Sports headlines for Friday July 23, 1976:
- Angels Fire Dick Williams, Name Sherry
- All-Stars And Game A Wash Out
- Roman Gabriel Out For Year
Scores through round 2 of the 1976 Canadian Open
Tournament held at Essex Golf & Country Club (Windsor, Ontario) from July 22, 1976 to July 25, 1976 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Burns | 65 | 75 | Even | 140 | $3,200 | ||
| 2 | Jerry Heard | 66 | 70 | -4 | 136 | $3,700 | ||
| 3 | Arnold Palmer | 66 | 71 | -3 | 137 | $2,163 | ||
| 4 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | 67 | -6 | 134 | $22,800 | ||
| 5 | Mike Hill | 67 | 72 | -1 | 139 | $1,213 | ||
| 6 | Richard Crawford | 67 | 74 | +1 | 141 | $5,250 | ||
| 7 | Bobby Wadkins | 67 | 76 | +3 | 143 | $680 | ||
| 8 | Bob Wynn | 68 | 68 | -4 | 136 | $7,700 | ||
| 9 | Bruce Crampton | 68 | 69 | -3 | 137 | $1,213 | ||
| 10 | Lyn Lott | 68 | 70 | -2 | 138 | $14,200 | ||
| 10 | Ben Crenshaw | 68 | 70 | -2 | 138 | $5,250 | ||
| 10 | Bruce Lietzke | 68 | 70 | -2 | 138 | $1,480 | ||
| 13 | Ed Sneed | 68 | 71 | -1 | 139 | $9,400 | ||
| 14 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 72 | Even | 140 | $1,480 | ||
| 15 | Leonard Thompson | 68 | 73 | +1 | 141 | $1,213 | ||
| 15 | Kermit Zarley | 68 | 73 | +1 | 141 | $430 | ||
| 17 | Roger Maltbie | 68 | 75 | +3 | 143 | $180 | ||
| 18 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 67 | -4 | 136 | $40,000 | ||
| 19 | Bob Eastwood | 69 | 69 | -2 | 138 | $7,700 | ||
| 19 | Randy Erskine | 69 | 69 | -2 | 138 | $3,700 | ||
| 21 | Stanton Altgelt | 69 | 71 | Even | 140 | $1,213 | ||
| 21 | John Schlee | 69 | 71 | Even | 140 | $506 | ||
| 23 | Johnny Miller | 69 | 72 | +1 | 141 | $5,250 | ||
| 23 | Charles Coody | 69 | 72 | +1 | 141 | $3,200 | ||
| 25 | Gary Player | 69 | 73 | +2 | 142 | $360 | ||
| 26 | Dick Lotz | 69 | 74 | +3 | 143 | $180 | ||
| 27 | George Knudson | 69 | 76 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 28 | J.C. Snead | 70 | 66 | -4 | 136 | $5,250 | ||
| 29 | Tom Kite | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $2,163 | ||
| 29 | Jimmy Wright | 70 | 70 | Even | 140 | $430 | ||
| 31 | Rod Funseth | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $680 | ||
| 31 | Tommy McGinnis | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $430 | ||
| 31 | Curtis Sifford | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $430 | ||
| 31 | Jack Ewing | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $180 | ||
| 31 | Bob Erickson | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $180 | ||
| 36 | John Toepel | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $0 | ||
| 37 | Jim Simons | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $680 | ||
| 37 | Julius Boros | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Phil Rodgers | 70 | 74 | +4 | 144 | $900 | ||
| 39 | Gene Littler | 70 | 74 | +4 | 144 | $180 | ||
| 41 | Woody Blackburn | 70 | 79 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 42 | Calvin Peete | 71 | 67 | -2 | 138 | $1,480 | ||
| 43 | Mark Hayes | 71 | 69 | Even | 140 | $2,163 | ||
| 43 | Gay Brewer | 71 | 69 | Even | 140 | $1,055 | ||
| 43 | Gary Groh | 71 | 69 | Even | 140 | $680 | ||
| 46 | Allen Miller | 71 | 70 | +1 | 141 | $1,480 | ||
| 46 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | 70 | +1 | 141 | $180 | ||
| 48 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $1,480 | ||
| 48 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $1,055 | ||
| 48 | Gar Hamilton | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $0 | ||
| 51 | Jim Colbert | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $506 | ||
| 51 | John Lister | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $430 | ||
| 51 | Don Iverson | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $360 | ||
| 54 | Al Geiberger | 72 | 68 | Even | 140 | $2,163 | ||
| 55 | Lanny Wadkins | 72 | 69 | +1 | 141 | $900 | ||
| 55 | Mike Wynn | 72 | 69 | +1 | 141 | $360 | ||
| 57 | Andy North | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $5,250 | ||
| 57 | Don Bies | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $2,163 | ||
| 57 | Tom Weiskopf | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $2,163 | ||
| 57 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 70 | +2 | 142 | $430 | ||
| 61 | Larry Ziegler | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $2,163 | ||
| 61 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $506 | ||
| 61 | Bob Menne | 72 | 71 | +3 | 143 | $430 | ||
| 64 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $506 | ||
| 64 | Dan Halldorson | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $430 | ||
| 64 | Pete Brown | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $360 | ||
| 64 | Roger Klatt | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 68 | Gil Morgan | 72 | 73 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 68 | George Bayer | 72 | 73 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 70 | John Jacobs | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Pat Fitzsimons | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 74 | Bill Brask | 72 | 76 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 75 | Tony Jacklin | 73 | 66 | -1 | 139 | $5,250 | ||
| 76 | Mike Mitchell | 73 | 68 | +1 | 141 | $680 | ||
| 77 | Bob Zender | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $900 | ||
| 77 | Bill Kratzert | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $900 | ||
| 77 | Monte Sanders | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $430 | ||
| 80 | Grier Jones | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 80 | Tom Watson | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Bob Lunn | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Lou Graham | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Bobby Cole | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 86 | Bob Smith | 74 | 68 | +2 | 142 | $506 | ||
| 87 | David Graham | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $3,200 | ||
| 87 | Bruce Devlin | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $900 | ||
| 87 | Ken Fulton | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | 70 | +4 | 144 | $360 | ||
| 90 | Babe Hiskey | 74 | 70 | +4 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Mike Reasor | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Dave Barr | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Jim Dent | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 97 | Tom Joyce | 74 | 74 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Perry Leslie | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Joey Dills | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Dale Douglass | 74 | 75 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Wilf Honenuik | 74 | 78 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 102 | Carlton White | 74 | 81 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 103 | Howard Twitty | 75 | 69 | +4 | 144 | $2,163 | ||
| 103 | Dale Hayes | 75 | 69 | +4 | 144 | $180 | ||
| 105 | Joe Inman | 75 | 70 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Jerry McGee | 75 | 70 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Art Wall | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Bill Calfee | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Joe Porter | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 110 | Bobby Nichols | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Bob Goalby | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Gary Koch | 76 | 70 | +6 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Jim Nelford | 76 | 71 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Rod Curl | 76 | 72 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Steve Melnyk | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 76 | 74 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Bill Rogers | 76 | 74 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 118 | David Sheff | 76 | 79 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Doug Ford | 76 | 79 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Miller Barber | 77 | 68 | +5 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Bob Charles | 77 | 70 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Bob Rosburg | 77 | 71 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 123 | George Archer | 77 | 72 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 124 | Barry Jaeckel | 77 | 75 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 124 | Don Massengale | 77 | 75 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Eddie Pearce | 78 | 69 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Morris Hatalsky | 78 | 71 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 128 | Gene Frank | 79 | 73 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Bob Payne | 79 | 77 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Homero Blancas | 79 | 78 | +17 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Sam Adams | 80 | 76 | +16 | 156 | $0 |


