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

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