Sports headlines for Thursday May 18, 1978:
- Affirmed To Face 6 Preakness Rivals
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 Memorial Tournament
Tournament held at Muirfield Village Golf Club (Dublin, OH) from May 18, 1978 to May 21, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | -5 | 67 | $10,333 | |||
| 1 | Gary Player | 67 | -5 | 67 | $10,333 | |||
| 3 | Jim Simons | 68 | -4 | 68 | $50,000 | |||
| 3 | Rex Caldwell | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,203 | |||
| 3 | Tom Kite | 68 | -4 | 68 | $817 | |||
| 6 | Ed Sneed | 69 | -3 | 69 | $10,333 | |||
| 6 | Curtis Strange | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,300 | |||
| 6 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | -3 | 69 | $817 | |||
| 9 | Mark Hayes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,750 | |||
| 9 | Mike Morley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,519 | |||
| 9 | Andy North | 70 | -2 | 70 | $993 | |||
| 9 | Bobby Wadkins | 70 | -2 | 70 | $910 | |||
| 9 | Alan Tapie | 70 | -2 | 70 | $765 | |||
| 14 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $17,750 | |||
| 14 | Jay Haas | 71 | -1 | 71 | $5,300 | |||
| 14 | Steve Melnyk | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,650 | |||
| 14 | Don Pooley | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,971 | |||
| 14 | Gary Koch | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,971 | |||
| 14 | Andy Bean | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,971 | |||
| 14 | George Burns | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,203 | |||
| 14 | Hubert Green | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,203 | |||
| 14 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $993 | |||
| 14 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | -1 | 71 | $910 | |||
| 14 | Lou Graham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $910 | |||
| 14 | Gary McCord | 71 | -1 | 71 | $770 | |||
| 14 | Jerry Heard | 71 | -1 | 71 | $755 | |||
| 14 | Roger Maltbie | 71 | -1 | 71 | $750 | |||
| 28 | Bill Kratzert | 72 | Even | 72 | $28,500 | |||
| 28 | Bob Shearer | 72 | Even | 72 | $7,688 | |||
| 28 | Keith Fergus | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,750 | |||
| 28 | Terry Diehl | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,971 | |||
| 28 | Tom Weiskopf | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,971 | |||
| 28 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,971 | |||
| 28 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,519 | |||
| 28 | Mike McCullough | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,203 | |||
| 28 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | Even | 72 | $993 | |||
| 28 | Craig Stadler | 72 | Even | 72 | $780 | |||
| 28 | Don January | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Tom Watson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $5,300 | |||
| 39 | Miller Barber | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,519 | |||
| 39 | Hale Irwin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $993 | |||
| 39 | Jeff Mitchell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $910 | |||
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $865 | |||
| 39 | Doug Tewell | 73 | +1 | 73 | $817 | |||
| 39 | Victor Regalado | 73 | +1 | 73 | $817 | |||
| 39 | Lu Liang-Huan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $750 | |||
| 39 | Fred Marti | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Danny Edwards | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | +2 | 74 | $7,688 | |||
| 49 | Gil Morgan | 74 | +2 | 74 | $6,750 | |||
| 49 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | +2 | 74 | $3,750 | |||
| 49 | Lee Elder | 74 | +2 | 74 | $2,650 | |||
| 49 | Bob Zender | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,519 | |||
| 49 | Mac McLendon | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,519 | |||
| 49 | Charles Coody | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,519 | |||
| 49 | Barry Jaeckel | 74 | +2 | 74 | $817 | |||
| 49 | Tom Purtzer | 74 | +2 | 74 | $817 | |||
| 49 | Mike Reid | 74 | +2 | 74 | $817 | |||
| 49 | Joe Inman | 74 | +2 | 74 | $780 | |||
| 49 | Don Bies | 74 | +2 | 74 | $780 | |||
| 49 | George Cadle | 74 | +2 | 74 | $755 | |||
| 49 | Florentino Molina | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Jim Nelford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 49 | J.C. Snead | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 49 | John Schlee | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Rod Funseth | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Ray Floyd | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Howard Twitty | 75 | +3 | 75 | $3,750 | |||
| 68 | Bob Gilder | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,650 | |||
| 68 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | +3 | 75 | $993 | |||
| 68 | Jim Colbert | 75 | +3 | 75 | $865 | |||
| 68 | Frank Beard | 75 | +3 | 75 | $755 | |||
| 68 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | +3 | 75 | $750 | |||
| 68 | Bobby Nichols | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Orville Moody | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 68 | John Mahaffey | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Lyn Lott | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Jerry Pate | 76 | +4 | 76 | $5,300 | |||
| 78 | Bob Wynn | 76 | +4 | 76 | $993 | |||
| 78 | John Schroeder | 76 | +4 | 76 | $910 | |||
| 78 | Stan Lee | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Bill Rogers | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Jack Renner | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Joe Porter | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Phil Hancock | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 78 | John Lister | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Rod Curl | 77 | +5 | 77 | $3,750 | |||
| 88 | Larry Nelson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $2,650 | |||
| 88 | Arnold Palmer | 77 | +5 | 77 | $910 | |||
| 88 | Bob Smith | 77 | +5 | 77 | $817 | |||
| 88 | Steve Veriato | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Jerry McGee | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Bill Mallon | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Ron Cerrudo | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 96 | David Graham | 78 | +6 | 78 | $5,300 | |||
| 96 | Gary Groh | 78 | +6 | 78 | $910 | |||
| 96 | Mike Hill | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Peter Oosterhuis | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Takashi Murakami | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Bobby Cole | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Mark Lye | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Homero Blancas | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Rik Massengale | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 105 | David Good | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 |


