Sports headlines for Friday February 11, 1977:
- Madlock Traded To The Giants For Murcer
- Mike Marshall Bitter After Hung Jury Trial
Scores through round 3 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 | 70 | -16 | 200 | $40,000 | ||
| 2 | Bruce Lietzke | 67 | 67 | 70 | -12 | 204 | $22,800 | ||
| 3 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 67 | 66 | -11 | 205 | $3,000 | ||
| 4 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 67 | 71 | -9 | 207 | $3,000 | ||
| 5 | Paul Moran | 71 | 67 | 75 | -3 | 213 | $1,570 | ||
| 6 | Jerry Heard | 75 | 67 | 77 | +3 | 219 | $310 | ||
| 7 | Hubert Green | 69 | 68 | 69 | -10 | 206 | $5,225 | ||
| 8 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | 68 | 70 | -8 | 208 | $3,000 | ||
| 9 | Arnold Palmer | 73 | 68 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $1,570 | ||
| 10 | Grier Jones | 74 | 68 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $4,000 | ||
| 10 | Dave Hill | 71 | 68 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $3,000 | ||
| 12 | Dale Hayes | 77 | 68 | 68 | -3 | 213 | $0 | ||
| 13 | Jim Wiechers | 74 | 68 | 72 | -2 | 214 | $1,138 | ||
| 14 | Tom Purtzer | 77 | 68 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $820 | ||
| 15 | Lee Elder | 72 | 69 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $385 | ||
| 16 | Lou Graham | 72 | 69 | 70 | -5 | 211 | $3,000 | ||
| 17 | John Lister | 71 | 69 | 73 | -3 | 213 | $1,420 | ||
| 17 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 69 | 74 | -3 | 213 | $820 | ||
| 19 | Jack Newton | 72 | 69 | 74 | -1 | 215 | $310 | ||
| 20 | Mike Reasor | 77 | 69 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $576 | ||
| 20 | Jack Ewing | 75 | 69 | 74 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Bill Calfee | 74 | 69 | 76 | +3 | 219 | $385 | ||
| 23 | Don Massengale | 75 | 69 | 76 | +4 | 220 | $385 | ||
| 24 | Dow Finsterwald | 75 | 69 | 77 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 25 | Alan Tapie | 67 | 70 | 72 | -7 | 209 | $5,225 | ||
| 26 | Charles Coody | 70 | 70 | 71 | -5 | 211 | $5,225 | ||
| 27 | George Cadle | 71 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 212 | $1,570 | ||
| 28 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 70 | 71 | -3 | 213 | $1,960 | ||
| 28 | John Schroeder | 72 | 70 | 71 | -3 | 213 | $820 | ||
| 28 | Marty Fleckman | 71 | 70 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $440 | ||
| 31 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | 70 | 75 | -2 | 214 | $1,960 | ||
| 31 | Doug Tewell | 73 | 70 | 71 | -2 | 214 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 70 | 78 | +3 | 219 | $1,138 | ||
| 34 | Gary Player | 70 | 71 | 68 | -7 | 209 | $6,400 | ||
| 35 | Billy Casper | 71 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 213 | $1,138 | ||
| 36 | Joe Inman | 70 | 71 | 73 | -2 | 214 | $4,000 | ||
| 36 | Gene Littler | 71 | 71 | 72 | -2 | 214 | $1,138 | ||
| 38 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 71 | 71 | -1 | 215 | $576 | ||
| 39 | Lyn Lott | 73 | 71 | 72 | Even | 216 | $1,138 | ||
| 39 | Bill Rogers | 74 | 71 | 71 | Even | 216 | $475 | ||
| 41 | Bob Rosburg | 75 | 71 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 42 | Jeff Hewes | 75 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $385 | ||
| 43 | Gary Dowen | 74 | 71 | 76 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Ken Still | 74 | 71 | 77 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Roger Maltbie | 70 | 72 | 67 | -7 | 209 | $7,200 | ||
| 46 | Mike Morley | 70 | 72 | 68 | -6 | 210 | $8,800 | ||
| 47 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 72 | 71 | -4 | 212 | $820 | ||
| 47 | Art Wall | 72 | 72 | 68 | -4 | 212 | $576 | ||
| 49 | Howard Twitty | 71 | 72 | 71 | -2 | 214 | $1,570 | ||
| 50 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 72 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $576 | ||
| 50 | Jay Haas | 72 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 215 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Bud Allin | 75 | 72 | 69 | Even | 216 | $1,138 | ||
| 52 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | 72 | 73 | Even | 216 | $0 | ||
| 54 | Gil Morgan | 73 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $576 | ||
| 55 | Monty Kaser | 72 | 72 | 74 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 72 | 76 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | 72 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 56 | Al Brooks | 73 | 72 | 77 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 59 | Mike Walters | 77 | 72 | 75 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 60 | Bobby Nichols | 76 | 72 | 77 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 61 | John Jackson | 80 | 72 | 75 | +11 | 227 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Bob Shearer | 69 | 73 | 67 | -7 | 209 | $8,800 | ||
| 63 | Mark Lye | 70 | 73 | 68 | -5 | 211 | $3,000 | ||
| 64 | Jim Simons | 70 | 73 | 71 | -2 | 214 | $1,138 | ||
| 64 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | 73 | 72 | -2 | 214 | $1,138 | ||
| 66 | Mike Reid | 72 | 73 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $475 | ||
| 67 | Tom Nieporte | 72 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $385 | ||
| 68 | Mac McLendon | 77 | 73 | 68 | +2 | 218 | $1,138 | ||
| 68 | Orville Moody | 74 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 218 | $385 | ||
| 70 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 219 | $576 | ||
| 70 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | 73 | 67 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 72 | Paul Harney | 71 | 73 | 76 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 72 | Don Bies | 72 | 73 | 75 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 72 | Rex Caldwell | 76 | 73 | 71 | +4 | 220 | $0 | ||
| 75 | Sam Adams | 78 | 73 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | 74 | 67 | -3 | 213 | $14,200 | ||
| 77 | Gary McCord | 71 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 214 | $440 | ||
| 78 | Kikuo Arai | 71 | 74 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $576 | ||
| 79 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 217 | $1,960 | ||
| 80 | Greg Powers | 72 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 80 | Terry Wilcox | 75 | 74 | 69 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Bill Ogden | 71 | 74 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Bob Goalby | 75 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Johnny Miller | 74 | 74 | 73 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Jerry Barber | 77 | 74 | 70 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Roy Pace | 76 | 74 | 72 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 87 | Dick Mast | 77 | 74 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 88 | Sam Farlow | 75 | 74 | 78 | +11 | 227 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Andy Bean | 71 | 75 | 67 | -3 | 213 | $1,960 | ||
| 90 | John Schlee | 72 | 75 | 69 | Even | 216 | $576 | ||
| 90 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 75 | 70 | Even | 216 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 75 | 68 | +1 | 217 | $440 | ||
| 92 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 75 | 71 | +1 | 217 | $440 | ||
| 94 | Pete Brown | 73 | 75 | 70 | +2 | 218 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 221 | $820 | ||
| 96 | Leonard Thompson | 77 | 75 | 70 | +6 | 222 | $440 | ||
| 97 | Dennis Meyer | 75 | 75 | 73 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Curtis Sifford | 77 | 75 | 71 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Craig Stadler | 81 | 75 | 69 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Rafe Botts | 77 | 75 | 74 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Dwight Nevil | 70 | 76 | 68 | -2 | 214 | $3,000 | ||
| 102 | Frank Beard | 70 | 76 | 70 | Even | 216 | $385 | ||
| 103 | Gary Groh | 69 | 76 | 72 | +1 | 217 | $0 | ||
| 104 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 76 | 71 | +2 | 218 | $385 | ||
| 105 | Miller Barber | 76 | 76 | 68 | +4 | 220 | $385 | ||
| 106 | Graham Marsh | 73 | 76 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 76 | 76 | +6 | 222 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Stanton Altgelt | 75 | 76 | 74 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Elroy Marti | 74 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 225 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Chuck Milne | 75 | 76 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Allen Miller | 74 | 77 | 67 | +2 | 218 | $310 | ||
| 113 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 221 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Isao Matsui | 73 | 77 | 73 | +7 | 223 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Dave Newquist | 70 | 77 | 85 | +16 | 232 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Tommy Jacobs | 80 | 78 | 77 | +19 | 235 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | 79 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Dale Douglass | 75 | 79 | 75 | +13 | 229 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Gardner Dickinson | 77 | 79 | 75 | +15 | 231 | $0 | ||
| 120 | John Schamp | 76 | 80 | 74 | +14 | 230 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Jim Ferriell | 76 | 81 | 72 | +13 | 229 | $0 |


