Sports headlines for Thursday April 8, 1976:
- Ray Floyd Has A Masterful 65
- Washington And Johnson To Seek Hardship Status
- Cappelletti's Brother Dies
Scores through round 1 of the 1976 The Masters
Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, GA) from April 8, 1976 to April 11, 1976 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Floyd | 65 | -7 | 65 | $40,000 | |||
| 2 | Hubert Green | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,550 | |||
| 3 | Tom Kite | 73 | +1 | 73 | $11,167 | |||
| 3 | Graham Marsh | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,000 | |||
| 5 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | -5 | 67 | $16,250 | |||
| 6 | Charles Coody | 72 | Even | 72 | $11,167 | |||
| 7 | Bruce Devlin | 77 | +5 | 77 | $2,550 | |||
| 8 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | -2 | 70 | $25,000 | |||
| 9 | Al Geiberger | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,950 | |||
| 10 | Larry Ziegler | 67 | -5 | 67 | $16,250 | |||
| 11 | Eddie Pearce | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,950 | |||
| 12 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | +1 | 73 | $6,000 | |||
| 13 | Art Wall | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,950 | |||
| 13 | Takashi Murakami | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,800 | |||
| 15 | Rik Massengale | 70 | -2 | 70 | $2,225 | |||
| 16 | Jim Colbert | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,567 | |||
| 16 | Gene Littler | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,567 | |||
| 18 | Lou Graham | 68 | -4 | 68 | $3,567 | |||
| 19 | Dave Hill | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,950 | |||
| 20 | Jerry McGee | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,950 | |||
| 20 | Johnny Miller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,225 | |||
| 22 | Gary Player | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,950 | |||
| 23 | Dick Siderowf | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Tom Watson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $1,900 | |||
| 25 | Bob Murphy | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,950 | |||
| 25 | John Mahaffey | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,750 | |||
| 27 | Don January | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,900 | |||
| 28 | Dale Hayes | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,550 | |||
| 28 | Gay Brewer | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,225 | |||
| 28 | Bobby Cole | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,500 | |||
| 31 | Peter Oosterhuis | 76 | +4 | 76 | $2,225 | |||
| 32 | Bob Gilder | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,750 | |||
| 33 | Roger Maltbie | 72 | Even | 72 | $6,000 | |||
| 33 | Jumbo Ozaki | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,900 | |||
| 35 | Bob Shearer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,750 | |||
| 36 | Joe Inman | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,850 | |||
| 36 | Frank Beard | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,650 | |||
| 38 | Lee Trevino | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,950 | |||
| 39 | Bob Goalby | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 40 | Bud Allin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,550 | |||
| 41 | Billy Casper | 71 | -1 | 71 | $8,000 | |||
| 41 | Curtis Strange | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,700 | |||
| 44 | Bruce Crampton | 74 | +2 | 74 | $2,000 | |||
| 45 | Hugh Baiocchi | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Hale Irwin | 71 | -1 | 71 | $11,167 | |||
| 47 | J.C. Snead | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,650 | |||
| 48 | Don Bies | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Jay Haas | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Keith Fergus | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Bobby Nichols | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Allen Miller | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Pat Fitzsimons | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,600 | |||
| 54 | Sam Snead | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 55 | George Archer | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 55 | Jim Wiechers | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 57 | Tom Jenkins | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Dean Refram | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Don Iverson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Doug Ford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Andy North | 66 | -6 | 66 | $1,800 | |||
| 62 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Vinny Giles | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Rod Curl | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Jack Newton | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Ralph Johnston | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Maurice Bembridge | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 |