Sports headlines for Thursday March 15, 1979:
- McEnroe, Stockton Carry U.S. Cup Hopes Against Colombia
Scores through round 1 of the 1979 Doral-Eastern Open
Tournament held at Doral Country Club (Doral, FL) from March 15, 1979 to March 18, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Craig Stadler | 78 | +6 | 78 | $528 | |||
| 4 | Bill Rogers | 70 | -2 | 70 | $27,000 | |||
| 5 | Frank Conner | 74 | +2 | 74 | $756 | |||
| 6 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -5 | 67 | $7,750 | |||
| 7 | Gil Morgan | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,600 | |||
| 8 | Tom Weiskopf | 78 | +6 | 78 | $505 | |||
| 9 | Howard Clark | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,393 | |||
| 10 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,750 | |||
| 10 | Butch Baird | 73 | +1 | 73 | $615 | |||
| 12 | Alan Tapie | 66 | -6 | 66 | $9,844 | |||
| 13 | Mark McCumber | 67 | -5 | 67 | $45,000 | |||
| 13 | Jack Renner | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,000 | |||
| 15 | Jim Dent | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,375 | |||
| 16 | Andy Bean | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,500 | |||
| 16 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,393 | |||
| 18 | Mike McCullough | 70 | -2 | 70 | $9,844 | |||
| 19 | Jeff Mitchell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,393 | |||
| 20 | Ed Byman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $488 | |||
| 21 | Michael Brannan | 74 | +2 | 74 | $5,500 | |||
| 21 | Dana Quigley | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,393 | |||
| 21 | Ed Dougherty | 74 | +2 | 74 | $478 | |||
| 24 | Frank Beard | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 25 | Larry Webb | 68 | -4 | 68 | $756 | |||
| 26 | David Graham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $6,750 | |||
| 26 | Brad Bryant | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,950 | |||
| 28 | Lou Graham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,375 | |||
| 29 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,375 | |||
| 30 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $9,844 | |||
| 30 | Tom Kite | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,750 | |||
| 30 | Mike Morley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,393 | |||
| 30 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | +1 | 73 | $573 | |||
| 34 | Joe Hager | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,393 | |||
| 35 | Charlie Gibson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,375 | |||
| 36 | Wally Kuchar | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 36 | Mark Lye | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,000 | |||
| 36 | Mark Hayes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $756 | |||
| 40 | Lindy Miller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,600 | |||
| 40 | Ed Sneed | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,950 | |||
| 40 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $573 | |||
| 43 | Jack Sommers | 72 | Even | 72 | $756 | |||
| 43 | Lee Mikles | 72 | Even | 72 | $573 | |||
| 43 | Mike Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $548 | |||
| 43 | Jerry Heard | 72 | Even | 72 | $528 | |||
| 47 | J.C. Snead | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,375 | |||
| 47 | Greg Pitzer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $470 | |||
| 49 | Tom Storey | 74 | +2 | 74 | $548 | |||
| 49 | Rocky Thompson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $528 | |||
| 49 | Bob Murphy | 74 | +2 | 74 | $505 | |||
| 52 | Ray Floyd | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Johnny Miller | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Jim Colbert | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,375 | |||
| 54 | Keith Fergus | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,393 | |||
| 56 | Dick Mast | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,375 | |||
| 56 | Peter Chapin | 70 | -2 | 70 | $505 | |||
| 58 | Bobby Baker | 72 | Even | 72 | $505 | |||
| 58 | Morris Hatalsky | 72 | Even | 72 | $488 | |||
| 60 | Allen Miller | 73 | +1 | 73 | $756 | |||
| 60 | Grier Jones | 73 | +1 | 73 | $615 | |||
| 60 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | +1 | 73 | $573 | |||
| 63 | John Adams | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Jim Simons | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Bob Smith | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Dave Hill | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Andy North | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Greg Powers | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Mark Pfeil | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Don Pooley | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Adam Adams | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Rich Bassett | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Dave Stockton | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Mike Reid | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,950 | |||
| 75 | George Burns | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,000 | |||
| 75 | Mark James | 70 | -2 | 70 | $528 | |||
| 78 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,950 | |||
| 78 | Jack Newton | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,393 | |||
| 78 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $573 | |||
| 81 | Bruce Fleisher | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,393 | |||
| 81 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | Even | 72 | $615 | |||
| 83 | Brian Barnes | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Don Iverson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Miller Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Rod Curl | 67 | -5 | 67 | $17,000 | |||
| 87 | Wayne Levi | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,375 | |||
| 88 | Scott Simpson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,950 | |||
| 88 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | -3 | 69 | $478 | |||
| 90 | Jim Chancey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,000 | |||
| 90 | Pat McGowan | 71 | -1 | 71 | $756 | |||
| 90 | Doug Tewell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $548 | |||
| 90 | Mark Mike | 71 | -1 | 71 | $465 | |||
| 94 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Ed Fiori | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Charles Coody | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Gibby Gilbert | 67 | -5 | 67 | $9,844 | |||
| 98 | Calvin Peete | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,393 | |||
| 99 | Julius Boros | 69 | -3 | 69 | $573 | |||
| 100 | Bob Gilder | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Gary Koch | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Victor Regalado | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Mike Sullivan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Ken Still | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Joe Kunes | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Howard Twitty | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Tommy Thomas | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Bob Mann | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 108 | George Cadle | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Gardner Dickinson | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Ron Streck | 68 | -4 | 68 | $505 | |||
| 112 | Dennis Sullivan | 69 | -3 | 69 | $548 | |||
| 113 | Kip Byrne | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Seve Ballesteros | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 113 | John Jacobs | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Parker Moore | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Graham Marsh | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Bob Shearer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Tommy McGinnis | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Jim King | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Mac McLendon | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Laurie Hammer | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Dick Hart | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Hubert Green | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Dan Pohl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Peter Jacobsen | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Dan Sikes | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Alan Pate | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 132 | John Cook | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Roger Kennedy | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Ken Brown | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Mike San Filippo | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Tom Shaw | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Steve Melnyk | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Phil Rodgers | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Jim Albus | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Orville Moody | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Jim Knoll | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 |


