Sports headlines for Thursday August 17, 1978:
- Howard Cosell Liked Most -- And Least -- In TV Poll
- McCourt Sent To Los Angeles
- Fans Vote For More TV Baseball
Scores through round 1 of the 1978 American Express Westchester Classic
Tournament held at Westchester Country Club (Harrison, NY) from August 17, 1978 to August 20, 1978 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hill | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Jeff Mitchell | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 3 | George Johnson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Mike Shea | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Bob Dickson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Andy Bean | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Joe Inman | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Mason Rudolph | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Brad Bryant | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Lee Mikles | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Ed Sneed | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | George Archer | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Antonio Cerda | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | John Gentile | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Ken Still | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Bruce Lietzke | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Roger Maltbie | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Doug Ford | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Keith Fergus | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | D.A. Weibring | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Don Brigham | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Charles Coody | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Rocky Thompson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Don Bies | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim Colbert | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | George Burns | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Skeeter Heath | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Roy Pace | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim Wiechers | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Woody Blackburn | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Pete Brown | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Ed Byman | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Bob Gilder | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Bobby Cole | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Bobby Wadkins | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Mike Booker | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 34 | John Lister | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Gary Koch | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Ron Streck | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bob Zender | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Tom Purtzer | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Miller Barber | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Rik Massengale | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Austin Straub | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Martin Bohen | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Jim Chancey | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Bill Galloway | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Bob Byman | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Larry Ziegler | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Bill Rogers | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Bill Pelham | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Ed Furgol | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Sam Adams | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Mitch Adcock | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Pat Fitzsimons | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 62 | George Cadle | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Cesar Sanudo | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Greg Pitzer | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Bob Bruno | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Don Pooley | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Bill Sander | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Tom Joyce | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Stan Lee | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Morris Hatalsky | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Greg Powers | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Jim McLean | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Tom Nieporte | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Bob Impaglia | 84 | +13 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Rex Caldwell | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,480 | |||
| 76 | Grier Jones | 69 | -2 | 69 | $6,150 | |||
| 77 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | -1 | 70 | $9,930 | |||
| 78 | Bob Murphy | 71 | Even | 71 | $9,930 | |||
| 79 | Alan Tapie | 70 | -1 | 70 | $9,930 | |||
| 80 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | Even | 71 | $14,100 | |||
| 80 | Rod Curl | 71 | Even | 71 | $6,150 | |||
| 82 | Jimmy Wright | 72 | +1 | 72 | $3,900 | |||
| 83 | Lonnie Nielsen | 73 | +2 | 73 | $3,900 | |||
| 83 | Orville Moody | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,908 | |||
| 85 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | -2 | 69 | $9,930 | |||
| 86 | Hubert Green | 70 | -1 | 70 | $21,300 | |||
| 87 | Lee Elder | 71 | Even | 71 | $60,000 | |||
| 87 | Frank Beard | 71 | Even | 71 | $3,900 | |||
| 89 | Ben Crenshaw | 68 | -3 | 68 | $3,900 | |||
| 90 | Al Geiberger | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,900 | |||
| 90 | Bill Calfee | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,908 | |||
| 92 | Gay Brewer | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,908 | |||
| 93 | Andy North | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,511 | |||
| 93 | J.C. Snead | 72 | +1 | 72 | $730 | |||
| 95 | Dave Stockton | 74 | +3 | 74 | $9,930 | |||
| 96 | Gene Borek | 69 | -2 | 69 | $930 | |||
| 96 | Bob Shearer | 69 | -2 | 69 | $730 | |||
| 98 | Tom Watson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $6,150 | |||
| 98 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,900 | |||
| 98 | Dan Sikes | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,908 | |||
| 101 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | -4 | 67 | $6,150 | |||
| 102 | Allen Miller | 68 | -3 | 68 | $930 | |||
| 102 | Peter Oosterhuis | 68 | -3 | 68 | $645 | |||
| 104 | Jack Newton | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,230 | |||
| 104 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 69 | -2 | 69 | $730 | |||
| 106 | Jerry Heard | 70 | -1 | 70 | $930 | |||
| 107 | Gil Morgan | 71 | Even | 71 | $2,480 | |||
| 107 | Howard Twitty | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,511 | |||
| 109 | Jay Haas | 67 | -4 | 67 | $3,900 | |||
| 109 | Don January | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,480 | |||
| 111 | Rod Funseth | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,511 | |||
| 111 | John Mahaffey | 68 | -3 | 68 | $645 | |||
| 113 | Jerry Pate | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,908 | |||
| 114 | Mark Hayes | 70 | -1 | 70 | $34,200 | |||
| 114 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,908 | |||
| 116 | Artie McNickle | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,230 | |||
| 116 | Curtis Strange | 72 | +1 | 72 | $593 | |||
| 118 | Jim Dent | 73 | +2 | 73 | $730 | |||
| 119 | Larry Nelson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $6,150 | |||
| 120 | Mike McCullough | 70 | -1 | 70 | $555 | |||
| 121 | John Schroeder | 71 | Even | 71 | $510 | |||
| 122 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | +1 | 72 | $2,480 | |||
| 123 | Tim Simpson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,511 | |||
| 124 | Craig Stadler | 74 | +3 | 74 | $510 | |||
| 125 | Ed Sabo | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,480 | |||
| 126 | Tom Kite | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,480 | |||
| 127 | Phil Hancock | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,230 | |||
| 127 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,230 | |||
| 129 | Graham Marsh | 71 | Even | 71 | $645 | |||
| 130 | Dale Douglass | 69 | -2 | 69 | $930 | |||
| 131 | Jerry McGee | 70 | -1 | 70 | $730 | |||
| 132 | Terry Diehl | 71 | Even | 71 | $645 | |||
| 133 | David Graham | 69 | -2 | 69 | $6,150 | |||
| 133 | Jeff Hewes | 69 | -2 | 69 | $480 | |||
| 135 | Gary Vanier | 72 | +1 | 72 | $930 | |||
| 135 | Mac McLendon | 72 | +1 | 72 | $555 | |||
| 137 | Barry Jaeckel | 65 | -6 | 65 | $730 | |||
| 138 | Jim Simons | 69 | -2 | 69 | $593 | |||
| 139 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | -1 | 70 | $555 | |||
| 140 | Gary Groh | 71 | Even | 71 | $510 | |||
| 141 | Jim Albus | 66 | -5 | 66 | $645 | |||
| 142 | Wally Armstrong | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,230 | |||
| 143 | Don Iverson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $450 | |||
| 144 | Alan Pate | 67 | -4 | 67 | $465 |


