Sports headlines for Thursday May 6, 1976:
- Nicklaus Bogeys His Golf Bag... 1 Club Too Many
Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from May 6, 1976 to May 9, 1976 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Melnyk | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Mike McCullough | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Jimmy Powell | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Mark Hayes | 66 | -5 | 66 | $40,000 | |||
| 5 | Bob Smith | 68 | -3 | 68 | $4,488 | |||
| 6 | Ray Floyd | 70 | -1 | 70 | $14,200 | |||
| 7 | Bobby Cole | 73 | +2 | 73 | $780 | |||
| 8 | Lanny Wadkins | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,330 | |||
| 9 | Bill Rogers | 69 | -2 | 69 | $4,488 | |||
| 10 | Hale Irwin | 70 | -1 | 70 | $9,400 | |||
| 10 | Jerry Pate | 70 | -1 | 70 | $989 | |||
| 12 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,488 | |||
| 13 | Butch Baird | 73 | +2 | 73 | $2,900 | |||
| 13 | Bud Allin | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,740 | |||
| 13 | Ken Still | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,330 | |||
| 13 | Miller Barber | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,330 | |||
| 17 | Don January | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,300 | |||
| 18 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | -1 | 70 | $566 | |||
| 18 | Dale Douglass | 70 | -1 | 70 | $566 | |||
| 20 | Gary Koch | 73 | +2 | 73 | $566 | |||
| 20 | Antonio Cerda | 73 | +2 | 73 | $460 | |||
| 20 | Ron Cerrudo | 73 | +2 | 73 | $460 | |||
| 23 | Homero Blancas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $4,488 | |||
| 24 | Phil Rodgers | 76 | +5 | 76 | $330 | |||
| 25 | Don Bies | 67 | -4 | 67 | $2,280 | |||
| 26 | Tom Kite | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,900 | |||
| 27 | Lee Trevino | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,900 | |||
| 27 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | -2 | 69 | $1,330 | |||
| 29 | David Graham | 70 | -1 | 70 | $4,488 | |||
| 30 | Monty Kaser | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,488 | |||
| 30 | George Burns | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,330 | |||
| 30 | Tom Shaw | 71 | Even | 71 | $330 | |||
| 33 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,740 | |||
| 33 | Andy Bean | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,330 | |||
| 33 | Bob Erickson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $989 | |||
| 36 | Rod Funseth | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Charles Coody | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Dave Stockton | 69 | -2 | 69 | $6,800 | |||
| 39 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 | -1 | 70 | $8,200 | |||
| 39 | Larry Nelson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $6,800 | |||
| 39 | Tom Weiskopf | 70 | -1 | 70 | $989 | |||
| 39 | George Archer | 70 | -1 | 70 | $300 | |||
| 43 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,740 | |||
| 43 | Jim Dent | 71 | Even | 71 | $989 | |||
| 45 | Joe Inman | 72 | +1 | 72 | $410 | |||
| 45 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Ed Sneed | 73 | +2 | 73 | $566 | |||
| 47 | Larry Hinson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $370 | |||
| 49 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | +3 | 74 | $989 | |||
| 49 | Tom Storey | 74 | +3 | 74 | $370 | |||
| 51 | Lyn Lott | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 51 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Eddie Pearce | 68 | -3 | 68 | $989 | |||
| 54 | Tony Jacklin | 69 | -2 | 69 | $566 | |||
| 55 | Gil Morgan | 70 | -1 | 70 | $2,900 | |||
| 56 | Arnold Palmer | 71 | Even | 71 | $566 | |||
| 57 | Grier Jones | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,740 | |||
| 57 | Terry Dill | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,740 | |||
| 57 | Nate Starks | 72 | +1 | 72 | $410 | |||
| 57 | Randy Erskine | 72 | +1 | 72 | $350 | |||
| 61 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +2 | 73 | $4,488 | |||
| 61 | Al Geiberger | 73 | +2 | 73 | $780 | |||
| 61 | Bruce Devlin | 73 | +2 | 73 | $390 | |||
| 64 | Rik Massengale | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Gene Littler | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Dan Sikes | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Gay Brewer | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Austin Straub | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Leonard Thompson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Don Massengale | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Pete Brown | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Fred Marti | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 73 | Frank Beard | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 74 | Bob Eastwood | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,300 | |||
| 75 | John Schlee | 68 | -3 | 68 | $989 | |||
| 77 | Bob Charles | 70 | -1 | 70 | $566 | |||
| 77 | Tom Watson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $566 | |||
| 77 | Danny Edwards | 70 | -1 | 70 | $435 | |||
| 77 | George Cadle | 70 | -1 | 70 | $370 | |||
| 81 | Mac McLendon | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,488 | |||
| 81 | Bob Dickson | 71 | Even | 71 | $780 | |||
| 81 | Marion Heck | 71 | Even | 71 | $435 | |||
| 81 | Mike Nixon | 71 | Even | 71 | $330 | |||
| 85 | Mike Hill | 72 | +1 | 72 | $460 | |||
| 86 | Bob Payne | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Bob Menne | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Jim Colbert | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Bob Gilder | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 88 | Mike Morley | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Eldridge Miles | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Sammy Rachels | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Jim Simons | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 94 | David Smith | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 94 | Dick Rhyan | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 96 | John Gentile | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Marty Fleckman | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,740 | |||
| 98 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | -1 | 70 | $566 | |||
| 98 | Tommy McGinnis | 70 | -1 | 70 | $310 | |||
| 100 | George Knudson | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Alan Tapie | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Richard Crawford | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 101 | George Johnson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Barney Thompson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Dean Refram | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Clayton Cole | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Randy Feather | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Don Iverson | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Carlton White | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Howard Twitty | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 111 | John Schroeder | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 111 | John Toepel | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Frank Conner | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Spike Kelley | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Jack Burke | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Dennis Meyer | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Dwight Nevil | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Bruce Fleisher | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 121 | David Lundstrom | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Curt Madson | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Bobby Nichols | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Art Proctor | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Jack Ewing | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Bobby Walzel | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Rives McBee | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Gary McCord | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Gary Wintz | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Mason Rudolph | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Mike Reasor | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Forrest Fezler | 67 | -4 | 67 | $410 | |||
| 134 | Joe Porter | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Bill Garrett | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Gary Groh | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Lou Graham | 83 | +12 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 138 | John Lister | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Allen Miller | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Andy North | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Mike Slipko | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 142 | Rod Curl | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 143 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 143 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 145 | Ed Dougherty | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 146 | Bob Leaver | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 147 | Bert Yancey | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 148 | Ras Allen | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 |


