Sports headlines for Sunday January 15, 1978:
- Black Driver Dreams Of World Title
- Sonny Easley Killed In Accident
- Rain Postpones Phoenix Golf; Final Round May Be Canceled
- Morton's Wife Looks On Loss As A Kind Of Religious Test
Final results of the 1978 Phoenix Open
Tournament held at Phoenix Country Club (Phoenix, AZ) from January 12, 1978 to January 15, 1978 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller Barber | 68 | 69 | 70 | 65 | -12 | 272 | $40,000 |
| 2 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 65 | 70 | 69 | -11 | 273 | $18,500 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | -11 | 273 | $18,500 |
| 4 | Rod Funseth | 67 | 65 | 73 | 69 | -10 | 274 | $9,400 |
| 5 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | 68 | 71 | 67 | -9 | 275 | $8,200 |
| 6 | Jack Renner | 70 | 68 | 71 | 67 | -8 | 276 | $5,750 |
| 6 | Andy Bean | 68 | 70 | 69 | 69 | -8 | 276 | $5,750 |
| 6 | John Schroeder | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | -8 | 276 | $5,750 |
| 6 | Joe Inman | 72 | 69 | 66 | 69 | -8 | 276 | $5,750 |
| 6 | Jim Simons | 68 | 66 | 70 | 72 | -8 | 276 | $5,750 |
| 6 | George Knudson | 65 | 72 | 66 | 73 | -8 | 276 | $5,750 |
| 12 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 71 | 69 | 67 | -7 | 277 | $4,200 |
| 13 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -6 | 278 | $3,500 |
| 13 | Mac McLendon | 69 | 68 | 72 | 69 | -6 | 278 | $3,500 |
| 13 | Bobby Cole | 70 | 73 | 66 | 69 | -6 | 278 | $3,500 |
| 13 | Hubert Green | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | -6 | 278 | $3,500 |
| 17 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | 69 | 71 | 69 | -5 | 279 | $2,600 |
| 17 | Tom Watson | 73 | 67 | 70 | 69 | -5 | 279 | $2,600 |
| 17 | J.C. Snead | 69 | 71 | 69 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $2,600 |
| 17 | Rik Massengale | 70 | 66 | 71 | 72 | -5 | 279 | $2,600 |
| 17 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | 71 | 69 | 72 | -5 | 279 | $2,600 |
| 22 | Andy North | 70 | 71 | 70 | 69 | -4 | 280 | $1,740 |
| 22 | Craig Stadler | 69 | 71 | 69 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $1,740 |
| 22 | Bob Mann | 68 | 71 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 280 | $1,740 |
| 22 | Gary McCord | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $1,740 |
| 22 | Howard Twitty | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $1,740 |
| 22 | George Archer | 67 | 71 | 70 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $1,740 |
| 28 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 28 | Lon Hinkle | 67 | 73 | 73 | 68 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 28 | Jay Haas | 71 | 70 | 71 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 28 | Jack Spradlin | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 28 | Peter Oosterhuis | 69 | 72 | 68 | 72 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 28 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 69 | 70 | 72 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 28 | Danny Edwards | 69 | 71 | 67 | 74 | -3 | 281 | $1,301 |
| 35 | Bill Garrett | 71 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Doug Tewell | 69 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Mike Morley | 69 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 72 | 68 | 71 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Butch Baird | 69 | 69 | 72 | 72 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Mike Hill | 68 | 69 | 73 | 72 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 35 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 68 | 70 | 73 | -2 | 282 | $924 |
| 43 | Roger Maltbie | 72 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Don January | 70 | 72 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Lee Elder | 72 | 67 | 75 | 69 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 72 | 71 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | George Burns | 72 | 69 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Victor Regalado | 72 | 69 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Lou Graham | 68 | 72 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 72 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 43 | Bob Payne | 69 | 70 | 69 | 75 | -1 | 283 | $583 |
| 53 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | 74 | 74 | 67 | Even | 284 | $440 |
| 53 | Paul Purtzer | 74 | 69 | 70 | 71 | Even | 284 | $440 |
| 53 | Dick Lotz | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | Even | 284 | $440 |
| 53 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | Even | 284 | $440 |
| 53 | Marty Fleckman | 68 | 71 | 73 | 72 | Even | 284 | $440 |
| 53 | Bobby Phillips | 73 | 68 | 68 | 75 | Even | 284 | $440 |
| 59 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | 72 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $440 |
| 59 | Charles Coody | 70 | 73 | 71 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $385 |
| 59 | Bob Rosburg | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $385 |
| 59 | Gene Littler | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | +1 | 285 | $385 |
| 59 | Gary Koch | 71 | 67 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 285 | $385 |
| 64 | Rod Curl | 73 | 70 | 70 | 73 | +2 | 286 | $355 |
| 64 | Dave Stockton | 69 | 72 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 286 | $355 |
| 66 | Tom Kite | 69 | 72 | 74 | 72 | +3 | 287 | $335 |
| 66 | Tommy McGinnis | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 287 | $335 |
| 68 | Lee Mikles | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 288 | $320 |
| 69 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | 71 | 70 | 76 | +5 | 289 | $305 |
| 69 | Tom Purtzer | 72 | 69 | 72 | 76 | +5 | 289 | $305 |
| 71 | Antonio Cerda | 73 | 69 | 73 | 75 | +6 | 290 | $0 |
| 71 | Curtis Strange | 72 | 71 | 69 | 78 | +6 | 290 | $0 |
| 73 | George Johnson | 69 | 71 | 73 | 78 | +7 | 291 | $0 |
| 74 | Dana Quigley | 72 | 71 | 76 | 74 | +9 | 293 | $0 |
| 75 | Kim Young | 71 | 72 | 77 | 74 | +10 | 294 | $0 |
| 75 | Rudy Lavares | 73 | 70 | 77 | 74 | +10 | 294 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Thompson | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Bill Pelham | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Bob Smith | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Bobby Wadkins | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Dave Eichelberger | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Ed Fiori | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Jack Fleck | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Jerry Heard | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Ken Brown | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Mike Reid | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Peter Jacobsen | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Tom Storey | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Barry Jaeckel | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Bob Gilder | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Calvin Peete | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Cesar Sanudo | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Frank Beard | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Gary Groh | 76 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Jim Wiechers | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Joe Porter | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| John Mahaffey | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Pat McDonald | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Randy Erskine | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Bobby Nichols | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Don Pooley | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Larry Nelson | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Mark Hayes | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Paul Moran | 70 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Phil Hancock | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Tony Jacklin | 79 | 67 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Frank Conner | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Keith Fergus | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Mike McCullough | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Spike Kelley | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Terry Mauney | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Tom Weiskopf | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Dave Hill | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Gary Jacobsen | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jim Marshall | 78 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Woody Blackburn | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Babe Hiskey | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| John Godwin | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Lanny Wadkins | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dave Shipley | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ed Dougherty | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Jim Ferriell | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bill Mallon | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jerry Barber | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Steve Veriato | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bill Johnston | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bruce Fleisher | 75 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Wren Lum | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 |


