`Sports headlines for Wednesday July 12, 1972:`

Niklaus Fires 70, Trails Briton By 2
Paul Brown Questions Action By Saints In Playbook Deal
Thomas Joins Cowboys, But Draws Fine

Scores through round 1 of the 1972 British Open

Tournament held at Muirfield Golf Club (Gullane, Scotland) from July 12, 1972 to July 15, 1972 (Par 71)

Rank	Name	Round 1	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Johnny Miller	76	+5	76	$2,125
2	Lee Trevino	71	Even	71	$13,750
3	Bob Charles	75	+4	75	$2,125
3	Bruce Devlin	75	+4	75	$675
5	Jimmy Hume	77	+6	77	$313
6	Stuart Brown	81	+10	81	$313
7	Doug Sanders	71	Even	71	$6,875
7	Gary Player	71	Even	71	$5,375
7	John Garner	71	Even	71	$613
10	Clive Clark	72	+1	72	$3,375
11	Roberto Bernardini	73	+2	73	$2,875
11	Maurice Bembridge	73	+2	73	$1,173
13	Jan Dorrestein	74	+3	74	$2,125
14	Tony Jacklin	69	-2	69	$8,125
15	Jack Nicklaus	70	-1	70	$10,000
15	Peter Townsend	70	-1	70	$2,875
17	Brian Barnes	71	Even	71	$6,125
17	Peter Thomson	71	Even	71	$513
19	Dave Stockton	72	+1	72	$513
20	Bert Yancey	73	+2	73	$1,173
20	Brian Huggett	73	+2	73	$675
22	Kuo Chi Hsiung	74	+3	74	$420
23	Guy Hunt	75	+4	75	$4,158
24	Tommy Horton	76	+5	76	$420
25	Jack Newton	77	+6	77	$420
26	Kel Nagle	79	+8	79	$513
26	Bernard Hunt	79	+8	79	$0
28	David Llewellyn	72	+1	72	$313
29	Arnold Palmer	73	+2	73	$4,158
30	David Vaughan	74	+3	74	$4,158
30	Brian Hutchinson	74	+3	74	$325
32	Gary Baleson	76	+5	76	$313
33	Harry Bannerman	77	+6	77	$1,173
33	Lu Liang-Huan	77	+6	77	$420
35	Graham Marsh	78	+7	78	$325
36	Dave Thomas	82	+11	82	$0
37	Peter Tupling	68	-3	68	$358
38	Dave Marr	70	-1	70	$3,375
39	Billy Casper	72	+1	72	$420
39	Sam Torrance	72	+1	72	$358
41	Tom Weiskopf	73	+2	73	$4,158
41	Doug McClelland	73	+2	73	$813
41	Christy O'Connor	73	+2	73	$813
44	Peter Alliss	74	+3	74	$513
44	Andrew Brooks	74	+3	74	$325
44	Bobby Walker	74	+3	74	$313
47	Ernie Jones	75	+4	75	$358
47	Doug Sewell	75	+4	75	$325
49	Vincent Hood	76	+5	76	$420
49	Neil Coles	76	+5	76	$0
51	Vicente Fernandez	78	+7	78	$513
52	Craig Defoy	70	-1	70	$813
53	Peter Butler	72	+1	72	$2,125
53	David Oakley	72	+1	72	$358
55	Peter Oosterhuis	75	+4	75	$613
55	Jerry Heard	75	+4	75	$613
55	Min Nan Hsieh	75	+4	75	$513
55	Randall Vines	75	+4	75	$0
59	Gordon Cunningham	76	+5	76	$513
59	Baldovino Dassu	76	+5	76	$0
61	Bob Shearer	77	+6	77	$513
61	Hugh Baiocchi	77	+6	77	$0
63	Martin Gray	78	+7	78	$0
64	Lionel Platts	79	+8	79	$0
65	Frank Beard	70	-1	70	$1,173
66	David Talbot	72	+1	72	$325
67	Ian Mosey	74	+3	74	$0
67	Hugh Boyle	74	+3	74	$0
67	Paul Leonard	74	+3	74	$0
70	John O'Leary	75	+4	75	$313
70	David Ingram	75	+4	75	$0
70	John Panton	75	+4	75	$0
73	John Fowler	76	+5	76	$313
74	Angel Gallardo	77	+6	77	$0
75	Bernard Gallacher	78	+7	78	$0
76	Walter Godfrey	79	+8	79	$0
77	Michael Bonallack	81	+10	81	$0
78	Antonio Garrido	71	Even	71	$313
79	David Snell	73	+2	73	$0
80	Brian Thomson	74	+3	74	$513
80	Sandy Stephen	74	+3	74	$0
82	Tienie Britz	75	+4	75	$313
82	Ronnie Shade	75	+4	75	$0
82	David Jagger	75	+4	75	$0
82	Dale Hayes	75	+4	75	$0
86	Ian Stanley	76	+5	76	$0
86	Eddie Polland	76	+5	76	$0
88	Philip Elson	79	+8	79	$0
88	Malcolm Gregson	79	+8	79	$0
90	John Johnson	80	+9	80	$0
91	Norman Wood	74	+3	74	$325
92	Ramon Sota	75	+4	75	$0
92	Ken Harrelson	75	+4	75	$0
94	Hugh Jackson	76	+5	76	$0
95	Donald Swaelens	78	+7	78	$0
96	Mac Hunte	81	+10	81	$0
97	Donald Gammon	73	+2	73	$0
98	David Huish	80	+9	80	$0
98	John Lister	80	+9	80	$0
100	Nick Job	76	+5	76	$0
101	Bobby Locke	79	+8	79	$0
102	Noel Hunt	73	+2	73	$0
103	Howard Clark	74	+3	74	$0
104	John McTear	78	+7	78	$0
105	Peter Berry	76	+5	76	$0
106	Bill Large	78	+7	78	$0
107	Bill Murray	81	+10	81	$0

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