Sports headlines for Friday March 17, 1978:
- NFL Will Study Instant Replay In 7 Exhibitions
- Heavily-Guarded U.S. Takes 2-0 Davis Cup Lead
Scores through round 2 of the 1978 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 16, 1978 to March 19, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Graham | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $34,200 | ||
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $60,000 | ||
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $11,700 | ||
| 4 | Andy North | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $11,700 | ||
| 5 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $11,700 | ||
| 6 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $5,460 | ||
| 7 | Sam Adams | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $1,290 | ||
| 8 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $21,300 | ||
| 9 | Bob Eastwood | 79 | 72 | +7 | 151 | $910 | ||
| 10 | Mike Morley | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $945 | ||
| 11 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $7,500 | ||
| 12 | Rod Funseth | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $2,310 | ||
| 12 | Gary Player | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $1,792 | ||
| 12 | Allen Miller | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $810 | ||
| 15 | Danny Edwards | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $2,893 | ||
| 15 | Bob Zender | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $1,792 | ||
| 17 | John Schlee | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $2,893 | ||
| 18 | Curtis Strange | 83 | 73 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Florentino Molina | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $5,460 | ||
| 19 | David Graham | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $2,893 | ||
| 19 | Mac McLendon | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $2,893 | ||
| 22 | Phil Hancock | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $4,200 | ||
| 22 | Don January | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $975 | ||
| 24 | Jim Colbert | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $8,850 | ||
| 25 | Frank Conner | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $1,083 | ||
| 26 | Miller Barber | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $975 | ||
| 27 | John Schroeder | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $11,700 | ||
| 28 | Joe Inman | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $1,792 | ||
| 28 | Artie McNickle | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $910 | ||
| 30 | Keith Fergus | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $1,792 | ||
| 30 | Alan Tapie | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $1,792 | ||
| 30 | Bill Rogers | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $910 | ||
| 33 | Bob Shearer | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $2,893 | ||
| 33 | Mark Pfeil | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $945 | ||
| 33 | Wayne Levi | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $810 | ||
| 36 | Hale Irwin | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $1,083 | ||
| 37 | Steve Melnyk | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $860 | ||
| 37 | Tom Shaw | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $750 | ||
| 37 | Forrest Fezler | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $750 | ||
| 40 | Mike McCullough | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $5,460 | ||
| 40 | Gary McCord | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $770 | ||
| 42 | Howard Twitty | 78 | 75 | +9 | 153 | $750 | ||
| 43 | George Burns | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Don Iverson | 81 | 75 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Graham Marsh | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $2,893 | ||
| 45 | Charles Coody | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $975 | ||
| 47 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $1,290 | ||
| 47 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $910 | ||
| 49 | Lee Elder | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $4,200 | ||
| 49 | Lyn Lott | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $1,792 | ||
| 49 | Bill Kratzert | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $1,083 | ||
| 49 | Rex Caldwell | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $770 | ||
| 53 | Jerry Pate | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $4,200 | ||
| 53 | Jay Haas | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $860 | ||
| 53 | Jerry McGee | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $770 | ||
| 53 | John Lister | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $750 | ||
| 57 | Dave Eichelberger | 78 | 76 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 57 | Dwight Nevil | 78 | 76 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 59 | Bill Calfee | 79 | 76 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 60 | Tommy Aaron | 83 | 76 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 61 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 77 | +3 | 147 | $1,792 | ||
| 61 | Gary Groh | 70 | 77 | +3 | 147 | $770 | ||
| 63 | Gil Morgan | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $2,893 | ||
| 63 | Mark Hayes | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $1,792 | ||
| 63 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $830 | ||
| 66 | Tom Kite | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $1,792 | ||
| 66 | J.C. Snead | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $750 | ||
| 66 | Homero Blancas | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $750 | ||
| 69 | Kermit Zarley | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $1,792 | ||
| 70 | Hubert Green | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $7,500 | ||
| 70 | Mike Reid | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $860 | ||
| 70 | Don Bies | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $770 | ||
| 73 | Ray Floyd | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 73 | Sammy Rachels | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 75 | Terry Diehl | 78 | 77 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Dave Stockton | 79 | 77 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Doug Tewell | 79 | 77 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Grier Jones | 79 | 77 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Eddie Pearce | 80 | 77 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Stan Lee | 80 | 77 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 81 | Jerry Heard | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $5,460 | ||
| 81 | Andy Bean | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $1,792 | ||
| 83 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $750 | ||
| 84 | Ron Streck | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $860 | ||
| 84 | Rod Curl | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $750 | ||
| 84 | Lee Trevino | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Steve Taylor | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Tom Watson | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Mike Hill | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Billy Casper | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Bruce Lietzke | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Bobby Walzel | 78 | 78 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Butch Baird | 78 | 78 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Roger Maltbie | 79 | 78 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Antonio Cerda | 82 | 78 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 96 | Victor Regalado | 70 | 79 | +5 | 149 | $7,500 | ||
| 96 | Bobby Wadkins | 70 | 79 | +5 | 149 | $5,460 | ||
| 98 | Fred Marti | 72 | 79 | +7 | 151 | $1,290 | ||
| 98 | Bobby Cole | 72 | 79 | +7 | 151 | $975 | ||
| 100 | Art Wall | 73 | 79 | +8 | 152 | $810 | ||
| 101 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 79 | +9 | 153 | $1,083 | ||
| 102 | Joe Porter | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Ed Sneed | 76 | 79 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 104 | Wally Armstrong | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Mark Lye | 78 | 79 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Tom Storey | 79 | 79 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Larry Ziegler | 79 | 79 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 108 | George Knudson | 80 | 79 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Jim Simons | 73 | 80 | +9 | 153 | $910 | ||
| 109 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 80 | +9 | 153 | $860 | ||
| 111 | Jack Renner | 75 | 80 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Tom Purtzer | 75 | 80 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Gary Koch | 77 | 80 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Frank Beard | 80 | 80 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Ken Still | 80 | 80 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Rik Massengale | 73 | 81 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | 81 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Dan Sikes | 74 | 81 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Jim Dent | 74 | 81 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Bob Payne | 75 | 81 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Barry Jaeckel | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Bruce Devlin | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Bobby Nichols | 77 | 81 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 124 | Calvin Peete | 81 | 81 | +18 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Orville Moody | 74 | 82 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Steve Veriato | 75 | 82 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Barney Thompson | 76 | 82 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 128 | Johnny Miller | 77 | 82 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Bob Murphy | 78 | 82 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Lanny Wadkins | 79 | 82 | +17 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Tim Simpson | 81 | 82 | +19 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 132 | Don Pooley | 74 | 83 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 132 | Bob Smith | 74 | 83 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 77 | 83 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Dale Hayes | 77 | 83 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Bob Gilder | 74 | 85 | +15 | 159 | $0 | ||
| 137 | Randy Erskine | 75 | 85 | +16 | 160 | $0 | ||
| 138 | Ed Dougherty | 78 | 85 | +19 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 139 | Craig Stadler | 79 | 85 | +20 | 164 | $0 | ||
| 140 | Bill Mallon | 84 | 85 | +25 | 169 | $0 | ||
| 141 | Bob Wynn | 76 | 86 | +18 | 162 | $0 | ||
| 142 | George Cadle | 81 | 89 | +26 | 170 | $0 |