Sports headlines for Saturday January 13, 1979:
- Knoetze Stops Sharkey But Not Controversy
- Rutledge Leads South Seniors To 41-21 Victory Over North
- Schlichter Staying At Ohio State
Scores through round 4 of the 1979 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from January 10, 1979 to January 14, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | 66 | 66 | 71 | 71 | -14 | 274 | $50,000 | |
| 2 | Leonard Thompson | 69 | 66 | 69 | 75 | -9 | 279 | $8,275 | |
| 3 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 66 | 74 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $10,450 | |
| 4 | Keith Fergus | 69 | 67 | 68 | 75 | -9 | 279 | $10,450 | |
| 5 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | 67 | 73 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $6,325 | |
| 6 | Art Wall | 67 | 67 | 73 | 75 | -6 | 282 | $1,180 | |
| 7 | Lonnie Nielsen | 74 | 67 | 75 | 77 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 8 | Lee Trevino | 71 | 68 | 66 | 70 | -13 | 275 | $29,700 | |
| 9 | Grier Jones | 70 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $13,200 | |
| 10 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | 68 | 70 | 74 | -7 | 281 | $8,275 | |
| 11 | Andy Bean | 72 | 68 | 74 | 68 | -6 | 282 | $4,675 | |
| 11 | Don Bies | 73 | 68 | 69 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $4,675 | |
| 11 | Wayne Levi | 74 | 68 | 69 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $3,451 | |
| 14 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | 68 | 72 | 73 | -4 | 284 | $3,451 | |
| 15 | Mike Hill | 73 | 68 | 76 | 69 | -2 | 286 | $1,884 | |
| 16 | Bob Lunn | 75 | 68 | 72 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $560 | |
| 17 | Dave Eichelberger | 73 | 68 | 73 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $927 | |
| 18 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | 69 | 69 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $6,325 | |
| 19 | Curtis Strange | 72 | 69 | 73 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,884 | |
| 19 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 69 | 72 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $1,180 | |
| 21 | J.C. Snead | 68 | 69 | 74 | 75 | -2 | 286 | $2,640 | |
| 21 | Tom Kite | 70 | 69 | 74 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $1,884 | |
| 23 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | 69 | 75 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $702 | |
| 24 | Peter Jacobsen | 73 | 69 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $616 | |
| 25 | Bobby Wadkins | 69 | 70 | 72 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $8,275 | |
| 25 | Orville Moody | 71 | 70 | 68 | 73 | -6 | 282 | $4,675 | |
| 27 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | 70 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $927 | |
| 27 | Mike Reid | 77 | 70 | 72 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $702 | |
| 29 | Steve Veriato | 75 | 70 | 76 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 30 | Victor Regalado | 75 | 70 | 76 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 31 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 71 | 68 | 68 | -10 | 278 | $8,275 | |
| 32 | D.A. Weibring | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $1,884 | |
| 33 | Ray Floyd | 74 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $1,884 | |
| 34 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 71 | 75 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $702 | |
| 34 | Cesar Sanudo | 70 | 71 | 74 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $560 | |
| 36 | Ron Streck | 75 | 71 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $578 | |
| 37 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 72 | 69 | 68 | -10 | 278 | $3,451 | |
| 38 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 72 | 68 | 69 | -9 | 279 | $18,700 | |
| 39 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $6,325 | |
| 39 | Butch Baird | 72 | 72 | 71 | 67 | -6 | 282 | $4,675 | |
| 39 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | 72 | 69 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $1,884 | |
| 42 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $3,451 | |
| 43 | Ed Sneed | 73 | 72 | 69 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,390 | |
| 44 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 72 | 73 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,390 | |
| 44 | Mike Morley | 73 | 72 | 73 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $927 | |
| 46 | Tim Simpson | 74 | 72 | 73 | 69 | Even | 288 | $702 | |
| 47 | Rik Massengale | 70 | 72 | 72 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $645 | |
| 47 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $578 | |
| 49 | Rod Curl | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $702 | |
| 50 | Ron Mobley | 75 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 50 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 72 | 74 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 50 | George Cadle | 74 | 72 | 72 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 50 | Lyn Lott | 71 | 72 | 74 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 54 | Al Geiberger | 70 | 72 | 75 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 55 | George Knudson | 74 | 72 | 73 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 56 | Jerry Barber | 76 | 72 | 75 | 75 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 57 | Hubert Green | 73 | 72 | 79 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 57 | Joe Hager | 74 | 72 | 78 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 59 | Jim Chancey | 73 | 72 | 75 | 81 | +13 | 301 | $0 | |
| 60 | Bob Mann | 76 | 72 | 80 | 75 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| 61 | Charles Coody | 65 | 73 | 73 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $1,884 | |
| 62 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 73 | 70 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $4,675 | |
| 62 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 73 | 68 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $1,180 | |
| 64 | Joe Inman | 72 | 73 | 70 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $2,640 | |
| 65 | Vic Martin | 72 | 73 | 74 | 69 | Even | 288 | $616 | |
| 65 | Mike Sullivan | 71 | 73 | 73 | 71 | Even | 288 | $595 | |
| 67 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $595 | |
| 67 | Jim Dent | 76 | 73 | 72 | 69 | +2 | 290 | $560 | |
| 69 | Charlie Gibson | 72 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 69 | Jack Fleck | 73 | 73 | 70 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 71 | Terry Wilcox | 74 | 73 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 72 | Ed Byman | 73 | 73 | 76 | 73 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 72 | Dave Marr | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 74 | Bill Calfee | 74 | 73 | 70 | 79 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 75 | Craig Stadler | 76 | 73 | 72 | 76 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 76 | Gene Littler | 72 | 74 | 69 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $1,884 | |
| 77 | Rex Caldwell | 75 | 74 | 72 | 64 | -3 | 285 | $1,884 | |
| 78 | Gay Brewer | 72 | 74 | 68 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $1,390 | |
| 78 | Bob Murphy | 65 | 74 | 72 | 75 | -2 | 286 | $927 | |
| 78 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 74 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $616 | |
| 81 | Andy North | 71 | 74 | 69 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $1,390 | |
| 81 | Randy Erskine | 68 | 74 | 73 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $645 | |
| 83 | George Burns | 71 | 74 | 69 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $616 | |
| 84 | Doug Sanders | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $578 | |
| 85 | Billy Casper | 68 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $616 | |
| 85 | Howard Twitty | 70 | 74 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $595 | |
| 87 | Dave Stockton | 74 | 74 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 88 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 74 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 89 | Miller Barber | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 90 | Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | 74 | 71 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 90 | Tommy Aaron | 76 | 74 | 69 | 77 | +8 | 296 | $0 | |
| 92 | Allen Miller | 72 | 74 | 79 | 72 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 92 | Don Baker | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 94 | Rafe Botts | 76 | 74 | 74 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 95 | Brad Bryant | 71 | 75 | 71 | 71 | Even | 288 | $560 | |
| 96 | Bob Zender | 72 | 75 | 72 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $927 | |
| 97 | Dave Barber | 73 | 75 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $560 | |
| 98 | Gary McCord | 79 | 75 | 70 | 68 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 99 | Jack Renner | 72 | 75 | 76 | 70 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 100 | Kip Byrne | 77 | 75 | 73 | 70 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 101 | Wren Lum | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 102 | Bob Rosburg | 72 | 75 | 75 | 78 | +12 | 300 | $0 | |
| 103 | Doug Tewell | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | +17 | 305 | $0 | |
| 104 | Tom Nieporte | 76 | 75 | 81 | 79 | +23 | 311 | $0 | |
| 105 | Jack Burke | 85 | 75 | 75 | 78 | +25 | 313 | $0 | |
| 106 | Dave Hill | 71 | 76 | 67 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $2,640 | |
| 107 | Lou Graham | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | +1 | 289 | $578 | |
| 108 | Jerry Heard | 74 | 76 | 72 | 70 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 109 | Dan Pohl | 70 | 76 | 79 | 72 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 110 | Jim Ferriell | 80 | 76 | 80 | 77 | +25 | 313 | $0 | |
| 111 | Mike Ford | 77 | 76 | 84 | 79 | +28 | 316 | $0 | |
| 112 | Jay Haas | 72 | 77 | 67 | 72 | Even | 288 | $927 | |
| 113 | Rod Funseth | 68 | 77 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $560 | |
| 114 | Barry Jaeckel | 70 | 77 | 73 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 115 | Danny Edwards | 70 | 77 | 76 | 71 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 115 | Bill Ogden | 72 | 77 | 71 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 117 | Eddie Pearce | 73 | 77 | 76 | 72 | +10 | 298 | $0 | |
| 118 | Don Pooley | 70 | 77 | 71 | 81 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 119 | John Mahoney | 75 | 77 | 75 | 76 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| 120 | Tom Shaw | 71 | 78 | 73 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 121 | Mac McLendon | 72 | 79 | 71 | 73 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 122 | Jim White | 73 | 79 | 82 | 70 | +16 | 304 | $0 | |
| 123 | Jim Simons | 75 | 81 | 71 | 76 | +15 | 303 | $0 | |
| 124 | Woody Blackburn | 77 | 82 | 82 | 71 | +24 | 312 | $0 | |
| 125 | Larry Benson | 79 | 83 | 79 | 78 | +31 | 319 | $0 | |
| 126 | Mike Reasor | 83 | 85 | 83 | 81 | +44 | 332 | $0 |


