Sports headlines for Sunday February 27, 1977:
- Baseball's Pool Of Black Talent: Is It Drying Up?
- Nicklaus Makes An Eagle, Walks Home By 5 Shots
- Yarborough Wins Richmond 400
Final results of the 1977 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic
Tournament held at Inverrary Golf & Country Club (Lauderhill, FL) from February 24, 1977 to February 27, 1977 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry McGee | 74 | 66 | 75 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $7,375 |
| 2 | Rik Massengale | 72 | 71 | 78 | 69 | +2 | 290 | $2,000 |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 66 | 69 | 70 | -13 | 275 | $50,000 |
| 4 | Jim Simons | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $13,250 |
| 5 | Graham Marsh | 74 | 72 | 71 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $4,833 |
| 6 | Gibby Gilbert | 76 | 70 | 72 | 70 | Even | 288 | $3,625 |
| 7 | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | 74 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 8 | Hubert Green | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $9,000 |
| 9 | Andy North | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $7,375 |
| 10 | Butch Baird | 75 | 70 | 72 | 71 | Even | 288 | $3,625 |
| 11 | Lee Elder | 73 | 75 | 70 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $2,450 |
| 12 | Lou Graham | 76 | 70 | 74 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $1,700 |
| 13 | Mike Reid | 74 | 73 | 74 | 71 | +4 | 292 | $1,413 |
| 14 | Hale Irwin | 71 | 71 | 70 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $7,375 |
| 15 | Tom Kite | 72 | 73 | 69 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $6,000 |
| 16 | Tom Watson | 79 | 67 | 70 | 72 | Even | 288 | $3,625 |
| 17 | Howard Twitty | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $2,450 |
| 18 | Larry Nelson | 72 | 71 | 76 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $1,700 |
| 18 | Monty Kaser | 72 | 76 | 71 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $1,700 |
| 20 | Mason Rudolph | 76 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $1,413 |
| 21 | Mark Hayes | 73 | 74 | 75 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 22 | Bruce Devlin | 76 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 23 | Gary Player | 68 | 73 | 66 | 73 | -8 | 280 | $28,500 |
| 24 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | 71 | 68 | 73 | -6 | 282 | $13,250 |
| 25 | Forrest Fezler | 76 | 71 | 69 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $2,450 |
| 26 | Bobby Nichols | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $2,000 |
| 27 | Jim Dent | 73 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 28 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 68 | 73 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $4,833 |
| 29 | Lyn Lott | 75 | 72 | 67 | 74 | Even | 288 | $3,625 |
| 29 | Frank Beard | 76 | 70 | 68 | 74 | Even | 288 | $3,625 |
| 31 | Steve Melnyk | 74 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $2,000 |
| 32 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | 76 | 73 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 33 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | 75 | 76 | 74 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 33 | Laurie Hammer | 73 | 76 | 73 | 74 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 35 | Barry Jaeckel | 74 | 75 | 78 | 74 | +13 | 301 | $0 |
| 36 | Julius Boros | 76 | 72 | 81 | 74 | +15 | 303 | $0 |
| 37 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | 68 | 69 | 75 | -2 | 286 | $6,000 |
| 38 | David Graham | 72 | 71 | 69 | 75 | -1 | 287 | $4,833 |
| 39 | Bob Smith | 72 | 74 | 70 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $1,700 |
| 40 | Sam Farlow | 72 | 69 | 76 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $1,413 |
| 41 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 75 | 70 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $1,229 |
| 42 | Woody Blackburn | 71 | 75 | 73 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 42 | Charles Coody | 76 | 73 | 70 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 44 | Calvin Peete | 70 | 79 | 71 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 45 | Ed Sabo | 74 | 74 | 73 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 45 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | 72 | 77 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 47 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $444 |
| 48 | Gary McCord | 72 | 75 | 77 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $94 |
| 48 | Jim Jamieson | 79 | 70 | 75 | 75 | +11 | 299 | $94 |
| 50 | Gil Morgan | 74 | 67 | 65 | 76 | -6 | 282 | $13,250 |
| 51 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | +1 | 289 | $2,450 |
| 52 | Fred Marti | 77 | 70 | 68 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $1,700 |
| 53 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | 75 | 71 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 53 | Ed Sneed | 73 | 75 | 70 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 55 | John Lister | 74 | 71 | 74 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 55 | Art Wall | 76 | 73 | 70 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 55 | Curtis Sifford | 72 | 74 | 73 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 58 | George Archer | 75 | 74 | 73 | 76 | +10 | 298 | $400 |
| 59 | Bill Kratzert | 76 | 73 | 74 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $94 |
| 60 | Bob Murphy | 76 | 67 | 68 | 77 | Even | 288 | $3,625 |
| 61 | David Glenz | 72 | 71 | 74 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 62 | Mac McLendon | 75 | 74 | 70 | 77 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 62 | Gary Koch | 76 | 72 | 71 | 77 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 64 | Jim Wiechers | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $444 |
| 65 | Roger Parker | 75 | 74 | 76 | 77 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
| 66 | Dale Hayes | 72 | 77 | 68 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 66 | Tony Jacklin | 71 | 76 | 70 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $631 |
| 68 | Curtis Strange | 69 | 72 | 78 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $444 |
| 68 | Victor Regalado | 76 | 73 | 70 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $444 |
| 70 | Dick Mast | 73 | 72 | 75 | 78 | +10 | 298 | $400 |
| 70 | Andy Bean | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | +10 | 298 | $400 |
| 72 | Tommy Aaron | 75 | 72 | 74 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $94 |
| 73 | Don Pooley | 71 | 69 | 84 | 78 | +14 | 302 | $0 |
| 74 | Lee Trevino | 75 | 69 | 71 | 79 | +6 | 294 | $950 |
| 75 | Bob Gilder | 76 | 70 | 71 | 79 | +8 | 296 | $519 |
| 76 | Dan Sikes | 77 | 71 | 77 | 79 | +16 | 304 | $0 |
| 77 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 70 | 71 | 80 | +5 | 293 | $1,229 |
| 78 | R.H. Sikes | 74 | 75 | 82 | 80 | +23 | 311 | $0 |
| 79 | Danny Edwards | 72 | 69 | 71 | 81 | +5 | 293 | $1,229 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Rogers | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Charles Owens | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jim King | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Keith Fergus | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Antonio Cerda | 79 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Charles Sifford | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Craig Stadler | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Larry Mancour | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Miller Barber | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Tom Shaw | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Tom Storey | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Allen Miller | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bill Calfee | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Gar Hamilton | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Joe Porter | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| John Schroeder | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Lionel Hebert | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mike Hill | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mike Slipko | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mike Walters | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Sam Snead | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Terry Diehl | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Alan Tapie | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Eddie Pearce | 81 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| George Burns | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Jim Masserio | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mark Pfeil | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Tom Purtzer | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bob Zender | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Brian Barnes | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Doug Tewell | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Morris Hatalsky | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Stan Lee | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Gary Wintz | 79 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Tom Jenkins | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Bob Eastwood | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Carlton White | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Larry Webb | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Mike Wynn | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Nate Starks | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Rick Acton | 83 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Bob Shearer | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Ed Dougherty | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Jack Newton | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Curt Madson | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| George Bayer | 83 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Ed Furgol | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Roger Kennedy | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Doug Ford | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
| Larry Hinson | 77 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
| Dick Hart | 79 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 162 | $0 | |
| Gordon Waldespuhl | 79 | 84 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 163 | $0 | |
| Mike Joyce | 86 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 164 | $0 | |
| WD | Roger Maltbie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Cesar Sanudo | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 74 | $0 |
| WD | Paul Moran | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 74 | $0 |
| WD | Bill Mallon | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 76 | $0 |
| WD | Jerry Heard | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 77 | $0 |
| WD | Gardner Dickinson | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 78 | $0 |
| WD | Gary Groh | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 79 | $0 |
| WD | Lon Hinkle | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 81 | $0 |
| WD | Don January | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 |
| WD | Mike Morley | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 |
| WD | Bruce Fleisher | 78 | 71 | 70 | 0 | +3 | 219 | $0 |


