`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	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	John Mahaffey	66	66	71	-13	203	$50,000
2	Leonard Thompson	69	66	69	-12	204	$8,275
3	Lanny Wadkins	71	66	74	-5	211	$10,450
4	Keith Fergus	69	67	68	-12	204	$10,450
5	Art Wall	67	67	73	-9	207	$1,180
6	Lon Hinkle	72	67	73	-4	212	$6,325
7	Lonnie Nielsen	74	67	75	Even	216	$0
8	Lee Trevino	71	68	66	-11	205	$29,700
9	Tom Purtzer	69	68	70	-9	207	$8,275
10	Grier Jones	70	68	71	-7	209	$13,200
11	Don Bies	73	68	69	-6	210	$4,675
12	Wayne Levi	74	68	69	-5	211	$3,451
12	Kermit Zarley	71	68	72	-5	211	$3,451
14	Andy Bean	72	68	74	-2	214	$4,675
14	Dave Eichelberger	73	68	73	-2	214	$927
16	Bob Lunn	75	68	72	-1	215	$560
17	Mike Hill	73	68	76	+1	217	$1,884
18	Jack Nicklaus	71	69	69	-7	209	$6,325
19	J.C. Snead	68	69	74	-5	211	$2,640
20	Larry Nelson	71	69	72	-4	212	$1,180
21	Tom Kite	70	69	74	-3	213	$1,884
22	Curtis Strange	72	69	73	-2	214	$1,884
23	Bruce Lietzke	74	69	75	+2	218	$702
23	Peter Jacobsen	73	69	76	+2	218	$616
25	Orville Moody	71	70	68	-7	209	$4,675
26	Bobby Wadkins	69	70	72	-5	211	$8,275
27	Bobby Nichols	73	70	73	Even	216	$927
28	Mike Reid	77	70	72	+3	219	$702
29	Steve Veriato	75	70	76	+5	221	$0
29	Victor Regalado	75	70	76	+5	221	$0
31	Alan Tapie	71	71	68	-6	210	$8,275
32	D.A. Weibring	74	71	68	-3	213	$1,884
33	Cesar Sanudo	70	71	74	-1	215	$560
34	Ray Floyd	74	71	72	+1	217	$1,884
34	Gil Morgan	71	71	75	+1	217	$702
36	Ron Streck	75	71	73	+3	219	$578
37	Mark Hayes	70	72	68	-6	210	$18,700
37	Wally Armstrong	69	72	69	-6	210	$3,451
39	Ben Crenshaw	70	72	69	-5	211	$1,884
40	Lee Elder	70	72	70	-4	212	$0
41	Jerry Pate	71	72	70	-3	213	$6,325
42	Jim Colbert	72	72	70	-2	214	$3,451
42	Ed Sneed	73	72	69	-2	214	$1,390
42	Rik Massengale	70	72	72	-2	214	$645
45	Butch Baird	72	72	71	-1	215	$4,675
45	Mike McCullough	70	72	73	-1	215	$1,390
47	Rod Curl	71	72	73	Even	216	$702
47	Forrest Fezler	71	72	73	Even	216	$578
49	Lyn Lott	71	72	74	+1	217	$0
49	Al Geiberger	70	72	75	+1	217	$0
51	Mike Morley	73	72	73	+2	218	$927
51	George Cadle	74	72	72	+2	218	$0
53	Tim Simpson	74	72	73	+3	219	$702
53	Bob Gilder	73	72	74	+3	219	$0
53	George Knudson	74	72	73	+3	219	$0
56	Ron Mobley	75	72	73	+4	220	$0
56	Jim Chancey	73	72	75	+4	220	$0
58	Jerry Barber	76	72	75	+7	223	$0
59	Joe Hager	74	72	78	+8	224	$0
59	Hubert Green	73	72	79	+8	224	$0
61	Bob Mann	76	72	80	+12	228	$0
62	Charles Coody	65	73	73	-5	211	$1,884
62	Bill Rogers	70	73	68	-5	211	$1,180
64	Mark McCumber	70	73	70	-3	213	$4,675
65	Joe Inman	72	73	70	-1	215	$2,640
66	Jack Fleck	73	73	70	Even	216	$0
67	Mike Sullivan	71	73	73	+1	217	$595
67	Bill Calfee	74	73	70	+1	217	$0
69	Vic Martin	72	73	74	+3	219	$616
70	Jerry McGee	71	73	76	+4	220	$595
70	Charlie Gibson	72	73	75	+4	220	$0
72	Jim Dent	76	73	72	+5	221	$560
72	Terry Wilcox	74	73	74	+5	221	$0
72	Dave Marr	74	73	74	+5	221	$0
72	Craig Stadler	76	73	72	+5	221	$0
76	Ed Byman	73	73	76	+6	222	$0
77	Bob Murphy	65	74	72	-5	211	$927
78	Gay Brewer	72	74	68	-2	214	$1,390
78	Andy North	71	74	69	-2	214	$1,390
78	George Burns	71	74	69	-2	214	$616
78	Johnny Miller	70	74	70	-2	214	$616
82	Gene Littler	72	74	69	-1	215	$1,884
82	Randy Erskine	68	74	73	-1	215	$645
84	Billy Casper	68	74	75	+1	217	$616
85	Howard Twitty	70	74	74	+2	218	$595
86	Doug Sanders	71	74	74	+3	219	$578
86	Tommy Aaron	76	74	69	+3	219	$0
88	Peter Oosterhuis	75	74	71	+4	220	$0
89	Rex Caldwell	75	74	72	+5	221	$1,884
89	Don Baker	73	74	74	+5	221	$0
91	Dave Stockton	74	74	74	+6	222	$0
92	Arnold Palmer	72	74	77	+7	223	$0
92	Miller Barber	77	74	72	+7	223	$0
94	Rafe Botts	76	74	74	+8	224	$0
95	Allen Miller	72	74	79	+9	225	$0
96	Brad Bryant	71	75	71	+1	217	$560
97	Bob Zender	72	75	72	+3	219	$927
98	Dave Barber	73	75	72	+4	220	$560
99	Wren Lum	71	75	75	+5	221	$0
100	Bob Rosburg	72	75	75	+6	222	$0
101	Jack Renner	72	75	76	+7	223	$0
102	Gary McCord	79	75	70	+8	224	$0
103	Kip Byrne	77	75	73	+9	225	$0
104	Doug Tewell	75	75	76	+10	226	$0
105	Tom Nieporte	76	75	81	+16	232	$0
106	Jack Burke	85	75	75	+19	235	$0
107	Dave Hill	71	76	67	-2	214	$2,640
108	Lou Graham	70	76	75	+5	221	$578
109	Jerry Heard	74	76	72	+6	222	$0
110	Dan Pohl	70	76	79	+9	225	$0
111	Jim Ferriell	80	76	80	+20	236	$0
112	Mike Ford	77	76	84	+21	237	$0
113	Jay Haas	72	77	67	Even	216	$927
114	Rod Funseth	68	77	72	+1	217	$560
115	Don Pooley	70	77	71	+2	218	$0
116	Barry Jaeckel	70	77	73	+4	220	$0
116	Bill Ogden	72	77	71	+4	220	$0
118	Danny Edwards	70	77	76	+7	223	$0
119	Eddie Pearce	73	77	76	+10	226	$0
120	John Mahoney	75	77	75	+11	227	$0
121	Tom Shaw	71	78	73	+6	222	$0
121	Mac McLendon	72	79	71	+6	222	$0
123	Jim White	73	79	82	+18	234	$0
124	Jim Simons	75	81	71	+11	227	$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

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