 39 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | Even | 72 | $5,225 | |||
| 39 | George Burns | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,533 | |||
| 39 | Ray Floyd | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,533 | |||
| 39 | Jerry Heard | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,500 | |||
| 39 | J.C. Snead | 72 | Even | 72 | $861 | |||
| 39 | Florentino Molina | 72 | Even | 72 | $600 | |||
| 39 | Jerry Pate | 72 | Even | 72 | $600 | |||
| 39 | George Knudson | 72 | Even | 72 | $471 | |||
| 39 | Joe Porter | 72 | Even | 72 | $471 | |||
| 39 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | Even | 72 | $471 | |||
| 39 | Peter Jacobsen | 72 | Even | 72 | $405 | |||
| 39 | Vicente Fernandez | 72 | Even | 72 | $405 | |||
| 39 | Chris Pigott | 72 | Even | 72 | $315 | |||
| 39 | Jim Chancey | 72 | Even | 72 | $20 | |||
| 39 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | Even | 72 | $20 | |||
| 39 | Kermit Zarley | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Bob Dickson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Bob Murphy | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Antonio Cerda | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Ed Sneed | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,577 | |||
| 59 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,215 | |||
| 59 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,215 | |||
| 59 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,215 | |||
| 59 | Lee Trevino | 73 | +1 | 73 | $861 | |||
| 59 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +1 | 73 | $471 | |||
| 59 | David Graham | 73 | +1 | 73 | $365 | |||
| 59 | Woody Blackburn | 73 | +1 | 73 | $315 | |||
| 59 | Frank Beard | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Pete Brown | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Sam Adams | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Dave Eichelberger | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Jack Renner | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Keith Fergus | 73 | +1 | 73 | $20 | |||
| 59 | Mike Shea | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Roger Maltbie | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Jim Nelford | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Rich Bassett | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Homero Blancas | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Bob Smith | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 74 | +2 | 74 | $2,500 | |||
| 80 | Mike Sullivan | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,940 | |||
| 80 | John Schroeder | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,577 | |||
| 80 | Ed Sabo | 74 | +2 | 74 | $861 | |||
| 80 | Laurie Hammer | 74 | +2 | 74 | $471 | |||
| 80 | Bob Shearer | 74 | +2 | 74 | $471 | |||
| 80 | Mike Ford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $335 | |||
| 80 | Jim Colbert | 74 | +2 | 74 | $20 | |||
| 80 | David Thore | 74 | +2 | 74 | $20 | |||
| 80 | Lonnie Nielsen | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | D.A. Weibring | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Bob Erickson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Tom Shaw | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Frank Conner | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Bunky Henry | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Dave Shipley | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Bob Eastwood | 75 | +3 | 75 | $3,533 | |||
| 98 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,500 | |||
| 98 | Jim Dent | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,577 | |||
| 98 | Terry Mauney | 75 | +3 | 75 | $20 | |||
| 98 | Jerry McGee | 75 | +3 | 75 | $20 | |||
| 98 | Brian Barnes | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Mac McLendon | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Artie McNickle | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Bill Galloway | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | John Jacobs | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Jim King | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Larry Nelson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | George Johnson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Steve Veriato | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Bill Rogers | 76 | +4 | 76 | $3,533 | |||
| 112 | Gary Wintz | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Babe Hiskey | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Gardner Dickinson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Tom Watson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Gary Baker | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Rik Massengale | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Parker Moore | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Tim Simpson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Perry Leslie | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Bobby Cole | 77 | +5 | 77 | $380 | |||
| 123 | Morris Hatalsky | 77 | +5 | 77 | $20 | |||
| 123 | Bobby Walzel | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Miller Barber | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Dave Newquist | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Wren Lum | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Pat McGowan | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Julius Boros | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Doug Ford | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Dan Sikes | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Bill Mallon | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Jay Haas | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Ed Furgol | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Geoff Hensley | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Terry Catlett | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Bobby Baker | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Bill Miller | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Lionel Hebert | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Curtis Strange | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Lee Wykle | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Rod Curl | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Wayne Levi | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 |


