Sunday January 14, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday January 14, 1979:




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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5To ParTotalWinnings
1John Mahaffey6666717169-17343$50,000
2Lee Trevino7168667069-16344$29,700
3Mark Hayes7072686966-15345$18,700
4Grier Jones7068716968-14346$13,200
5Lanny Wadkins7166746968-12348$10,450
5Keith Fergus6967687569-12348$10,450
7Bobby Wadkins6970727167-11349$8,275
7Tom Purtzer6968707468-11349$8,275
7Leonard Thompson6966697570-11349$8,275
7Alan Tapie7171686871-11349$8,275
11Jerry Pate7172706968-10350$6,325
11Lon Hinkle7267736969-10350$6,325
11Jack Nicklaus7169697269-10350$6,325
14Mark McCumber7073707068-9351$4,675
14Butch Baird7272716769-9351$4,675
14Andy Bean7268746869-9351$4,675
14Don Bies7368697269-9351$4,675
14Orville Moody7170687369-9351$4,675
19Kermit Zarley7168727368-8352$3,451
19Jim Colbert7272706969-8352$3,451
19Wayne Levi7468697170-8352$3,451
19Wally Armstrong6972696874-8352$3,451
23J.C. Snead6869747567-7353$2,640
23Dave Hill7176677069-7353$2,640
23Joe Inman7273706969-7353$2,640
26Ray Floyd7471727067-6354$1,884
26Mike Hill7368766968-6354$1,884
26Tom Kite7069747368-6354$1,884
26Rex Caldwell7574726469-6354$1,884
26D.A. Weibring7471687269-6354$1,884
26Curtis Strange7269737169-6354$1,884
26Gene Littler7274696871-6354$1,884
26Ben Crenshaw7072697172-6354$1,884
26Charles Coody6573736974-6354$1,884
35Mike McCullough7072737268-5355$1,390
35Andy North7174697368-5355$1,390
35Gay Brewer7274687269-5355$1,390
35Ed Sneed7372697170-5355$1,390
39Larry Nelson7169727371-4356$1,180
39Bill Rogers7073687273-4356$1,180
39Art Wall6767737574-4356$1,180
42Bob Zender7275727168-2358$927
42Dave Eichelberger7368737668-2358$927
42Bobby Nichols7370737369-2358$927
42Jay Haas7277677270-2358$927
42Mike Morley7372736971-2358$927
42Bob Murphy6574727572-2358$927
48Rod Curl7172737469-1359$702
48Gil Morgan7171757270-1359$702
48Mike Reid7770727070-1359$702
48Bruce Lietzke7469757170-1359$702
48Tim Simpson7472736971-1359$702
53Rik Massengale7072727571Even360$645
53Randy Erskine6874737273Even360$645
55Peter Jacobsen7369767370+1361$616
55Billy Casper6874757470+1361$616
55George Burns7174697572+1361$616
55Vic Martin7273746973+1361$616
55Johnny Miller7074707275+1361$616
60Howard Twitty7074747371+2362$595
60Jerry McGee7173767072+2362$595
60Mike Sullivan7173737174+2362$595
63Ron Streck7571737173+3363$578
63Doug Sanders7174747173+3363$578
63Lou Graham7076756874+3363$578
63Forrest Fezler7172737374+3363$578
67Jim Dent7673726974+4364$560
67Rod Funseth6877727374+4364$560
67Brad Bryant7175717176+4364$560
70Dave Barber7375727174+5365$560
70Cesar Sanudo7071747476+5365$560
70Bob Lunn7568727278+5365$560


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5To ParTotalWinnings
Charlie Gibson727375720+4292$0
Dave Stockton747474700+4292$0
Gary McCord797570680+4292$0
Jack Fleck737370760+4292$0
Jerry Heard747672700+4292$0
Barry Jaeckel707773730+5293$0
Bob Gilder737274740+5293$0
George Cadle747272750+5293$0
Jack Renner727576700+5293$0
Lonnie Nielsen746775770+5293$0
Lyn Lott717274760+5293$0
Ron Mobley757273730+5293$0
Terry Wilcox747374720+5293$0
Al Geiberger707275770+6294$0
Arnold Palmer727477710+6294$0
Bill Ogden727771740+6294$0
Danny Edwards707776710+6294$0
Tom Shaw717873720+6294$0
Dave Marr747374740+7295$0
Ed Byman737376730+7295$0
George Knudson747273760+7295$0
Kip Byrne777573700+7295$0
Mac McLendon727971730+7295$0
Miller Barber777472720+7295$0
Bill Calfee747370790+8296$0
Peter Oosterhuis757471760+8296$0
Tommy Aaron767469770+8296$0
Allen Miller727479720+9297$0
Craig Stadler767372760+9297$0
Dan Pohl707679720+9297$0
Don Baker737474760+9297$0
Eddie Pearce737776720+10298$0
Jerry Barber767275750+10298$0
Steve Veriato757076770+10298$0
Wren Lum717575770+10298$0
Don Pooley707771810+11299$0
Hubert Green737279750+11299$0
Joe Hager747278750+11299$0
Rafe Botts767474750+11299$0
Victor Regalado757076780+11299$0
Bob Rosburg727575780+12300$0
Jim Chancey737275810+13301$0
Bob Mann767280750+15303$0
Jim Simons758171760+15303$0
John Mahoney757775760+15303$0
Jim White737982700+16304$0
Doug Tewell757576790+17305$0
Tom Nieporte767581790+23311$0
Woody Blackburn778282710+24312$0
Jack Burke857575780+25313$0
Jim Ferriell807680770+25313$0
Mike Ford777684790+28316$0
Larry Benson798379780+31319$0
Mike Reasor838583810+44332$0
WDLee Elder70727000-4212$0

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