Sports headlines for Friday January 12, 1979:
- Buckeyes Hire Bruce; NAACP Protests Action
- Fairbanks Admits Working At 2 Jobs
Scores through round 3 of the 1979 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from January 10, 1979 to January 14, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | 66 | 66 | 71 | -13 | 203 | $50,000 | ||
| 2 | Keith Fergus | 69 | 67 | 68 | -12 | 204 | $10,450 | ||
| 2 | Leonard Thompson | 69 | 66 | 69 | -12 | 204 | $8,275 | ||
| 4 | Lee Trevino | 71 | 68 | 66 | -11 | 205 | $29,700 | ||
| 5 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | 68 | 70 | -9 | 207 | $8,275 | ||
| 5 | Art Wall | 67 | 67 | 73 | -9 | 207 | $1,180 | ||
| 7 | Grier Jones | 70 | 68 | 71 | -7 | 209 | $13,200 | ||
| 7 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | 69 | 69 | -7 | 209 | $6,325 | ||
| 7 | Orville Moody | 71 | 70 | 68 | -7 | 209 | $4,675 | ||
| 10 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 72 | 68 | -6 | 210 | $18,700 | ||
| 10 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 71 | 68 | -6 | 210 | $8,275 | ||
| 10 | Don Bies | 73 | 68 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $4,675 | ||
| 10 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 72 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $3,451 | ||
| 14 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 66 | 74 | -5 | 211 | $10,450 | ||
| 14 | Bobby Wadkins | 69 | 70 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $8,275 | ||
| 14 | Wayne Levi | 74 | 68 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $3,451 | ||
| 14 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | 68 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $3,451 | ||
| 14 | J.C. Snead | 68 | 69 | 74 | -5 | 211 | $2,640 | ||
| 14 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | 72 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $1,884 | ||
| 14 | Charles Coody | 65 | 73 | 73 | -5 | 211 | $1,884 | ||
| 14 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 73 | 68 | -5 | 211 | $1,180 | ||
| 14 | Bob Murphy | 65 | 74 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $927 | ||
| 23 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | 67 | 73 | -4 | 212 | $6,325 | ||
| 23 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 69 | 72 | -4 | 212 | $1,180 | ||
| 23 | Lee Elder | 70 | 72 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $0 | ||
| 26 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 213 | $6,325 | ||
| 26 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 73 | 70 | -3 | 213 | $4,675 | ||
| 26 | D.A. Weibring | 74 | 71 | 68 | -3 | 213 | $1,884 | ||
| 26 | Tom Kite | 70 | 69 | 74 | -3 | 213 | $1,884 | ||
| 30 | Andy Bean | 72 | 68 | 74 | -2 | 214 | $4,675 | ||
| 30 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 72 | 70 | -2 | 214 | $3,451 | ||
| 30 | Dave Hill | 71 | 76 | 67 | -2 | 214 | $2,640 | ||
| 30 | Curtis Strange | 72 | 69 | 73 | -2 | 214 | $1,884 | ||
| 30 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 74 | 68 | -2 | 214 | $1,390 | ||
| 30 | Ed Sneed | 73 | 72 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $1,390 | ||
| 30 | Andy North | 71 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $1,390 | ||
| 30 | Dave Eichelberger | 73 | 68 | 73 | -2 | 214 | $927 | ||
| 30 | Rik Massengale | 70 | 72 | 72 | -2 | 214 | $645 | ||
| 30 | George Burns | 71 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $616 | ||
| 30 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 74 | 70 | -2 | 214 | $616 | ||
| 41 | Butch Baird | 72 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 215 | $4,675 | ||
| 41 | Joe Inman | 72 | 73 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $2,640 | ||
| 41 | Gene Littler | 72 | 74 | 69 | -1 | 215 | $1,884 | ||
| 41 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 215 | $1,390 | ||
| 41 | Randy Erskine | 68 | 74 | 73 | -1 | 215 | $645 | ||
| 41 | Bob Lunn | 75 | 68 | 72 | -1 | 215 | $560 | ||
| 41 | Cesar Sanudo | 70 | 71 | 74 | -1 | 215 | $560 | ||
| 48 | Jay Haas | 72 | 77 | 67 | Even | 216 | $927 | ||
| 48 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | 70 | 73 | Even | 216 | $927 | ||
| 48 | Rod Curl | 71 | 72 | 73 | Even | 216 | $702 | ||
| 48 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | 73 | Even | 216 | $578 | ||
| 48 | Jack Fleck | 73 | 73 | 70 | Even | 216 | $0 | ||
| 48 | Lonnie Nielsen | 74 | 67 | 75 | Even | 216 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Ray Floyd | 74 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $1,884 | ||
| 54 | Mike Hill | 73 | 68 | 76 | +1 | 217 | $1,884 | ||
| 54 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 71 | 75 | +1 | 217 | $702 | ||
| 54 | Billy Casper | 68 | 74 | 75 | +1 | 217 | $616 | ||
| 54 | Mike Sullivan | 71 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 217 | $595 | ||
| 54 | Brad Bryant | 71 | 75 | 71 | +1 | 217 | $560 | ||
| 54 | Rod Funseth | 68 | 77 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $560 | ||
| 54 | Lyn Lott | 71 | 72 | 74 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Al Geiberger | 70 | 72 | 75 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Bill Calfee | 74 | 73 | 70 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Mike Morley | 73 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 218 | $927 | ||
| 64 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | 69 | 75 | +2 | 218 | $702 | ||
| 64 | Peter Jacobsen | 73 | 69 | 76 | +2 | 218 | $616 | ||
| 64 | Howard Twitty | 70 | 74 | 74 | +2 | 218 | $595 | ||
| 64 | George Cadle | 74 | 72 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Don Pooley | 70 | 77 | 71 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 70 | Bob Zender | 72 | 75 | 72 | +3 | 219 | $927 | ||
| 70 | Mike Reid | 77 | 70 | 72 | +3 | 219 | $702 | ||
| 70 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $702 | ||
| 70 | Vic Martin | 72 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $616 | ||
| 70 | Ron Streck | 75 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $578 | ||
| 70 | Doug Sanders | 71 | 74 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $578 | ||
| 70 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 70 | George Knudson | 74 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 70 | Tommy Aaron | 76 | 74 | 69 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 73 | 76 | +4 | 220 | $595 | ||
| 79 | Dave Barber | 73 | 75 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $560 | ||
| 79 | Charlie Gibson | 72 | 73 | 75 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Ron Mobley | 75 | 72 | 73 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Barry Jaeckel | 70 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Bill Ogden | 72 | 77 | 71 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 74 | 71 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Jim Chancey | 73 | 72 | 75 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Rex Caldwell | 75 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $1,884 | ||
| 87 | Lou Graham | 70 | 76 | 75 | +5 | 221 | $578 | ||
| 87 | Jim Dent | 76 | 73 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $560 | ||
| 87 | Terry Wilcox | 74 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Dave Marr | 74 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Craig Stadler | 76 | 73 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Don Baker | 73 | 74 | 74 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Wren Lum | 71 | 75 | 75 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Steve Veriato | 75 | 70 | 76 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Victor Regalado | 75 | 70 | 76 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Jerry Heard | 74 | 76 | 72 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Dave Stockton | 74 | 74 | 74 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Tom Shaw | 71 | 78 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Mac McLendon | 72 | 79 | 71 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Ed Byman | 73 | 73 | 76 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Bob Rosburg | 72 | 75 | 75 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Jack Renner | 72 | 75 | 76 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Danny Edwards | 70 | 77 | 76 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 74 | 77 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Miller Barber | 77 | 74 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Jerry Barber | 76 | 72 | 75 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Gary McCord | 79 | 75 | 70 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Rafe Botts | 76 | 74 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Joe Hager | 74 | 72 | 78 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Hubert Green | 73 | 72 | 79 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Kip Byrne | 77 | 75 | 73 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Dan Pohl | 70 | 76 | 79 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Allen Miller | 72 | 74 | 79 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Eddie Pearce | 73 | 77 | 76 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Doug Tewell | 75 | 75 | 76 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Jim Simons | 75 | 81 | 71 | +11 | 227 | $0 | ||
| 117 | John Mahoney | 75 | 77 | 75 | +11 | 227 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Bob Mann | 76 | 72 | 80 | +12 | 228 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Tom Nieporte | 76 | 75 | 81 | +16 | 232 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Jim White | 73 | 79 | 82 | +18 | 234 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Jack Burke | 85 | 75 | 75 | +19 | 235 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Jim Ferriell | 80 | 76 | 80 | +20 | 236 | $0 | ||
| 124 | Mike Ford | 77 | 76 | 84 | +21 | 237 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Woody Blackburn | 77 | 82 | 82 | +25 | 241 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Larry Benson | 79 | 83 | 79 | +25 | 241 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Mike Reasor | 83 | 85 | 83 | +35 | 251 | $0 |