Sports headlines for Thursday December 9, 1971:
- Finley Denies Teams Moving
Scores through round 1 of the 1971 Bahamas National Open
Tournament held at Lucayan Country Club (Freeport, Bahamas) from December 9, 1971 to December 12, 1971 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Schlee | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bill Collins | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Bill Johnston | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 5 | George Archer | 66 | -5 | 66 | $14,800 | |||
| 6 | Tom Shaw | 73 | +2 | 73 | $3,120 | |||
| 6 | Peter Butler | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Herb Hooper | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,296 | |||
| 8 | Rod Funseth | 69 | -2 | 69 | $619 | |||
| 10 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | -1 | 70 | $7,680 | |||
| 11 | Bob Barbarossa | 73 | +2 | 73 | $741 | |||
| 11 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Butch Baird | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 14 | Jack Lewis | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 15 | Bert Yancey | 67 | -4 | 67 | $7,680 | |||
| 16 | Bob Dickson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $741 | |||
| 17 | Ralph Johnston | 70 | -1 | 70 | $5,330 | |||
| 17 | Bob Murphy | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,296 | |||
| 19 | Bob Wynn | 73 | +2 | 73 | $619 | |||
| 19 | John Garner | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 21 | George Knudson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,222 | |||
| 22 | Grier Jones | 65 | -6 | 65 | $4,420 | |||
| 23 | Bob Goalby | 69 | -2 | 69 | $26,000 | |||
| 23 | Jim Wiechers | 69 | -2 | 69 | $904 | |||
| 25 | Bunky Henry | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,222 | |||
| 26 | Jerry Abbott | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,222 | |||
| 27 | Sam Adams | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Bert Greene | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Don Iverson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Steve Spray | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Ken Still | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 28 | R.H. Sikes | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Richard Crawford | 74 | +3 | 74 | $2,296 | |||
| 33 | Ed Sneed | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Rolf Deming | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | J.C. Snead | 66 | -5 | 66 | $2,296 | |||
| 37 | George Johnson | 68 | -3 | 68 | $3,120 | |||
| 38 | Joe Porter | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,222 | |||
| 39 | Art Wall | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,296 | |||
| 40 | Jerry Heard | 71 | Even | 71 | $3,670 | |||
| 40 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,222 | |||
| 40 | Ted Hayes | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,222 | |||
| 40 | Mike Higgins | 71 | Even | 71 | $904 | |||
| 40 | Charles Sifford | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 40 | Ross Randall | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Bob Smith | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Jim Hardy | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | +2 | 73 | $3,670 | |||
| 49 | Babe Hiskey | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Jim Jewell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Paul Bondeson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Bob Menne | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 52 | David Glenz | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Julius Boros | 67 | -4 | 67 | $4,420 | |||
| 55 | Bob Payne | 69 | -2 | 69 | $741 | |||
| 56 | Dave Marr | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Jim Grant | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Don Bies | 71 | Even | 71 | $2,296 | |||
| 58 | Bob Lunn | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Jim Ferriell | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Deane Beman | 73 | +2 | 73 | $904 | |||
| 61 | John Gentile | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Harry Bannerman | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Allen Miller | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Byron Comstock | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Doug Sanders | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Jim Marshall | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Bobby Greenwood | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Ronnie Reif | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Bruce Fleisher | 68 | -3 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Ron Cerrudo | 69 | -2 | 69 | $904 | |||
| 72 | Larry Hinson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $741 | |||
| 72 | Randy Wolff | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Gardner Dickinson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $741 | |||
| 76 | Mike Spang | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Roy Pace | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Mac McLendon | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,755 | |||
| 79 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,222 | |||
| 79 | Jim Jamieson | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Larry Mowry | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Larry Wood | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Peter Townsend | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Billy Maxwell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Dave Marad | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Dick Lotz | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Harry Toscano | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,222 | |||
| 89 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,755 | |||
| 89 | Bob Stone | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Chuck Courtney | 71 | Even | 71 | $741 | |||
| 91 | Gordon Jones | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Ben Kern | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 94 | David Graham | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Tom Sanderson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 96 | George Hixon | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Chris Blocker | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Bob Rosburg | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Chuck Thorpe | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Rick Rhoads | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Les Peterson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Gay Brewer | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Howie Johnson | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Marion Heck | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Tom Watson | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bob Stanton | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Dennis Rouse | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Curtis Sifford | 68 | -3 | 68 | $619 | |||
| 109 | Jack Connelly | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 110 | John Mahaffey | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Ken Ellsworth | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Jim Colbert | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Paul Barkhouse | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Robert Clark | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Billy Ziobro | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Hubert Green | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Antonio Cerda | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Mike Reasor | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 120 | John Kennedy | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Greg Powers | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Steve Eichstaedt | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Steve Reid | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Gary Bowerman | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Doug Olson | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Hugh Royer | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Howard Buchanan | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Gary Groh | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Ras Allen | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Bill Brask | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 131 | David Lee | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Dwight Nevil | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Sam Harvey | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 |


