`Sports headlines for Sunday February 29, 1976:`

Nicklaus Scrambles For 68 To Share The Lead In TPC
Three Hurt In 8-Car Crash; Petty Wins
Nastase Routs Rosewall, Passes $1 Million Mark

Scores through round 3 of the 1976 Tournament Players Championship

Tournament held at Inverrary Golf & Country Club (Lauderhill, FL) from February 26, 1976 to March 1, 1976 (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Jack Nicklaus	66	70	68	-12	204	$60,000
1	J.C. Snead	67	69	68	-12	204	$34,200
3	Roger Maltbie	70	70	65	-11	205	$17,700
3	Mark Hayes	71	67	67	-11	205	$12,300
5	Tom Watson	67	70	70	-9	207	$7,500
6	Don January	67	68	73	-8	208	$9,225
6	Hale Irwin	70	68	70	-8	208	$3,617
8	Jim Masserio	69	68	72	-7	209	$17,700
9	Butch Baird	71	67	72	-6	210	$9,225
9	Lee Trevino	73	69	68	-6	210	$3,617
9	Bob Payne	69	71	70	-6	210	$1,548
12	Lee Elder	69	72	70	-5	211	$10,800
12	John Schlee	73	67	71	-5	211	$5,460
12	Al Geiberger	74	69	68	-5	211	$2,510
12	Dale Douglass	68	70	73	-5	211	$2,510
12	Jerry McGee	72	68	71	-5	211	$1,260
17	David Graham	70	71	71	-4	212	$7,500
17	Hubert Green	70	70	72	-4	212	$5,460
17	Tom Kite	72	70	70	-4	212	$3,617
17	Bruce Crampton	75	69	68	-4	212	$2,040
17	Mike McCullough	72	69	71	-4	212	$2,040
17	Bob Gilder	68	73	71	-4	212	$705
17	Gay Brewer	73	70	69	-4	212	$600
24	Ray Floyd	71	70	72	-3	213	$5,460
24	Rik Massengale	72	69	72	-3	213	$3,617
24	Grier Jones	71	71	71	-3	213	$2,040
24	Miller Barber	70	72	71	-3	213	$911
24	Arnold Palmer	72	73	68	-3	213	$705
29	Gary Player	73	70	71	-2	214	$7,500
29	Bob Dickson	74	70	70	-2	214	$3,617
29	George Burns	68	70	76	-2	214	$3,617
29	Gary McCord	72	73	69	-2	214	$2,040
29	Larry Ziegler	70	73	71	-2	214	$1,548
29	John Mahaffey	68	72	74	-2	214	$1,548
29	Bill Rogers	71	72	71	-2	214	$705
29	Rod Funseth	69	73	72	-2	214	$600
29	Gary Groh	70	69	75	-2	214	$600
38	Don Bies	75	68	72	-1	215	$5,460
38	Fred Marti	66	74	75	-1	215	$5,460
38	Dave Stockton	73	70	72	-1	215	$3,617
38	Charles Coody	72	68	75	-1	215	$2,510
38	Jim Simons	74	71	70	-1	215	$2,040
38	Larry Nelson	70	74	71	-1	215	$1,260
38	Johnny Miller	70	71	74	-1	215	$1,260
38	Bob Murphy	72	70	73	-1	215	$911
38	Wally Armstrong	74	68	73	-1	215	$705
47	Don Iverson	72	73	71	Even	216	$2,040
47	Jerry Heard	69	75	72	Even	216	$2,040
47	Ken Still	69	72	75	Even	216	$1,548
47	Mac McLendon	72	73	71	Even	216	$1,260
47	Lyn Lott	75	68	73	Even	216	$911
47	Randy Erskine	72	72	72	Even	216	$705
47	Lanny Wadkins	75	69	72	Even	216	$495
47	Homero Blancas	71	72	73	Even	216	$495
47	Art Wall	70	74	72	Even	216	$113
56	Gibby Gilbert	72	71	74	+1	217	$1,548
56	Howard Twitty	75	69	73	+1	217	$911
56	Bruce Fleisher	72	72	73	+1	217	$600
56	Dave Hill	72	72	73	+1	217	$495
56	George Knudson	70	73	74	+1	217	$495
56	Tom Jenkins	72	72	73	+1	217	$0
62	Bruce Devlin	74	71	73	+2	218	$911
62	Jim Colbert	72	72	74	+2	218	$911
62	Jim Dent	70	73	75	+2	218	$911
62	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	73	74	+2	218	$600
62	Tommy Aaron	70	73	75	+2	218	$600
62	Ralph Johnston	71	74	73	+2	218	$0
68	Barry Jaeckel	67	78	74	+3	219	$911
68	Lou Graham	73	72	74	+3	219	$600
68	Leonard Thompson	70	74	75	+3	219	$600
68	Eddie Pearce	70	72	77	+3	219	$600
68	Ben Crenshaw	72	70	77	+3	219	$113
68	Fuzzy Zoeller	74	69	76	+3	219	$0
74	Gil Morgan	74	71	75	+4	220	$495
74	Bobby Cole	77	68	75	+4	220	$113
74	John Jacobs	73	69	78	+4	220	$113
74	Tony Jacklin	74	69	77	+4	220	$0
74	Frank Beard	70	72	78	+4	220	$0
74	Tom Shaw	72	73	75	+4	220	$0
80	Bob Eastwood	72	71	78	+5	221	$0

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