Sports headlines for Monday February 13, 1978:
- Walkout On Renee Triggers A Protest
- Former President Ford To Play In L.A. Open Pro-Am At Riviera
Final results 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 | Peter Oosterhuis | 67 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 71 | -17 | 343 | $15,975 |
| 2 | Mike Hill | 73 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 66 | -6 | 354 | $1,496 |
| 3 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | -21 | 339 | $45,000 |
| 4 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 69 | -8 | 352 | $2,700 |
| 5 | Tim Simpson | 72 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 71 | -12 | 348 | $5,850 |
| 6 | Don Bies | 73 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 66 | -9 | 351 | $3,713 |
| 6 | Danny Edwards | 71 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 76 | -9 | 351 | $3,713 |
| 8 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 71 | -6 | 354 | $1,496 |
| 8 | Larry Nelson | 68 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 72 | -6 | 354 | $1,496 |
| 10 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 66 | -15 | 345 | $10,575 |
| 11 | Keith Fergus | 68 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 68 | -13 | 347 | $7,317 |
| 12 | Lee Trevino | 72 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 68 | -12 | 348 | $5,850 |
| 13 | Gene Littler | 72 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 72 | -10 | 350 | $4,950 |
| 14 | Rik Massengale | 68 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 71 | -9 | 351 | $3,713 |
| 15 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 69 | -7 | 353 | $1,958 |
| 15 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 76 | 68 | 69 | 70 | -7 | 353 | $1,958 |
| 15 | Rod Curl | 74 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 73 | -7 | 353 | $1,958 |
| 18 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 72 | -6 | 354 | $1,496 |
| 18 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 74 | -6 | 354 | $1,496 |
| 20 | Jim White | 69 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 71 | -4 | 356 | $1,084 |
| 21 | Tom Kite | 76 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 69 | -3 | 357 | $854 |
| 21 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 357 | $854 |
| 23 | Jay Haas | 74 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 74 | -2 | 358 | $622 |
| 24 | Lyn Lott | 72 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 76 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 25 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 68 | 65 | 70 | 67 | -19 | 341 | $25,650 |
| 26 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 71 | -10 | 350 | $4,950 |
| 27 | David Graham | 66 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 73 | -9 | 351 | $3,713 |
| 28 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 67 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | -8 | 352 | $2,700 |
| 29 | Dave Stockton | 72 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 356 | $1,084 |
| 29 | Gary Groh | 71 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 76 | -4 | 356 | $1,084 |
| 31 | Gil Morgan | 70 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -3 | 357 | $854 |
| 32 | Victor Regalado | 67 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 71 | -2 | 358 | $622 |
| 32 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | -2 | 358 | $622 |
| 34 | Alan Tapie | 70 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 72 | Even | 360 | $500 |
| 35 | Bob Zender | 78 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 35 | Bill Galloway | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 73 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 37 | Lon Hinkle | 71 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -13 | 347 | $7,317 |
| 38 | Lee Elder | 71 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 68 | -8 | 352 | $2,700 |
| 39 | Woody Blackburn | 70 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 70 | -7 | 353 | $1,958 |
| 39 | Howard Twitty | 74 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 72 | -7 | 353 | $1,958 |
| 41 | John Mahaffey | 71 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 72 | -5 | 355 | $1,250 |
| 41 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 75 | -5 | 355 | $1,250 |
| 43 | Dave Eichelberger | 67 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 69 | -4 | 356 | $1,084 |
| 44 | Joe Inman | 71 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 357 | $854 |
| 45 | Bob Gilder | 72 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 72 | Even | 360 | $500 |
| 45 | Terry Mauney | 72 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 71 | Even | 360 | $350 |
| 47 | Perry Leslie | 70 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 78 | +6 | 366 | $340 |
| 48 | Tom Watson | 69 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 71 | -14 | 346 | $9,225 |
| 49 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 66 | -13 | 347 | $7,317 |
| 50 | Steve Veriato | 72 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 70 | -9 | 351 | $3,713 |
| 51 | Bill Calfee | 72 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 73 | -2 | 358 | $622 |
| 52 | Mark Hayes | 73 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 74 | +1 | 361 | $460 |
| 53 | Paul Moran | 72 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 76 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 54 | Mike Morley | 74 | 70 | 65 | 73 | 69 | -9 | 351 | $3,713 |
| 55 | Tom Nieporte | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 68 | -3 | 357 | $854 |
| 56 | Hubert Green | 71 | 74 | 68 | 73 | 72 | -2 | 358 | $622 |
| 57 | Tom Purtzer | 68 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 71 | Even | 360 | $500 |
| 57 | Stan Lee | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 72 | Even | 360 | $500 |
| 59 | Grier Jones | 69 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 68 | -7 | 353 | $1,958 |
| 60 | Miller Barber | 70 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 69 | -6 | 354 | $1,496 |
| 61 | Kikuo Arai | 70 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 73 | -3 | 357 | $854 |
| 62 | Dennis Meyer | 73 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 71 | -1 | 359 | $545 |
| 62 | Tom Shaw | 69 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 73 | -1 | 359 | $545 |
| 64 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 71 | Even | 360 | $500 |
| 64 | Allen Miller | 73 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 71 | Even | 360 | $500 |
| 66 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 73 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 66 | Don Iverson | 72 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 66 | Bruce Lietzke | 70 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 362 | $412 |
| 69 | Arnold Palmer | 69 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 74 | +3 | 363 | $365 |
| 69 | Jim Chancey | 76 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 75 | +3 | 363 | $365 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beard | 72 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 0 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| Charles Coody | 70 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 0 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| Gary Koch | 72 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 0 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| Greg Powers | 73 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 0 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 72 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 0 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| Lanny Wadkins | 74 | 68 | 76 | 72 | 0 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| Mark Lye | 73 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 0 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| Buddy Gardner | 72 | 73 | 69 | 77 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Dwight Nevil | 71 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Gay Brewer | 71 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Gibby Gilbert | 74 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Jim Dent | 71 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Joe Porter | 76 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 75 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Ron Cerrudo | 69 | 73 | 71 | 78 | 0 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| Billy Casper | 74 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| Don Pooley | 75 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 74 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| Mac McLendon | 76 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| Mark Pfeil | 74 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| Monty Kaser | 73 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| Skip Dunaway | 80 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 0 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| Dave Hill | 70 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 0 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| Wally Armstrong | 79 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 0 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| Bill Ogden | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 0 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| Dave Barber | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 0 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| Jerry Heard | 74 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 0 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 71 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 0 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| Bob Wynn | 77 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 0 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 73 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 0 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| Gardner Dickinson | 77 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 0 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| Jerry Barber | 80 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 0 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| Lou Graham | 76 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 0 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| Roger Maltbie | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 0 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| Terry Wilcox | 78 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| Don Massengale | 73 | 78 | 70 | 77 | 0 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| Dave Evans | 72 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 0 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| Bruce Robertson | 71 | 81 | 70 | 78 | 0 | +12 | 300 | $0 | |
| Vic Martin | 75 | 70 | 81 | 75 | 0 | +13 | 301 | $0 | |
| Art Wall | 76 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 0 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 77 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 0 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| Larry Benson | 75 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 0 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| Chris Pigott | 75 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 0 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 76 | 80 | 72 | 75 | 0 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| Isao Aoki | 77 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 0 | +17 | 305 | $0 | |
| Jay Hebert | 74 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 0 | +18 | 306 | $0 | |
| Don Brigham | 74 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 0 | +20 | 308 | $0 | |
| Dow Finsterwald | 79 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 0 | +22 | 310 | $0 | |
| Bobby Baker | 76 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 0 | +23 | 311 | $0 | |
| John Ruedi | 78 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 0 | +23 | 311 | $0 | |
| Jim Ferriell | 75 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 0 | +27 | 315 | $0 | |
| Doug Sanders | 79 | 82 | 76 | 79 | 0 | +28 | 316 | $0 | |
| Lionel Hebert | 79 | 82 | 83 | 73 | 0 | +29 | 317 | $0 | |
| Dave Haberle | 76 | 81 | 85 | 77 | 0 | +31 | 319 | $0 | |
| WD | Jerry Pate | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 213 | $0 |


