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Sports headlines for Sunday October 3, 1976:

• McRae Loses Bat Title, Cites Mauch For Racism
• Tarkenton 'Doubtful' For Steelers
• Yarborough Wins 4th In Row
• Archer Snaps A 3-Year Slump

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Final results 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	Don January	66	68	67	72	-11	273	$12,488
2	Gene Littler	71	70	67	68	-8	276	$4,037
3	Gary Koch	71	69	68	71	-5	279	$2,091
4	Grier Jones	71	72	68	70	-3	281	$1,431
4	Larry Ziegler	68	71	68	74	-3	281	$1,431
6	Pete Brown	71	72	68	72	-1	283	$838
7	Lyn Lott	72	69	68	76	+1	285	$567
8	George Archer	67	66	69	69	-13	271	$27,000
9	George Knudson	69	73	69	74	+1	285	$567
10	Wally Armstrong	64	73	70	69	-8	276	$4,037
11	Jim Simons	69	70	70	69	-6	278	$2,700
12	Lou Graham	66	73	70	70	-5	279	$2,091
12	Stanton Altgelt	64	73	70	72	-5	279	$2,091
14	Tom Shaw	72	70	70	70	-2	282	$1,064
15	Billy Casper	70	70	70	74	Even	284	$695
16	Danny Edwards	71	72	70	73	+2	286	$397
16	Jim Masserio	67	71	70	78	+2	286	$397
18	Kermit Zarley	70	71	70	77	+4	288	$300
19	Dave Hill	70	65	71	67	-11	273	$12,488
20	Gil Morgan	68	68	71	67	-10	274	$5,940
21	Rik Massengale	71	67	71	67	-8	276	$4,037
22	Bruce Fleisher	70	66	71	71	-6	278	$3,105
22	Bobby Cole	72	65	71	70	-6	278	$2,700
24	Babe Hiskey	68	72	71	68	-5	279	$2,091
24	Mac McLendon	69	69	71	70	-5	279	$2,091
26	Curtis Sifford	67	72	71	71	-3	281	$1,431
27	Dan Sikes	71	69	71	71	-2	282	$1,064
28	Tom Kite	70	68	71	74	-1	283	$838
29	Leonard Thompson	73	68	71	73	+1	285	$567
30	Forrest Fezler	71	72	71	72	+2	286	$397
30	Ken Still	70	72	71	73	+2	286	$397
32	Bill Garrett	69	74	71	73	+3	287	$324
33	Mike McCullough	68	66	72	68	-10	274	$5,940
34	Ron Cerrudo	70	70	72	70	-2	282	$1,064
34	Don Iverson	68	71	72	71	-2	282	$1,064
34	Steve Taylor	67	69	72	74	-2	282	$1,064
37	J.C. Snead	71	70	72	70	-1	283	$838
38	Jim Colbert	70	70	72	72	Even	284	$695
39	Jerry McGee	72	70	72	73	+3	287	$324
40	Homero Blancas	70	71	72	76	+5	289	$300
41	John Mahaffey	72	71	72	75	+6	290	$263
42	George Burns	67	65	73	71	-8	276	$4,037
43	Steve Melnyk	67	71	73	70	-3	281	$1,431
44	Miller Barber	68	67	73	75	-1	283	$838
45	Dave Eichelberger	69	72	73	71	+1	285	$567
46	Phil Rodgers	71	71	73	71	+2	286	$397
47	Lon Hinkle	72	71	73	76	+8	292	$226
48	Bob Eastwood	76	69	73	78	+12	296	$210
48	Mike Davis	69	74	73	80	+12	296	$203
50	Charles Coody	68	66	74	71	-5	279	$2,091
51	Gay Brewer	73	69	74	66	-2	282	$1,064
52	Gary McCord	71	70	74	71	+2	286	$397
53	Bob Goalby	72	71	74	71	+4	288	$300
54	Dwight Nevil	71	70	74	75	+6	290	$263
55	Tom Purtzer	67	74	74	77	+8	292	$226
56	Don Massengale	69	67	75	72	-1	283	$838
57	R.H. Sikes	67	72	75	71	+1	285	$567
58	Bob Dickson	72	70	75	70	+3	287	$324
59	Bruce Lietzke	66	67	76	67	-8	276	$4,037
60	Allen Miller	72	68	76	69	+1	285	$567
61	Bobby Walzel	67	71	76	72	+2	286	$397
62	Rod Funseth	67	71	76	74	+4	288	$300
63	Woody Blackburn	69	71	76	73	+5	289	$300
64	Perry Leslie	68	72	76	75	+7	291	$247
65	Rocky Thompson	72	71	76	73	+8	292	$226
65	Tom Evans	69	73	76	74	+8	292	$226
67	Steve Veriato	69	73	77	69	+4	288	$300
68	Paul Moran	71	68	78	67	Even	284	$695
69	Bill Pelham	72	69	78	71	+6	290	$263
70	Dick Payne	69	74	78	77	+14	298	$0
71	Keith Guernsey	73	67	80	71	+7	291	$247

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bill Mallon	70	74	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bob Gilder	68	76	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bob Wynn	69	75	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Butch Baird	73	71	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Chi Chi Rodriguez	74	70	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Dick Lotz	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	George Cadle	70	74	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Joe Porter	73	71	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Peter Oosterhuis	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Tom Jenkins	72	72	0	0	+2	144	$0
	Bill Johnston	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bill Kratzert	71	74	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bill Rogers	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Elwin Fanning	72	73	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Rafe Botts	77	68	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Rod Curl	74	71	0	0	+3	145	$0
	Bill Farkas	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Bobby Mitchell	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	David Lind	76	70	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Greg Powers	72	74	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Guy Cullins	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	John Jacobs	76	70	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Rex Caldwell	74	72	0	0	+4	146	$0
	Chuck Courtney	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	David Glenz	72	75	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Jerry Heard	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	John Schlee	73	74	0	0	+5	147	$0
	Marty Fleckman	74	73	0	0	+5	147	$0
	George Bayer	73	75	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Joe Inman	76	72	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Pat McDonald	72	76	0	0	+6	148	$0
	Bob Rosburg	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Jim Jamieson	78	71	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Roger Parker	74	75	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Roger Watson	77	72	0	0	+7	149	$0
	Alan Tapie	73	77	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Dale Douglass	73	77	0	0	+8	150	$0
	Bill Calfee	77	74	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Jack Ewing	74	77	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Jerry Barber	77	74	0	0	+9	151	$0
	John Harris	75	76	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Ralph Johnston	71	80	0	0	+9	151	$0
	Cesar Sanudo	73	79	0	0	+10	152	$0
	Antonio Cerda	74	80	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Jim Ferriell	75	79	0	0	+12	154	$0
	Mike Evans	78	77	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Mike Nixon	81	74	0	0	+13	155	$0
	Gardner Dickinson	76	80	0	0	+14	156	$0
	Tom Sanderson	80	77	0	0	+15	157	$0
	Jay Friedman	80	81	0	0	+19	161	$0
	Bobby Schwarz	80	83	0	0	+21	163	$0
WD	Bobby Wadkins	74	0	0	0	+3	74	$0
WD	Bob Lunn	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Mike Slipko	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Roger Maltbie	75	0	0	0	+4	75	$0
WD	Jim Dent	76	0	0	0	+5	76	$0
WD	Frank Beard	77	0	0	0	+6	77	$0
WD	David Lundstrom	79	0	0	0	+8	79	$0
WD	Gibby Gilbert	79	0	0	0	+8	79	$0
WD	Lanny Wadkins	79	0	0	0	+8	79	$0
WD	Ed Sneed	72	69	0	0	-1	141	$0

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