Sports headlines for Sunday August 6, 1978:
- Mahaffey Captures PGA In 3-Man Playoff
Final results of the 1978 PGA Championship
Tournament held at Oakmont Country Club (Oakmont, PA) from August 3, 1978 to August 6, 1978 (Par 71)
John Mahaffey defeated Jerry Pate and Tom Watson on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Mahaffey | 75 | 67 | 68 | 66 | -8 | 276 | $50,000 |
1 | Jerry Pate | 72 | 70 | 66 | 68 | -8 | 276 | $25,000 |
1 | Tom Watson | 67 | 69 | 67 | 73 | -8 | 276 | $25,000 |
4 | Gil Morgan | 76 | 71 | 66 | 67 | -4 | 280 | $14,500 |
4 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 67 | 69 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $14,500 |
6 | Craig Stadler | 70 | 74 | 67 | 71 | -2 | 282 | $10,000 |
7 | Andy Bean | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | Even | 284 | $8,000 |
7 | Graham Marsh | 72 | 74 | 68 | 70 | Even | 284 | $8,000 |
7 | Lee Trevino | 69 | 73 | 70 | 72 | Even | 284 | $8,000 |
10 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 75 | 69 | 73 | 68 | +1 | 285 | $6,500 |
11 | Joe Inman | 72 | 68 | 69 | 77 | +2 | 286 | $6,000 |
12 | Bill Kratzert | 70 | 77 | 73 | 67 | +3 | 287 | $4,813 |
12 | Hale Irwin | 73 | 71 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 287 | $4,813 |
12 | Larry Nelson | 76 | 71 | 70 | 70 | +3 | 287 | $4,813 |
12 | John Schroeder | 76 | 69 | 70 | 72 | +3 | 287 | $4,813 |
16 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +4 | 288 | $3,767 |
16 | Grier Jones | 70 | 73 | 71 | 74 | +4 | 288 | $3,767 |
16 | Phil Hancock | 70 | 73 | 70 | 75 | +4 | 288 | $3,767 |
19 | Don January | 73 | 72 | 75 | 69 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
19 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | 73 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
19 | Dave Stockton | 68 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
19 | George Burns | 79 | 68 | 70 | 72 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
19 | Bob Gilder | 74 | 71 | 70 | 74 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
19 | Bobby Nichols | 75 | 67 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
19 | Kermit Zarley | 75 | 71 | 67 | 76 | +5 | 289 | $3,100 |
26 | George Cadle | 74 | 74 | 74 | 68 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Rod Curl | 76 | 71 | 73 | 70 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Greg Powers | 75 | 70 | 75 | 70 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Gary Player | 76 | 72 | 71 | 71 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Bob Shearer | 73 | 73 | 71 | 73 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Hubert Green | 71 | 71 | 74 | 74 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
26 | Bob Zender | 73 | 69 | 74 | 74 | +6 | 290 | $2,350 |
34 | Jim Dent | 74 | 74 | 70 | 73 | +7 | 291 | $1,750 |
34 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 75 | 73 | 73 | +7 | 291 | $1,750 |
34 | Victor Regalado | 76 | 71 | 70 | 74 | +7 | 291 | $1,750 |
34 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 73 | 72 | 76 | +7 | 291 | $1,750 |
38 | Morris Hatalsky | 77 | 71 | 69 | 75 | +8 | 292 | $1,350 |
38 | Danny Edwards | 74 | 73 | 70 | 75 | +8 | 292 | $1,350 |
38 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 74 | 72 | 75 | +8 | 292 | $1,350 |
38 | Johnny Miller | 69 | 72 | 72 | 79 | +8 | 292 | $1,350 |
42 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | 76 | 74 | 71 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | 73 | 74 | 72 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Lee Elder | 71 | 76 | 73 | 73 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Andy North | 76 | 71 | 73 | 73 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Bill Rogers | 72 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Dewitt Weaver | 75 | 69 | 72 | 77 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Mike Morley | 70 | 73 | 73 | 77 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
42 | Rod Funseth | 70 | 73 | 72 | 78 | +9 | 293 | $813 |
50 | Ray Floyd | 76 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
50 | Tommy Aycock | 74 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
50 | Dave Hill | 69 | 76 | 75 | 74 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
50 | Jack Newton | 73 | 71 | 71 | 79 | +10 | 294 | $513 |
54 | Bobby Cole | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +11 | 295 | $500 |
54 | Tom Purtzer | 72 | 70 | 78 | 75 | +11 | 295 | $500 |
54 | Bobby Wadkins | 74 | 74 | 71 | 76 | +11 | 295 | $500 |
54 | Bob Murphy | 71 | 75 | 71 | 78 | +11 | 295 | $500 |
58 | Mike McCullough | 76 | 71 | 75 | 74 | +12 | 296 | $500 |
58 | Jay Haas | 73 | 71 | 77 | 75 | +12 | 296 | $500 |
58 | Curtis Strange | 72 | 74 | 71 | 79 | +12 | 296 | $500 |
61 | George Archer | 76 | 67 | 77 | 77 | +13 | 297 | $500 |
62 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | 72 | 73 | 78 | +14 | 298 | $500 |
63 | Lon Hinkle | 73 | 73 | 74 | 79 | +15 | 299 | $500 |
64 | Howard Twitty | 75 | 72 | 77 | 76 | +16 | 300 | $500 |
64 | Gary Koch | 74 | 72 | 77 | 77 | +16 | 300 | $500 |
64 | Laurie Hammer | 74 | 72 | 77 | 77 | +16 | 300 | $500 |
64 | Ed Sneed | 76 | 72 | 73 | 79 | +16 | 300 | $500 |
64 | Jerry Heard | 76 | 71 | 72 | 81 | +16 | 300 | $500 |
69 | Jim Colbert | 74 | 74 | 73 | 80 | +17 | 301 | $500 |
70 | Bill Hall | 76 | 72 | 77 | 78 | +19 | 303 | $500 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Galloway | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Don Pooley | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Doug Ford | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Gene Littler | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim Simons | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Julius Boros | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Mark Hayes | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Pat McGowan | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Tom Kite | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
Allen Miller | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Howell Fraser | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Larry Rinker | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Mike Hill | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
Al Geiberger | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Barry Jaeckel | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
David Eger | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
David Graham | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Dow Finsterwald | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Jack Renner | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Jimmy Picard | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
John Lister | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Lou Graham | 80 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
Arnold Palmer | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Bob Duden | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Bryan Abbott | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Buddy Whitten | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Charles Coody | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
George Bellino | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Gibby Gilbert | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Paul Barkhouse | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Steve Melnyk | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Steve Spray | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
Alan Tapie | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Art Proctor | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Billy Casper | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Bob Payne | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Bruce Summerhays | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Gene Borek | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Jack Nicklaus | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Rives McBee | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
Bob Brue | 82 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Dave Barber | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Doug Dalziel | 82 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Gene Torres | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Geoff Hensley | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Rik Massengale | 81 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
Dave Marad | 75 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
Forrest Fezler | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
Jim Ahern | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
Jeff Mitchell | 82 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
Jerry Breaux | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
Joe Jimenez | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
Rick Acton | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
Jim O'Hern | 76 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
Denny Lyons | 76 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 159 | $0 | |
Bob Boldt | 77 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
Dick Smith | 82 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 161 | $0 | |
Steve Benson | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 162 | $0 | |
Jim King | 81 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 163 | $0 | |
Stan Thirsk | 81 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 163 | $0 | |
Babe Lichardus | 83 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 | |
Bob Leaver | 85 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 |