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 | Fred Marti | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Don Pooley | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Mark Hayes | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Doug Tewell | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Victor Regalado | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Dave Newquist | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Rod Curl | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Bill Calfee | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Joe Porter | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Ed Dougherty | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Morris Hatalsky | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Jeff Mitchell | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Ed Fiori | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Pete Brown | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Bob Zender | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Jack Newton | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Dale Douglass | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Jim Simons | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Greg Powers | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Travis Hudson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Rik Massengale | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Bob Smith | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Danny Edwards | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Miller Barber | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Howard Twitty | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Bob Murphy | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 29 | George Cadle | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Gil Morgan | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Brady Miller | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Wayne Peddy | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Gay Brewer | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Ron Cerrudo | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Wayne Levi | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Bobby Stroble | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Parker Moore | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Babe Hiskey | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Alan Pate | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Lonnie Nielsen | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Bill Hall | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Jim Wiechers | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Joe Kunes | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Tommy Valentine | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | David Eger | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Mitch Adcock | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Tim Simpson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Rives McBee | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Charles Coody | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Mike Reid | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Phil Hancock | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Florentino Molina | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Bill Rogers | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Frank Conner | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Gary McCord | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Dwight Nevil | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Mark Pfeil | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Gary Groh | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Forrest Fezler | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | J.C. Snead | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Mike Sullivan | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Rocky Thompson | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Keith Fergus | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Antonio Cerda | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Jeff Hewes | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 67 | D.A. Weibring | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Bruce Lietzke | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Mike Ford | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Mike Reasor | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Frank Beard | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Steve Summer | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Steve Summers | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Allen Miller | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Joe Inman | 72 | +2 | 72 | $9,750 | |||
| 77 | Dave Stockton | 75 | +5 | 75 | $9,750 | |||
| 78 | Andy Bean | 70 | Even | 70 | $5,650 | |||
| 79 | Orville Moody | 67 | -3 | 67 | $3,000 | |||
| 80 | Ray Floyd | 68 | -2 | 68 | $6,400 | |||
| 81 | Don January | 69 | -1 | 69 | $9,750 | |||
| 82 | Calvin Peete | 74 | +4 | 74 | $4,100 | |||
| 83 | Lee Trevino | 70 | Even | 70 | $22,800 | |||
| 84 | Alan Tapie | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 85 | Jerry Heard | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,361 | |||
| 85 | Jim Nelford | 72 | +2 | 72 | $608 | |||
| 87 | Hale Irwin | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,361 | |||
| 87 | Buddy Gardner | 75 | +5 | 75 | $475 | |||
| 89 | Tom Storey | 70 | Even | 70 | $924 | |||
| 90 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 91 | Mac McLendon | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,361 | |||
| 91 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $924 | |||
| 93 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | +3 | 73 | $608 | |||
| 94 | Barry Jaeckel | 67 | -3 | 67 | $4,100 | |||
| 95 | Tom Watson | 69 | -1 | 69 | $40,000 | |||
| 95 | Bob Gilder | 69 | -1 | 69 | $608 | |||
| 97 | Peter Oosterhuis | 70 | Even | 70 | $608 | |||
| 98 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $924 | |||
| 99 | Jerry McGee | 72 | +2 | 72 | $4,100 | |||
| 99 | George Burns | 72 | +2 | 72 | $2,400 | |||
| 99 | Tom Kite | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,361 | |||
| 99 | Bob Shearer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $924 | |||
| 103 | Jim Chancey | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,361 | |||
| 103 | Bob Mann | 73 | +3 | 73 | $608 | |||
| 105 | Lee Mikles | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,361 | |||
| 105 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | +4 | 74 | $924 | |||
| 107 | Jim Dent | 65 | -5 | 65 | $5,650 | |||
| 108 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,825 | |||
| 108 | Bill Pelham | 68 | -2 | 68 | $924 | |||
| 110 | Ed Sneed | 70 | Even | 70 | $9,750 | |||
| 110 | John Schroeder | 70 | Even | 70 | $475 | |||
| 110 | Bruce Devlin | 70 | Even | 70 | $475 | |||
| 113 | Jay Haas | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,000 | |||
| 113 | Peter Jacobsen | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,361 | |||
| 115 | Gary Koch | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,825 | |||
| 115 | Mike Shea | 72 | +2 | 72 | $608 | |||
| 115 | Don Bies | 72 | +2 | 72 | $608 | |||
| 118 | Gary Player | 75 | +5 | 75 | $608 | |||
| 119 | Steve Melnyk | 67 | -3 | 67 | $2,400 | |||
| 120 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,000 | |||
| 120 | Tom Purtzer | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,825 | |||
| 120 | Gene Littler | 71 | +1 | 71 | $430 | |||
| 123 | Lanny Wadkins | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,361 | |||
| 123 | Jerry Pate | 73 | +3 | 73 | $924 | |||
| 125 | Tom Shaw | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,361 | |||
| 126 | John Schlee | 70 | Even | 70 | $430 | |||
| 127 | David Graham | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 127 | Al Geiberger | 71 | +1 | 71 | $924 | |||
| 129 | Pat McGowan | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,825 | |||
| 129 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | +2 | 72 | $360 | |||
| 131 | Curtis Strange | 74 | +4 | 74 | $330 | |||
| 131 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +4 | 74 | $330 | |||
| 133 | Ed Sabo | 75 | +5 | 75 | $395 | |||
| 134 | Gibby Gilbert | 76 | +6 | 76 | $430 | |||
| 135 | Arnold Palmer | 66 | -4 | 66 | $360 | |||
| 136 | Larry Nelson | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,400 | |||
| 136 | Stan Lee | 68 | -2 | 68 | $475 | |||
| 136 | Kermit Zarley | 68 | -2 | 68 | $360 | |||
| 139 | Mark Lye | 71 | +1 | 71 | $430 | |||
| 140 | Dennis Meyer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $380 | |||
| 141 | Bobby Cole | 73 | +3 | 73 | $430 | |||
| 142 | Jim Colbert | 74 | +4 | 74 | $310 | |||
| 143 | Lyn Lott | 72 | +2 | 72 | $330 | |||
| 144 | Andy North | 78 | +8 | 78 | $300 | |||
| 145 | Johnny Miller | 69 | -1 | 69 | $395 |


