`Sports headlines for Saturday August 7, 1971:`

Namath Suffers Knee Injury, Out For Season
Blood Clot Prevents Rico Carty's Return
Norton Halts Haynes In 7th For 21st KO

Scores through round 3 of the 1971 American Golf Classic

Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from August 5, 1971 to August 8, 1971 (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Doug Sanders	72	74	77	+13	223	$1,177
2	Bob Murphy	74	67	71	+2	212	$10,650
3	Arnold Palmer	70	73	72	+5	215	$4,875
4	Larry Hinson	74	72	73	+9	219	$2,025
5	Chi Chi Rodriguez	70	71	73	+4	214	$4,875
5	Mike Hill	67	71	76	+4	214	$4,875
7	Dick Lotz	72	73	70	+5	215	$3,325
8	Paul Harney	76	71	77	+14	224	$517
9	Bunky Henry	74	73	81	+18	228	$285
10	Jack Nicklaus	73	68	69	Even	210	$7,050
11	Johnny Pott	70	73	70	+3	213	$3,325
11	Phil Rodgers	72	70	71	+3	213	$3,325
11	Johnny Miller	69	72	72	+3	213	$3,325
14	R.H. Sikes	71	76	69	+6	216	$2,025
14	Mason Rudolph	71	69	76	+6	216	$2,025
16	Larry Ziegler	75	71	75	+11	221	$825
17	Bobby Cole	70	74	81	+15	225	$318
18	Steve Reid	71	70	69	Even	210	$6,150
19	Jim Jamieson	71	73	71	+5	215	$2,025
19	Tommy Aaron	72	68	75	+5	215	$2,025
21	J.C. Snead	73	73	70	+6	216	$1,500
22	George Knudson	75	73	71	+9	219	$1,000
22	Dave Stockton	73	69	77	+9	219	$1,000
24	Dale Douglass	69	68	69	-4	206	$17,100
25	Bert Greene	70	69	72	+1	211	$3,325
26	Julius Boros	71	70	76	+7	217	$1,177
27	Dick Rhyan	75	73	72	+10	220	$693
28	Marty Fleckman	74	73	75	+12	222	$405
29	Rod Funseth	74	74	77	+15	225	$285
30	Bob Lunn	69	67	75	+1	211	$2,550
31	Miller Barber	73	70	72	+5	215	$1,325
32	Grier Jones	77	70	70	+7	217	$1,000
32	Art Wall	73	73	71	+7	217	$1,000
32	Tom Weiskopf	70	75	72	+7	217	$1,000
32	Homero Blancas	71	73	73	+7	217	$1,000
36	Bob Wynn	74	71	73	+8	218	$825
36	Bruce Crampton	76	68	74	+8	218	$825
38	Bob Stone	69	78	72	+9	219	$693
39	David Graham	73	74	73	+10	220	$517
40	Charles Sifford	74	71	76	+11	221	$405
41	Billy Maxwell	75	70	77	+12	222	$318
42	George Johnson	76	72	75	+13	223	$285
43	Jerry Heard	67	66	68	-9	201	$30,000
44	Al Geiberger	71	70	73	+4	214	$1,325
45	Dick Carmody	72	75	71	+8	218	$693
46	John Schroeder	71	76	72	+9	219	$517
47	Labron Harris	72	76	74	+12	222	$285
48	Dave Marr	76	71	77	+14	224	$285
49	Doug Ford	73	75	77	+15	225	$285
50	Terry Wilcox	69	73	76	+8	218	$517
51	Lionel Hebert	73	71	77	+11	221	$285
52	Tom Ulozas	76	72	75	+13	223	$285
53	Rex Baxter	72	71	82	+15	225	$285
54	Fred Marti	68	70	72	Even	210	$2,025
55	Frank Beard	73	69	70	+2	212	$1,325
56	Jack Lewis	76	69	74	+9	219	$318
57	Bob Charles	75	73	73	+11	221	$285
58	Gay Brewer	68	71	67	-4	206	$3,325
59	Jacky Cupit	73	73	73	+9	219	$285
60	Bob Payne	74	72	74	+10	220	$285
60	Tony Jacklin	71	74	75	+10	220	$285
62	Don Bies	73	73	75	+11	221	$285
62	Dewitt Weaver	74	70	77	+11	221	$285
64	Herb Hooper	73	75	74	+12	222	$285
65	Curtis Sifford	73	75	77	+15	225	$285
66	Hale Irwin	73	71	70	+4	214	$693
67	Hugh Royer	71	76	77	+14	224	$285
68	Tom Shaw	72	71	73	+6	216	$318
69	Larry Wood	73	71	74	+8	218	$285
70	Jim Wiechers	72	76	77	+15	225	$285

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