Sports headlines for Thursday June 24, 1976:
- Told 'Remove Restraints', Finley Is Unrestrained
- Ashe Advances To Round Of 16 At Wimbledon
Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Western Open
Tournament held at Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook, IL) from June 24, 1976 to June 27, 1976 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Lotz | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Doug Tewell | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Zender | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Wally Armstrong | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Dean Refram | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 6 | David Smith | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Billy Casper | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Jim Thorpe | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Jim Jamieson | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 6 | Dean Lind | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Tom Weiskopf | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Gibby Gilbert | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Bill Ventresca | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Bobby Nichols | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Miller Barber | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Bob Brue | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 11 | Julius Boros | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Jim Colbert | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Terry Small | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Sandy Galbraith | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Lon Hinkle | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 18 | Frank Conner | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 23 | David Lundstrom | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 23 | David Canipe | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 23 | Bob Erickson | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 23 | Andy Bean | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 23 | Mike Reasor | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 23 | Randy Feather | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 23 | Sam Farlow | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Stanton Altgelt | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Dave Eichelberger | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Jerry Pate | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Mike Shea | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Dale Douglass | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Larry Hinson | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 30 | Carlton White | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Monte Sanders | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Curtis Sifford | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Don Iverson | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Lionel Hebert | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Jay Friedman | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Babe Hiskey | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Pete Brown | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | David Sheff | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Lyn Lott | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Pat Fitzsimons | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Mike Nixon | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Randy Erskine | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Dan O'Neill | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Jim King | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Wayne Fenack | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Bob Goalby | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 52 | Rick Acton | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Paul Moran | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Tom Jenkins | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Bruce Fleisher | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Doug Ford | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Jeff Wilhelmi | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Hubby Habjan | 82 | +11 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Errie Ball | 85 | +14 | 85 | $0 | |||
| 60 | George Griffin | 85 | +14 | 85 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Wayne Wright | 85 | +14 | 85 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Mike Davis | 86 | +15 | 86 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Earl Puckett | 86 | +15 | 86 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Andy Boyd | 86 | +15 | 86 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Tom Mazaika | 88 | +17 | 88 | $0 | |||
| 66 | John Cowan | 88 | +17 | 88 | $0 | |||
| 68 | Antonio Cerda | 71 | Even | 71 | $3,200 | |||
| 69 | Larry Nelson | 75 | +4 | 75 | $2,300 | |||
| 70 | Joe Porter | 71 | Even | 71 | $22,800 | |||
| 71 | Bill Mallon | 74 | +3 | 74 | $7,200 | |||
| 72 | Dick Rhyan | 75 | +4 | 75 | $1,132 | |||
| 73 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | +6 | 77 | $4,000 | |||
| 74 | Hale Irwin | 71 | Even | 71 | $10,600 | |||
| 75 | Gay Brewer | 72 | +1 | 72 | $3,200 | |||
| 76 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | +2 | 73 | $5,000 | |||
| 77 | Jim Dent | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,688 | |||
| 78 | Jack Ewing | 76 | +5 | 76 | $2,300 | |||
| 78 | Ed Sneed | 76 | +5 | 76 | $920 | |||
| 80 | Charles Coody | 70 | -1 | 70 | $10,600 | |||
| 81 | Al Geiberger | 71 | Even | 71 | $40,000 | |||
| 81 | Gil Morgan | 71 | Even | 71 | $5,000 | |||
| 83 | Bobby Walzel | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,390 | |||
| 83 | Rik Massengale | 73 | +2 | 73 | $920 | |||
| 85 | Andy North | 74 | +3 | 74 | $6,150 | |||
| 86 | Dave Stockton | 75 | +4 | 75 | $3,200 | |||
| 86 | Jim Wiechers | 75 | +4 | 75 | $1,390 | |||
| 88 | Mark Hayes | 76 | +5 | 76 | $1,688 | |||
| 89 | Jim Simons | 77 | +6 | 77 | $920 | |||
| 90 | Bob Dickson | 67 | -4 | 67 | $10,600 | |||
| 91 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,000 | |||
| 92 | Steve Veriato | 73 | +2 | 73 | $5,000 | |||
| 93 | Ben Crenshaw | 74 | +3 | 74 | $920 | |||
| 93 | Jay Haas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $535 | |||
| 95 | Jerry McGee | 76 | +5 | 76 | $375 | |||
| 96 | Charles Sifford | 78 | +7 | 78 | $720 | |||
| 97 | John Mahaffey | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,688 | |||
| 98 | Howard Twitty | 74 | +3 | 74 | $1,132 | |||
| 98 | Joey Dills | 74 | +3 | 74 | $435 | |||
| 100 | Tom Evans | 75 | +4 | 75 | $1,688 | |||
| 101 | Terry Dill | 76 | +5 | 76 | $3,200 | |||
| 101 | Bob Smith | 76 | +5 | 76 | $3,200 | |||
| 101 | Bobby Stroble | 76 | +5 | 76 | $435 | |||
| 104 | Tom Watson | 78 | +7 | 78 | $1,132 | |||
| 105 | George Burns | 70 | -1 | 70 | $6,150 | |||
| 106 | Mac McLendon | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,688 | |||
| 106 | Nate Starks | 73 | +2 | 73 | $435 | |||
| 108 | Gary Koch | 74 | +3 | 74 | $435 | |||
| 109 | Ken Still | 75 | +4 | 75 | $320 | |||
| 110 | Gary Groh | 77 | +6 | 77 | $535 | |||
| 111 | Bruce Crampton | 69 | -2 | 69 | $720 | |||
| 112 | J.C. Snead | 72 | +1 | 72 | $480 | |||
| 113 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,390 | |||
| 113 | Gary McCord | 73 | +2 | 73 | $535 | |||
| 113 | Labron Harris | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Danny Edwards | 74 | +3 | 74 | $2,300 | |||
| 117 | John Gentile | 75 | +4 | 75 | $435 | |||
| 118 | Jerry Heard | 76 | +5 | 76 | $1,132 | |||
| 118 | Kermit Zarley | 76 | +5 | 76 | $720 | |||
| 120 | Perry Leslie | 77 | +6 | 77 | $720 | |||
| 120 | Bob Gilder | 77 | +6 | 77 | $720 | |||
| 120 | Dennis Meyer | 77 | +6 | 77 | $435 | |||
| 123 | Leonard Thompson | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Frank Beard | 79 | +8 | 79 | $320 | |||
| 125 | Calvin Peete | 72 | +1 | 72 | $2,300 | |||
| 125 | Mason Rudolph | 72 | +1 | 72 | $375 | |||
| 127 | Tom Purtzer | 74 | +3 | 74 | $720 | |||
| 128 | John Lister | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,390 | |||
| 129 | Dale Hayes | 73 | +2 | 73 | $150 | |||
| 130 | Greg Powers | 74 | +3 | 74 | $480 | |||
| 130 | Florentino Molina | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | +4 | 75 | $375 | |||
| 133 | Jim Masserio | 76 | +5 | 76 | $375 | |||
| 134 | Bruce Lietzke | 72 | +1 | 72 | $320 | |||
| 135 | Bobby Cole | 74 | +3 | 74 | $535 | |||
| 136 | John Jacobs | 71 | Even | 71 | $480 | |||
| 137 | Curtis Strange | 73 | +2 | 73 | $375 | |||
| 138 | Homero Blancas | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,132 | |||
| 139 | Steve Melnyk | 77 | +6 | 77 | $150 | |||
| 140 | Ted Goin | 71 | Even | 71 | $375 | |||
| 141 | George Archer | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 142 | George Johnson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $340 | |||
| 143 | R.H. Sikes | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 |


