Sports headlines for Thursday February 10, 1977:
- Rick Monday Signs Five-Year Contract
Scores through round 2 of the 1977 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at La Quinta Country Club (La Quinta, CA) from February 9, 1977 to February 13, 1977 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rik Massengale | 64 | 66 | -14 | 130 | $40,000 | |||
| 2 | Bruce Lietzke | 67 | 67 | -10 | 134 | $22,800 | |||
| 3 | Alan Tapie | 67 | 70 | -7 | 137 | $5,225 | |||
| 4 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 67 | -8 | 136 | $3,000 | |||
| 5 | Hubert Green | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $5,225 | |||
| 6 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | 70 | -5 | 139 | $1,960 | |||
| 7 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $820 | |||
| 8 | Bob Shearer | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $8,800 | |||
| 8 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 10 | Gary Groh | 69 | 76 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | 68 | -6 | 138 | $3,000 | |||
| 12 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $820 | |||
| 13 | Charles Coody | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $5,225 | |||
| 14 | Gary Player | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $6,400 | |||
| 14 | Joe Inman | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $4,000 | |||
| 16 | Mike Morley | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $8,800 | |||
| 16 | Roger Maltbie | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $7,200 | |||
| 18 | Mark Lye | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $3,000 | |||
| 18 | Jim Simons | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $1,138 | |||
| 20 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,960 | |||
| 21 | Dwight Nevil | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $3,000 | |||
| 21 | Frank Beard | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $385 | |||
| 21 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dave Newquist | 70 | 77 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 25 | Paul Moran | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $1,570 | |||
| 26 | Dave Hill | 71 | 68 | -5 | 139 | $3,000 | |||
| 27 | John Lister | 71 | 69 | -4 | 140 | $1,420 | |||
| 28 | George Cadle | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,570 | |||
| 28 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,138 | |||
| 28 | Marty Fleckman | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $440 | |||
| 31 | Gene Littler | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 31 | Billy Casper | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 33 | Howard Twitty | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $1,570 | |||
| 33 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Paul Harney | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Kikuo Arai | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $576 | |||
| 36 | Gary McCord | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $440 | |||
| 36 | Bill Ogden | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Andy Bean | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $1,960 | |||
| 39 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $440 | |||
| 39 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 42 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $385 | |||
| 43 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | 79 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $3,000 | |||
| 45 | Lou Graham | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $3,000 | |||
| 45 | Lee Elder | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $385 | |||
| 45 | Jack Newton | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $310 | |||
| 48 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $1,960 | |||
| 48 | John Schroeder | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $820 | |||
| 50 | Art Wall | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $576 | |||
| 50 | Jay Haas | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 50 | Monty Kaser | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Mike Reid | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $475 | |||
| 53 | Tom Nieporte | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $385 | |||
| 53 | Don Bies | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $14,200 | |||
| 56 | Greg Powers | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 58 | John Schlee | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $576 | |||
| 59 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 68 | -3 | 141 | $1,570 | |||
| 61 | Doug Tewell | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Lyn Lott | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $1,138 | |||
| 62 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $576 | |||
| 64 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $576 | |||
| 64 | Gil Morgan | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $576 | |||
| 64 | Al Brooks | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $820 | |||
| 67 | Pete Brown | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Graham Marsh | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Isao Matsui | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Grier Jones | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $4,000 | |||
| 71 | Jim Wiechers | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 73 | Bill Calfee | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $385 | |||
| 74 | Bill Rogers | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $475 | |||
| 74 | Ken Still | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Gary Dowen | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 77 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Orville Moody | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $385 | |||
| 79 | Johnny Miller | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $440 | |||
| 81 | Elroy Marti | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Allen Miller | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $310 | |||
| 84 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 67 | -2 | 142 | $310 | |||
| 85 | Don Massengale | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $385 | |||
| 85 | Dow Finsterwald | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Jack Ewing | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Jeff Hewes | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $385 | |||
| 88 | Bob Rosburg | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Bud Allin | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $1,138 | |||
| 91 | Bob Goalby | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Sam Farlow | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Terry Wilcox | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Dennis Meyer | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Stanton Altgelt | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Chuck Milne | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Dale Douglass | 75 | 79 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Bobby Nichols | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $576 | |||
| 99 | Rex Caldwell | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Roy Pace | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Miller Barber | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $385 | |||
| 103 | John Schamp | 76 | 80 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Jim Ferriell | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Tom Purtzer | 77 | 68 | +1 | 145 | $820 | |||
| 105 | Dale Hayes | 77 | 68 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Mike Reasor | 77 | 69 | +2 | 146 | $576 | |||
| 108 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Mike Walters | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Mac McLendon | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $1,138 | |||
| 111 | Dick Mast | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Jerry Barber | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Leonard Thompson | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $440 | |||
| 113 | Rafe Botts | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Curtis Sifford | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Gardner Dickinson | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Sam Adams | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Mike Slipko | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 120 | John Jackson | 80 | 72 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Tommy Jacobs | 80 | 78 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Craig Stadler | 81 | 75 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 123 | John Mahaffey | 83 | 84 | +23 | 167 | $0 |


