Sports headlines for Sunday October 1, 1978:
- Yarborough Outlasts Waltrip For Win
- Perry's 3,000th Strikeout Livens Up 4-3 Padre Win
- Red Sox Catch Yankees At Wire And Force Playoff Game Today
- Green Misreads The Green And Loses A Playoff
- Hunter Dismissed As Texas Manager
Final results of the 1978 World Series Of Golf
Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from September 28, 1978 to October 1, 1978 (Par 70)
Gil Morgan defeated Hubert Green on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 72 | 67 | 68 | -2 | 278 | $100,000 |
| 1 | Hubert Green | 70 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 278 | $45,000 |
| 3 | Tom Watson | 74 | 70 | 69 | 67 | Even | 280 | $19,000 |
| 4 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 73 | 73 | 66 | +2 | 282 | $12,500 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | 71 | 69 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 283 | $10,000 |
| 6 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 71 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $8,400 |
| 7 | Jack Nicklaus | 72 | 76 | 70 | 67 | +5 | 285 | $6,900 |
| 8 | Gary Player | 76 | 72 | 69 | 69 | +6 | 286 | $6,600 |
| 9 | Bill Kratzert | 72 | 71 | 73 | 71 | +7 | 287 | $6,450 |
| 9 | Seve Ballesteros | 69 | 70 | 76 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $6,450 |
| 11 | John Mahaffey | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | +8 | 288 | $6,300 |
| 12 | Isao Aoki | 79 | 74 | 67 | 69 | +9 | 289 | $6,200 |
| 13 | Lon Hinkle | 73 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +10 | 290 | $6,050 |
| 13 | Mark Hayes | 76 | 72 | 69 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $6,050 |
| 15 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | 76 | 71 | 69 | +11 | 291 | $5,850 |
| 15 | Lee Elder | 74 | 73 | 74 | 70 | +11 | 291 | $5,850 |
| 17 | Andy Bean | 73 | 76 | 73 | 71 | +13 | 293 | $5,650 |
| 17 | Lee Trevino | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +13 | 293 | $5,650 |
| 19 | Miller Barber | 75 | 75 | 74 | 70 | +14 | 294 | $5,500 |
| 20 | John Bland | 74 | 75 | 75 | 73 | +17 | 297 | $5,400 |
| 21 | Hsu Sheng San | 80 | 74 | 74 | 71 | +19 | 299 | $5,300 |
| 22 | Andy North | 77 | 75 | 77 | 72 | +21 | 301 | $5,200 |
| 22 | John Cook | 77 | 73 | 75 | 76 | +21 | 301 | $0 |
| 24 | Bob Shearer | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | +22 | 302 | $5,100 |
| 25 | Jerry Pate | 84 | 72 | 72 | 75 | +23 | 303 | $5,000 |
| 25 | Peter McEvoy | 78 | 73 | 73 | 79 | +23 | 303 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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