Sports headlines for Thursday June 16, 1977:
- Seaver Might Have Stayed But..
- Finley Throws A Duster At Kuhn
- Record Traffic Jam In U.S. Open; Seven Share Lead
Scores through round 1 of the 1977 U.S. Open
Tournament held at Southern Hills Country Club (Tulsa, OK) from June 16, 1977 to June 19, 1977 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Green | 69 | -1 | 69 | $45,000 | |||
| 1 | Tom Purtzer | 69 | -1 | 69 | $13,000 | |||
| 1 | Terry Diehl | 69 | -1 | 69 | $8,000 | |||
| 1 | Rod Funseth | 69 | -1 | 69 | $4,100 | |||
| 1 | Grier Jones | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,270 | |||
| 1 | Florentino Molina | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,210 | |||
| 1 | Larry Nelson | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,055 | |||
| 8 | Al Geiberger | 70 | Even | 70 | $4,100 | |||
| 8 | Joe Inman | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,400 | |||
| 8 | Steve Melnyk | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,400 | |||
| 8 | Arnold Palmer | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,888 | |||
| 8 | Sam Adams | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,700 | |||
| 8 | Don Padgett | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,413 | |||
| 8 | Mike Morley | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,413 | |||
| 8 | Morris Hatalsky | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,095 | |||
| 8 | George Burns | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,095 | |||
| 8 | Bob Smith | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,040 | |||
| 18 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | +1 | 71 | $16,000 | |||
| 18 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | +1 | 71 | $4,100 | |||
| 18 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,400 | |||
| 18 | Andy Bean | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,700 | |||
| 18 | Johnny Miller | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,413 | |||
| 18 | Tom Kite | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,413 | |||
| 18 | Rik Massengale | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,210 | |||
| 18 | John Melnick | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,055 | |||
| 18 | Vince Bizik | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,030 | |||
| 27 | Lou Graham | 72 | +2 | 72 | $23,500 | |||
| 27 | Jay Haas | 72 | +2 | 72 | $10,875 | |||
| 27 | Gary Player | 72 | +2 | 72 | $4,100 | |||
| 27 | J.C. Snead | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,413 | |||
| 27 | John Lister | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,413 | |||
| 27 | Jerry Pate | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 27 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 27 | Steve Eichstaedt | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Gary Jacobsen | 73 | +3 | 73 | $10,875 | |||
| 35 | Lyn Lott | 73 | +3 | 73 | $8,000 | |||
| 35 | Mike McCullough | 73 | +3 | 73 | $4,100 | |||
| 35 | Bill Kratzert | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,888 | |||
| 35 | Ron Streck | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,700 | |||
| 35 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,600 | |||
| 35 | George Archer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,413 | |||
| 35 | Hale Irwin | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,180 | |||
| 35 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,150 | |||
| 35 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,150 | |||
| 35 | Ray Floyd | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,125 | |||
| 35 | Bill Mallon | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,070 | |||
| 35 | Bunky Henry | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Bob Menne | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Bill Rogers | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Jim King | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | John Jackson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Ray Cragun | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Butch Baird | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Lonnie Nielsen | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Mike Reid | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Lindy Miller | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 35 | John Fought | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Tom Watson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $8,000 | |||
| 58 | Jack Nicklaus | 74 | +4 | 74 | $4,100 | |||
| 58 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,888 | |||
| 58 | Lee Trevino | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,413 | |||
| 58 | Graham Marsh | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,270 | |||
| 58 | Phil Hancock | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,150 | |||
| 58 | David Canipe | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,125 | |||
| 58 | Ben Crenshaw | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,095 | |||
| 58 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 74 | +4 | 74 | $1,020 | |||
| 58 | Tom Ulozas | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Kermit Zarley | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Danny Edwards | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Don Pooley | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Sam Snead | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Gary Koch | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | John Cook | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Bobby Mitchell | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Rod Curl | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,270 | |||
| 75 | Jim Simons | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,270 | |||
| 75 | Jim Knoll | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Billy Ziobro | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Tom Joyce | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Bob Gilder | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Bob Brue | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Wayne Levi | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Mike Walters | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Sam Farlow | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Scott Stegner | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Tommy Bolt | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Benny Passons | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Ron Hoyt | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 75 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Jerry McGee | 76 | +6 | 76 | $1,888 | |||
| 91 | Gil Morgan | 76 | +6 | 76 | $1,180 | |||
| 91 | Mark Hayes | 76 | +6 | 76 | $1,180 | |||
| 91 | Jim Dent | 76 | +6 | 76 | $1,095 | |||
| 91 | Jimmy Wright | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Bill Collins | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 91 | John Calabria | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Dennis Tiziani | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 99 | David Strawn | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | David Graham | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Andy North | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Jimmy Wittenberg | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Curtis Strange | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Randy Sonnier | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Arthur Russell | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Julius Boros | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Jim O'Hern | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Rick Acton | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Victor Regalado | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Bob Risch | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Kevin King | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Bob Boldt | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Lee Elder | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 99 | Jack Sommers | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Bruce Devlin | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Art Silvestrone | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Dave Stockton | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Bill Hall | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Bill Sander | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Barry Jaeckel | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Guy Cullins | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Ken Allard | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Jeff Coston | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Gary Groh | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Miller Barber | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 124 | John Harris | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Steve Spray | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 124 | John Schlee | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Gary Baker | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Jim Marshall | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 130 | George Griffin | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Jack Fleck | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Gary Hopkins | 83 | +13 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Marty Fleckman | 84 | +14 | 84 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Mike Hadlock | 84 | +14 | 84 | $0 |