Sports headlines for Saturday September 3, 1977:
- Oh Hits No. 756, Goes One Ahead Of Hank Aaron
- Ken Rosewall Bows To Standing Ovation
Scores through round 3 of the 1977 Buick Open
Tournament held at Flint Elks Club (Flint, MI) from September 1, 1977 to September 4, 1977 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Oosterhuis | 66 | 68 | 68 | -14 | 202 | $5,900 | |
| 2 | Bobby Cole | 67 | 69 | 68 | -12 | 204 | $20,000 | |
| 2 | Jeff Mitchell | 66 | 69 | 69 | -12 | 204 | $5,900 | |
| 2 | Gary Groh | 68 | 66 | 70 | -12 | 204 | $2,600 | |
| 5 | Randy Erskine | 70 | 67 | 68 | -11 | 205 | $3,463 | |
| 5 | Rex Caldwell | 67 | 69 | 69 | -11 | 205 | $1,900 | |
| 7 | Fred Marti | 68 | 70 | 68 | -10 | 206 | $11,400 | |
| 7 | Eddie Pearce | 71 | 68 | 67 | -10 | 206 | $3,463 | |
| 7 | George Archer | 73 | 65 | 68 | -10 | 206 | $3,463 | |
| 7 | Tommy Valentine | 71 | 65 | 70 | -10 | 206 | $3,463 | |
| 7 | Gary McCord | 70 | 69 | 67 | -10 | 206 | $2,600 | |
| 7 | Billy Casper | 69 | 69 | 68 | -10 | 206 | $1,350 | |
| 7 | George Burns | 64 | 72 | 70 | -10 | 206 | $725 | |
| 14 | Howard Twitty | 68 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 207 | $1,900 | |
| 14 | Wally Armstrong | 67 | 68 | 72 | -9 | 207 | $1,350 | |
| 14 | Jimmy Wittenberg | 71 | 68 | 68 | -9 | 207 | $725 | |
| 14 | Craig Stadler | 67 | 68 | 72 | -9 | 207 | $725 | |
| 14 | Guy Walkingstick | 71 | 69 | 67 | -9 | 207 | $517 | |
| 14 | Bob Zender | 72 | 66 | 69 | -9 | 207 | $266 | |
| 14 | Joe Porter | 71 | 67 | 69 | -9 | 207 | $266 | |
| 21 | Bud Allin | 69 | 69 | 70 | -8 | 208 | $1,900 | |
| 21 | Dale Hayes | 65 | 70 | 73 | -8 | 208 | $1,900 | |
| 21 | Spike Kelley | 72 | 67 | 69 | -8 | 208 | $390 | |
| 24 | Antonio Cerda | 70 | 71 | 68 | -7 | 209 | $1,900 | |
| 24 | Victor Regalado | 68 | 71 | 70 | -7 | 209 | $1,350 | |
| 24 | Mike Reid | 71 | 67 | 71 | -7 | 209 | $980 | |
| 24 | Ed Dougherty | 66 | 69 | 74 | -7 | 209 | $725 | |
| 24 | Bob Smith | 71 | 68 | 70 | -7 | 209 | $517 | |
| 24 | Jerry Heard | 72 | 67 | 70 | -7 | 209 | $517 | |
| 30 | Gibby Gilbert | 70 | 71 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $1,900 | |
| 30 | Ken Still | 71 | 66 | 73 | -6 | 210 | $1,350 | |
| 30 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 71 | 69 | -6 | 210 | $980 | |
| 30 | Perry Leslie | 71 | 69 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $980 | |
| 30 | George Johnson | 71 | 69 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $725 | |
| 30 | Pete Brown | 70 | 69 | 71 | -6 | 210 | $725 | |
| 30 | Carl Higgins | 71 | 69 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $210 | |
| 30 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 68 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $210 | |
| 30 | Bob Payne | 72 | 68 | 70 | -6 | 210 | $180 | |
| 39 | Jim Dent | 71 | 71 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $725 | |
| 39 | Bob Eastwood | 71 | 70 | 70 | -5 | 211 | $517 | |
| 39 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 73 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $390 | |
| 39 | Rusty Guernsey | 70 | 69 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $390 | |
| 39 | Don Pooley | 70 | 69 | 72 | -5 | 211 | $266 | |
| 39 | Warren Chancellor | 71 | 67 | 73 | -5 | 211 | $266 | |
| 39 | Greg Pitzer | 65 | 72 | 74 | -5 | 211 | $266 | |
| 39 | Wayne Peddy | 71 | 69 | 71 | -5 | 211 | $210 | |
| 39 | Dave Hill | 69 | 69 | 73 | -5 | 211 | $180 | |
| 39 | Dale Douglass | 70 | 72 | 69 | -5 | 211 | $160 | |
| 49 | Vicente Fernandez | 72 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $980 | |
| 49 | Frank Beard | 66 | 73 | 73 | -4 | 212 | $725 | |
| 49 | Florentino Molina | 72 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 212 | $390 | |
| 49 | Mike Hill | 73 | 67 | 72 | -4 | 212 | $390 | |
| 49 | Tim Simpson | 69 | 73 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $266 | |
| 49 | Babe Hiskey | 71 | 70 | 71 | -4 | 212 | $266 | |
| 49 | Ed Sabo | 70 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 212 | $266 | |
| 49 | Jim Barker | 72 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $0 | |
| 57 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 69 | 71 | -3 | 213 | $517 | |
| 57 | Stanton Altgelt | 71 | 68 | 74 | -3 | 213 | $517 | |
| 57 | Doug Tewell | 70 | 72 | 71 | -3 | 213 | $210 | |
| 57 | Nate Starks | 71 | 70 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $210 | |
| 57 | Dick Mast | 73 | 68 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $180 | |
| 57 | Paul Moran | 72 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 213 | $180 | |
| 57 | Keith Fergus | 71 | 69 | 73 | -3 | 213 | $160 | |
| 64 | Dave Haberle | 71 | 68 | 75 | -2 | 214 | $75 | |
| 65 | John Lister | 71 | 69 | 75 | -1 | 215 | $517 | |
| 65 | Jim Chancey | 70 | 71 | 74 | -1 | 215 | $266 | |
| 65 | Jim Booros | 71 | 69 | 75 | -1 | 215 | $210 | |
| 65 | Tom Shaw | 70 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 215 | $160 | |
| 69 | Bobby Wadkins | 71 | 69 | 76 | Even | 216 | $266 | |
| 69 | Bill Garrett | 69 | 72 | 75 | Even | 216 | $180 | |
| 69 | Ron Streck | 69 | 72 | 75 | Even | 216 | $75 | |
| 72 | John Jackson | 74 | 68 | 75 | +1 | 217 | $210 | |
| 72 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | 70 | 76 | +1 | 217 | $0 | |
| 74 | Ray Arinno | 73 | 69 | 76 | +2 | 218 | $0 |
Scores through round 2 of the 1977 World Series Of Golf
Tournament held at Firestone Country Club (Akron, OH) from September 2, 1977 to September 5, 1977 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lanny Wadkins | 69 | 66 | -5 | 135 | $100,000 | ||
| 1 | Tom Weiskopf | 67 | 68 | -5 | 135 | $35,000 | ||
| 3 | Mark Hayes | 68 | 69 | -3 | 137 | $15,000 | ||
| 4 | Hale Irwin | 67 | 71 | -2 | 138 | $35,000 | ||
| 4 | Ray Floyd | 67 | 71 | -2 | 138 | $11,167 | ||
| 6 | Gary Player | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $11,167 | ||
| 6 | Graham Marsh | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $8,000 | ||
| 6 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 68 | -1 | 139 | $6,600 | ||
| 9 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 | 73 | +2 | 142 | $11,167 | ||
| 9 | Seve Ballesteros | 69 | 73 | +2 | 142 | $7,500 | ||
| 9 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $6,800 | ||
| 9 | Min Nan Hsieh | 75 | 67 | +2 | 142 | $6,400 | ||
| 9 | Mike Morley | 73 | 69 | +2 | 142 | $5,800 | ||
| 14 | Lee Trevino | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $6,200 | ||
| 15 | Tom Watson | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $7,000 | ||
| 15 | Ernesto Acosta | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $5,200 | ||
| 17 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | 72 | +6 | 146 | $6,000 | ||
| 18 | Isao Aoki | 74 | 74 | +8 | 148 | $5,500 | ||
| 19 | Hubert Green | 72 | 77 | +9 | 149 | $5,500 | ||
| 20 | Mark Lye | 78 | 76 | +14 | 154 | $5,000 |