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 | Marion Heck | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Dave Eichelberger | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Tom Shaw | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Frank Beard | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Mike Shea | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Eddie Pearce | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Babe Hiskey | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Labron Harris | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Artie McNickle | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Roger Parker | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Bob Dickson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Lionel Hebert | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 13 | George Archer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Larry Ziegler | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Ed Dougherty | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Florentino Molina | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Craig Stadler | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Bob Lunn | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | John Schroeder | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Sam Adams | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 13 | Guy Walkingstick | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim Knoll | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bob Risch | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Paul Moran | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Dean Refram | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Lee Trevino | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jim Simons | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Frank Conner | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Sammy Rachels | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | George Johnson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bill Rogers | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bobby Walzel | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | George Burns | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Andy Bean | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Joe Porter | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | John Melnick | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Dale Douglass | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Calvin Peete | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Guy Cullins | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | David Sheff | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Gary Groh | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 36 | Gordon Waldespuhl | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Pete Brown | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Bob Wynn | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | David Lind | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Sam Farlow | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Stanton Altgelt | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Joey Dills | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Ted Goin | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Barney Thompson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Tom Jenkins | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 53 | Stan Lee | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Dwight Nevil | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Carl Higgins | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 56 | David Smith | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Ken Still | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Doug Tewell | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Tom Kite | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 60 | John Toepel | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Mike Evans | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Bruce Devlin | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Rex Caldwell | 84 | +14 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Bob Leaver | 86 | +16 | 86 | $0 | |||
| 67 | Andy North | 68 | -2 | 68 | $17,100 | |||
| 67 | Larry Nelson | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,266 | |||
| 67 | Mac McLendon | 68 | -2 | 68 | $708 | |||
| 70 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | -1 | 69 | $30,000 | |||
| 70 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,475 | |||
| 72 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,475 | |||
| 73 | Leonard Thompson | 67 | -3 | 67 | $3,450 | |||
| 74 | Barry Jaeckel | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,725 | |||
| 75 | Tom Weiskopf | 69 | -1 | 69 | $10,650 | |||
| 76 | Dan Sikes | 72 | +2 | 72 | $708 | |||
| 77 | Ed Sabo | 69 | -1 | 69 | $6,600 | |||
| 77 | Jim Thorpe | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 77 | Jim Dent | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 80 | Jack Nicklaus | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,669 | |||
| 80 | Perry Leslie | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,266 | |||
| 82 | John Gentile | 73 | +3 | 73 | $708 | |||
| 82 | Richard Crawford | 73 | +3 | 73 | $540 | |||
| 84 | Rod Curl | 75 | +5 | 75 | $540 | |||
| 85 | Danny Edwards | 66 | -4 | 66 | $6,600 | |||
| 86 | Gay Brewer | 67 | -3 | 67 | $2,475 | |||
| 86 | Ron Cerrudo | 67 | -3 | 67 | $1,266 | |||
| 88 | Mike Wynn | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,266 | |||
| 89 | Fred Marti | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,475 | |||
| 89 | Rod Funseth | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 91 | Allen Miller | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,725 | |||
| 92 | Mason Rudolph | 71 | +1 | 71 | $708 | |||
| 92 | Miller Barber | 71 | +1 | 71 | $708 | |||
| 92 | Lyn Lott | 71 | +1 | 71 | $356 | |||
| 95 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,725 | |||
| 95 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | +2 | 72 | $304 | |||
| 97 | Bob Smith | 67 | -3 | 67 | $4,669 | |||
| 98 | Bill Mallon | 69 | -1 | 69 | $414 | |||
| 99 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | Even | 70 | $4,669 | |||
| 99 | Gary Koch | 70 | Even | 70 | $708 | |||
| 101 | Mark Hayes | 71 | +1 | 71 | $976 | |||
| 101 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | +1 | 71 | $356 | |||
| 103 | Dave Newquist | 73 | +3 | 73 | $976 | |||
| 103 | Mike Walters | 73 | +3 | 73 | $356 | |||
| 105 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | -3 | 67 | $3,450 | |||
| 106 | Bob Zender | 68 | -2 | 68 | $3,450 | |||
| 107 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | -1 | 69 | $4,669 | |||
| 107 | Jim Colbert | 69 | -1 | 69 | $356 | |||
| 107 | Bill Pelham | 69 | -1 | 69 | $116 | |||
| 107 | Jim Masserio | 69 | -1 | 69 | $116 | |||
| 111 | Ron Terry | 70 | Even | 70 | $304 | |||
| 111 | Jack Ewing | 70 | Even | 70 | $116 | |||
| 113 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,725 | |||
| 113 | Gary Wintz | 71 | +1 | 71 | $356 | |||
| 115 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | +2 | 72 | $414 | |||
| 116 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +3 | 73 | $414 | |||
| 117 | Bob Wallace | 68 | -2 | 68 | $414 | |||
| 118 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,475 | |||
| 118 | Bobby Cole | 69 | -1 | 69 | $976 | |||
| 120 | Mike Hill | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,475 | |||
| 120 | David Graham | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,266 | |||
| 120 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | Even | 70 | $976 | |||
| 120 | Phil Rodgers | 70 | Even | 70 | $540 | |||
| 120 | Jerry McGee | 70 | Even | 70 | $414 | |||
| 120 | Sandy Galbraith | 70 | Even | 70 | $356 | |||
| 126 | Bill Brask | 71 | +1 | 71 | $285 | |||
| 127 | Dennis Meyer | 72 | +2 | 72 | $708 | |||
| 128 | Terry Diehl | 73 | +3 | 73 | $259 | |||
| 128 | Randy Erskine | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 130 | David Lundstrom | 70 | Even | 70 | $285 | |||
| 131 | Bob Shaw | 72 | +2 | 72 | $116 | |||
| 131 | George Cadle | 72 | +2 | 72 | $116 | |||
| 133 | Don Pooley | 66 | -4 | 66 | $116 | |||
| 134 | John Lister | 68 | -2 | 68 | $356 | |||
| 135 | Victor Regalado | 70 | Even | 70 | $356 | |||
| 136 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | +1 | 71 | $259 | |||
| 137 | Greg Powers | 72 | +2 | 72 | $285 | |||
| 137 | Rene Garza | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Wally Armstrong | 67 | -3 | 67 | $259 | |||
| 140 | Jerry Heard | 70 | Even | 70 | $540 | |||
| 140 | Rocky Thompson | 70 | Even | 70 | $259 |


