Sports headlines for Thursday May 4, 1978:
- Czechs Outskate Canada, 5-0
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from May 4, 1978 to May 7, 1978 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Moore | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Dwight Nevil | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Allen Miller | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Jay Haas | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,000 | |||
| 5 | Tom Watson | 69 | -1 | 69 | $40,000 | |||
| 6 | Ed Sneed | 70 | Even | 70 | $9,750 | |||
| 7 | Andy North | 78 | +8 | 78 | $300 | |||
| 8 | Tom Purtzer | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,825 | |||
| 9 | Pat McGowan | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,825 | |||
| 10 | Curtis Strange | 74 | +4 | 74 | $330 | |||
| 11 | Mark Pfeil | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Steve Melnyk | 67 | -3 | 67 | $2,400 | |||
| 13 | Lee Trevino | 70 | Even | 70 | $22,800 | |||
| 14 | David Graham | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 15 | Lanny Wadkins | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,361 | |||
| 15 | Jerry Pate | 73 | +3 | 73 | $924 | |||
| 17 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | +4 | 74 | $924 | |||
| 18 | Dave Stockton | 75 | +5 | 75 | $9,750 | |||
| 18 | Gary Player | 75 | +5 | 75 | $608 | |||
| 18 | Buddy Gardner | 75 | +5 | 75 | $475 | |||
| 18 | Ed Sabo | 75 | +5 | 75 | $395 | |||
| 22 | Gibby Gilbert | 76 | +6 | 76 | $430 | |||
| 23 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Larry Nelson | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,400 | |||
| 25 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,000 | |||
| 25 | Al Geiberger | 71 | +1 | 71 | $924 | |||
| 27 | Joe Inman | 72 | +2 | 72 | $9,750 | |||
| 28 | Bobby Cole | 73 | +3 | 73 | $430 | |||
| 29 | Lee Mikles | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,361 | |||
| 29 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +4 | 74 | $330 | |||
| 29 | Jim Colbert | 74 | +4 | 74 | $310 | |||
| 32 | Hale Irwin | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,361 | |||
| 33 | Babe Hiskey | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Bruce Lietzke | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Jim Dent | 65 | -5 | 65 | $5,650 | |||
| 36 | Jerry McGee | 72 | +2 | 72 | $4,100 | |||
| 36 | Gary Koch | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,825 | |||
| 36 | Mac McLendon | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,361 | |||
| 36 | Mike Shea | 72 | +2 | 72 | $608 | |||
| 36 | Don Bies | 72 | +2 | 72 | $608 | |||
| 36 | Dennis Meyer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $380 | |||
| 42 | Jim Chancey | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,361 | |||
| 42 | Bob Mann | 73 | +3 | 73 | $608 | |||
| 44 | Calvin Peete | 74 | +4 | 74 | $4,100 | |||
| 45 | Gary Groh | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Andy Bean | 70 | Even | 70 | $5,650 | |||
| 46 | Tom Storey | 70 | Even | 70 | $924 | |||
| 46 | Peter Oosterhuis | 70 | Even | 70 | $608 | |||
| 46 | John Schroeder | 70 | Even | 70 | $475 | |||
| 50 | Alan Tapie | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 50 | Peter Jacobsen | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,361 | |||
| 52 | Jerry Heard | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,361 | |||
| 52 | Tom Kite | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,361 | |||
| 52 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $924 | |||
| 52 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | +2 | 72 | $360 | |||
| 52 | Lyn Lott | 72 | +2 | 72 | $330 | |||
| 57 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | +3 | 73 | $608 | |||
| 58 | Jack Newton | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Dale Douglass | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 61 | George Cadle | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Gil Morgan | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Rives McBee | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Forrest Fezler | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Jeff Hewes | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Orville Moody | 67 | -3 | 67 | $3,000 | |||
| 67 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,825 | |||
| 67 | Bill Pelham | 68 | -2 | 68 | $924 | |||
| 67 | Stan Lee | 68 | -2 | 68 | $475 | |||
| 67 | Kermit Zarley | 68 | -2 | 68 | $360 | |||
| 71 | Don January | 69 | -1 | 69 | $9,750 | |||
| 71 | Tom Shaw | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,361 | |||
| 71 | Johnny Miller | 69 | -1 | 69 | $395 | |||
| 74 | Bruce Devlin | 70 | Even | 70 | $475 | |||
| 75 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 75 | Mark Lye | 71 | +1 | 71 | $430 | |||
| 77 | George Burns | 72 | +2 | 72 | $2,400 | |||
| 77 | Bob Shearer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $924 | |||
| 77 | Jim Nelford | 72 | +2 | 72 | $608 | |||
| 80 | Bill Calfee | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Jim Simons | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Greg Powers | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Brady Miller | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Wayne Peddy | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Gay Brewer | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Alan Pate | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Charles Coody | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 89 | J.C. Snead | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 89 | Mike Sullivan | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 89 | Rocky Thompson | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 89 | Keith Fergus | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 93 | D.A. Weibring | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Barry Jaeckel | 67 | -3 | 67 | $4,100 | |||
| 95 | John Schlee | 70 | Even | 70 | $430 | |||
| 96 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $924 | |||
| 96 | Gene Littler | 71 | +1 | 71 | $430 | |||
| 98 | Mark Hayes | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Doug Tewell | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Joe Porter | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Travis Hudson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Ron Cerrudo | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Lonnie Nielsen | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Bill Hall | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Mike Reid | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Phil Hancock | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Florentino Molina | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Ray Floyd | 68 | -2 | 68 | $6,400 | |||
| 110 | Rik Massengale | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Bob Smith | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Jim Wiechers | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Mike Ford | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Bob Gilder | 69 | -1 | 69 | $608 | |||
| 115 | Victor Regalado | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Ed Dougherty | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Morris Hatalsky | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Jeff Mitchell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Danny Edwards | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Miller Barber | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Joe Kunes | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Tommy Valentine | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Bill Rogers | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Arnold Palmer | 66 | -4 | 66 | $360 | |||
| 125 | Fred Marti | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Don Pooley | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Ed Fiori | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Howard Twitty | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 129 | David Eger | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Frank Conner | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Gary McCord | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Antonio Cerda | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Mike Reasor | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Dave Newquist | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Rod Curl | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Bob Murphy | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Pete Brown | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Wayne Levi | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Bobby Stroble | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Frank Beard | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Mitch Adcock | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Bob Zender | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 143 | Tim Simpson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Steve Summer | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 144 | Steve Summers | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 |


