Sports headlines for Saturday January 17, 1981:
- Chargers Hire Pardee To Coach Defense
- Lietzke Leads Dwindles To 2 Shots In The Desert
Scores through round 4 of the 1981 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Tournament held at Bermuda Dunes Country Club (Bermuda Dunes, CA) from January 14, 1981 to January 18, 1981 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | 65 | 66 | 65 | 70 | -22 | 266 | $50,000 | |
| 2 | Bob Gilder | 65 | 74 | 66 | 68 | -15 | 273 | $6,050 | |
| 3 | Jerry Pate | 66 | 67 | 68 | 67 | -20 | 268 | $29,700 | |
| 4 | J.C. Snead | 66 | 70 | 66 | 74 | -12 | 276 | $11,367 | |
| 4 | Ray Floyd | 66 | 70 | 70 | 70 | -12 | 276 | $7,975 | |
| 6 | David Edwards | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | -18 | 270 | $18,700 | |
| 7 | Mark Lye | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -15 | 273 | $2,666 | |
| 8 | Lee Trevino | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | -12 | 276 | $6,050 | |
| 9 | Bobby Clampett | 67 | 78 | 65 | 68 | -10 | 278 | $3,713 | |
| 9 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $2,666 | |
| 9 | Gary Hallberg | 67 | 73 | 72 | 66 | -10 | 278 | $1,497 | |
| 12 | Keith Fergus | 67 | 72 | 69 | 72 | -8 | 280 | $1,497 | |
| 13 | Lee Elder | 67 | 69 | 76 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $690 | |
| 14 | Doug Sanders | 67 | 69 | 75 | 73 | -4 | 284 | $550 | |
| 15 | Ben Crenshaw | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | -15 | 273 | $9,175 | |
| 16 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 | 72 | 66 | 71 | -11 | 277 | $6,050 | |
| 17 | Jay Haas | 68 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -10 | 278 | $2,666 | |
| 17 | Doug Tewell | 68 | 71 | 69 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $1,920 | |
| 19 | Jack Nicklaus | 68 | 67 | 74 | 71 | -8 | 280 | $1,920 | |
| 20 | Vance Heafner | 68 | 73 | 71 | 69 | -7 | 281 | $2,666 | |
| 21 | George Burns | 68 | 68 | 70 | 79 | -3 | 285 | $640 | |
| 22 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | 69 | 66 | 68 | -16 | 272 | $1,497 | |
| 23 | Craig Stadler | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | -14 | 274 | $4,538 | |
| 24 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -10 | 278 | $4,538 | |
| 24 | Ron Streck | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $2,666 | |
| 24 | Dave Eichelberger | 69 | 70 | 71 | 68 | -10 | 278 | $1,497 | |
| 27 | Ed Sneed | 69 | 68 | 70 | 72 | -9 | 279 | $4,538 | |
| 27 | Mike Reid | 69 | 70 | 69 | 71 | -9 | 279 | $1,150 | |
| 29 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | 74 | 68 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $1,497 | |
| 30 | Don Pooley | 69 | 73 | 71 | 68 | -7 | 281 | $1,497 | |
| 31 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 70 | 68 | 76 | -5 | 283 | $2,666 | |
| 31 | Larry Nelson | 69 | 73 | 71 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $875 | |
| 31 | John Fought | 69 | 70 | 71 | 73 | -5 | 283 | $640 | |
| 34 | Tommy Valentine | 69 | 74 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $603 | |
| 34 | Lou Graham | 69 | 74 | 69 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $603 | |
| 36 | Danny Edwards | 69 | 80 | 71 | 66 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 37 | Mark Hayes | 69 | 77 | 73 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 38 | Mark Pfeil | 69 | 74 | 75 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 39 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 65 | 66 | 69 | -18 | 270 | $11,367 | |
| 40 | D.A. Weibring | 70 | 68 | 67 | 69 | -14 | 274 | $11,367 | |
| 41 | Wayne Levi | 70 | 67 | 69 | 69 | -13 | 275 | $3,713 | |
| 42 | Bud Allin | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | -9 | 279 | $6,050 | |
| 43 | Bob Murphy | 70 | 69 | 69 | 73 | -7 | 281 | $4,538 | |
| 43 | George Archer | 70 | 72 | 67 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $875 | |
| 45 | Mike Donald | 70 | 73 | 69 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $603 | |
| 46 | Scott Watkins | 70 | 74 | 70 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $603 | |
| 47 | Brad Bryant | 70 | 76 | 70 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 47 | Scott Hoch | 70 | 71 | 73 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 49 | Bill Sander | 70 | 73 | 70 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 49 | Miller Barber | 70 | 72 | 71 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 51 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 72 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 51 | Chip Beck | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 51 | Michael Brannan | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 54 | Bobby Wadkins | 70 | 75 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 55 | Tom Kite | 71 | 73 | 67 | 64 | -13 | 275 | $7,975 | |
| 56 | Jack Renner | 71 | 67 | 72 | 67 | -11 | 277 | $7,975 | |
| 57 | Lyn Lott | 71 | 69 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 279 | $1,150 | |
| 58 | Scott Simpson | 71 | 68 | 71 | 70 | -8 | 280 | $2,666 | |
| 58 | Tom Jenkins | 71 | 71 | 71 | 67 | -8 | 280 | $690 | |
| 60 | Jimmy Powell | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | -7 | 281 | $640 | |
| 61 | Frank Beard | 71 | 72 | 68 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $603 | |
| 61 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $603 | |
| 63 | Jim Simons | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $690 | |
| 63 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 69 | 71 | 73 | -4 | 284 | $690 | |
| 63 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $575 | |
| 66 | Calvin Peete | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $575 | |
| 66 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 68 | 74 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $563 | |
| 68 | Jon Chaffee | 71 | 74 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 69 | Jim Thorpe | 71 | 73 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 69 | Gene Littler | 71 | 74 | 68 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 71 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 71 | 74 | 72 | Even | 288 | $0 | |
| 72 | Curtis Sifford | 71 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 72 | Victor Regalado | 71 | 75 | 69 | 75 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 74 | Bobby Nichols | 71 | 74 | 75 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 75 | Roger Calvin | 71 | 75 | 70 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 76 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -8 | 280 | $875 | |
| 77 | Tom Weiskopf | 72 | 70 | 71 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $1,150 | |
| 77 | Mark O'Meara | 72 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $875 | |
| 79 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $545 | |
| 80 | Jim Nelford | 72 | 74 | 69 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 80 | Curtis Strange | 72 | 70 | 72 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 82 | Dwight Nevil | 72 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 83 | Dave Hill | 72 | 73 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $0 | |
| 84 | Bunky Henry | 72 | 74 | 71 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 85 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 70 | 70 | 65 | -10 | 278 | $1,920 | |
| 86 | John N. Cook | 73 | 66 | 70 | 71 | -8 | 280 | $1,150 | |
| 87 | Howard Twitty | 73 | 70 | 70 | 68 | -7 | 281 | $1,497 | |
| 87 | Terry Diehl | 73 | 68 | 73 | 67 | -7 | 281 | $875 | |
| 89 | Dan Halldorson | 73 | 69 | 73 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $875 | |
| 90 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 73 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $603 | |
| 91 | Mike Sullivan | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 92 | Lindy Miller | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 93 | Rik Massengale | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | Even | 288 | $0 | |
| 94 | Tom Nieporte | 73 | 74 | 76 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 95 | Joe Inman | 74 | 76 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $555 | |
| 96 | Artie McNickle | 74 | 76 | 71 | 66 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 97 | Mike Morley | 74 | 76 | 68 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 97 | Rod Curl | 74 | 73 | 69 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $0 | |
| 99 | Phil Hancock | 74 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 100 | Bill Kratzert | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 101 | Frank Conner | 74 | 75 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $0 | |
| 102 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 102 | Bob Byman | 74 | 76 | 72 | 73 | +7 | 295 | $0 | |
| 104 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | 71 | 75 | 79 | +11 | 299 | $0 | |
| 105 | Lance Ten Broeck | 74 | 74 | 73 | 81 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| 106 | Bobby Walzel | 75 | 70 | 66 | 70 | -7 | 281 | $1,920 | |
| 107 | Jim Colbert | 75 | 67 | 70 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $563 | |
| 108 | Charles Coody | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $603 | |
| 109 | Dan Pohl | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $0 | |
| 110 | Orville Moody | 75 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 111 | Tim Simpson | 75 | 72 | 69 | 72 | Even | 288 | $0 | |
| 111 | Ed Fiori | 75 | 75 | 65 | 73 | Even | 288 | $0 | |
| 113 | Hubert Green | 75 | 71 | 72 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $0 | |
| 114 | George Cadle | 75 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 115 | John Traub | 75 | 72 | 73 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $0 | |
| 116 | Andy North | 75 | 79 | 71 | 76 | +13 | 301 | $0 | |
| 117 | Billy Casper | 75 | 74 | 74 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $0 | |
| 118 | Jerry McGee | 76 | 70 | 68 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $575 | |
| 119 | Cesar Sanudo | 76 | 70 | 69 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 119 | Gary Koch | 76 | 69 | 69 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $0 | |
| 121 | Mike Gove | 76 | 72 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 121 | Gay Brewer | 76 | 70 | 70 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $0 | |
| 123 | David Eger | 76 | 71 | 70 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 123 | Terry Mauney | 80 | 73 | 69 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $0 | |
| 125 | George Bayer | 81 | 75 | 77 | 77 | +22 | 310 | $0 |


