Sports headlines for Sunday February 12, 1978:
- Montreal's 23 Unbeaten Games Ties NHL Record
Scores through round 4 of the 1978 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Bermuda Dunes Country Club (Bermuda Dunes, CA) from February 8, 1978 to February 13, 1978 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 68 | 65 | 70 | -14 | 274 | $25,650 | |
| 2 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 73 | 65 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $1,496 | |
| 3 | Mike Morley | 74 | 70 | 65 | 73 | -6 | 282 | $3,713 | |
| 4 | Tom Watson | 69 | 68 | 66 | 72 | -13 | 275 | $9,225 | |
| 5 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | 66 | 70 | -9 | 279 | $4,950 | |
| 6 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | -18 | 270 | $45,000 | |
| 7 | Rod Curl | 74 | 70 | 67 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $1,958 | |
| 8 | Steve Veriato | 72 | 70 | 67 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $3,713 | |
| 8 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 69 | 67 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $1,958 | |
| 10 | Skip Dunaway | 80 | 73 | 67 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 11 | Peter Oosterhuis | 67 | 71 | 68 | 66 | -16 | 272 | $15,975 | |
| 12 | Tim Simpson | 72 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -11 | 277 | $5,850 | |
| 13 | Gary Groh | 71 | 71 | 68 | 70 | -8 | 280 | $1,084 | |
| 14 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 76 | 68 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $1,958 | |
| 14 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 73 | 68 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $1,250 | |
| 16 | Hubert Green | 71 | 74 | 68 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $622 | |
| 17 | Jim Chancey | 76 | 69 | 68 | 75 | Even | 288 | $365 | |
| 18 | Danny Edwards | 71 | 67 | 69 | 68 | -13 | 275 | $3,713 | |
| 19 | Gene Littler | 72 | 68 | 69 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $4,950 | |
| 19 | David Graham | 66 | 73 | 69 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $3,713 | |
| 21 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 70 | 69 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $7,317 | |
| 22 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 77 | 69 | 67 | -5 | 283 | $2,700 | |
| 23 | Lee Elder | 71 | 73 | 69 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $2,700 | |
| 23 | Kikuo Arai | 70 | 71 | 69 | 74 | -4 | 284 | $854 | |
| 25 | Frank Beard | 72 | 72 | 69 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 26 | Ken Still | 72 | 78 | 69 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 26 | Greg Powers | 73 | 76 | 69 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 26 | Gary Koch | 72 | 77 | 69 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 29 | Buddy Gardner | 72 | 73 | 69 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 30 | Don Pooley | 75 | 76 | 69 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 31 | Keith Fergus | 68 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -9 | 279 | $7,317 | |
| 31 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | 67 | 70 | 71 | -9 | 279 | $7,317 | |
| 33 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 74 | 70 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $1,496 | |
| 34 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 74 | 70 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $1,496 | |
| 35 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 76 | 70 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $854 | |
| 35 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $622 | |
| 37 | Paul Moran | 72 | 72 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $412 | |
| 38 | Mark Hayes | 73 | 72 | 70 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $460 | |
| 39 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | 70 | 69 | Even | 288 | $854 | |
| 40 | Bob Zender | 78 | 71 | 70 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $412 | |
| 41 | Mike Reasor | 75 | 76 | 70 | 70 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 41 | Joe Porter | 76 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 43 | Don Massengale | 73 | 78 | 70 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 44 | Bruce Robertson | 71 | 81 | 70 | 78 | +12 | 300 | $0 | |
| 45 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -9 | 279 | $10,575 | |
| 46 | Rik Massengale | 68 | 72 | 71 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $3,713 | |
| 46 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -8 | 280 | $1,250 | |
| 48 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 67 | 73 | 71 | 70 | -7 | 281 | $2,700 | |
| 49 | Jay Haas | 74 | 70 | 71 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $622 | |
| 50 | Don Bies | 73 | 73 | 71 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $3,713 | |
| 51 | Joe Inman | 71 | 73 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $854 | |
| 52 | Dennis Meyer | 73 | 70 | 71 | 74 | Even | 288 | $545 | |
| 53 | Allen Miller | 73 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $500 | |
| 53 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $500 | |
| 53 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | 73 | 71 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $412 | |
| 56 | Gay Brewer | 71 | 76 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 56 | Ron Cerrudo | 69 | 73 | 71 | 78 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 58 | Mark Pfeil | 74 | 75 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 59 | Wally Armstrong | 79 | 73 | 71 | 70 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 60 | Lee Trevino | 72 | 67 | 72 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $5,850 | |
| 61 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 73 | 72 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $1,958 | |
| 62 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $1,084 | |
| 63 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 76 | 72 | 70 | Even | 288 | $854 | |
| 63 | Stan Lee | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | Even | 288 | $500 | |
| 63 | Perry Leslie | 70 | 75 | 72 | 71 | Even | 288 | $340 | |
| 66 | Bill Galloway | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $412 | |
| 67 | Jim Dent | 71 | 78 | 72 | 70 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 68 | Mac McLendon | 76 | 75 | 72 | 69 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 69 | Bill Ogden | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 70 | Dave Barber | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 71 | Bob Wynn | 77 | 72 | 72 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 72 | Gardner Dickinson | 77 | 75 | 72 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 72 | Lou Graham | 76 | 74 | 72 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 74 | Johnny Miller | 76 | 80 | 72 | 75 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| 75 | Grier Jones | 69 | 69 | 73 | 74 | -3 | 285 | $1,958 | |
| 75 | Jim White | 69 | 74 | 73 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $1,084 | |
| 77 | Tom Shaw | 69 | 70 | 73 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $545 | |
| 77 | Lyn Lott | 72 | 72 | 73 | 69 | -2 | 286 | $412 | |
| 79 | Victor Regalado | 67 | 77 | 73 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $622 | |
| 79 | Don Iverson | 72 | 68 | 73 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $412 | |
| 81 | Mike Hill | 73 | 76 | 73 | 66 | Even | 288 | $1,496 | |
| 81 | Bob Gilder | 72 | 72 | 73 | 71 | Even | 288 | $500 | |
| 83 | Tom Nieporte | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $854 | |
| 84 | Mark Lye | 73 | 71 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 85 | Jerry Heard | 74 | 76 | 73 | 72 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 85 | Orville Moody | 71 | 77 | 73 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 87 | Jerry Barber | 80 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 87 | Terry Wilcox | 78 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 89 | Art Wall | 76 | 82 | 73 | 71 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| 90 | Larry Nelson | 68 | 72 | 74 | 68 | -6 | 282 | $1,496 | |
| 91 | Woody Blackburn | 70 | 68 | 74 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $1,958 | |
| 92 | Miller Barber | 70 | 67 | 74 | 74 | -3 | 285 | $1,496 | |
| 92 | Bill Calfee | 72 | 67 | 74 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $622 | |
| 94 | Alan Tapie | 70 | 74 | 74 | 70 | Even | 288 | $500 | |
| 95 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $412 | |
| 96 | Charles Coody | 70 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 97 | Billy Casper | 74 | 74 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 98 | Dave Hill | 70 | 74 | 74 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 99 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 100 | Larry Benson | 75 | 73 | 74 | 80 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| 101 | Chris Pigott | 75 | 76 | 74 | 78 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| 102 | Isao Aoki | 77 | 80 | 74 | 74 | +17 | 305 | $0 | |
| 103 | Dave Eichelberger | 67 | 74 | 75 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $1,084 | |
| 104 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | 70 | 75 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $365 | |
| 104 | Terry Mauney | 72 | 71 | 75 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $350 | |
| 106 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | 71 | 75 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 106 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 71 | 75 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 108 | George Cadle | 74 | 73 | 75 | 70 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 109 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 68 | 76 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 110 | Monty Kaser | 73 | 70 | 76 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 111 | Phil Rodgers | 73 | 71 | 76 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 112 | Doug Sanders | 79 | 82 | 76 | 79 | +28 | 316 | $0 | |
| 113 | Don Brigham | 74 | 81 | 77 | 76 | +20 | 308 | $0 | |
| 114 | Dow Finsterwald | 79 | 75 | 77 | 79 | +22 | 310 | $0 | |
| 115 | John Ruedi | 78 | 80 | 77 | 76 | +23 | 311 | $0 | |
| 116 | Tom Purtzer | 68 | 70 | 78 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $500 | |
| 117 | Dave Evans | 72 | 73 | 78 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 118 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | 86 | 78 | 76 | +27 | 315 | $0 | |
| 119 | Bunky Henry | 77 | 70 | 79 | 76 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| 120 | Jay Hebert | 74 | 77 | 79 | 76 | +18 | 306 | $0 | |
| 121 | Bobby Baker | 76 | 76 | 79 | 80 | +23 | 311 | $0 | |
| 122 | Vic Martin | 75 | 70 | 81 | 75 | +13 | 301 | $0 | |
| 123 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | 82 | 83 | 73 | +29 | 317 | $0 | |
| 124 | Dave Haberle | 76 | 81 | 85 | 77 | +31 | 319 | $0 |


