Sports headlines for Saturday December 11, 1971:
- Stan Smith Selected As No. 1 U.S. Player
Scores through round 3 of the 1971 Bahamas National Open
Tournament held at Lucayan Country Club (Freeport, Bahamas) from December 9, 1971 to December 12, 1971 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Archer | 66 | 67 | 71 | -9 | 204 | $14,800 | |
| 2 | Bob Goalby | 69 | 70 | 66 | -8 | 205 | $26,000 | |
| 2 | Grier Jones | 65 | 70 | 70 | -8 | 205 | $4,420 | |
| 4 | Bert Yancey | 67 | 69 | 70 | -7 | 206 | $7,680 | |
| 5 | Julius Boros | 67 | 72 | 69 | -5 | 208 | $4,420 | |
| 5 | Herb Hooper | 69 | 68 | 71 | -5 | 208 | $2,296 | |
| 7 | Ralph Johnston | 70 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 209 | $5,330 | |
| 7 | Bob Murphy | 70 | 69 | 70 | -4 | 209 | $2,296 | |
| 9 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 68 | 73 | -2 | 211 | $7,680 | |
| 9 | George Johnson | 68 | 71 | 72 | -2 | 211 | $3,120 | |
| 9 | J.C. Snead | 66 | 71 | 74 | -2 | 211 | $2,296 | |
| 9 | Harry Toscano | 68 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 211 | $1,222 | |
| 9 | Jerry Abbott | 71 | 70 | 70 | -2 | 211 | $1,222 | |
| 9 | Mike Higgins | 71 | 71 | 69 | -2 | 211 | $904 | |
| 9 | Bob Dickson | 69 | 69 | 73 | -2 | 211 | $741 | |
| 16 | Jerry Heard | 71 | 71 | 70 | -1 | 212 | $3,670 | |
| 16 | Bob Wynn | 73 | 69 | 70 | -1 | 212 | $619 | |
| 18 | Tom Shaw | 73 | 67 | 73 | Even | 213 | $3,120 | |
| 18 | Art Wall | 70 | 71 | 72 | Even | 213 | $2,296 | |
| 18 | Joe Porter | 69 | 71 | 73 | Even | 213 | $1,222 | |
| 18 | Bunky Henry | 70 | 70 | 73 | Even | 213 | $1,222 | |
| 18 | Jim Wiechers | 69 | 70 | 74 | Even | 213 | $904 | |
| 18 | Gardner Dickinson | 70 | 73 | 70 | Even | 213 | $741 | |
| 18 | Rod Funseth | 69 | 68 | 76 | Even | 213 | $619 | |
| 18 | Charles Sifford | 71 | 71 | 71 | Even | 213 | $0 | |
| 26 | Bobby Mitchell | 73 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 214 | $3,670 | |
| 26 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | 73 | 70 | +1 | 214 | $1,222 | |
| 26 | Ted Hayes | 71 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 214 | $1,222 | |
| 26 | Deane Beman | 73 | 72 | 69 | +1 | 214 | $904 | |
| 26 | Ron Cerrudo | 69 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 214 | $904 | |
| 26 | Steve Spray | 73 | 70 | 71 | +1 | 214 | $0 | |
| 32 | George Knudson | 74 | 69 | 72 | +2 | 215 | $1,222 | |
| 32 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | 71 | 73 | +2 | 215 | $1,222 | |
| 32 | Chuck Courtney | 71 | 74 | 70 | +2 | 215 | $741 | |
| 32 | Curtis Sifford | 68 | 76 | 71 | +2 | 215 | $619 | |
| 32 | Don Iverson | 73 | 70 | 72 | +2 | 215 | $0 | |
| 32 | John Gentile | 73 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 215 | $0 | |
| 32 | Jim Grant | 70 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 215 | $0 | |
| 39 | Richard Crawford | 74 | 70 | 72 | +3 | 216 | $2,296 | |
| 39 | Don Bies | 71 | 72 | 73 | +3 | 216 | $2,296 | |
| 39 | Lanny Wadkins | 70 | 74 | 72 | +3 | 216 | $1,755 | |
| 39 | Mac McLendon | 71 | 73 | 72 | +3 | 216 | $1,755 | |
| 39 | Larry Hinson | 69 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 216 | $741 | |
| 39 | Bob Barbarossa | 73 | 68 | 75 | +3 | 216 | $741 | |
| 39 | Butch Baird | 74 | 68 | 74 | +3 | 216 | $0 | |
| 39 | Mike Spang | 70 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 216 | $0 | |
| 39 | Bob Smith | 72 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 216 | $0 | |
| 39 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 216 | $0 | |
| 39 | Jim Jewell | 74 | 71 | 71 | +3 | 216 | $0 | |
| 50 | Bob Payne | 69 | 72 | 76 | +4 | 217 | $741 | |
| 50 | Bert Greene | 73 | 70 | 74 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Bob Lunn | 71 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Dave Marr | 70 | 72 | 75 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Chris Blocker | 69 | 75 | 73 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Roy Pace | 70 | 73 | 74 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Ross Randall | 71 | 71 | 75 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Ken Still | 73 | 70 | 74 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 68 | 76 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Jim Ferriell | 71 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 50 | Bruce Fleisher | 68 | 73 | 76 | +4 | 217 | $0 | |
| 61 | Randy Wolff | 69 | 73 | 76 | +5 | 218 | $0 | |
| 61 | Rolf Deming | 74 | 70 | 74 | +5 | 218 | $0 | |
| 61 | Jim Jamieson | 71 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 218 | $0 | |
| 61 | Larry Mowry | 71 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 218 | $0 | |
| 61 | Peter Butler | 73 | 67 | 78 | +5 | 218 | $0 | |
| 66 | Bob Stone | 70 | 74 | 75 | +6 | 219 | $0 | |
| 66 | John Garner | 73 | 69 | 77 | +6 | 219 | $0 | |
| 68 | Ed Sneed | 74 | 70 | 76 | +7 | 220 | $0 | |
| 68 | Larry Wood | 71 | 73 | 76 | +7 | 220 | $0 | |
| 68 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | 72 | 75 | +7 | 220 | $0 | |
| 68 | Sam Adams | 72 | 70 | 78 | +7 | 220 | $0 | |
| 72 | Harry Bannerman | 73 | 72 | 76 | +8 | 221 | $0 | |
| 73 | Babe Hiskey | 74 | 71 | 77 | +9 | 222 | $0 | |
| 73 | R.H. Sikes | 73 | 70 | 79 | +9 | 222 | $0 | |
| 73 | Gordon Jones | 71 | 74 | 77 | +9 | 222 | $0 | |
| 76 | Jim Hardy | 72 | 71 | 84 | +14 | 227 | $0 |


