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Sports headlines for Sunday January 14, 1979:

• 90 Holes Later, Mahaffey Is The Best By 1
• East Routs West In Japan Bowl
• Teenager's $236,000 Week
• Angels Await OK From Kuhn To Talk Directly With Carew
• Murdoch Eager After Layoff

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Final results 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	Mark Hayes	70	72	68	69	66	-15	345	$18,700
2	Bobby Wadkins	69	70	72	71	67	-11	349	$8,275
3	J.C. Snead	68	69	74	75	67	-7	353	$2,640
4	Ray Floyd	74	71	72	70	67	-6	354	$1,884
5	Grier Jones	70	68	71	69	68	-14	346	$13,200
6	Lanny Wadkins	71	66	74	69	68	-12	348	$10,450
7	Tom Purtzer	69	68	70	74	68	-11	349	$8,275
8	Jerry Pate	71	72	70	69	68	-10	350	$6,325
9	Mark McCumber	70	73	70	70	68	-9	351	$4,675
10	Kermit Zarley	71	68	72	73	68	-8	352	$3,451
11	Mike Hill	73	68	76	69	68	-6	354	$1,884
11	Tom Kite	70	69	74	73	68	-6	354	$1,884
13	Mike McCullough	70	72	73	72	68	-5	355	$1,390
13	Andy North	71	74	69	73	68	-5	355	$1,390
15	Bob Zender	72	75	72	71	68	-2	358	$927
15	Dave Eichelberger	73	68	73	76	68	-2	358	$927
17	John Mahaffey	66	66	71	71	69	-17	343	$50,000
18	Lee Trevino	71	68	66	70	69	-16	344	$29,700
19	Keith Fergus	69	67	68	75	69	-12	348	$10,450
20	Lon Hinkle	72	67	73	69	69	-10	350	$6,325
20	Jack Nicklaus	71	69	69	72	69	-10	350	$6,325
22	Orville Moody	71	70	68	73	69	-9	351	$4,675
22	Don Bies	73	68	69	72	69	-9	351	$4,675
22	Andy Bean	72	68	74	68	69	-9	351	$4,675
22	Butch Baird	72	72	71	67	69	-9	351	$4,675
26	Jim Colbert	72	72	70	69	69	-8	352	$3,451
27	Joe Inman	72	73	70	69	69	-7	353	$2,640
27	Dave Hill	71	76	67	70	69	-7	353	$2,640
29	Rex Caldwell	75	74	72	64	69	-6	354	$1,884
29	D.A. Weibring	74	71	68	72	69	-6	354	$1,884
29	Curtis Strange	72	69	73	71	69	-6	354	$1,884
32	Gay Brewer	72	74	68	72	69	-5	355	$1,390
33	Bobby Nichols	73	70	73	73	69	-2	358	$927
34	Rod Curl	71	72	73	74	69	-1	359	$702
35	Leonard Thompson	69	66	69	75	70	-11	349	$8,275
36	Wayne Levi	74	68	69	71	70	-8	352	$3,451
37	Ed Sneed	73	72	69	71	70	-5	355	$1,390
38	Jay Haas	72	77	67	72	70	-2	358	$927
39	Mike Reid	77	70	72	70	70	-1	359	$702
39	Gil Morgan	71	71	75	72	70	-1	359	$702
39	Bruce Lietzke	74	69	75	71	70	-1	359	$702
42	Peter Jacobsen	73	69	76	73	70	+1	361	$616
42	Billy Casper	68	74	75	74	70	+1	361	$616
44	Alan Tapie	71	71	68	68	71	-11	349	$8,275
45	Gene Littler	72	74	69	68	71	-6	354	$1,884
46	Larry Nelson	71	69	72	73	71	-4	356	$1,180
47	Mike Morley	73	72	73	69	71	-2	358	$927
48	Tim Simpson	74	72	73	69	71	-1	359	$702
49	Rik Massengale	70	72	72	75	71	Even	360	$645
50	Howard Twitty	70	74	74	73	71	+2	362	$595
51	Ben Crenshaw	70	72	69	71	72	-6	354	$1,884
52	Bob Murphy	65	74	72	75	72	-2	358	$927
53	George Burns	71	74	69	75	72	+1	361	$616
54	Jerry McGee	71	73	76	70	72	+2	362	$595
55	Bill Rogers	70	73	68	72	73	-4	356	$1,180
56	Randy Erskine	68	74	73	72	73	Even	360	$645
57	Vic Martin	72	73	74	69	73	+1	361	$616
58	Doug Sanders	71	74	74	71	73	+3	363	$578
58	Ron Streck	75	71	73	71	73	+3	363	$578
60	Wally Armstrong	69	72	69	68	74	-8	352	$3,451
61	Charles Coody	65	73	73	69	74	-6	354	$1,884
62	Art Wall	67	67	73	75	74	-4	356	$1,180
63	Mike Sullivan	71	73	73	71	74	+2	362	$595
64	Lou Graham	70	76	75	68	74	+3	363	$578
64	Forrest Fezler	71	72	73	73	74	+3	363	$578
66	Jim Dent	76	73	72	69	74	+4	364	$560
66	Rod Funseth	68	77	72	73	74	+4	364	$560
68	Dave Barber	73	75	72	71	74	+5	365	$560
69	Johnny Miller	70	74	70	72	75	+1	361	$616
70	Brad Bryant	71	75	71	71	76	+4	364	$560
71	Cesar Sanudo	70	71	74	74	76	+5	365	$560
71	Bob Lunn	75	68	72	72	78	+5	365	$560

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Charlie Gibson	72	73	75	72	0	+4	292	$0
	Dave Stockton	74	74	74	70	0	+4	292	$0
	Gary McCord	79	75	70	68	0	+4	292	$0
	Jack Fleck	73	73	70	76	0	+4	292	$0
	Jerry Heard	74	76	72	70	0	+4	292	$0
	Barry Jaeckel	70	77	73	73	0	+5	293	$0
	Bob Gilder	73	72	74	74	0	+5	293	$0
	George Cadle	74	72	72	75	0	+5	293	$0
	Jack Renner	72	75	76	70	0	+5	293	$0
	Lonnie Nielsen	74	67	75	77	0	+5	293	$0
	Lyn Lott	71	72	74	76	0	+5	293	$0
	Ron Mobley	75	72	73	73	0	+5	293	$0
	Terry Wilcox	74	73	74	72	0	+5	293	$0
	Al Geiberger	70	72	75	77	0	+6	294	$0
	Arnold Palmer	72	74	77	71	0	+6	294	$0
	Bill Ogden	72	77	71	74	0	+6	294	$0
	Danny Edwards	70	77	76	71	0	+6	294	$0
	Tom Shaw	71	78	73	72	0	+6	294	$0
	Dave Marr	74	73	74	74	0	+7	295	$0
	Ed Byman	73	73	76	73	0	+7	295	$0
	George Knudson	74	72	73	76	0	+7	295	$0
	Kip Byrne	77	75	73	70	0	+7	295	$0
	Mac McLendon	72	79	71	73	0	+7	295	$0
	Miller Barber	77	74	72	72	0	+7	295	$0
	Bill Calfee	74	73	70	79	0	+8	296	$0
	Peter Oosterhuis	75	74	71	76	0	+8	296	$0
	Tommy Aaron	76	74	69	77	0	+8	296	$0
	Allen Miller	72	74	79	72	0	+9	297	$0
	Craig Stadler	76	73	72	76	0	+9	297	$0
	Dan Pohl	70	76	79	72	0	+9	297	$0
	Don Baker	73	74	74	76	0	+9	297	$0
	Eddie Pearce	73	77	76	72	0	+10	298	$0
	Jerry Barber	76	72	75	75	0	+10	298	$0
	Steve Veriato	75	70	76	77	0	+10	298	$0
	Wren Lum	71	75	75	77	0	+10	298	$0
	Don Pooley	70	77	71	81	0	+11	299	$0
	Hubert Green	73	72	79	75	0	+11	299	$0
	Joe Hager	74	72	78	75	0	+11	299	$0
	Rafe Botts	76	74	74	75	0	+11	299	$0
	Victor Regalado	75	70	76	78	0	+11	299	$0
	Bob Rosburg	72	75	75	78	0	+12	300	$0
	Jim Chancey	73	72	75	81	0	+13	301	$0
	Bob Mann	76	72	80	75	0	+15	303	$0
	Jim Simons	75	81	71	76	0	+15	303	$0
	John Mahoney	75	77	75	76	0	+15	303	$0
	Jim White	73	79	82	70	0	+16	304	$0
	Doug Tewell	75	75	76	79	0	+17	305	$0
	Tom Nieporte	76	75	81	79	0	+23	311	$0
	Woody Blackburn	77	82	82	71	0	+24	312	$0
	Jack Burke	85	75	75	78	0	+25	313	$0
	Jim Ferriell	80	76	80	77	0	+25	313	$0
	Mike Ford	77	76	84	79	0	+28	316	$0
	Larry Benson	79	83	79	78	0	+31	319	$0
	Mike Reasor	83	85	83	81	0	+44	332	$0
WD	Lee Elder	70	72	70	0	0	-4	212	$0

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