Sports headlines for Sunday June 25, 1978:
- Lietzke's 73 Wins Canadian; Would-Be Challengers Fade
Final results of the 1978 Canadian Open
Tournament held at Glen Abbey Golf Club (Oakville, Ontario) from June 22, 1978 to June 25, 1978 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | 76 | 67 | 67 | 73 | -1 | 283 | $50,000 |
| 2 | Pat McGowan | 72 | 68 | 72 | 72 | Even | 284 | $28,500 |
| 3 | Lee Trevino | 74 | 71 | 69 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $14,750 |
| 3 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | 74 | 69 | 72 | +1 | 285 | $14,750 |
| 5 | Ray Floyd | 74 | 74 | 69 | 69 | +2 | 286 | $9,083 |
| 5 | George Burns | 73 | 70 | 73 | 70 | +2 | 286 | $9,083 |
| 5 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 70 | 72 | 71 | +2 | 286 | $9,083 |
| 8 | Arnold Palmer | 70 | 76 | 73 | 68 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 8 | Bunky Henry | 77 | 70 | 71 | 69 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 8 | Tom Purtzer | 76 | 69 | 72 | 70 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 8 | Bill Kratzert | 76 | 70 | 69 | 72 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 8 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 70 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 8 | John Schroeder | 74 | 67 | 71 | 75 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 8 | Jeff Hawkes | 67 | 73 | 72 | 75 | +3 | 287 | $5,804 |
| 15 | D.A. Weibring | 73 | 77 | 70 | 69 | +5 | 289 | $3,750 |
| 15 | Bob Lunn | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | +5 | 289 | $3,750 |
| 15 | Graham Marsh | 74 | 77 | 67 | 71 | +5 | 289 | $3,750 |
| 15 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +5 | 289 | $3,750 |
| 15 | Bob Shearer | 71 | 71 | 71 | 76 | +5 | 289 | $3,750 |
| 20 | Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | 69 | 72 | +6 | 290 | $2,875 |
| 20 | Ed Sneed | 75 | 69 | 73 | 73 | +6 | 290 | $2,875 |
| 22 | Curtis Strange | 79 | 72 | 71 | 69 | +7 | 291 | $2,281 |
| 22 | John Mahaffey | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +7 | 291 | $2,281 |
| 22 | Charles Coody | 75 | 75 | 67 | 74 | +7 | 291 | $2,281 |
| 22 | Mike Sullivan | 72 | 74 | 68 | 77 | +7 | 291 | $2,281 |
| 26 | Peter Oosterhuis | 76 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +8 | 292 | $1,925 |
| 26 | Gary McCord | 73 | 75 | 71 | 73 | +8 | 292 | $1,925 |
| 26 | Phil Hancock | 75 | 75 | 68 | 74 | +8 | 292 | $1,925 |
| 29 | Danny Edwards | 78 | 70 | 78 | 67 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Wayne Levi | 73 | 71 | 79 | 70 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Phil Rodgers | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Mark Lye | 71 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Gay Brewer | 75 | 76 | 71 | 71 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Bill Pelham | 74 | 69 | 78 | 72 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Rod Funseth | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Calvin Peete | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Mark Pfeil | 73 | 77 | 70 | 73 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 29 | Jim Simons | 76 | 74 | 70 | 73 | +9 | 293 | $1,458 |
| 39 | Morris Hatalsky | 80 | 69 | 77 | 68 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Barry Jaeckel | 77 | 74 | 74 | 69 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Rex Caldwell | 72 | 75 | 77 | 70 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Bill Calfee | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Stan Lee | 74 | 72 | 73 | 75 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | John Lister | 76 | 71 | 71 | 76 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Carlton White | 77 | 71 | 70 | 76 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Gary Player | 74 | 71 | 73 | 76 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 39 | Tom Kite | 76 | 72 | 69 | 77 | +10 | 294 | $925 |
| 48 | Orville Moody | 79 | 71 | 76 | 69 | +11 | 295 | $641 |
| 48 | Allen Miller | 74 | 74 | 75 | 72 | +11 | 295 | $641 |
| 48 | Jim Dent | 77 | 73 | 72 | 73 | +11 | 295 | $641 |
| 48 | Gary Ostrega | 78 | 68 | 76 | 73 | +11 | 295 | $641 |
| 52 | Lee Elder | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | +12 | 296 | $600 |
| 53 | Leonard Thompson | 76 | 71 | 77 | 73 | +13 | 297 | $556 |
| 53 | Terry Diehl | 70 | 79 | 74 | 74 | +13 | 297 | $556 |
| 53 | Jerry Pate | 78 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +13 | 297 | $556 |
| 53 | Greg Powers | 77 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +13 | 297 | $556 |
| 53 | Barney Thompson | 75 | 71 | 75 | 76 | +13 | 297 | $556 |
| 53 | Andy North | 72 | 77 | 72 | 76 | +13 | 297 | $556 |
| 59 | Don Iverson | 77 | 74 | 72 | 75 | +14 | 298 | $507 |
| 59 | Howard Twitty | 76 | 74 | 70 | 78 | +14 | 298 | $507 |
| 61 | Ed Dougherty | 72 | 77 | 78 | 72 | +15 | 299 | $475 |
| 61 | Bruce Robertson | 77 | 71 | 78 | 73 | +15 | 299 | $475 |
| 61 | Kermit Zarley | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 | +15 | 299 | $475 |
| 64 | Brady Miller | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | +16 | 300 | $444 |
| 64 | Keith Fergus | 77 | 71 | 75 | 77 | +16 | 300 | $444 |
| 66 | Bobby Stroble | 74 | 74 | 77 | 76 | +17 | 301 | $425 |
| 67 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 77 | 74 | 75 | 76 | +18 | 302 | $413 |
| 68 | Bob Shaw | 73 | 71 | 80 | 80 | +20 | 304 | $400 |
| 69 | Ed Sabo | 81 | 70 | 75 | 79 | +21 | 305 | $387 |
| 70 | Bob Zender | 75 | 72 | 83 | 76 | +22 | 306 | $375 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Douglass | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Gar Hamilton | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| George Archer | 80 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| George Knudson | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jim Nelford | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bob Dickson | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bobby Wadkins | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mike Hill | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Randy Erskine | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Tom Weiskopf | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Antonio Cerda | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Craig Stadler | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Joe Kunes | 82 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mike Ford | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Babe Hiskey | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Bruce Devlin | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Wally Armstrong | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 155 | $0 | |
| Billy Casper | 81 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Cesar Sanudo | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Dana Quigley | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Forrest Fezler | 81 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Gary Groh | 81 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Jim King | 76 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Bill Rogers | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Bob Gilder | 82 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Buddy Gardner | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Doug Ford | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Jaime Gonzalez | 82 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 157 | $0 | |
| Bill Galloway | 82 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
| Bill Hall | 83 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
| Bill Mallon | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
| David Eger | 81 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
| Hubert Green | 81 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
| Dan Halldorson | 80 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 159 | $0 | |
| David Graham | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 159 | $0 | |
| Rik Massengale | 77 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 159 | $0 | |
| Steve Veriato | 80 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 159 | $0 | |
| Bill Garrett | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
| Don Brigham | 76 | 84 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 160 | $0 | |
| Chris Clark | 82 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 161 | $0 | |
| Mark Hayes | 82 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 161 | $0 | |
| Joe Porter | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 162 | $0 | |
| Lyn Lott | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 162 | $0 | |
| Tom Storey | 85 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 162 | $0 | |
| Bob Panasiuk | 80 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 163 | $0 | |
| Tommy Valentine | 84 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 163 | $0 | |
| Bobby Baker | 83 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 | |
| Dave Barr | 85 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 | |
| Don Massengale | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 | |
| Richard Zokol | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 | |
| Vicente Fernandez | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 164 | $0 | |
| Mike Watney | 80 | 86 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 166 | $0 | |
| Nick Weslock | 81 | 85 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 166 | $0 | |
| WD | Andy Bean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Bobby Nichols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | J.C. Snead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Larry Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Ed Fiori | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 76 | $0 |
| WD | Lon Hinkle | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 80 | $0 |
| WD | Bobby Mitchell | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 81 | $0 |
| WD | Mike Booker | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 81 | $0 |
| WD | Mike Shea | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 84 | $0 |
| WD | Tommy Aaron | 78 | 72 | 80 | 0 | +17 | 230 | $0 |


