`Sports headlines for Saturday March 18, 1978:`

South Africans Slice U.S. Cup Margin To 2-1
WBC Drops Spinks, Makes Norton Champ

Scores through round 3 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	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Lon Hinkle	75	72	74	+5	221	$21,300
2	Victor Regalado	70	79	76	+9	225	$7,500
3	Jerry Pate	76	76	75	+11	227	$4,200
4	Keith Fergus	73	75	82	+14	230	$1,792
4	Alan Tapie	73	75	82	+14	230	$1,792
6	John Schroeder	70	75	76	+5	221	$11,700
7	Hubert Green	76	77	71	+8	224	$7,500
8	Lee Elder	75	76	75	+10	226	$4,200
9	Lyn Lott	75	76	78	+13	229	$1,792
9	Tom Kite	74	77	78	+13	229	$1,792
11	Bobby Cole	72	79	81	+16	232	$975
12	Jim Colbert	74	74	74	+6	222	$8,850
13	Gil Morgan	73	77	76	+10	226	$2,893
14	Leonard Thompson	74	76	79	+13	229	$1,290
15	Bob Eastwood	79	72	82	+17	233	$910
16	Andy North	74	71	74	+3	219	$11,700
17	John Schlee	77	73	75	+9	225	$2,893
18	Andy Bean	73	78	76	+11	227	$1,792
18	Mark Hayes	73	77	77	+11	227	$1,792
20	Fred Marti	72	79	77	+12	228	$1,290
21	Jim Simons	73	80	79	+16	232	$910
22	Larry Nelson	71	72	75	+2	218	$11,700
22	Ben Crenshaw	70	71	77	+2	218	$11,700
24	Peter Oosterhuis	73	73	75	+5	221	$7,500
25	Jerry Heard	73	78	71	+6	222	$5,460
25	Bobby Wadkins	70	79	73	+6	222	$5,460
25	Florentino Molina	72	74	76	+6	222	$5,460
28	David Graham	72	74	78	+8	224	$2,893
29	Rod Funseth	74	73	78	+9	225	$2,310
30	Gibby Gilbert	70	77	79	+10	226	$1,792
31	Jack Nicklaus	70	71	73	-2	214	$60,000
32	Lou Graham	71	70	74	-1	215	$34,200
33	Mike McCullough	77	75	69	+5	221	$5,460
34	Phil Hancock	73	74	75	+6	222	$4,200
35	Danny Edwards	75	73	75	+7	223	$2,893
36	Kermit Zarley	75	77	73	+9	225	$1,792
36	Joe Inman	71	75	79	+9	225	$1,792
38	Morris Hatalsky	74	79	74	+11	227	$1,083
39	Miller Barber	78	74	76	+12	228	$975
40	Peter Jacobsen	74	76	80	+14	230	$910
41	Don Bies	76	77	81	+18	234	$770
42	Graham Marsh	73	76	73	+6	222	$2,893
42	Mac McLendon	72	74	76	+6	222	$2,893
44	Gary Player	74	73	77	+8	224	$1,792
45	Bill Kratzert	75	76	75	+10	226	$1,083
46	Ron Streck	75	78	77	+14	230	$860
46	Steve Melnyk	76	75	79	+14	230	$860
48	Tom Shaw	76	75	83	+18	234	$750
49	Rod Curl	75	78	82	+19	235	$750
50	John Mahaffey	72	72	75	+3	219	$5,460
51	Bob Shearer	74	75	72	+5	221	$2,893
52	Hale Irwin	75	75	75	+9	225	$1,083
53	Don January	73	74	79	+10	226	$975
54	Mark Pfeil	74	75	78	+11	227	$945
55	Artie McNickle	71	75	82	+12	228	$910
56	Chi Chi Rodriguez	73	77	80	+14	230	$830
57	Wayne Levi	74	75	82	+15	231	$810
58	J.C. Snead	74	77	82	+17	233	$750
59	Homero Blancas	74	77	84	+19	235	$750
60	Sam Adams	74	72	77	+7	223	$1,290
61	Frank Conner	75	74	75	+8	224	$1,083
62	Bill Rogers	73	75	79	+11	227	$910
63	Mike Reid	76	77	75	+12	228	$860
63	Jay Haas	76	76	76	+12	228	$860
65	Rex Caldwell	75	76	80	+15	231	$770
66	John Lister	76	76	81	+17	233	$750
67	Howard Twitty	78	75	81	+18	234	$750
68	Bob Zender	75	73	73	+5	221	$1,792
69	Tom Weiskopf	73	80	74	+11	227	$860
70	Art Wall	73	79	77	+13	229	$810
71	Charles Coody	73	76	74	+7	223	$975
72	Mike Morley	72	73	79	+8	224	$945
73	Gary McCord	77	75	77	+13	229	$770
74	Forrest Fezler	76	75	82	+17	233	$750
75	Allen Miller	74	73	79	+10	226	$810
76	Jerry McGee	76	76	75	+11	227	$770
77	Gary Groh	70	77	79	+10	226	$770
78	Arnold Palmer	74	78	76	+12	228	$750

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