Sports headlines for Monday January 23, 1978:
- Hot 'n' Cold Watson Is Just Hot Enough
- Walsh Takes Himself Out Of Rams' Coaching Race
- A's Sale Is Off; Time Runs Out On Denver Move
- AFC Cries Foul After 14-13 Loss
Final results of the 1978 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
Tournament held at Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach, CA) from January 20, 1978 to January 23, 1978 (Par 72)
Tom Watson defeated Ben Crenshaw on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 66 | 74 | 71 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $45,000 |
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | 71 | 73 | 67 | -8 | 280 | $25,650 |
| 3 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 70 | 74 | 68 | -7 | 281 | $15,975 |
| 4 | Hubert Green | 69 | 71 | 74 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $9,300 |
| 5 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 72 | 75 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $4,275 |
| 6 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 69 | 72 | 77 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 7 | Jerry McGee | 69 | 73 | 76 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $1,725 |
| 8 | Tommy McGinnis | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | +2 | 290 | $1,465 |
| 9 | Gil Morgan | 69 | 71 | 78 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $538 |
| 10 | Don Bies | 70 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $9,300 |
| 11 | Don Pooley | 70 | 70 | 75 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $6,117 |
| 11 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | 71 | 71 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $6,117 |
| 13 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $4,275 |
| 13 | Ray Floyd | 70 | 69 | 72 | 75 | -2 | 286 | $4,275 |
| 15 | Bobby Nichols | 70 | 73 | 72 | 78 | +5 | 293 | $642 |
| 16 | Mac McLendon | 70 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $490 |
| 17 | Mike Morley | 71 | 73 | 68 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $9,300 |
| 18 | David Graham | 71 | 72 | 69 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $4,275 |
| 19 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 73 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 19 | George Burns | 71 | 71 | 73 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 21 | Stan Lee | 71 | 72 | 75 | 70 | Even | 288 | $2,056 |
| 21 | Curtis Strange | 71 | 75 | 71 | 71 | Even | 288 | $2,056 |
| 23 | Mike Reasor | 71 | 75 | 70 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $1,725 |
| 23 | John Schroeder | 71 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $1,725 |
| 25 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $877 |
| 26 | Billy Casper | 71 | 75 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $642 |
| 27 | Joe Porter | 71 | 74 | 76 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $435 |
| 27 | Jack Renner | 71 | 72 | 78 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $435 |
| 29 | Danny Edwards | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $4,275 |
| 30 | Tom Kite | 72 | 73 | 72 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 31 | Craig Stadler | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | Even | 288 | $2,056 |
| 32 | Jay Haas | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $1,465 |
| 32 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 71 | 69 | 78 | +2 | 290 | $1,465 |
| 34 | Howard Twitty | 72 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $1,139 |
| 34 | Andy Bean | 72 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $1,139 |
| 36 | Bill Rogers | 72 | 77 | 69 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $642 |
| 36 | Ed Sneed | 72 | 75 | 70 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $642 |
| 38 | Jack Spradlin | 72 | 73 | 76 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $510 |
| 39 | Marty Fleckman | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $4,275 |
| 40 | Gene Littler | 73 | 72 | 71 | 72 | Even | 288 | $2,056 |
| 41 | Lee Elder | 73 | 72 | 76 | 69 | +2 | 290 | $1,465 |
| 42 | Bobby Cole | 73 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $1,139 |
| 43 | Joe Kunes | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $642 |
| 44 | Jim Dent | 73 | 75 | 72 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $538 |
| 45 | Andy North | 74 | 70 | 69 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $7,200 |
| 46 | Tony Jacklin | 74 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $6,117 |
| 47 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | 74 | 70 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,139 |
| 48 | Wally Armstrong | 74 | 71 | 74 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $877 |
| 48 | Jim Colbert | 74 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $877 |
| 48 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | 70 | 73 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $877 |
| 51 | Antonio Cerda | 74 | 68 | 74 | 78 | +6 | 294 | $538 |
| 52 | Dick Lotz | 74 | 76 | 71 | 76 | +9 | 297 | $468 |
| 53 | Frank Beard | 74 | 75 | 72 | 82 | +15 | 303 | $400 |
| 54 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | 71 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $1,139 |
| 55 | Lyn Lott | 75 | 71 | 71 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $642 |
| 56 | Tom Shaw | 75 | 71 | 74 | 79 | +11 | 299 | $435 |
| 57 | Kermit Zarley | 75 | 75 | 71 | 79 | +12 | 300 | $410 |
| 58 | Jerry Pate | 76 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -1 | 287 | $2,925 |
| 59 | Graham Marsh | 76 | 74 | 70 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $1,139 |
| 60 | Bruce Devlin | 76 | 70 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $877 |
| 61 | Gay Brewer | 76 | 70 | 73 | 77 | +8 | 296 | $490 |
| 62 | Charles Coody | 76 | 72 | 73 | 76 | +9 | 297 | $468 |
| 63 | Jack Nicklaus | 77 | 74 | 66 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $1,465 |
| 64 | Bobby Walzel | 77 | 68 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $510 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Garrett | 74 | 73 | 76 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Bob Eastwood | 70 | 75 | 78 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Carlton White | 73 | 75 | 75 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Don Iverson | 74 | 78 | 71 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Gary McCord | 75 | 78 | 70 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Joe Inman | 74 | 78 | 71 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| John Mahaffey | 74 | 75 | 74 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Lou Graham | 71 | 75 | 77 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Manuel Pinero | 73 | 72 | 78 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Rod Funseth | 79 | 72 | 72 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Sammy Rachels | 79 | 71 | 73 | 0 | +7 | 223 | $0 | |
| Bruce Robertson | 71 | 74 | 79 | 0 | +8 | 224 | $0 | |
| Dave Eichelberger | 75 | 73 | 76 | 0 | +8 | 224 | $0 | |
| Jack Ewing | 72 | 80 | 72 | 0 | +8 | 224 | $0 | |
| Larry Nelson | 81 | 72 | 71 | 0 | +8 | 224 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 73 | 71 | 80 | 0 | +8 | 224 | $0 | |
| Arnold Palmer | 75 | 77 | 73 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Bob Shearer | 77 | 74 | 74 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Bob Zender | 73 | 79 | 73 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Bobby Wadkins | 72 | 80 | 73 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Ernie George | 75 | 72 | 78 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Jerry Heard | 75 | 74 | 76 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Lee Mikles | 73 | 72 | 80 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| Roger Maltbie | 76 | 74 | 75 | 0 | +9 | 225 | $0 | |
| George Johnson | 75 | 79 | 72 | 0 | +10 | 226 | $0 | |
| Art Wall | 74 | 77 | 76 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Bob Payne | 76 | 76 | 75 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Dana Quigley | 88 | 70 | 69 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Dow Finsterwald | 74 | 75 | 78 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 75 | 75 | 77 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| George Knudson | 75 | 74 | 78 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Mike Shea | 72 | 76 | 79 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Rod Curl | 75 | 75 | 77 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 81 | 69 | 77 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Warren Chancellor | 76 | 73 | 78 | 0 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| Bob Mann | 77 | 77 | 74 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Jeff Hewes | 78 | 73 | 77 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Ken Towns | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Rich Friedman | 76 | 71 | 81 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Ron Streck | 77 | 75 | 76 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Steve Caulkins | 73 | 82 | 73 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Tommy Horton | 77 | 74 | 77 | 0 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| Bob Boldt | 82 | 74 | 73 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Bob Smith | 75 | 77 | 77 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 76 | 80 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Mike McCullough | 80 | 71 | 78 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 72 | 79 | 78 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Monty Kaser | 78 | 80 | 71 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Valentin Barrios | 78 | 78 | 73 | 0 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| Bruce Lietzke | 82 | 77 | 71 | 0 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| Bruce Summerhays | 75 | 78 | 77 | 0 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| Tony Wallin | 77 | 75 | 78 | 0 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| Allen Miller | 79 | 76 | 76 | 0 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| Dale Hayes | 74 | 76 | 81 | 0 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| Dave Hill | 77 | 79 | 75 | 0 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| Parker Moore | 77 | 75 | 79 | 0 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| Tom Purtzer | 77 | 76 | 78 | 0 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| Bill Mallon | 80 | 74 | 78 | 0 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| Mark Hayes | 75 | 80 | 77 | 0 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| Ross Randall | 79 | 78 | 75 | 0 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| Tom Jenkins | 82 | 73 | 77 | 0 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| Tommy Nakajima | 78 | 76 | 78 | 0 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| Victor Regalado | 75 | 79 | 78 | 0 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| Jim Wiechers | 79 | 79 | 75 | 0 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| Lionel Hebert | 78 | 77 | 78 | 0 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| Mike Hill | 78 | 76 | 79 | 0 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| Bob Lunn | 80 | 73 | 81 | 0 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| Gary Koch | 76 | 80 | 78 | 0 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| Jim Langley | 80 | 78 | 76 | 0 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| Jimmy Wittenberg | 74 | 75 | 85 | 0 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| Maurie Ver Brugge | 77 | 78 | 79 | 0 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| Ron Cerrudo | 75 | 75 | 84 | 0 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| Butch Baird | 83 | 74 | 78 | 0 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| John Fought | 75 | 82 | 78 | 0 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| Steve Taylor | 83 | 73 | 79 | 0 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| Ed Dougherty | 79 | 73 | 84 | 0 | +20 | 236 | $0 | |
| Rick Rhoads | 83 | 77 | 76 | 0 | +20 | 236 | $0 | |
| Dave Shipley | 77 | 80 | 80 | 0 | +21 | 237 | $0 | |
| Jim White | 79 | 81 | 77 | 0 | +21 | 237 | $0 | |
| Mike Souchak | 84 | 76 | 77 | 0 | +21 | 237 | $0 | |
| Alan Pate | 79 | 75 | 84 | 0 | +22 | 238 | $0 | |
| Kim Young | 80 | 77 | 81 | 0 | +22 | 238 | $0 | |
| Don Massengale | 84 | 76 | 79 | 0 | +23 | 239 | $0 | |
| Jack Burke | 78 | 83 | 81 | 0 | +26 | 242 | $0 | |
| Eddie Merrins | 79 | 81 | 83 | 0 | +27 | 243 | $0 | |
| Moon Mullins | 82 | 84 | 81 | 0 | +31 | 247 | $0 | |
| WD | George Archer | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 |


