Sports headlines for Sunday May 2, 1976:
- Elder Wins A Return Ticket To Masters
- Buddy Baker Wins Fastest 500 Ever
Final results 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 | Lee Elder | 70 | 72 | 67 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $40,000 |
2 | Forrest Fezler | 67 | 71 | 74 | 67 | -9 | 279 | $22,800 |
3 | George Burns | 68 | 70 | 70 | 72 | -8 | 280 | $11,800 |
3 | Wally Armstrong | 67 | 69 | 72 | 72 | -8 | 280 | $11,800 |
5 | Miller Barber | 72 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $7,700 |
5 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $7,700 |
7 | Mark Hayes | 67 | 74 | 70 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $5,900 |
7 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 69 | 72 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $5,900 |
7 | Ed Sneed | 69 | 70 | 70 | 73 | -6 | 282 | $5,900 |
10 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $4,600 |
10 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | 70 | 72 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $4,600 |
10 | Charles Coody | 70 | 72 | 67 | 74 | -5 | 283 | $4,600 |
13 | Lou Graham | 71 | 70 | 74 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $3,700 |
13 | Rik Massengale | 70 | 70 | 73 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $3,700 |
15 | Bobby Wadkins | 69 | 73 | 78 | 65 | -3 | 285 | $3,000 |
15 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $3,000 |
15 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $3,000 |
15 | Hubert Green | 69 | 68 | 77 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $3,000 |
15 | Alan Tapie | 69 | 74 | 70 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $3,000 |
20 | Bill Rogers | 67 | 73 | 73 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $2,300 |
20 | Mike Hill | 71 | 70 | 70 | 75 | -2 | 286 | $2,300 |
22 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $1,825 |
22 | Dave Hill | 69 | 74 | 72 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,825 |
22 | John Toepel | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,825 |
22 | John Lister | 71 | 73 | 70 | 73 | -1 | 287 | $1,825 |
26 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | 70 | 75 | 69 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | Lyn Lott | 70 | 72 | 74 | 72 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | John Gentile | 69 | 71 | 74 | 74 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | Dick Rhyan | 73 | 69 | 72 | 74 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | Kermit Zarley | 69 | 75 | 70 | 74 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | Bobby Walzel | 69 | 71 | 74 | 74 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | Rod Funseth | 71 | 71 | 71 | 75 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
26 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | 69 | 71 | 76 | Even | 288 | $1,390 |
34 | Gary Wintz | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $1,105 |
34 | Richard Crawford | 72 | 68 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $1,105 |
36 | Dennis Meyer | 69 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $942 |
36 | Mason Rudolph | 75 | 68 | 74 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $942 |
36 | Tom Shaw | 70 | 73 | 72 | 75 | +2 | 290 | $942 |
36 | John Schlee | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $942 |
36 | George Knudson | 70 | 71 | 71 | 78 | +2 | 290 | $942 |
41 | Tony Jacklin | 73 | 71 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $760 |
41 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | 73 | 74 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $760 |
41 | Andy North | 73 | 68 | 75 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $760 |
41 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | 74 | 71 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $760 |
45 | Doug Sanders | 74 | 70 | 75 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $584 |
45 | Tom Kite | 76 | 68 | 75 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $584 |
45 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 71 | 75 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $584 |
45 | Bob Menne | 74 | 69 | 73 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $584 |
45 | Don Massengale | 70 | 71 | 73 | 78 | +4 | 292 | $584 |
50 | Mike McCullough | 71 | 73 | 75 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $495 |
50 | Butch Baird | 72 | 71 | 74 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $495 |
52 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | 69 | 79 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $470 |
52 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | 70 | 73 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $470 |
52 | Marion Heck | 72 | 71 | 73 | 78 | +6 | 294 | $470 |
55 | Andy Bean | 70 | 73 | 75 | 77 | +7 | 295 | $450 |
56 | Mike Reasor | 70 | 74 | 74 | 82 | +12 | 300 | $440 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Lunn | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Curtis Sifford | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Dave Stockton | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Jim Colbert | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Jimmy Powell | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Johnny Miller | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Monty Kaser | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
R.H. Sikes | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Terry Diehl | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Tom Evans | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Victor Regalado | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jack Fleck | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jerry McGee | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Larry Miller | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Larry Nelson | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Tom Storey | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Tommy Aaron | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bobby Mitchell | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Bobby Schwarz | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Bruce Lietzke | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
David Shuster | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Ed Sabo | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Homero Blancas | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Jay Hebert | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim Dent | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim Masserio | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim Simons | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Joe Inman | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
John Jacobs | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Nate Starks | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Perry Leslie | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Rod Curl | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Stanton Altgelt | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Vern Novak | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Bill Pelham | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Charlie Epps | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Dave Newquist | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Florentino Molina | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Jon Cutshall | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Larry Hinson | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Lionel Hebert | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Mike Wynn | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Sammy Rachels | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Antonio Cerda | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Austin Straub | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Ben Crenshaw | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Gary Baker | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
George Johnson | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Guy Cullins | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Jerry Pate | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Sam Adams | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Gary McCord | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Phil Rodgers | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Ron Weber | 72 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Greg Powers | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Jack Montgomery | 73 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
David Canipe | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Freddie Haas | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Jack Burke | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Eddie Thomas | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
John Harris | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Mark Pfeil | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Arnold Salinas | 80 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Dewitt Weaver | 83 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Guy Walkingstick | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
WD | Dick Lotz | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 74 | $0 |
WD | Bill Mallon | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 79 | $0 |
WD | Eddie Pearce | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 80 | $0 |