Sports headlines for Thursday April 27, 1978:
- Oilers, Campbell Reach Terms
- Cardinals Consider Gomez As Manager
- Still No Crowds, But Lots Of Wins For Amazin' A's
- 32nd Win In Row Is Easy For Duran
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 First NBC New Orleans Open
Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club (New Orleans, LA) from April 27, 1978 to April 30, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Fiori | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Eddie Pearce | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Lee Elder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 4 | John Schroeder | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Ron Cerrudo | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 6 | D.A. Weibring | 69 | -3 | 69 | $6,925 | |||
| 7 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | -2 | 70 | $18,500 | |||
| 7 | Mike Shea | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,247 | |||
| 9 | Pat McGowan | 68 | -4 | 68 | $640 | |||
| 10 | Frank Beard | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Gary Player | 69 | -3 | 69 | $6,925 | |||
| 12 | Jack Renner | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,600 | |||
| 12 | Fred Marti | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,600 | |||
| 12 | Bill Calfee | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,247 | |||
| 15 | Lon Hinkle | 74 | +2 | 74 | $40,000 | |||
| 16 | Phil Hancock | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,247 | |||
| 17 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $18,500 | |||
| 17 | Jim Colbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,500 | |||
| 19 | Bob Murphy | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,925 | |||
| 19 | Tom Storey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $860 | |||
| 19 | Doug Tewell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $450 | |||
| 22 | Gary Koch | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,600 | |||
| 22 | Mike Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,500 | |||
| 22 | Mike Reasor | 72 | Even | 72 | $289 | |||
| 25 | Bobby Cole | 73 | +1 | 73 | $860 | |||
| 26 | Grier Jones | 69 | -3 | 69 | $9,400 | |||
| 26 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,688 | |||
| 26 | Jerry McGee | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,247 | |||
| 26 | Dave Eichelberger | 69 | -3 | 69 | $513 | |||
| 30 | Lee Mikles | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,500 | |||
| 30 | Charles Coody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,247 | |||
| 30 | Morris Hatalsky | 70 | -2 | 70 | $860 | |||
| 30 | Gary Groh | 70 | -2 | 70 | $289 | |||
| 34 | Calvin Peete | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,925 | |||
| 34 | Gene Littler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,500 | |||
| 34 | Curtis Strange | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,247 | |||
| 34 | Frank Conner | 71 | -1 | 71 | $860 | |||
| 34 | Alan Tapie | 71 | -1 | 71 | $450 | |||
| 34 | Roger Maltbie | 71 | -1 | 71 | $390 | |||
| 40 | Parker Moore | 72 | Even | 72 | $2,500 | |||
| 40 | Wayne Levi | 72 | Even | 72 | $640 | |||
| 40 | Tom Shaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $289 | |||
| 40 | Mark Lye | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Jim Simons | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,688 | |||
| 45 | Jack Newton | 74 | +2 | 74 | $3,400 | |||
| 45 | Stan Stopa | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Mason Rudolph | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Lance Suzuki | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Brady Miller | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 50 | Lee Trevino | 65 | -7 | 65 | $1,688 | |||
| 51 | Homero Blancas | 67 | -5 | 67 | $860 | |||
| 52 | Andy Bean | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,688 | |||
| 52 | Florentino Molina | 68 | -4 | 68 | $390 | |||
| 54 | Lou Graham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,600 | |||
| 54 | Bill Pelham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $513 | |||
| 56 | Jeff Hewes | 71 | -1 | 71 | $289 | |||
| 56 | Joe Porter | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Kermit Zarley | 72 | Even | 72 | $289 | |||
| 58 | David Eger | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Tom Watson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $860 | |||
| 60 | Mike Reid | 73 | +1 | 73 | $450 | |||
| 60 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +1 | 73 | $289 | |||
| 60 | Tim Simpson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Larry Miller | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Jim White | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Jim Wiechers | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Ray Floyd | 67 | -5 | 67 | $3,400 | |||
| 67 | Bob Smith | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,247 | |||
| 69 | George Burns | 68 | -4 | 68 | $2,500 | |||
| 69 | Miller Barber | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,688 | |||
| 71 | Mike Sullivan | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,600 | |||
| 72 | Stan Lee | 70 | -2 | 70 | $390 | |||
| 73 | Antonio Cerda | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,247 | |||
| 73 | Don January | 71 | -1 | 71 | $450 | |||
| 75 | Victor Regalado | 72 | Even | 72 | $390 | |||
| 75 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $390 | |||
| 75 | Allen Miller | 72 | Even | 72 | $289 | |||
| 75 | Barney Thompson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Mitch Adcock | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Bob Mann | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 84 | J.C. Snead | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Bob Zender | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Mark Hayes | 66 | -6 | 66 | $860 | |||
| 87 | Barry Jaeckel | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,247 | |||
| 87 | Joe Kunes | 68 | -4 | 68 | $640 | |||
| 87 | Rod Curl | 68 | -4 | 68 | $450 | |||
| 90 | Dwight Nevil | 69 | -3 | 69 | $513 | |||
| 90 | Howard Twitty | 69 | -3 | 69 | $513 | |||
| 92 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Mark Pfeil | 71 | -1 | 71 | $450 | |||
| 94 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Buddy Gardner | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Larry Nelson | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 100 | John Lister | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Perry Leslie | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Greg Powers | 69 | -3 | 69 | $450 | |||
| 103 | Orville Moody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $640 | |||
| 103 | Bobby Stroble | 70 | -2 | 70 | $289 | |||
| 105 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Ken Still | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Billy Casper | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Dana Quigley | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Bill Galloway | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Jim Nelford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Tommy Valentine | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Jeff Mitchell | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Ed Dougherty | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Bob Shearer | 68 | -4 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Ed Sabo | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Don Iverson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Jerry Heard | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Steve Taylor | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Ron Streck | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Mike Booker | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Jim Chancey | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Woody Blackburn | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Babe Hiskey | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Rick Beck | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Don Pooley | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,400 | |||
| 126 | Butch Baird | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Vicente Fernandez | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Artie McNickle | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 131 | George Cascino | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Freddie Haas | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Gary Ostrega | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 133 | George Johnson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Wayne Peddy | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Perry Arthur | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Dave Marr | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Kim Young | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Rod Funseth | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Gary Vanier | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 142 | George Knudson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 143 | Gary Jacobsen | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 143 | Bobby Walzel | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 145 | Skeeter Heath | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 145 | Don Brigham | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 147 | David Smith | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 148 | Carlton White | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 |


