`Sports headlines for Wednesday February 4, 1976:`

Messersmith Wins Still Another Round
Nicklaus Is Alive And Well And Fourth In The Hope -- 69

Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Bob Hope Desert Classic

Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from February 4, 1976 to February 8, 1976 (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Bud Allin	67	-5	67	$12,780
1	Jim Colbert	67	-5	67	$7,740
3	Charles Coody	68	-4	68	$1,118
4	Rik Massengale	69	-3	69	$20,520
4	Jack Nicklaus	69	-3	69	$5,535
4	Bill Rogers	69	-3	69	$4,320
4	David Graham	69	-3	69	$503
4	Bob Payne	69	-3	69	$503
9	Bob Murphy	70	-2	70	$4,320
9	Gay Brewer	70	-2	70	$1,359
9	John Mahaffey	70	-2	70	$927
12	Johnny Miller	71	-1	71	$36,000
12	Lee Elder	71	-1	71	$5,535
12	Tony Jacklin	71	-1	71	$3,480
12	Dwight Nevil	71	-1	71	$3,480
12	Rex Caldwell	71	-1	71	$2,520
12	Mike Reasor	71	-1	71	$2,520
12	Jerry Pate	71	-1	71	$2,520
12	Mason Rudolph	71	-1	71	$1,643
12	Lanny Wadkins	71	-1	71	$1,359
12	Dave Hill	71	-1	71	$1,118
12	Gary McCord	71	-1	71	$503
12	Tom Shaw	71	-1	71	$0
12	Fuzzy Zoeller	71	-1	71	$0
12	Tommy Jacobs	71	-1	71	$0
12	Joey Dills	71	-1	71	$0
27	Billy Casper	72	Even	72	$4,860
27	Mike McCullough	72	Even	72	$2,520
27	Jimmy Powell	72	Even	72	$1,359
27	Peter Oosterhuis	72	Even	72	$927
27	Gary Wintz	72	Even	72	$792
27	Gary Koch	72	Even	72	$666
27	Jim Wiechers	72	Even	72	$410
27	Isao Matsui	72	Even	72	$356
27	Bill Ogden	72	Even	72	$0
27	Bob Stanton	72	Even	72	$0
27	Dick Mayer	72	Even	72	$0
27	Chi Chi Rodriguez	72	Even	72	$0
39	Jerry Heard	73	+1	73	$7,740
39	Tommy Aaron	73	+1	73	$2,520
39	J.C. Snead	73	+1	73	$1,118
39	Orville Moody	73	+1	73	$1,118
39	Joe Porter	73	+1	73	$410
39	Forrest Fezler	73	+1	73	$320
39	Mike Shea	73	+1	73	$306
39	Alan Tapie	73	+1	73	$288
39	Bob Goalby	73	+1	73	$270
39	Bob Wynn	73	+1	73	$0
39	Dave Stockton	73	+1	73	$0
39	Dick Lotz	73	+1	73	$0
39	Dick Rhyan	73	+1	73	$0
39	Dean Refram	73	+1	73	$0
39	Doug Sanders	73	+1	73	$0
39	David Glenz	73	+1	73	$0
55	Dave Newquist	74	+2	74	$7,740
55	Bruce Lietzke	74	+2	74	$3,480
55	Mike Morley	74	+2	74	$2,520
55	Victor Regalado	74	+2	74	$1,643
55	George Cadle	74	+2	74	$1,118
55	Jim Jamieson	74	+2	74	$927
55	Mike Mitchell	74	+2	74	$666
55	Bobby Nichols	74	+2	74	$410
55	Lionel Hebert	74	+2	74	$410
55	Tom Jenkins	74	+2	74	$410
55	George Knudson	74	+2	74	$356
55	Don Bies	74	+2	74	$320
55	George Johnson	74	+2	74	$288
55	Arnold Palmer	74	+2	74	$0
55	Lyn Lott	74	+2	74	$0
55	Larry Nelson	74	+2	74	$0
55	Dave Evans	74	+2	74	$0
55	Ed Sabo	74	+2	74	$0
55	Labron Harris	74	+2	74	$0
74	Dale Douglass	75	+3	75	$2,520
74	Hubert Green	75	+3	75	$1,359
74	Rod Curl	75	+3	75	$792
74	Wally Armstrong	75	+3	75	$792
74	Miller Barber	75	+3	75	$792
74	Curtis Sifford	75	+3	75	$503
74	Art Wall	75	+3	75	$410
74	Bob Gilder	75	+3	75	$356
74	Barry Jaeckel	75	+3	75	$288
74	Tom Nieporte	75	+3	75	$0
74	Roger Maltbie	75	+3	75	$0
74	Phil Rodgers	75	+3	75	$0
74	John Schamp	75	+3	75	$0
74	Bobby Walzel	75	+3	75	$0
74	Steve Veriato	75	+3	75	$0
74	Gardner Dickinson	75	+3	75	$0
90	Jerry McGee	76	+4	76	$666
90	Jack Ewing	76	+4	76	$503
90	Gary Groh	76	+4	76	$0
90	John Harris	76	+4	76	$0
90	Don Pooley	76	+4	76	$0
90	Tommy McGinnis	76	+4	76	$0
90	Terry Wilcox	76	+4	76	$0
90	Bob Eastwood	76	+4	76	$0
90	Tom Evans	76	+4	76	$0
90	Jim Ferriell	76	+4	76	$0
100	Mac McLendon	77	+5	77	$1,643
100	Calvin Peete	77	+5	77	$503
100	Ken Still	77	+5	77	$503
100	Leonard Thompson	77	+5	77	$356
100	Don Massengale	77	+5	77	$356
100	Larry Ziegler	77	+5	77	$0
100	Bobby Wadkins	77	+5	77	$0
100	George Burns	77	+5	77	$0
100	Pat Fitzsimons	77	+5	77	$0
100	Jerry Barber	77	+5	77	$0
100	Frank Beard	77	+5	77	$0
100	Dow Finsterwald	77	+5	77	$0
112	Howard Twitty	78	+6	78	$1,643
112	Joe Inman	78	+6	78	$0
114	Gil Morgan	79	+7	79	$356
114	Rick Richards	79	+7	79	$0
116	Barney Thompson	80	+8	80	$0
117	Don Iverson	81	+9	81	$0
117	John Jacobs	81	+9	81	$0
117	Bob Rosburg	81	+9	81	$0
117	Dennis Meyer	81	+9	81	$0
121	Dan O'Neill	83	+11	83	$0
122	Bert Yancey	84	+12	84	$0

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