Sports headlines for Sunday May 1, 1977:
- Argentina Scores First Davis Cup Win Over U.S.
- Texas Gets Marshall...Maybe
- Waltrip Blocks Foes, Wins At Talladega
- Gene Littler Wins Houston Open By 3
Final results of the 1977 Houston Open
Tournament held at Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, TX) from April 28, 1977 to May 1, 1977 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 74 | 71 | 67 | -4 | 284 | $2,700 |
| 2 | Bob Smith | 72 | 73 | 77 | 67 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 3 | Lou Graham | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $3,800 |
| 4 | Larry Nelson | 74 | 71 | 71 | 68 | -4 | 284 | $2,700 |
| 5 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | 71 | 71 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 |
| 6 | Lee Trevino | 69 | 77 | 75 | 68 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 7 | George Knudson | 69 | 68 | 76 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $5,980 |
| 8 | Bob Shearer | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $3,800 |
| 8 | Bob Eastwood | 70 | 74 | 70 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $3,800 |
| 10 | Andy Bean | 70 | 76 | 70 | 69 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 |
| 11 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 68 | 70 | 70 | -9 | 279 | $22,800 |
| 12 | Lon Hinkle | 73 | 69 | 70 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $5,980 |
| 13 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 73 | 69 | 70 | -5 | 283 | $3,800 |
| 14 | Billy Casper | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $2,700 |
| 14 | Keith Fergus | 75 | 70 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $2,700 |
| 16 | Mark Hayes | 67 | 76 | 72 | 70 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 |
| 17 | Jim Simons | 72 | 71 | 76 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 18 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | 66 | 71 | 71 | -8 | 280 | $14,220 |
| 19 | Andy North | 71 | 70 | 69 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $8,800 |
| 20 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 | 75 | 67 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $5,980 |
| 21 | Vicente Fernandez | 72 | 69 | 71 | 71 | -5 | 283 | $3,800 |
| 22 | Rik Massengale | 73 | 70 | 71 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $1,960 |
| 23 | Allen Miller | 72 | 69 | 74 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $1,510 |
| 23 | Morris Hatalsky | 71 | 73 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $1,510 |
| 25 | Hale Irwin | 75 | 70 | 71 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $1,240 |
| 26 | Julius Boros | 76 | 70 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 26 | Gary Koch | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 28 | Tommy Aaron | 74 | 71 | 75 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $465 |
| 29 | Jeff Mitchell | 73 | 73 | 75 | 71 | +4 | 292 | $415 |
| 30 | Bobby Cole | 74 | 71 | 77 | 71 | +5 | 293 | $375 |
| 31 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 72 | 66 | 72 | -7 | 281 | $8,800 |
| 32 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 67 | 73 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $3,800 |
| 33 | Mike Reid | 73 | 70 | 71 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $1,510 |
| 33 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | 74 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $1,510 |
| 35 | Mike Hill | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,240 |
| 35 | Frank Beard | 76 | 70 | 69 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $1,240 |
| 37 | Gil Morgan | 72 | 71 | 73 | 72 | Even | 288 | $1,055 |
| 37 | Hubert Green | 71 | 73 | 72 | 72 | Even | 288 | $1,055 |
| 39 | Tom Kite | 74 | 68 | 75 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 39 | Charles Coody | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 41 | Mike Morley | 75 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $465 |
| 42 | Mark Lye | 68 | 74 | 78 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $415 |
| 43 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | 75 | 78 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $300 |
| 44 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 67 | 70 | 73 | -6 | 282 | $5,980 |
| 45 | Victor Regalado | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | Even | 288 | $1,055 |
| 46 | Dave Marr | 68 | 75 | 73 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 47 | Lee Elder | 73 | 70 | 74 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $513 |
| 48 | Paul Moran | 71 | 71 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $415 |
| 49 | Jim Jamieson | 74 | 70 | 76 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $375 |
| 50 | Elroy Marti | 74 | 71 | 79 | 73 | +9 | 297 | $0 |
| 51 | Gene Littler | 70 | 65 | 67 | 74 | -12 | 276 | $40,000 |
| 52 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 68 | 70 | 74 | -6 | 282 | $5,980 |
| 53 | Bobby Wadkins | 70 | 75 | 69 | 74 | Even | 288 | $1,055 |
| 54 | Gay Brewer | 73 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $513 |
| 55 | Bill Mallon | 74 | 72 | 71 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $465 |
| 55 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 76 | 68 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $465 |
| 57 | Mark Pfeil | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $415 |
| 58 | Peter Jacobsen | 76 | 70 | 75 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $325 |
| 59 | Fred Marti | 70 | 72 | 69 | 75 | -2 | 286 | $1,510 |
| 60 | Don January | 72 | 72 | 70 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 60 | Steve Melnyk | 73 | 70 | 71 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $760 |
| 62 | Craig Stadler | 74 | 70 | 73 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $415 |
| 63 | Freddie Haas | 73 | 72 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $325 |
| 64 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | 73 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $0 |
| 65 | Bruce Lietzke | 75 | 68 | 71 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $513 |
| 66 | Jim Dent | 69 | 77 | 72 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $355 |
| 67 | Tom Storey | 72 | 69 | 83 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $0 |
| 68 | Frank Conner | 71 | 71 | 71 | 77 | +2 | 290 | $513 |
| 69 | Bud Allin | 74 | 69 | 72 | 77 | +4 | 292 | $415 |
| 70 | Tony Jacklin | 74 | 72 | 71 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $355 |
| 71 | Bill Pelham | 73 | 73 | 74 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $0 |
| 72 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 74 | 76 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $0 |
| 73 | Alberto Rivadeneira | 75 | 69 | 79 | 77 | +12 | 300 | $0 |
| 74 | Sam Farlow | 71 | 75 | 71 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $325 |
| 75 | Jim Wiechers | 78 | 68 | 73 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $0 |
| 76 | George Burns | 67 | 68 | 72 | 79 | -2 | 286 | $1,510 |
| 77 | Ben Crenshaw | 76 | 70 | 70 | 79 | +7 | 295 | $325 |
| 78 | Don Massengale | 74 | 71 | 72 | 80 | +9 | 297 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Cerda | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Barry Jaeckel | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bill Calfee | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Menne | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Butch Baird | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Dwight Nevil | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jack Ewing | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jay Friedman | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| John Abendroth | 77 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| John Lister | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jon Cutshall | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Larry Ziegler | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Marion Heck | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 77 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Steve Veriato | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Tom Jenkins | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Gilder | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bruce Fleisher | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Gibby Gilbert | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jay Haas | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jim White | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Mike Wynn | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Stan Lee | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Tom Shaw | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Art Wall | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dale Hayes | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| David Lundstrom | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dick Mast | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Don Pooley | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ed Sabo | 79 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Jim Booros | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Miller Barber | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tom Evans | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tommy Aycock | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Vince Bizik | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bruce Devlin | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Don Iverson | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ed Dougherty | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Harry Toscano | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mike Long | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ray Arinno | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Rod Curl | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Rod Funseth | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Dickson | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bob Lunn | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bob Payne | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Jim Knoll | 80 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Ron Weber | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Gary Wintz | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| George Johnson | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Jeff Hewes | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mike Walters | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Stanton Altgelt | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Steve Cain | 81 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Woody Blackburn | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Jim Masserio | 76 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Alan Tapie | 74 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Gordon Waldespuhl | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Gary Dowen | 83 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| WD | Geoff Hensley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Larry Webb | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 73 | $0 |
| WD | Doug Sanders | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 81 | $0 |
| WD | Gary Hardin | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 87 | $0 |
| WD | Jim Colbert | 72 | 73 | 71 | 0 | Even | 216 | $0 |


