Sports headlines for Thursday February 10, 1972:
- Bob Rosburg Holds 1-Shot Lead, Bids For First Win Since '61
- Black Faculty Blasts Big Ten Segregation
Scores through round 2 of the 1972 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from February 9, 1972 to February 13, 1972 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Rosburg | 66 | 69 | -9 | 135 | $29,000 | |||
| 2 | Jerry Heard | 66 | 70 | -8 | 136 | $8,555 | |||
| 3 | Chuck Courtney | 67 | 72 | -5 | 139 | $1,143 | |||
| 4 | Jimmy Powell | 67 | 76 | -1 | 143 | $232 | |||
| 5 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 68 | 71 | -5 | 139 | $942 | |||
| 6 | Jack Nicklaus | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $3,190 | |||
| 7 | Dave Stockton | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $1,143 | |||
| 8 | Mike Higgins | 68 | 79 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $5,220 | |||
| 10 | George Knudson | 69 | 69 | -6 | 138 | $1,607 | |||
| 11 | Leonard Thompson | 69 | 71 | -4 | 140 | $782 | |||
| 12 | Al Geiberger | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $1,143 | |||
| 12 | Mac McLendon | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $1,143 | |||
| 12 | Babe Hiskey | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $782 | |||
| 15 | Charles Sifford | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $251 | |||
| 16 | Billy Ziobro | 69 | 74 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Dave Marr | 69 | 75 | Even | 144 | $347 | |||
| 18 | Bob Lunn | 69 | 76 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Paul Moran | 69 | 80 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 19 | Tom Nieporte | 69 | 80 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $16,530 | |||
| 21 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $2,175 | |||
| 23 | Bob Murphy | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $5,945 | |||
| 23 | Rod Curl | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $1,607 | |||
| 23 | Dave Marad | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $567 | |||
| 26 | Larry Hinson | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $3,190 | |||
| 27 | Rick Rhoads | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $567 | |||
| 27 | Bill Garrett | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Monty Kaser | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Jim Colbert | 70 | 77 | +3 | 147 | $232 | |||
| 31 | Jim Hardy | 70 | 79 | +5 | 149 | $232 | |||
| 32 | Johnny Miller | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $8,555 | |||
| 33 | Billy Casper | 71 | 68 | -5 | 139 | $4,278 | |||
| 34 | Tom Watson | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $567 | |||
| 35 | Miller Barber | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $251 | |||
| 35 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $232 | |||
| 37 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $3,190 | |||
| 38 | Bob Barbarossa | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $782 | |||
| 39 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $232 | |||
| 41 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $2,175 | |||
| 41 | Bob Zender | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $232 | |||
| 43 | Curtis Sifford | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $942 | |||
| 44 | Deane Beman | 72 | 65 | -7 | 137 | $4,278 | |||
| 45 | Mike Morley | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $942 | |||
| 45 | Art Wall | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $567 | |||
| 47 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $2,175 | |||
| 48 | Tom Shaw | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $1,607 | |||
| 49 | Dave Hill | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $1,143 | |||
| 50 | Mike Reasor | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $2,538 | |||
| 50 | Jim Jamieson | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $782 | |||
| 50 | George Johnson | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $420 | |||
| 53 | Orville Moody | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Rolf Deming | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Wayne Peddy | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Dwight Nevil | 72 | 76 | +4 | 148 | $232 | |||
| 56 | Tommy Jacobs | 72 | 76 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Jack Connelly | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Howie Johnson | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $232 | |||
| 59 | Steve Bogan | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Joe Campbell | 72 | 79 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | 81 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Lionel Hebert | 73 | 66 | -5 | 139 | $1,607 | |||
| 64 | Bud Allin | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $2,538 | |||
| 65 | Mike Hill | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $347 | |||
| 66 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $232 | |||
| 67 | Doug Sanders | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $782 | |||
| 67 | Gardner Dickinson | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $420 | |||
| 69 | Jim Barber | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $3,190 | |||
| 70 | Lee Elder | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $347 | |||
| 70 | Al Mengert | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 73 | John Schlee | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $232 | |||
| 73 | Randy Wolff | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Grier Jones | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $4,278 | |||
| 75 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $1,143 | |||
| 77 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $232 | |||
| 78 | Billy Maxwell | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $232 | |||
| 78 | Jimmy Wright | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $232 | |||
| 80 | John Lister | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $567 | |||
| 80 | Moon Mullins | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $232 | |||
| 80 | Billy Emmons | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Hubert Green | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Lloyd Monroe | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Dale Douglass | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Ralph Johnston | 74 | 87 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Bruce Crampton | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $232 | |||
| 87 | Dave Evans | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $232 | |||
| 89 | Dick Rhyan | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $232 | |||
| 89 | Ed Sneed | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $232 | |||
| 91 | Frank Beard | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 91 | George Hixon | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Charles Coody | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $232 | |||
| 96 | John Schroeder | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Jim Jewell | 75 | 79 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Ray Floyd | 76 | 69 | +1 | 145 | $782 | |||
| 99 | Don Bies | 76 | 70 | +2 | 146 | $782 | |||
| 100 | Lee Trevino | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $1,607 | |||
| 100 | Lee Peterson | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $232 | |||
| 102 | Bill Brask | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 103 | Jim Marshall | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $232 | |||
| 104 | Terry Wilcox | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Mike Mitchell | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Jim Ferrier | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 107 | David Cink | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Jack Montgomery | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Ralph Baker | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Bob Goalby | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $232 | |||
| 110 | Bunky Henry | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Cesar Sanudo | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Chuck Piecka | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Bob Eastwood | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Vic Loustalot | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Jerry Barber | 77 | 80 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Jim Wiechers | 78 | 70 | +4 | 148 | $251 | |||
| 118 | Ernie Vossler | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Bob Payne | 78 | 75 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Bill Wright | 78 | 78 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 121 | George Boutell | 78 | 79 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Steve Spray | 78 | 81 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Rod Funseth | 79 | 66 | +1 | 145 | $232 | |||
| 124 | Bob Dickson | 79 | 71 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Carl Lohren | 79 | 72 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Tim Sweborg | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Eddie Merrins | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 128 | John Hayes | 80 | 82 | +18 | 162 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Sam Adams | 81 | 69 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Randy Petri | 81 | 77 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |||
| 131 | John Kennedy | 82 | 79 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Dick Mayer | 83 | 73 | +12 | 156 | $0 |


