Sports headlines for Thursday April 29, 1976:
- Honest Pleasure Favored At 3-5
- Flag-Burning Try Explained By Man
- Ali Fights Young, Thinks Norton
Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Houston Open
Tournament held at Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, TX) from April 29, 1976 to May 2, 1976 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Marti | 69 | -3 | 69 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Bob Murphy | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Grier Jones | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Ed Dougherty | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Frank Conner | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Barney Thompson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Bob Charles | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Spike Kelley | 70 | -2 | 70 | $197 | |||
| 2 | Bob Lunn | 70 | -2 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | -1 | 71 | $197 | |||
| 10 | Arnold Palmer | 71 | -1 | 71 | $197 | |||
| 10 | Victor Regalado | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Jack Fleck | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 10 | John Jacobs | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Bill Pelham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Florentino Molina | 71 | -1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Dave Marr | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | Mike Morley | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | Dale Douglass | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | Terry Dill | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | John Schroeder | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | Allen Miller | 72 | Even | 72 | $197 | |||
| 17 | Monty Kaser | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Tom Evans | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | R.H. Sikes | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Dave Stockton | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Jim Masserio | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Bobby Schwarz | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Charlie Epps | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 17 | Ron Weber | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Bob Payne | 73 | +1 | 73 | $197 | |||
| 33 | Gary Koch | 73 | +1 | 73 | $197 | |||
| 33 | Bob Wynn | 73 | +1 | 73 | $197 | |||
| 33 | Mike Slipko | 73 | +1 | 73 | $197 | |||
| 33 | Bob Dickson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $197 | |||
| 33 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +1 | 73 | $197 | |||
| 33 | Johnny Miller | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Jim Colbert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Terry Diehl | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Tom Storey | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Ed Sabo | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Joe Inman | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Jerry Pate | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | George Johnson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Antonio Cerda | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 33 | Jack Montgomery | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Bruce Crampton | 74 | +2 | 74 | $197 | |||
| 51 | Dick Lotz | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Jimmy Powell | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Larry Nelson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Jerry McGee | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | David Shuster | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Nate Starks | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Perry Leslie | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Stanton Altgelt | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Jim Dent | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Ben Crenshaw | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Bob Smith | 75 | +3 | 75 | $197 | |||
| 64 | George Cadle | 75 | +3 | 75 | $197 | |||
| 64 | Larry Miller | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Vern Novak | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Sam Adams | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 64 | David Canipe | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Jay Hebert | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Jim Simons | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Rod Curl | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Mike Wynn | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Sammy Rachels | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Austin Straub | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Guy Cullins | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 71 | Jack Burke | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Jon Cutshall | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Larry Hinson | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Lionel Hebert | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Dave Newquist | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Freddie Haas | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Gary Baker | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Phil Rodgers | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Gary McCord | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Eddie Thomas | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Bill Mallon | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Greg Powers | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 88 | John Harris | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Eddie Pearce | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Mark Pfeil | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Arnold Salinas | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Guy Walkingstick | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 95 | Dewitt Weaver | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Lee Elder | 70 | -2 | 70 | $40,000 | |||
| 96 | Charles Coody | 70 | -2 | 70 | $4,600 | |||
| 98 | Miller Barber | 72 | Even | 72 | $7,700 | |||
| 99 | Mark Hayes | 67 | -5 | 67 | $5,900 | |||
| 100 | George Burns | 68 | -4 | 68 | $11,800 | |||
| 101 | Ed Sneed | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,900 | |||
| 101 | Alan Tapie | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,000 | |||
| 101 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,390 | |||
| 104 | Lee Trevino | 70 | -2 | 70 | $7,700 | |||
| 105 | Mike Hill | 71 | -1 | 71 | $2,300 | |||
| 105 | John Lister | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,825 | |||
| 107 | George Knudson | 70 | -2 | 70 | $942 | |||
| 107 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | -2 | 70 | $760 | |||
| 109 | Gil Morgan | 71 | -1 | 71 | $4,600 | |||
| 109 | Ray Floyd | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,000 | |||
| 109 | Rod Funseth | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,390 | |||
| 112 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,390 | |||
| 113 | Wally Armstrong | 67 | -5 | 67 | $11,800 | |||
| 114 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,900 | |||
| 114 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $4,600 | |||
| 114 | Dave Hill | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,825 | |||
| 117 | Tom Shaw | 70 | -2 | 70 | $942 | |||
| 118 | John Schlee | 71 | -1 | 71 | $942 | |||
| 119 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,825 | |||
| 119 | John Toepel | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,825 | |||
| 121 | Dick Rhyan | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,390 | |||
| 122 | Bill Rogers | 67 | -5 | 67 | $2,300 | |||
| 123 | Rik Massengale | 70 | -2 | 70 | $3,700 | |||
| 123 | Gary Wintz | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,105 | |||
| 123 | Don Massengale | 70 | -2 | 70 | $584 | |||
| 126 | John Mahaffey | 72 | Even | 72 | $3,000 | |||
| 126 | Marion Heck | 72 | Even | 72 | $470 | |||
| 128 | Bob Menne | 74 | +2 | 74 | $584 | |||
| 128 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | +2 | 74 | $470 | |||
| 130 | Forrest Fezler | 67 | -5 | 67 | $22,800 | |||
| 131 | Bobby Walzel | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,390 | |||
| 131 | John Gentile | 69 | -3 | 69 | $1,390 | |||
| 131 | Dennis Meyer | 69 | -3 | 69 | $942 | |||
| 134 | Lyn Lott | 70 | -2 | 70 | $1,390 | |||
| 134 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | -2 | 70 | $760 | |||
| 134 | Mike Reasor | 70 | -2 | 70 | $440 | |||
| 137 | Lou Graham | 71 | -1 | 71 | $3,700 | |||
| 138 | Butch Baird | 72 | Even | 72 | $495 | |||
| 139 | Tony Jacklin | 73 | +1 | 73 | $760 | |||
| 140 | Mason Rudolph | 75 | +3 | 75 | $942 | |||
| 141 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | -2 | 70 | $584 | |||
| 141 | Andy Bean | 70 | -2 | 70 | $450 | |||
| 143 | Mike McCullough | 71 | -1 | 71 | $495 | |||
| 144 | Richard Crawford | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,105 | |||
| 145 | Andy North | 73 | +1 | 73 | $760 | |||
| 146 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,390 | |||
| 146 | Doug Sanders | 74 | +2 | 74 | $584 | |||
| 148 | Tom Kite | 76 | +4 | 76 | $584 | |||
| 149 | Hubert Green | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,000 | |||
| 149 | Bobby Wadkins | 69 | -3 | 69 | $3,000 | |||
| 151 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | -1 | 71 | $470 |


