Sports headlines for Friday May 16, 1975:
- Ali TKO's Lyle In 11th
- Nastase Kicked Out Of Tourney
- Ailing Casper Fires 68, Holds Golf Lead
Scores through round 2 of the 1975 First NBC New Orleans Open
Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club (New Orleans, LA) from May 15, 1975 to May 18, 1975 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper | 67 | 68 | -9 | 135 | $30,000 | ||
| 2 | Peter Oosterhuis | 68 | 68 | -8 | 136 | $17,100 | ||
| 2 | Tom Shaw | 69 | 67 | -8 | 136 | $4,075 | ||
| 4 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $10,650 | ||
| 4 | Bob Wynn | 71 | 66 | -7 | 137 | $7,050 | ||
| 4 | Rod Funseth | 70 | 67 | -7 | 137 | $2,850 | ||
| 4 | Danny Edwards | 68 | 69 | -7 | 137 | $1,622 | ||
| 4 | Randy Erskine | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $849 | ||
| 9 | Steve Melnyk | 69 | 69 | -6 | 138 | $5,450 | ||
| 9 | Bob Smith | 72 | 66 | -6 | 138 | $2,475 | ||
| 9 | Fred Marti | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $1,622 | ||
| 9 | Larry Nelson | 67 | 71 | -6 | 138 | $570 | ||
| 13 | David Graham | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $4,075 | ||
| 13 | Eddie Pearce | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $1,622 | ||
| 13 | Bob Murphy | 73 | 66 | -5 | 139 | $849 | ||
| 13 | Jim Dent | 71 | 68 | -5 | 139 | $849 | ||
| 13 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $406 | ||
| 18 | Joe Porter | 74 | 66 | -4 | 140 | $4,075 | ||
| 18 | Dale Douglass | 73 | 67 | -4 | 140 | $3,300 | ||
| 18 | George Knudson | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $3,300 | ||
| 18 | Mike Morley | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $1,622 | ||
| 18 | Alan Tapie | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $1,088 | ||
| 18 | Ed Sneed | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $705 | ||
| 24 | Don January | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $5,450 | ||
| 24 | Babe Hiskey | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $2,475 | ||
| 24 | Mac McLendon | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $2,475 | ||
| 24 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,622 | ||
| 24 | Bud Allin | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,622 | ||
| 24 | Allen Miller | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,622 | ||
| 24 | Bill Rogers | 73 | 68 | -3 | 141 | $1,088 | ||
| 24 | Charles Coody | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $1,088 | ||
| 24 | Dave Hill | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $1,088 | ||
| 33 | Lee Trevino | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $2,475 | ||
| 33 | Dick Rhyan | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,622 | ||
| 33 | John Jacobs | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $1,088 | ||
| 33 | Dewitt Weaver | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $570 | ||
| 33 | John Abendroth | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $406 | ||
| 33 | Gary Sanders | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $406 | ||
| 33 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $334 | ||
| 33 | Roy Pace | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $281 | ||
| 41 | Larry Hinson | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $5,450 | ||
| 41 | Bob Eastwood | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $705 | ||
| 41 | Chuck Courtney | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $406 | ||
| 41 | Julius Boros | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $406 | ||
| 41 | Richard Crawford | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $406 | ||
| 41 | Tom Watson | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $334 | ||
| 41 | Nate Starks | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $334 | ||
| 41 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $281 | ||
| 41 | Mike Wynn | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $244 | ||
| 41 | Curtis Sifford | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $113 | ||
| 41 | Gary McCord | 69 | 74 | -1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Tony Jacklin | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $849 | ||
| 52 | Lionel Hebert | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $849 | ||
| 52 | Dave Newquist | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $705 | ||
| 52 | Victor Regalado | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $570 | ||
| 52 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $570 | ||
| 52 | Pat Fitzsimons | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $334 | ||
| 52 | Mike Mitchell | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $334 | ||
| 52 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $334 | ||
| 52 | Marty Fleckman | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $281 | ||
| 52 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $281 | ||
| 52 | Lou Graham | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Gary Wintz | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Florentino Molina | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | ||
| 65 | Bob Risch | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $1,088 | ||
| 65 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $570 | ||
| 65 | Grier Jones | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $570 | ||
| 65 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $334 | ||
| 65 | Jim Masserio | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $334 | ||
| 65 | John Lister | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $281 | ||
| 65 | Gay Brewer | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $281 | ||
| 65 | Tom Evans | 76 | 69 | +1 | 145 | $244 | ||
| 65 | Mike Reasor | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $244 | ||
| 65 | Doug Ford | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $244 | ||
| 65 | Bob Dickson | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $113 | ||
| 65 | Freddie Haas | 76 | 69 | +1 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 77 | George Johnson | 76 | 70 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | David Shuster | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Jack Ewing | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Jim King | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Andy North | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Greg Trompas | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Larry Wise | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Butch Baird | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Jack Spradlin | 78 | 69 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Bryan Abbott | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Bob Charles | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Bob Stanton | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Jim Simons | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Gibby Gilbert | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | George Cadle | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Ross Randall | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Jim Ahern | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Billy Ziobro | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Frank Conner | 77 | 71 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Jimmy Wittenberg | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Ras Allen | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Bob Wallace | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Homero Blancas | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Tommy Aaron | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | John Schroeder | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Rod Curl | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Bob Crissy | 81 | 68 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Bert Greene | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Frank Beard | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Mason Rudolph | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Pete Brown | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Dave Marr | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Miller Barber | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Bobby Cole | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Artie McNickle | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Bob Payne | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Vaughn Moise | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Doug Tewell | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Dick Mast | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Ken Venturi | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Bob Lunn | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Ben Crenshaw | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Gardner Dickinson | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Jim Bullard | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Mark Hayes | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Van Stewart | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Gary Groh | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Mike Shea | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Monty Kaser | 74 | 77 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Bob Leaver | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Rich Bland | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Byron Comstock | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Dave Eichelberger | 81 | 72 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Rafe Botts | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Jeff Steinberg | 79 | 75 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Johnny Pott | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Rocky Thompson | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 139 | Bobby Walzel | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 140 | George Griffin | 80 | 77 | +13 | 157 | $0 |


