Sports headlines for Saturday January 12, 1980:
- Lambert Believes In Law And Order -- And His Fists
- Tim Williamson Dies In Crash At Riverside
- Regalado, Nelson Tied And There's A Crowd Nearby
- Spinks Proves Point With KO Of Evangelista
- North Wins Senior Bowl, 57-3
- Stovall Named To Succeed Rein As Coach At LSU
Scores through round 4 of the 1980 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at La Quinta Country Club (La Quinta, CA) from January 9, 1980 to January 13, 1980 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | 68 | 73 | 71 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $4,263 | |
| 2 | Keith Fergus | 68 | 73 | 67 | 74 | -6 | 282 | $6,050 | |
| 3 | Bob Proben | 68 | 77 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 4 | Craig Stadler | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | -12 | 276 | $50,000 | |
| 5 | Mark Hayes | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | -9 | 279 | $11,000 | |
| 6 | Scott Simpson | 69 | 67 | 71 | 73 | -8 | 280 | $4,263 | |
| 7 | Gil Morgan | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $2,648 | |
| 8 | Lonnie Nielsen | 69 | 73 | 74 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $957 | |
| 9 | Lee Elder | 69 | 73 | 73 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,465 | |
| 10 | Lindy Miller | 69 | 71 | 75 | 73 | Even | 288 | $600 | |
| 11 | Larry Nelson | 70 | 65 | 70 | 71 | -12 | 276 | $13,200 | |
| 12 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 70 | 68 | 69 | -11 | 277 | $24,200 | |
| 13 | Victor Regalado | 70 | 67 | 68 | 73 | -10 | 278 | $4,263 | |
| 14 | Bob Murphy | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -9 | 279 | $8,313 | |
| 15 | Tom Kite | 70 | 71 | 70 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $8,313 | |
| 16 | Butch Baird | 70 | 68 | 68 | 75 | -7 | 281 | $1,465 | |
| 17 | Bill Kratzert | 70 | 69 | 72 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $2,648 | |
| 18 | John Mahaffey | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $957 | |
| 18 | Mac McLendon | 70 | 67 | 71 | 75 | -5 | 283 | $628 | |
| 20 | Doug Tewell | 70 | 68 | 71 | 75 | -4 | 284 | $957 | |
| 21 | Howard Twitty | 70 | 73 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 | |
| 21 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 71 | 71 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $1,465 | |
| 23 | Terry Mauney | 70 | 71 | 74 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $4,263 | |
| 24 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | 72 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $690 | |
| 24 | Orville Moody | 70 | 76 | 73 | 68 | -1 | 287 | $563 | |
| 26 | Grier Jones | 70 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $580 | |
| 27 | Arnold Palmer | 70 | 71 | 75 | 78 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 28 | Mike Sullivan | 71 | 70 | 65 | 71 | -11 | 277 | $24,200 | |
| 29 | D.A. Weibring | 71 | 69 | 72 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $8,313 | |
| 30 | Curtis Strange | 71 | 74 | 68 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $4,263 | |
| 30 | Jim Nelford | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $1,465 | |
| 30 | Andy North | 71 | 69 | 71 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $957 | |
| 33 | Mark McCumber | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $3,300 | |
| 33 | Joe Inman | 71 | 71 | 70 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 | |
| 35 | Charles Coody | 71 | 75 | 73 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $580 | |
| 36 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 37 | Lee Carter | 71 | 73 | 77 | 70 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 37 | Frank Beard | 71 | 78 | 71 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 39 | Wayne Levi | 72 | 71 | 68 | 74 | -3 | 285 | $5,225 | |
| 39 | Ed Fiori | 72 | 70 | 71 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 | |
| 41 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $957 | |
| 41 | Bob Rosburg | 72 | 76 | 71 | 67 | -2 | 286 | $563 | |
| 43 | Gary McCord | 72 | 73 | 71 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $628 | |
| 43 | Jack Renner | 72 | 70 | 73 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $563 | |
| 45 | J.C. Snead | 72 | 70 | 70 | 76 | Even | 288 | $628 | |
| 46 | Peter Jacobsen | 72 | 69 | 74 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $563 | |
| 47 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | 73 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 47 | Rod Curl | 72 | 74 | 70 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 47 | Pat McGowan | 72 | 68 | 74 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 50 | Gene Littler | 72 | 71 | 71 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 51 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 52 | Dale Douglass | 72 | 77 | 75 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 52 | Wally Armstrong | 72 | 79 | 72 | 73 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 54 | Gardner Dickinson | 72 | 76 | 76 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 55 | George Cadle | 73 | 71 | 65 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $8,313 | |
| 56 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | 67 | 73 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $4,263 | |
| 57 | Alan Tapie | 73 | 72 | 69 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 | |
| 57 | Rik Massengale | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,465 | |
| 59 | Roger Maltbie | 73 | 68 | 75 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $2,648 | |
| 59 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 70 | 72 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $2,648 | |
| 59 | Hubert Green | 73 | 73 | 73 | 67 | -2 | 286 | $957 | |
| 62 | Rex Caldwell | 73 | 72 | 73 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $957 | |
| 62 | Dan Halldorson | 73 | 71 | 74 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $957 | |
| 62 | Mike Reid | 73 | 69 | 74 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $957 | |
| 62 | Mike Hill | 73 | 73 | 70 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $628 | |
| 66 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 74 | 71 | 70 | Even | 288 | $690 | |
| 67 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | 73 | 71 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 68 | Miller Barber | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 68 | Dave Barr | 73 | 75 | 70 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 68 | Don Bies | 73 | 67 | 74 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 71 | Frank Conner | 73 | 76 | 69 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 72 | Bobby Walzel | 73 | 74 | 74 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 73 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 66 | 68 | 71 | -9 | 279 | $8,313 | |
| 74 | Dave Hill | 74 | 70 | 69 | 67 | -8 | 280 | $8,313 | |
| 74 | Jim Colbert | 74 | 72 | 66 | 68 | -8 | 280 | $6,050 | |
| 76 | Bud Allin | 74 | 69 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $1,465 | |
| 76 | Ray Arinno | 74 | 65 | 76 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $580 | |
| 78 | Brad Bryant | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $1,465 | |
| 79 | Terry Diehl | 74 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 80 | Al Geiberger | 74 | 74 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 81 | Skip Dunaway | 74 | 73 | 74 | 71 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 81 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 77 | 70 | 71 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 81 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | 73 | 70 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 81 | Ron Terry | 74 | 70 | 71 | 77 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 85 | Bob Mann | 74 | 71 | 74 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 86 | Tom Nieporte | 74 | 76 | 79 | 79 | +20 | 308 | $0 | |
| 87 | Bob Wynn | 74 | 78 | 85 | 76 | +25 | 313 | $0 | |
| 88 | Bill Rogers | 75 | 71 | 71 | 66 | -5 | 283 | $2,648 | |
| 89 | John Schroeder | 75 | 68 | 70 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $690 | |
| 90 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -2 | 286 | $690 | |
| 91 | Bobby Nichols | 75 | 71 | 71 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $590 | |
| 92 | Barry Jaeckel | 75 | 73 | 70 | 70 | Even | 288 | $600 | |
| 93 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | 76 | 72 | 68 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 93 | Lou Graham | 75 | 74 | 71 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 93 | Jeff Mitchell | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 96 | Bruce Fleisher | 75 | 72 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 96 | Buddy Gardner | 75 | 71 | 75 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 98 | Artie McNickle | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 99 | Ben Crenshaw | 76 | 69 | 73 | 67 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 | |
| 99 | Jim Thorpe | 76 | 67 | 70 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $628 | |
| 101 | John N. Cook | 76 | 72 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $550 | |
| 101 | Mike Morley | 76 | 70 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $545 | |
| 103 | George Knudson | 76 | 72 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 103 | Peter Oosterhuis | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 105 | Mike Nicolette | 76 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 106 | Gay Brewer | 76 | 73 | 71 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 107 | Kermit Zarley | 76 | 76 | 68 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 108 | Pat Lindsey | 77 | 70 | 68 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,465 | |
| 109 | Bruce Lietzke | 77 | 72 | 69 | 70 | Even | 288 | $628 | |
| 110 | Mark Lye | 77 | 71 | 73 | 69 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 111 | George Burns | 77 | 74 | 75 | 72 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 112 | Robert Donald | 77 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 113 | Doug Sanders | 77 | 78 | 74 | 73 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| 114 | Calvin Peete | 78 | 72 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 286 | $600 | |
| 115 | Bobby Wadkins | 78 | 67 | 76 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 116 | Dan Pohl | 78 | 71 | 69 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 117 | John Mazza | 78 | 68 | 78 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 118 | Larry Ziegler | 79 | 67 | 74 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 119 | Ed Byman | 79 | 70 | 76 | 71 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 120 | Jerry McGee | 80 | 76 | 70 | 69 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 121 | Steve Melnyk | 82 | 70 | 70 | 69 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 122 | Jerry Barber | 83 | 72 | 78 | 75 | +20 | 308 | $0 | |
| 123 | Bob Eastwood | 84 | 71 | 75 | 69 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 124 | Jay Haas | 85 | 73 | 69 | 69 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 125 | Billy Casper | 85 | 81 | 75 | 77 | +30 | 318 | $0 |


