Sports headlines for Thursday September 16, 1976:
- NFL May Try To Sign Collegians At Bowls
Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Ohio Kings Island Open
Tournament held at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center (Mason, OH) from September 16, 1976 to September 19, 1976 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Archer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Pete Brown | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Ken Still | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Doug Tewell | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Tom Kite | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Rex Caldwell | 84 | +14 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Bob Leaver | 86 | +16 | 86 | $0 | |||
| 9 | Mike Hill | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,475 | |||
| 9 | David Lundstrom | 70 | Even | 70 | $285 | |||
| 11 | Dave Newquist | 73 | +3 | 73 | $976 | |||
| 12 | John Lister | 68 | -2 | 68 | $356 | |||
| 13 | David Graham | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,266 | |||
| 14 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,725 | |||
| 15 | George Cadle | 72 | +2 | 72 | $116 | |||
| 16 | Tom Weiskopf | 69 | -1 | 69 | $10,650 | |||
| 16 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | -1 | 69 | $4,669 | |||
| 16 | Bobby Cole | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 19 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | Even | 70 | $4,669 | |||
| 19 | Jerry Heard | 70 | Even | 70 | $540 | |||
| 21 | Perry Leslie | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,266 | |||
| 21 | Mark Hayes | 71 | +1 | 71 | $976 | |||
| 23 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,725 | |||
| 23 | Dennis Meyer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $708 | |||
| 25 | John Gentile | 73 | +3 | 73 | $708 | |||
| 25 | Mike Walters | 73 | +3 | 73 | $356 | |||
| 27 | Rod Curl | 75 | +5 | 75 | $540 | |||
| 28 | Andy North | 68 | -2 | 68 | $17,100 | |||
| 28 | Bob Zender | 68 | -2 | 68 | $3,450 | |||
| 28 | Mac McLendon | 68 | -2 | 68 | $708 | |||
| 31 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | -1 | 69 | $30,000 | |||
| 31 | Fred Marti | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,475 | |||
| 31 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,475 | |||
| 34 | Allen Miller | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,725 | |||
| 34 | Victor Regalado | 70 | Even | 70 | $356 | |||
| 36 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,669 | |||
| 36 | Mason Rudolph | 71 | +1 | 71 | $708 | |||
| 38 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +3 | 73 | $414 | |||
| 39 | Bob Wynn | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 40 | Barney Thompson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 41 | Dwight Nevil | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 42 | John Toepel | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Bob Smith | 67 | -3 | 67 | $4,669 | |||
| 44 | Rod Funseth | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 45 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | Even | 70 | $976 | |||
| 45 | Phil Rodgers | 70 | Even | 70 | $540 | |||
| 45 | Jerry McGee | 70 | Even | 70 | $414 | |||
| 48 | Miller Barber | 71 | +1 | 71 | $708 | |||
| 49 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | +2 | 72 | $414 | |||
| 50 | Richard Crawford | 73 | +3 | 73 | $540 | |||
| 50 | Terry Diehl | 73 | +3 | 73 | $259 | |||
| 50 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Tom Jenkins | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Danny Edwards | 66 | -4 | 66 | $6,600 | |||
| 55 | Gay Brewer | 67 | -3 | 67 | $2,475 | |||
| 56 | Ed Sabo | 69 | -1 | 69 | $6,600 | |||
| 56 | Bill Mallon | 69 | -1 | 69 | $414 | |||
| 58 | Gary Koch | 70 | Even | 70 | $708 | |||
| 58 | Ron Terry | 70 | Even | 70 | $304 | |||
| 58 | Rocky Thompson | 70 | Even | 70 | $259 | |||
| 61 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,475 | |||
| 61 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | +1 | 71 | $356 | |||
| 61 | Bill Brask | 71 | +1 | 71 | $285 | |||
| 61 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | +1 | 71 | $259 | |||
| 65 | Dan Sikes | 72 | +2 | 72 | $708 | |||
| 65 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | +2 | 72 | $304 | |||
| 65 | Greg Powers | 72 | +2 | 72 | $285 | |||
| 65 | Bob Shaw | 72 | +2 | 72 | $116 | |||
| 65 | Rene Garza | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Jim Knoll | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Bob Risch | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Paul Moran | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Dean Refram | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Lee Trevino | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Andy Bean | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Joe Porter | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 75 | John Melnick | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Bruce Devlin | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 79 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -3 | 67 | $3,450 | |||
| 79 | Wally Armstrong | 67 | -3 | 67 | $259 | |||
| 81 | Jim Masserio | 69 | -1 | 69 | $116 | |||
| 82 | Jack Ewing | 70 | Even | 70 | $116 | |||
| 83 | Lyn Lott | 71 | +1 | 71 | $356 | |||
| 83 | Gary Wintz | 71 | +1 | 71 | $356 | |||
| 85 | Jim Simons | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Frank Conner | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 85 | Sammy Rachels | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 85 | George Johnson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 89 | David Lind | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Ron Cerrudo | 67 | -3 | 67 | $1,266 | |||
| 91 | Barry Jaeckel | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,725 | |||
| 91 | Larry Nelson | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,266 | |||
| 91 | Mike Wynn | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,266 | |||
| 94 | Jim Dent | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 94 | Jim Colbert | 69 | -1 | 69 | $356 | |||
| 96 | Sandy Galbraith | 70 | Even | 70 | $356 | |||
| 97 | Frank Beard | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Mike Shea | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Larry Ziegler | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Ed Dougherty | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Bill Rogers | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Bobby Walzel | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Dale Douglass | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Calvin Peete | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Sam Farlow | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Carl Higgins | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Leonard Thompson | 67 | -3 | 67 | $3,450 | |||
| 109 | Bob Wallace | 68 | -2 | 68 | $414 | |||
| 110 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,475 | |||
| 110 | Jim Thorpe | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 110 | Bill Pelham | 69 | -1 | 69 | $116 | |||
| 113 | Marion Heck | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Eddie Pearce | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Florentino Molina | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Craig Stadler | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Guy Cullins | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 117 | David Sheff | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Stan Lee | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Mike Evans | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Don Pooley | 66 | -4 | 66 | $116 | |||
| 122 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Babe Hiskey | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Labron Harris | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Artie McNickle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 123 | Roger Parker | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Bob Lunn | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 127 | John Schroeder | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 127 | Sam Adams | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 130 | George Burns | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Gary Groh | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Stanton Altgelt | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 133 | David Smith | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Tom Shaw | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Bob Dickson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Gordon Waldespuhl | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Joey Dills | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Ted Goin | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Guy Walkingstick | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Lionel Hebert | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 |


