Sunday February 8, 1976
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Sports headlines for Sunday February 8, 1976:




Final results 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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5To ParTotalWinnings
1Billy Casper7265746874-7353$4,860
2George Cadle7465777271-1359$1,118
3Dwight Nevil7167737272-5355$3,480
4Victor Regalado7467747072-3357$1,643
5Rod Curl7567737373+1361$792
6Bud Allin6768757167-12348$12,780
7Bob Murphy7068767466-6354$4,320
8Mike Morley7468737467-4356$2,520
9Jim Jamieson7468747371Even360$927
10Johnny Miller7169736863-16344$36,000
11Bruce Lietzke7469727268-5355$3,480
12Orville Moody7369757369-1359$1,118
13Joe Porter7369767373+4364$410
14Don Massengale7769737571+5365$356
15Dave Newquist7470677169-9351$7,740
16Lee Elder7170736969-8352$5,535
16Jack Nicklaus6970726972-8352$5,535
18Rex Caldwell7170786968-4356$2,520
19Howard Twitty7870746966-3357$1,643
20J.C. Snead7370767169-1359$1,118
21John Mahaffey7070737374Even360$927
22Jerry McGee7670757269+2362$666
23Calvin Peete7770747369+3363$503
24Forrest Fezler7370747772+6366$320
25Alan Tapie7370757773+8368$288
25Barry Jaeckel7570747475+8368$288
27Dennis Meyer8170766879+14374$0
28Bill Rogers6971747070-6354$4,320
29Mason Rudolph7171717470-3357$1,643
30Gay Brewer7071777070-2358$1,359
30Jimmy Powell7271727172-2358$1,359
32Dave Hill7171727471-1359$1,118
33Gary Wintz7271767171+1361$792
34Ken Still7771747170+3363$503
34David Graham6971807073+3363$503
34Curtis Sifford7571717373+3363$503
37Jim Wiechers7271717674+4364$410
38Rik Massengale6972716867-13347$20,520
39Jerry Heard7372706967-9351$7,740
40Mike Reasor7172756969-4356$2,520
40Jerry Pate7172727170-4356$2,520
40Mike McCullough7272707072-4356$2,520
43Mac McLendon7772707167-3357$1,643
44Hubert Green7572766867-2358$1,359
45Miller Barber7572727072+1361$792
46Lionel Hebert7472766973+4364$410
47Bob Gilder7572757271+5365$356
47George Knudson7472717573+5365$356
49Don Bies7472747571+6366$320
50Jim Colbert6773777064-9351$7,740
51Dale Douglass7573727165-4356$2,520
51Tommy Aaron7373697269-4356$2,520
53Peter Oosterhuis7273717272Even360$927
54Wally Armstrong7573756969+1361$792
55Mike Mitchell7473707867+2362$666
56Art Wall7573717372+4364$410
56Tom Jenkins7473727273+4364$410
58Leonard Thompson7773747170+5365$356
58Gil Morgan7973717072+5365$356
60Chi Chi Rodriguez7273757477+11371$0
61Charles Coody6874747370-1359$1,118
62Gary Koch7274717075+2362$666
63Jack Ewing7674737169+3363$503
64Bobby Nichols7474717372+4364$410
64Isao Matsui7274787169+4364$356
66Bob Goalby7374757077+9369$270
67Lanny Wadkins7175697271-2358$1,359
68Gary McCord7175717670+3363$503
69George Johnson7475737373+8368$288
70Tony Jacklin7176697267-5355$3,480
71Mike Shea7376657479+7367$306
72Bob Payne6977757171+3363$503


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5To ParTotalWinnings
Bobby Wadkins776977730+8296$0
Dick Lotz737181710+8296$0
Don Iverson817370720+8296$0
Lyn Lott747476720+8296$0
Tom Nieporte757276730+8296$0
Tom Shaw717282710+8296$0
Bill Ogden727674750+9297$0
Dean Refram737573760+9297$0
Dick Rhyan736878780+9297$0
Fuzzy Zoeller717379740+9297$0
John Jacobs817371720+9297$0
Larry Nelson747473760+9297$0
Dave Evans747276760+10298$0
John Harris767579680+10298$0
Rick Richards797074750+10298$0
Roger Maltbie757380700+10298$0
George Burns777177740+11299$0
Phil Rodgers756975800+11299$0
Tommy Jacobs717280760+11299$0
Bob Stanton727875750+12300$0
Doug Sanders737276790+12300$0
Ed Sabo747279750+12300$0
Bob Rosburg817277710+13301$0
Dan O'Neill837174730+13301$0
David Glenz738073750+13301$0
Dick Mayer727380760+13301$0
Don Pooley767377750+13301$0
John Schamp757576750+13301$0
Pat Fitzsimons777277750+13301$0
Tommy McGinnis767575750+13301$0
Bobby Walzel757379750+14302$0
Joey Dills717679760+14302$0
Steve Veriato757478750+14302$0
Terry Wilcox767678720+14302$0
Gardner Dickinson757680720+15303$0
Barney Thompson807478720+16304$0
Bob Eastwood767880710+17305$0
Joe Inman787578740+17305$0
Tom Evans767381770+19307$0
Labron Harris747482780+20308$0
Jerry Barber777880750+22310$0
Frank Beard777782770+25313$0
Dow Finsterwald777985760+29317$0
Jim Ferriell768181790+29317$0
Bert Yancey848482860+48336$0
WDJohn Schlee000000$0
WDArnold Palmer74647600-2214$0
WDDave Stockton73697800+4220$0

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