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Sports headlines for Sunday January 18, 1976:

• Gerela Takes Ribbing And Keeps His Poise
• Dallas Only Team To Blow Lead In Game
• Swann Makes It From Bed To The MVP
• Pearson Wins Riverside 500... Finally
• Gilder Perseveres, Wins At Phoenix
• Paterno Says No To Eagles' Offer
• They Even Played A Bowl In Japan

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Final results of the 1976 Phoenix Open

Tournament held at Phoenix Country Club (Phoenix, AZ) from January 15, 1976 to January 18, 1976     (Par 71)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Rod Curl	70	70	68	65	-11	273	$9,750
2	Tom Kite	69	69	74	65	-7	277	$2,800
2	Bobby Mitchell	72	68	72	65	-7	277	$2,800
4	Johnny Miller	69	67	72	66	-10	274	$6,150
5	Bobby Walzel	70	70	70	66	-8	276	$3,750
6	Bob Gilder	68	67	66	67	-16	268	$40,000
7	Bruce Lietzke	67	74	65	67	-11	273	$9,750
8	Bob Wynn	71	69	70	67	-7	277	$2,800
8	Leonard Thompson	72	69	69	67	-7	277	$2,800
10	Mike Morley	68	68	75	67	-6	278	$1,960
11	Ben Crenshaw	67	70	70	68	-9	275	$5,000
12	Lee Elder	67	68	73	68	-8	276	$3,750
13	Don January	73	69	69	68	-5	279	$1,480
14	Jim Simons	71	67	66	69	-11	273	$9,750
15	Hale Irwin	69	65	71	69	-10	274	$6,150
16	Gary McCord	68	69	69	69	-9	275	$5,000
17	Gene Littler	69	69	69	69	-8	276	$3,750
18	Jerry McGee	67	71	70	69	-7	277	$2,800
19	Pat Fitzsimons	73	66	70	69	-6	278	$1,960
19	Tom Watson	67	70	72	69	-6	278	$1,960
21	John Mahaffey	70	70	70	69	-5	279	$1,480
21	Dave Hill	67	70	73	69	-5	279	$1,480
23	Dan Sikes	68	74	69	69	-4	280	$1,107
23	Gary Wintz	71	71	69	69	-4	280	$1,107
23	George Cadle	71	70	70	69	-4	280	$1,107
23	Bobby Wadkins	68	71	72	69	-4	280	$1,107
27	Gibby Gilbert	69	73	70	69	-3	281	$840
28	Roger Maltbie	65	65	70	70	-14	270	$22,800
29	Mark Hayes	71	67	70	70	-6	278	$1,960
30	Rik Massengale	66	70	73	70	-5	279	$1,480
30	Jerry Pate	69	70	70	70	-5	279	$1,480
32	Al Geiberger	68	71	71	70	-4	280	$1,107
33	Mike Hill	70	66	75	70	-3	281	$840
33	John Schroeder	71	71	69	70	-3	281	$840
33	Butch Baird	69	69	73	70	-3	281	$840
36	Frank Conner	70	72	73	70	+1	285	$420
37	Lee Trevino	66	68	68	71	-11	273	$9,750
38	Lanny Wadkins	72	67	66	71	-8	276	$3,750
39	Kermit Zarley	71	66	71	71	-5	279	$1,480
40	Miller Barber	72	69	69	71	-3	281	$840
41	Victor Regalado	73	68	70	71	-2	282	$620
41	Rod Funseth	70	71	70	71	-2	282	$620
41	John Schlee	70	69	72	71	-2	282	$620
44	Tom Jenkins	72	70	70	71	-1	283	$492
45	Bob Dickson	72	68	73	71	Even	284	$450
46	Jim Colbert	68	65	70	72	-9	275	$5,000
47	Steve Melnyk	71	69	69	72	-3	281	$840
48	Eddie Pearce	71	71	69	72	-1	283	$492
48	Andy North	71	67	73	72	-1	283	$492
48	Bill Garrett	74	68	69	72	-1	283	$492
51	David Glenz	70	70	73	72	+1	285	$420
52	Orville Moody	72	69	73	72	+2	286	$380
52	Calvin Peete	71	70	73	72	+2	286	$380
54	Joe Porter	70	72	74	72	+4	288	$340
55	Dave Stockton	68	68	70	73	-5	279	$1,480
56	Gary Koch	71	67	69	73	-4	280	$1,107
57	Larry Nelson	72	69	68	73	-2	282	$620
57	Dwight Nevil	73	69	67	73	-2	282	$620
59	Dennis Meyer	68	69	73	73	-1	283	$492
60	Bruce Crampton	72	70	69	73	Even	284	$450
61	David Lundstrom	70	70	73	73	+2	286	$380
61	Dave Newquist	69	70	74	73	+2	286	$380
61	Tony Jacklin	70	70	73	73	+2	286	$380
64	Joe Inman	71	70	76	73	+6	290	$305
65	Wally Armstrong	68	70	72	74	Even	284	$450
66	Grier Jones	69	73	69	74	+1	285	$420
67	Gary Groh	72	69	73	74	+4	288	$340
68	Gay Brewer	73	68	74	74	+5	289	$320
69	Stan Lee	71	71	74	74	+6	290	$305
70	Bob Risch	71	71	76	74	+8	292	$0
71	Gil Morgan	71	69	72	76	+4	288	$340
72	George Johnson	71	71	73	79	+10	294	$0

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Babe Hiskey	69	74	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Billy Casper	70	73	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Bob Shaw	72	71	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Bobby Stroble	76	67	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Bud Allin	74	69	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Don Iverson	71	72	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Doug Tewell	72	71	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Ed Dougherty	71	72	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Howard Twitty	72	71	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Larry Hinson	71	72	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Mike Reasor	74	69	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Pat McDonald	70	73	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Ralph Johnston	70	73	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Ray Leach	74	69	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Ron Cerrudo	72	71	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Spike Kelley	72	71	0	0	+1	143	$0
	Dick Lotz	70	74	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Frank Beard	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Homero Blancas	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Lon Hinkle	70	74	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Randy Erskine	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Roy Pace	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Tom Purtzer	71	73	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Vic Martin	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bob Erickson	70	75	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bob Smith	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Dan O'Neill	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Danny Edwards	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Dick Rhyan	69	76	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Ed Sneed	73	72	0	0	+3	145	$0
	George Burns	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	George Knudson	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	J.C. Snead	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Jim Marshall	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Larry Ziegler	69	76	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Mike McCullough	73	72	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Perry Leslie	73	72	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Antonio Cerda	71	75	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Art Wall	71	75	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Bob Lunn	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Dale Douglass	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Lionel Hebert	70	76	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Mike Wynn	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Peter Oosterhuis	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Phil Rodgers	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Richard Crawford	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Ted Goin	73	73	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Barry Jaeckel	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Dan Halldorson	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Dewitt Weaver	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Jim Jamieson	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Labron Harris	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Tom Weiskopf	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Tommy Aaron	71	76	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Curtis Sifford	76	72	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Dwaine Knight	76	72	0	0	+6	148	$0
	John Toepel	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Mason Rudolph	71	77	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Steve Veriato	74	74	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Bill Majure	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Bob Zender	76	73	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Bobby Heins	73	76	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Joe Carr	76	73	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Lyn Lott	75	74	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Mac McLendon	77	72	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Andy Boyd	73	77	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Bob Unger	77	73	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Bobby Nichols	71	79	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Jerry Barber	75	75	0	0	+8	150	$0
	John Melnick	76	74	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Jim Ferriell	75	78	0	0	+11	153	$0
	Dan Elliott	74	80	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Mike Nixon	79	78	0	0	+15	157	$0
	George Archer	73	91	0	0	+22	164	$0
WD	Jerry Heard	68	0	0	0	-3	68	$0

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