Sports headlines for Thursday March 17, 1977:
- McGuire Yells Foul...But Wins
- Finley Says He'll Bench Or Demote Unsigned A's
- Finley Strikes Out As Kuhn Wins Suit
- Foreman, Floored In 12th, Loses To Young In Upset
Scores through round 1 of the 1977 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 17, 1977 to March 20, 1977 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanton Altgelt | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 1 | Rod Funseth | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Mike Wynn | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Don Massengale | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Jim Colbert | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 3 | John Lister | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Jack Ewing | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Howard Twitty | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Rod Curl | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Monty Kaser | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Homero Blancas | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Bud Allin | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Kermit Zarley | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Dwight Nevil | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Don January | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 12 | Pat Fitzsimons | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Bob Wynn | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Gibby Gilbert | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Dave Newquist | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Bobby Wadkins | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Woody Blackburn | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Bobby Nichols | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Steve Veriato | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Ed Sneed | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 20 | Andy Bean | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 29 | John Jacobs | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Johnny Miller | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Al Geiberger | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Barry Jaeckel | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Marty Fleckman | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 29 | Andy North | 77 | +5 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Bobby Cole | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Tom Kite | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Dave Stockton | 78 | +6 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Richard Crawford | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Cesar Sanudo | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Butch Baird | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Ben Crenshaw | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | George Knudson | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Tom Evans | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Craig Stadler | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Dale Douglass | 79 | +7 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Bill Mallon | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Dave Eichelberger | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Artie McNickle | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Mike Reasor | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Jay Haas | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 48 | Billy Casper | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Dave Hill | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Dennis Meyer | 81 | +9 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Randy Erskine | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Bobby Mitchell | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Antonio Cerda | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Tony Jacklin | 82 | +10 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 60 | Mike Morley | 83 | +11 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Calvin Peete | 84 | +12 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Hale Irwin | 72 | Even | 72 | $17,700 | |||
| 63 | Mac McLendon | 74 | +2 | 74 | $2,460 | |||
| 64 | Danny Edwards | 75 | +3 | 75 | $3,180 | |||
| 65 | Mark Hayes | 72 | Even | 72 | $60,000 | |||
| 66 | Allen Miller | 73 | +1 | 73 | $2,460 | |||
| 67 | Gary Player | 74 | +2 | 74 | $5,400 | |||
| 67 | Dale Hayes | 74 | +2 | 74 | $4,350 | |||
| 67 | Art Wall | 74 | +2 | 74 | $3,180 | |||
| 70 | Tom Jenkins | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,995 | |||
| 71 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | -3 | 69 | $17,700 | |||
| 72 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | -1 | 71 | $6,600 | |||
| 73 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | +1 | 73 | $10,900 | |||
| 73 | Graham Marsh | 73 | +1 | 73 | $10,900 | |||
| 75 | Charles Coody | 75 | +3 | 75 | $563 | |||
| 76 | Jim Simons | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,515 | |||
| 77 | Leonard Thompson | 79 | +7 | 79 | $1,110 | |||
| 78 | John Schroeder | 71 | -1 | 71 | $758 | |||
| 79 | Rik Massengale | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,515 | |||
| 80 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | +1 | 73 | $8,150 | |||
| 80 | Terry Diehl | 73 | +1 | 73 | $3,180 | |||
| 80 | Gary Groh | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,995 | |||
| 80 | Ed Dougherty | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,515 | |||
| 84 | Larry Nelson | 74 | +2 | 74 | $8,150 | |||
| 85 | Carlton White | 76 | +4 | 76 | $653 | |||
| 86 | Ken Still | 77 | +5 | 77 | $3,180 | |||
| 87 | Tom Watson | 68 | -4 | 68 | $10,900 | |||
| 87 | Ray Floyd | 68 | -4 | 68 | $5,400 | |||
| 89 | Joe Inman | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,515 | |||
| 90 | John Schlee | 74 | +2 | 74 | $1,110 | |||
| 91 | Don Iverson | 75 | +3 | 75 | $2,460 | |||
| 91 | Victor Regalado | 75 | +3 | 75 | $653 | |||
| 93 | George Cadle | 76 | +4 | 76 | $758 | |||
| 93 | George Johnson | 76 | +4 | 76 | $653 | |||
| 93 | Ron Cerrudo | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Gil Morgan | 78 | +6 | 78 | $1,110 | |||
| 96 | Arnold Palmer | 78 | +6 | 78 | $1,110 | |||
| 98 | J.C. Snead | 69 | -3 | 69 | $5,400 | |||
| 99 | Hubert Green | 71 | -1 | 71 | $1,110 | |||
| 100 | Gary Koch | 72 | Even | 72 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Bob Eastwood | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,995 | |||
| 101 | Lanny Wadkins | 73 | +1 | 73 | $1,515 | |||
| 103 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | +2 | 74 | $4,350 | |||
| 103 | Miller Barber | 74 | +2 | 74 | $758 | |||
| 103 | Bob Menne | 74 | +2 | 74 | $758 | |||
| 106 | Frank Beard | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,995 | |||
| 106 | Tommy Aaron | 76 | +4 | 76 | $1,110 | |||
| 106 | Lou Graham | 76 | +4 | 76 | $563 | |||
| 109 | Mike McCullough | 66 | -6 | 66 | $34,200 | |||
| 110 | Bill Kratzert | 69 | -3 | 69 | $2,460 | |||
| 111 | George Burns | 72 | Even | 72 | $4,350 | |||
| 111 | Grier Jones | 72 | Even | 72 | $1,995 | |||
| 113 | Mike Hill | 73 | +1 | 73 | $758 | |||
| 114 | Bill Rogers | 75 | +3 | 75 | $8,150 | |||
| 114 | Lyn Lott | 75 | +3 | 75 | $458 | |||
| 116 | Gary McCord | 76 | +4 | 76 | $758 | |||
| 116 | Tom Purtzer | 76 | +4 | 76 | $608 | |||
| 116 | Bob Gilder | 76 | +4 | 76 | $563 | |||
| 119 | Dan Sikes | 78 | +6 | 78 | $458 | |||
| 120 | Gene Littler | 80 | +8 | 80 | $1,995 | |||
| 120 | Tommy McGinnis | 80 | +8 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Bob Dickson | 73 | +1 | 73 | $608 | |||
| 122 | Lee Elder | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Tom Weiskopf | 75 | +3 | 75 | $6,600 | |||
| 125 | Bob Zender | 76 | +4 | 76 | $563 | |||
| 126 | Fred Marti | 77 | +5 | 77 | $503 | |||
| 127 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | Even | 72 | $758 | |||
| 128 | Bob Smith | 73 | +1 | 73 | $758 | |||
| 128 | Jim Masserio | 73 | +1 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | +3 | 75 | $1,110 | |||
| 130 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | +3 | 75 | $653 | |||
| 132 | Joe Porter | 76 | +4 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Ed Sabo | 69 | -3 | 69 | $503 | |||
| 134 | Rex Caldwell | 75 | +3 | 75 | $4,350 | |||
| 134 | Jim Dent | 75 | +3 | 75 | $503 | |||
| 136 | Bobby Walzel | 74 | +2 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 137 | Alan Tapie | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 138 | Bill Garrett | 76 | +4 | 76 | $503 | |||
| 139 | Don Bies | 68 | -4 | 68 | $1,515 | |||
| 140 | Mike Reid | 75 | +3 | 75 | $0 |


