Sunday September 12, 1976
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Sports headlines for Sunday September 12, 1976:




Final results of the 1976 World Open Golf Championship


Tournament held at Pinehurst Country Club (Pinehurst, NC) from September 9, 1976 to September 12, 1976     (Par 71)

Ray Floyd defeated Jerry McGee on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Jerry McGee67707166-10274$22,800
2Rik Massengale69707267-6278$7,267
3Bill Mallon70707267-5279$5,900
4George Cadle70747567+2286$1,030
5Jim Simons69727168-4280$5,200
6Eddie Pearce72737168Even284$1,420
7Bill Kratzert70747468+2286$1,030
8Danny Edwards73707169-1283$1,825
9Greg Powers70757069Even284$1,420
9Sammy Rachels71727269Even284$1,420
9Gil Morgan73697369Even284$1,420
9Ben Crenshaw70687769Even284$1,420
13Lee Elder70707170-3281$3,800
14Miller Barber70737070-1283$1,825
15Chi Chi Rodriguez72727070Even284$1,420
16Gary Koch70737370+2286$1,030
17Bobby Mitchell68718070+5289$506
18Ray Floyd69676771-10274$40,000
19Tom Watson65716971-8276$9,400
20David Graham67707271-4280$5,200
21Gay Brewer66717371-3281$3,800
21Charles Coody68707271-3281$3,800
21Lou Graham70716971-3281$3,800
24Gibby Gilbert68727171-2282$2,600
24Wally Armstrong69707271-2282$2,600
26Jerry Pate67737471+1285$1,155
27Marion Heck70727571+4288$740
27Ken Still72727371+4288$740
27Bobby Wadkins74717271+4288$740
27Craig Stadler69737571+4288$740
31John Schroeder72737471+6290$430
31John Lister71737571+6290$430
31Bruce Lietzke72737471+6290$430
34Stan Lee71727771+7291$360
35Bob Smith65717072-6278$7,267
35Hale Irwin68677172-6278$7,267
37Lyn Lott69736872-2282$2,600
38John Schlee72706972-1283$1,825
39Jim Dent70727172+1285$1,155
40Alan Tapie69707672+3287$940
41Peter Oosterhuis71747172+4288$740
41Hubert Green70737372+4288$740
43Bob Murphy70737472+5289$506
44Tom Evans73717472+6290$430
44Randy Glover71727572+6290$430
46Antonio Cerda71717772+7291$360
47Bruce Fleisher70757872+11295$0
48George Burns65686973-9275$14,200
49Tom Weiskopf74686673-3281$3,800
49Forrest Fezler66707273-3281$3,800
51Leonard Thompson69677373-2282$2,600
51Calvin Peete71677173-2282$2,600
53Ron Cerrudo69737373+4288$740
53John Melnick72707373+4288$740
55Dwight Nevil73717373+6290$430
55Bob Dickson72727373+6290$430
57Bob Zender71707973+9293$310
58J.C. Snead71687074-1283$1,825
59Joe Porter68736974Even284$1,420
60Fuzzy Zoeller70717474+5289$506
61Joe Inman70747374+7291$360
62Bob Spence72737674+11295$0
63Bobby Cole71717175+4288$740
64Stanton Altgelt72697475+6290$430
65Don Iverson74717375+9293$310
66Harry Toscano73727475+10294$0
67Bobby Walzel68777675+12296$0
68Victor Regalado74706976+5289$506
68Ed Sneed72736876+5289$506
70Florentino Molina69727476+7291$360
71Homero Blancas70747376+9293$310
72Ed Sabo74717376+10294$0
73Jim Colbert73726877+6290$430
74Mike McCullough71727177+7291$360
75David Lundstrom69697777+8292$330
76Rex Caldwell75697777+14298$0
77Sam Farlow70737180+10294$0


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Bob Lunn737300+4146$0
Dave Stockton717500+4146$0
Fred Marti717500+4146$0
Jack Nicklaus727400+4146$0
Jerry Heard727400+4146$0
Jim Masserio757100+4146$0
Jim Thorpe767000+4146$0
Andries Oosthuizen727500+5147$0
Bob Shaw737400+5147$0
Bruce Devlin727500+5147$0
David Canipe747300+5147$0
George Archer727500+5147$0
George Knudson757200+5147$0
Jack Ewing757200+5147$0
Jim Wiechers747300+5147$0
Larry Nelson757200+5147$0
Phil Rodgers737400+5147$0
Ron Terry737400+5147$0
Allen Miller737500+6148$0
Bill Calfee737500+6148$0
Billy Casper747400+6148$0
Bob Gilder737500+6148$0
Gary Groh737500+6148$0
Kermit Zarley717700+6148$0
Labron Harris757300+6148$0
Nick Faldo757300+6148$0
Terry Wilcox767200+6148$0
Tom Jenkins747400+6148$0
Andy North737600+7149$0
Curtis Strange747500+7149$0
David Smith767300+7149$0
Jay Friedman767300+7149$0
Lanny Wadkins777200+7149$0
Mac McLendon707900+7149$0
Mark Hayes737600+7149$0
Monty Kaser767300+7149$0
Paul Moran747500+7149$0
Steve Melnyk717800+7149$0
Steve Veriato747500+7149$0
Tom Shaw737600+7149$0
Tommy Aaron727700+7149$0
Andy Boyd767400+8150$0
Dennis Meyer767400+8150$0
Mason Rudolph757500+8150$0
Randy Erskine737700+8150$0
Rod Funseth708000+8150$0
Sandy Galbraith757500+8150$0
Terry Diehl757500+8150$0
Andy Bean757600+9151$0
George Johnson777400+9151$0
Sam Adams777400+9151$0
Ed Dougherty807200+10152$0
Jim Ferree757700+10152$0
Jim Knoll747800+10152$0
Roger Watson747800+10152$0
Barry Jaeckel777600+11153$0
Lionel Hebert777600+11153$0
Bob Shearer797500+12154$0
Charles Sifford807400+12154$0
Jim Jamieson757900+12154$0
Mark Pfeil807500+13155$0
Dean Refram758200+15157$0
Dwaine Knight787900+15157$0
Don Headings788000+16158$0
WDBobby Nichols00000$0
WDDan Sikes00000$0
WDRoger Parker76000+576$0
WDBob Stanton82000+1182$0

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