Sports headlines for Thursday March 16, 1972:
- Vida Blue Exits Laughing -- Says He's Finished
- AP College BB All-Americans
- Pie Traynor, 72, Pirates' All-Time All-Star, Dies
Scores through round 1 of the 1972 Greater Jacksonville Open
Tournament held at Hidden Hills Country Club (Jacksonville, FL) from March 16, 1972 to March 19, 1972 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Greene | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bobby Loy | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 3 | George Johnson | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Dennis Rouse | 85 | +13 | 85 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Bob Murphy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $5,125 | |||
| 6 | John Jacobs | 72 | Even | 72 | $14,300 | |||
| 7 | Rod Funseth | 74 | +2 | 74 | $7,350 | |||
| 7 | Don Iverson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $597 | |||
| 9 | Tony Jacklin | 70 | -2 | 70 | $25,000 | |||
| 10 | Ken Still | 73 | +1 | 73 | $831 | |||
| 11 | Martin Roesink | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,104 | |||
| 12 | Bobby Cole | 76 | +4 | 76 | $296 | |||
| 13 | Grier Jones | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,000 | |||
| 14 | Arnold Palmer | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,843 | |||
| 14 | Doug Sanders | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,313 | |||
| 16 | Bruce Crampton | 73 | +1 | 73 | $7,350 | |||
| 17 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | +2 | 74 | $597 | |||
| 18 | Chuck Courtney | 75 | +3 | 75 | $296 | |||
| 18 | Chris Blocker | 75 | +3 | 75 | $200 | |||
| 20 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 78 | +6 | 78 | $597 | |||
| 21 | John Lister | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,813 | |||
| 21 | Hugh Royer | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,104 | |||
| 23 | Labron Harris | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,813 | |||
| 23 | Don January | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,104 | |||
| 23 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | Even | 72 | $200 | |||
| 26 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,843 | |||
| 26 | Lee Trevino | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,000 | |||
| 28 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | +2 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 29 | Mac McLendon | 75 | +3 | 75 | $831 | |||
| 29 | Jim Grant | 75 | +3 | 75 | $296 | |||
| 29 | Randy Wolff | 75 | +3 | 75 | $200 | |||
| 32 | Ralph Johnston | 77 | +5 | 77 | $200 | |||
| 33 | Doug Ford | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bob Payne | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bert Yancey | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Jim Hardy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $296 | |||
| 37 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,313 | |||
| 37 | Dick Lotz | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,104 | |||
| 37 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $597 | |||
| 40 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,000 | |||
| 40 | Charles Sifford | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,813 | |||
| 40 | Dean Refram | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,104 | |||
| 43 | Bud Allin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $831 | |||
| 43 | Ron Cerrudo | 73 | +1 | 73 | $597 | |||
| 43 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +1 | 73 | $597 | |||
| 43 | Howie Johnson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $200 | |||
| 47 | Bill Robinson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 48 | Gay Brewer | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,813 | |||
| 48 | Jerry McGee | 75 | +3 | 75 | $200 | |||
| 50 | Hale Irwin | 76 | +4 | 76 | $200 | |||
| 50 | Bob Wynn | 76 | +4 | 76 | $200 | |||
| 52 | David Graham | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Peter Townsend | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Dick Hart | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Johnny Pott | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Jack Montgomery | 71 | -1 | 71 | $597 | |||
| 57 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,813 | |||
| 57 | Gary Player | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,104 | |||
| 57 | Larry Hinson | 72 | Even | 72 | $200 | |||
| 60 | Bob Charles | 73 | +1 | 73 | $597 | |||
| 60 | George Shortridge | 73 | +1 | 73 | $597 | |||
| 60 | Tom Shaw | 73 | +1 | 73 | $296 | |||
| 60 | Bunky Henry | 73 | +1 | 73 | $296 | |||
| 64 | R.H. Sikes | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,104 | |||
| 64 | Rik Massengale | 74 | +2 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 66 | Denny Lyons | 75 | +3 | 75 | $200 | |||
| 67 | Jim Jamieson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Lionel Hebert | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 67 | John Garner | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Jack Lewis | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Tom Watson | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Bob Lunn | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 73 | J.C. Snead | 70 | -2 | 70 | $597 | |||
| 74 | Terry Wilcox | 72 | Even | 72 | $200 | |||
| 75 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,000 | |||
| 75 | Mike Reasor | 73 | +1 | 73 | $296 | |||
| 75 | Cliff Brown | 73 | +1 | 73 | $200 | |||
| 75 | John Schroeder | 73 | +1 | 73 | $200 | |||
| 79 | Babe Hiskey | 74 | +2 | 74 | $831 | |||
| 79 | Dave Stockton | 74 | +2 | 74 | $200 | |||
| 81 | Ross Randall | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Chuck Thorpe | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Deane Beman | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 81 | George Bayer | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 85 | David Glenz | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Johnny Miller | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Les Peterson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Harry Toscano | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 87 | Steve Melnyk | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Bob Zender | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Frank Beard | 68 | -4 | 68 | $597 | |||
| 92 | Al Geiberger | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,813 | |||
| 93 | George Hixon | 70 | -2 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 94 | Butch Baird | 72 | Even | 72 | $200 | |||
| 94 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | Even | 72 | $200 | |||
| 96 | Tom Ulozas | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,104 | |||
| 96 | Wilf Honenuik | 73 | +1 | 73 | $200 | |||
| 98 | Allen Miller | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Bob Dickson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Jerry Breaux | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Rich Bassett | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Dwight Nevil | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Phil Ferranti | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Leonard Thompson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Bob Erickson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Jimmy Lynch | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Dewitt Weaver | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Bob Eastwood | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Rod Curl | 71 | -1 | 71 | $200 | |||
| 109 | Jim Gilbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $200 | |||
| 111 | John Schlee | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,500 | |||
| 111 | Gordon Jones | 72 | Even | 72 | $597 | |||
| 113 | Brad Anderson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Larry Wood | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Dick Hendrickson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Lou Graham | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Billy Maxwell | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Mike Mitchell | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Craig Metz | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Dave Philo | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Jim Wiechers | 70 | -2 | 70 | $200 | |||
| 123 | Dave Eichelberger | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Bob Galloway | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 125 | Bobby Greenwood | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 126 | Don Bies | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Sherman Finger | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Doug Olson | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 129 | Bob Stone | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Pete Brown | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Roy Pace | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Bob Menne | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Sam Adams | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Dave Walters | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Vic Loustalot | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Herb Hooper | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Craig Dear | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Ed Furgol | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Tom Joyce | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Sam Harvey | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Gary Groh | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Bill Brask | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 |


