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 | Mike Slipko | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 2 | John Mahaffey | 83 | 84 | +23 | 167 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $3,000 | |||
| 4 | Bob Shearer | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $8,800 | |||
| 4 | Roger Maltbie | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $7,200 | |||
| 6 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $14,200 | |||
| 6 | Andy Bean | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $1,960 | |||
| 8 | Allen Miller | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $310 | |||
| 9 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Gary Player | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $6,400 | |||
| 11 | Mike Morley | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $8,800 | |||
| 12 | Mark Lye | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $3,000 | |||
| 13 | Art Wall | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $576 | |||
| 14 | Dale Hayes | 77 | 68 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Dwight Nevil | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $3,000 | |||
| 16 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $440 | |||
| 17 | Mac McLendon | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $1,138 | |||
| 18 | Miller Barber | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $385 | |||
| 19 | Hubert Green | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $5,225 | |||
| 20 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 68 | -3 | 141 | $1,570 | |||
| 20 | Lee Elder | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $385 | |||
| 22 | Grier Jones | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $4,000 | |||
| 23 | Gary McCord | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $440 | |||
| 24 | Bud Allin | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $1,138 | |||
| 24 | John Schlee | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $576 | |||
| 26 | Terry Wilcox | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 27 | Craig Stadler | 81 | 75 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Rik Massengale | 64 | 66 | -14 | 130 | $40,000 | |||
| 29 | Bruce Lietzke | 67 | 67 | -10 | 134 | $22,800 | |||
| 30 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | 68 | -6 | 138 | $3,000 | |||
| 31 | Lou Graham | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $3,000 | |||
| 32 | Tom Purtzer | 77 | 68 | +1 | 145 | $820 | |||
| 32 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $576 | |||
| 32 | Kikuo Arai | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $576 | |||
| 32 | Mike Reid | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $475 | |||
| 36 | Frank Beard | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $385 | |||
| 36 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Pete Brown | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 39 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $576 | |||
| 40 | Jerry Barber | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 41 | Leonard Thompson | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $440 | |||
| 42 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 67 | -8 | 136 | $3,000 | |||
| 43 | Charles Coody | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $5,225 | |||
| 44 | George Cadle | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,570 | |||
| 44 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $820 | |||
| 46 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $1,960 | |||
| 46 | Billy Casper | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 46 | John Schroeder | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $820 | |||
| 49 | Howard Twitty | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $1,570 | |||
| 49 | Jim Simons | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $1,138 | |||
| 49 | Doug Tewell | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $576 | |||
| 52 | Jay Haas | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Bill Rogers | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $475 | |||
| 55 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $440 | |||
| 56 | Orville Moody | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $385 | |||
| 56 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $385 | |||
| 58 | Rex Caldwell | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Curtis Sifford | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Alan Tapie | 67 | 70 | -7 | 137 | $5,225 | |||
| 61 | Dave Hill | 71 | 68 | -5 | 139 | $3,000 | |||
| 62 | Marty Fleckman | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $440 | |||
| 63 | Jim Wiechers | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 63 | Gene Littler | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 63 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $1,138 | |||
| 66 | Lyn Lott | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $1,138 | |||
| 67 | Gil Morgan | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $576 | |||
| 67 | Tom Nieporte | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $385 | |||
| 67 | Gary Groh | 69 | 76 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Mike Reasor | 77 | 69 | +2 | 146 | $576 | |||
| 70 | Bob Rosburg | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Greg Powers | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Bob Goalby | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Roy Pace | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Sam Adams | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 77 | Jim Ferriell | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 78 | John Lister | 71 | 69 | -4 | 140 | $1,420 | |||
| 79 | Joe Inman | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $4,000 | |||
| 80 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 81 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,960 | |||
| 82 | Jeff Hewes | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $385 | |||
| 83 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $820 | |||
| 83 | Johnny Miller | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Graham Marsh | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Dennis Meyer | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Isao Matsui | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 89 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $820 | |||
| 90 | Jack Newton | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $310 | |||
| 91 | Monty Kaser | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Jack Ewing | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Bill Ogden | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | 79 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Stanton Altgelt | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Rafe Botts | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 97 | John Schamp | 76 | 80 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Paul Moran | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $1,570 | |||
| 99 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | 70 | -5 | 139 | $1,960 | |||
| 100 | Don Bies | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Mike Walters | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Elroy Marti | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Dick Mast | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Chuck Milne | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 106 | John Jackson | 80 | 72 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Dale Douglass | 75 | 79 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Gardner Dickinson | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Bill Calfee | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $385 | |||
| 110 | Don Massengale | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $385 | |||
| 110 | Paul Harney | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 112 | Gary Dowen | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 76 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 67 | -2 | 142 | $310 | |||
| 116 | Dow Finsterwald | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Ken Still | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Al Brooks | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Bobby Nichols | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Tommy Jacobs | 80 | 78 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,138 | |||
| 122 | Sam Farlow | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Dave Newquist | 70 | 77 | +3 | 147 | $0 |


