Sports headlines for Sunday October 1, 1978:
- Yarborough Outlasts Waltrip For Win
- Perry's 3,000th Strikeout Livens Up 4-3 Padre Win
- Red Sox Catch Yankees At Wire And Force Playoff Game Today
- Green Misreads The Green And Loses A Playoff
- Hunter Dismissed As Texas Manager
Final results of the 1978 World Series Of Golf
Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from September 28, 1978 to October 1, 1978 (Par 70)
Gil Morgan defeated Hubert Green on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 69 | 70 | 76 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $6,450 |
| 2 | Hubert Green | 70 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 278 | $45,000 |
| 3 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 73 | 73 | 66 | +2 | 282 | $12,500 |
| 4 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 72 | 67 | 68 | -2 | 278 | $100,000 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | 71 | 69 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 283 | $10,000 |
| 6 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 71 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $8,400 |
| 7 | Jack Nicklaus | 72 | 76 | 70 | 67 | +5 | 285 | $6,900 |
| 8 | Bill Kratzert | 72 | 71 | 73 | 71 | +7 | 287 | $6,450 |
| 9 | Lon Hinkle | 73 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +10 | 290 | $6,050 |
| 10 | Andy Bean | 73 | 76 | 73 | 71 | +13 | 293 | $5,650 |
| 11 | Tom Watson | 74 | 70 | 69 | 67 | Even | 280 | $19,000 |
| 12 | Lee Elder | 74 | 73 | 74 | 70 | +11 | 291 | $5,850 |
| 13 | John Bland | 74 | 75 | 75 | 73 | +17 | 297 | $5,400 |
| 14 | John Mahaffey | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | +8 | 288 | $6,300 |
| 15 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | 76 | 71 | 69 | +11 | 291 | $5,850 |
| 16 | Lee Trevino | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +13 | 293 | $5,650 |
| 17 | Miller Barber | 75 | 75 | 74 | 70 | +14 | 294 | $5,500 |
| 18 | Gary Player | 76 | 72 | 69 | 69 | +6 | 286 | $6,600 |
| 19 | Mark Hayes | 76 | 72 | 69 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $6,050 |
| 20 | Bob Shearer | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | +22 | 302 | $5,100 |
| 21 | Andy North | 77 | 75 | 77 | 72 | +21 | 301 | $5,200 |
| 21 | John Cook | 77 | 73 | 75 | 76 | +21 | 301 | $0 |
| 23 | Peter McEvoy | 78 | 73 | 73 | 79 | +23 | 303 | $0 |
| 24 | Isao Aoki | 79 | 74 | 67 | 69 | +9 | 289 | $6,200 |
| 25 | Hsu Sheng San | 80 | 74 | 74 | 71 | +19 | 299 | $5,300 |
| 26 | Jerry Pate | 84 | 72 | 72 | 75 | +23 | 303 | $5,000 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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