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 | Kip Byrne | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | John Jacobs | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Hubert Green | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Dan Pohl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Bob Gilder | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Gary Koch | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Parker Moore | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Graham Marsh | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Jim Albus | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Victor Regalado | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Peter Jacobsen | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Orville Moody | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Brian Barnes | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Don Iverson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Ed Fiori | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Mike Sullivan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Ken Still | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Joe Kunes | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Bob Shearer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | John Adams | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Jim Simons | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Bob Smith | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Miller Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Charles Coody | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Tommy McGinnis | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Jim King | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Dan Sikes | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 26 | Ken Brown | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Ray Floyd | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Dave Hill | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Andy North | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Greg Powers | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Howard Twitty | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Alan Pate | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Mike San Filippo | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Charlie Gibson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Johnny Miller | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Mark Pfeil | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Tommy Thomas | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Mac McLendon | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Laurie Hammer | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Dick Hart | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Phil Rodgers | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Frank Beard | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Don Pooley | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Bob Mann | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | George Cadle | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | John Cook | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Tom Shaw | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Steve Melnyk | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Adam Adams | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Rich Bassett | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Gardner Dickinson | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Dave Stockton | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Jim Knoll | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Roger Kennedy | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Mike McCullough | 70 | -2 | 70 | $9,844 | |||
| 67 | Rod Curl | 67 | -5 | 67 | $17,000 | |||
| 67 | Gibby Gilbert | 67 | -5 | 67 | $9,844 | |||
| 69 | Jim Colbert | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,375 | |||
| 70 | Doug Tewell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $548 | |||
| 71 | J.C. Snead | 73 | +1 | 73 | $4,375 | |||
| 72 | Michael Brannan | 74 | +2 | 74 | $5,500 | |||
| 73 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,375 | |||
| 73 | Mike Reid | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,950 | |||
| 75 | Lindy Miller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,600 | |||
| 76 | Tom Kite | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,750 | |||
| 76 | Allen Miller | 73 | +1 | 73 | $756 | |||
| 78 | David Graham | 69 | -3 | 69 | $6,750 | |||
| 78 | Keith Fergus | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,393 | |||
| 80 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,950 | |||
| 81 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,750 | |||
| 81 | Grier Jones | 73 | +1 | 73 | $615 | |||
| 83 | Dana Quigley | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,393 | |||
| 84 | Wayne Levi | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,375 | |||
| 85 | Dick Mast | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,375 | |||
| 86 | Jeff Mitchell | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,393 | |||
| 86 | Jack Newton | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,393 | |||
| 86 | Jim Chancey | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,000 | |||
| 89 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,375 | |||
| 90 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $9,844 | |||
| 91 | Gil Morgan | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,600 | |||
| 92 | Tom Weiskopf | 78 | +6 | 78 | $505 | |||
| 93 | Mark McCumber | 67 | -5 | 67 | $45,000 | |||
| 93 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -5 | 67 | $7,750 | |||
| 95 | Calvin Peete | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,393 | |||
| 96 | Andy Bean | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,500 | |||
| 96 | Julius Boros | 69 | -3 | 69 | $573 | |||
| 98 | Bill Rogers | 70 | -2 | 70 | $27,000 | |||
| 98 | Wally Kuchar | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,600 | |||
| 98 | Mark Lye | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,000 | |||
| 98 | Mark Hayes | 70 | -2 | 70 | $756 | |||
| 102 | Lou Graham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,375 | |||
| 103 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | Even | 72 | $615 | |||
| 104 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | +1 | 73 | $573 | |||
| 105 | Joe Hager | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,393 | |||
| 105 | Rocky Thompson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $528 | |||
| 107 | Larry Webb | 68 | -4 | 68 | $756 | |||
| 108 | Brad Bryant | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,950 | |||
| 108 | Scott Simpson | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,950 | |||
| 108 | Dennis Sullivan | 69 | -3 | 69 | $548 | |||
| 111 | Howard Clark | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,393 | |||
| 112 | Pat McGowan | 71 | -1 | 71 | $756 | |||
| 113 | Jack Sommers | 72 | Even | 72 | $756 | |||
| 113 | Mike Hill | 72 | Even | 72 | $548 | |||
| 115 | Mike Morley | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,393 | |||
| 115 | Butch Baird | 73 | +1 | 73 | $615 | |||
| 117 | Jim Dent | 68 | -4 | 68 | $4,375 | |||
| 118 | Peter Chapin | 70 | -2 | 70 | $505 | |||
| 119 | Ed Sneed | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,950 | |||
| 119 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | -1 | 71 | $573 | |||
| 121 | Bruce Fleisher | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,393 | |||
| 122 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | +1 | 73 | $573 | |||
| 123 | George Burns | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,000 | |||
| 124 | Lee Mikles | 72 | Even | 72 | $573 | |||
| 124 | Bobby Baker | 72 | Even | 72 | $505 | |||
| 126 | Ed Byman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $488 | |||
| 127 | Tom Storey | 74 | +2 | 74 | $548 | |||
| 127 | Bob Murphy | 74 | +2 | 74 | $505 | |||
| 129 | Alan Tapie | 66 | -6 | 66 | $9,844 | |||
| 130 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,393 | |||
| 131 | Mark James | 70 | -2 | 70 | $528 | |||
| 132 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $573 | |||
| 133 | Jerry Heard | 72 | Even | 72 | $528 | |||
| 133 | Morris Hatalsky | 72 | Even | 72 | $488 | |||
| 135 | Greg Pitzer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $470 | |||
| 136 | Frank Conner | 74 | +2 | 74 | $756 | |||
| 137 | Craig Stadler | 78 | +6 | 78 | $528 | |||
| 138 | Jack Renner | 67 | -5 | 67 | $1,000 | |||
| 139 | Ron Streck | 68 | -4 | 68 | $505 | |||
| 140 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | -3 | 69 | $478 | |||
| 141 | Ed Dougherty | 74 | +2 | 74 | $478 | |||
| 142 | Mark Mike | 71 | -1 | 71 | $465 |


