Sports headlines for Friday October 1, 1976:
- Muhammad Ali Is Quitting Ring, Or So He Says
- Owner Visits Dick Allen And Gets Apology
Scores through round 2 of the 1976 Sahara Invitational
Tournament held at Paradise Valley Country Club (Paradise Valley, AZ) from September 30, 1976 to October 3, 1976 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Sneed | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Joe Porter | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Butch Baird | 73 | 71 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | 72 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 72 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Dick Lotz | 72 | 72 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Bill Mallon | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | George Cadle | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Bob Wynn | 69 | 75 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 2 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 76 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Rafe Botts | 77 | 68 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Rod Curl | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Bill Rogers | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Elwin Fanning | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Bill Johnston | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 12 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 18 | John Jacobs | 76 | 70 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 18 | David Lind | 76 | 70 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Bill Farkas | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Bobby Mitchell | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Guy Cullins | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Rex Caldwell | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 18 | Greg Powers | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 25 | Chuck Courtney | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 25 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 25 | John Schlee | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 25 | Jerry Heard | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 25 | David Glenz | 72 | 75 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Joe Inman | 76 | 72 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 30 | George Bayer | 73 | 75 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Pat McDonald | 72 | 76 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Jim Jamieson | 78 | 71 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Roger Watson | 77 | 72 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Roger Parker | 74 | 75 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 33 | Bob Rosburg | 74 | 75 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 37 | Alan Tapie | 73 | 77 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 37 | Dale Douglass | 73 | 77 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Jerry Barber | 77 | 74 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Bill Calfee | 77 | 74 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 39 | John Harris | 75 | 76 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Jack Ewing | 74 | 77 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 39 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | 80 | +9 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 44 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | 79 | +10 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | 79 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Antonio Cerda | 74 | 80 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Mike Nixon | 81 | 74 | +13 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 47 | Mike Evans | 78 | 77 | +13 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Gardner Dickinson | 76 | 80 | +14 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 50 | Tom Sanderson | 80 | 77 | +15 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 51 | Jay Friedman | 80 | 81 | +19 | 161 | $0 | ||
| 52 | Bobby Schwarz | 80 | 83 | +21 | 163 | $0 | ||
| 53 | Don January | 66 | 68 | -8 | 134 | $12,488 | ||
| 54 | Gene Littler | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $4,037 | ||
| 55 | Larry Ziegler | 68 | 71 | -3 | 139 | $1,431 | ||
| 56 | Gary Koch | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $2,091 | ||
| 57 | Lyn Lott | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $567 | ||
| 58 | Grier Jones | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $1,431 | ||
| 58 | Pete Brown | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $838 | ||
| 60 | George Archer | 67 | 66 | -9 | 133 | $27,000 | ||
| 61 | George Knudson | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $567 | ||
| 62 | Wally Armstrong | 64 | 73 | -5 | 137 | $4,037 | ||
| 62 | Stanton Altgelt | 64 | 73 | -5 | 137 | $2,091 | ||
| 64 | Jim Masserio | 67 | 71 | -4 | 138 | $397 | ||
| 65 | Jim Simons | 69 | 70 | -3 | 139 | $2,700 | ||
| 65 | Lou Graham | 66 | 73 | -3 | 139 | $2,091 | ||
| 67 | Billy Casper | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $695 | ||
| 68 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $300 | ||
| 69 | Tom Shaw | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $1,064 | ||
| 70 | Danny Edwards | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $397 | ||
| 71 | Dave Hill | 70 | 65 | -7 | 135 | $12,488 | ||
| 72 | Gil Morgan | 68 | 68 | -6 | 136 | $5,940 | ||
| 72 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | 66 | -6 | 136 | $3,105 | ||
| 74 | Bobby Cole | 72 | 65 | -5 | 137 | $2,700 | ||
| 75 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $4,037 | ||
| 75 | Mac McLendon | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $2,091 | ||
| 75 | Tom Kite | 70 | 68 | -4 | 138 | $838 | ||
| 78 | Curtis Sifford | 67 | 72 | -3 | 139 | $1,431 | ||
| 79 | Babe Hiskey | 68 | 72 | -2 | 140 | $2,091 | ||
| 79 | Dan Sikes | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $1,064 | ||
| 81 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | 68 | -1 | 141 | $567 | ||
| 82 | Ken Still | 70 | 72 | Even | 142 | $397 | ||
| 83 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $397 | ||
| 83 | Bill Garrett | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $324 | ||
| 85 | Mike McCullough | 68 | 66 | -8 | 134 | $5,940 | ||
| 86 | Steve Taylor | 67 | 69 | -6 | 136 | $1,064 | ||
| 87 | Don Iverson | 68 | 71 | -3 | 139 | $1,064 | ||
| 88 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $1,064 | ||
| 88 | Jim Colbert | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $695 | ||
| 90 | J.C. Snead | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $838 | ||
| 90 | Homero Blancas | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $300 | ||
| 92 | Jerry McGee | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $324 | ||
| 93 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $263 | ||
| 94 | George Burns | 67 | 65 | -10 | 132 | $4,037 | ||
| 95 | Miller Barber | 68 | 67 | -7 | 135 | $838 | ||
| 96 | Steve Melnyk | 67 | 71 | -4 | 138 | $1,431 | ||
| 97 | Dave Eichelberger | 69 | 72 | -1 | 141 | $567 | ||
| 98 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $397 | ||
| 99 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $226 | ||
| 99 | Mike Davis | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $203 | ||
| 101 | Bob Eastwood | 76 | 69 | +3 | 145 | $210 | ||
| 102 | Charles Coody | 68 | 66 | -8 | 134 | $2,091 | ||
| 103 | Gary McCord | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $397 | ||
| 103 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $263 | ||
| 103 | Tom Purtzer | 67 | 74 | -1 | 141 | $226 | ||
| 106 | Gay Brewer | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $1,064 | ||
| 107 | Bob Goalby | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $300 | ||
| 108 | Don Massengale | 69 | 67 | -6 | 136 | $838 | ||
| 109 | R.H. Sikes | 67 | 72 | -3 | 139 | $567 | ||
| 110 | Bob Dickson | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $324 | ||
| 111 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 | 67 | -9 | 133 | $4,037 | ||
| 112 | Bobby Walzel | 67 | 71 | -4 | 138 | $397 | ||
| 112 | Rod Funseth | 67 | 71 | -4 | 138 | $300 | ||
| 114 | Allen Miller | 72 | 68 | -2 | 140 | $567 | ||
| 114 | Woody Blackburn | 69 | 71 | -2 | 140 | $300 | ||
| 114 | Perry Leslie | 68 | 72 | -2 | 140 | $247 | ||
| 117 | Tom Evans | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $226 | ||
| 118 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $226 | ||
| 119 | Steve Veriato | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $300 | ||
| 120 | Paul Moran | 71 | 68 | -3 | 139 | $695 | ||
| 121 | Bill Pelham | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $263 | ||
| 122 | Dick Payne | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Keith Guernsey | 73 | 67 | -2 | 140 | $247 |


