Sports headlines for Friday May 26, 1972:
- Nicklaus Fires 64 To Lead Atlanta Classic By 1 Stroke
Scores through round 2 of the 1972 Atlanta Classic
Tournament held at Atlanta Country Club (Marietta, GA) from May 25, 1972 to May 28, 1972 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Dickson | 76 | 71 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Ras Allen | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Bruce Fleisher | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Bob Stanton | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Lee Bonse | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Allen Miller | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 1 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | 75 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Jack Montgomery | 78 | 70 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Larry Gilbert | 78 | 70 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | John Schroeder | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Dick Lotz | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Dave Marr | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | John Schlee | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Billy Maxwell | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Mason Rudolph | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 9 | Jim Grant | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Mike Higgins | 78 | 71 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Pete Brown | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | John Mahaffey | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Bob Barbarossa | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Ken Harrelson | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Steve Bogan | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | John Mahoney | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Steve Oppermann | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Larry Wood | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Martin Roesink | 79 | 71 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Bruce Crampton | 79 | 71 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Charles Coody | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Forrest Fezler | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Gary Holloman | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Wilf Honenuik | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 28 | Curtis Sifford | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Bunky Henry | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Earl Fennell | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Marion Heck | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Dwight Nevil | 77 | 74 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Don Iverson | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Bob Payne | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Jeff Voss | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 35 | Bob Lewis | 73 | 78 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Mike Reasor | 78 | 74 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Howie Johnson | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Les Peterson | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Jerry Barrier | 75 | 77 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Bob Stone | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Jerry Abbott | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Craig Dear | 78 | 75 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Jim Ferriell | 77 | 76 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Charles Owens | 75 | 78 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Dick Hendrickson | 71 | 82 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 53 | Hubert Green | 80 | 74 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 53 | Bob Erickson | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 55 | Ken Fulton | 79 | 76 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 55 | Herb Hooper | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 55 | Tom Shaw | 75 | 80 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 58 | Ed Furgol | 80 | 76 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 58 | Larry Mowry | 80 | 76 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 58 | Jim Gilbert | 78 | 78 | +12 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 61 | Bob Menne | 73 | 84 | +13 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 62 | John Lister | 78 | 80 | +14 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 63 | Leonard Thompson | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $1,453 | ||
| 64 | Doug Sanders | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $3,688 | ||
| 65 | Mike Hill | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $1,453 | ||
| 66 | Bob Lunn | 67 | 68 | -9 | 135 | $26,000 | ||
| 67 | Homero Blancas | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $5,725 | ||
| 68 | Bob Murphy | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $3,688 | ||
| 68 | Dave Stockton | 77 | 64 | -3 | 141 | $2,860 | ||
| 70 | Gay Brewer | 75 | 68 | -1 | 143 | $4,680 | ||
| 71 | Lee Elder | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,453 | ||
| 71 | Charles Sifford | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $962 | ||
| 73 | Bruce Devlin | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $700 | ||
| 74 | Bobby Greenwood | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $962 | ||
| 74 | Dale Douglass | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $468 | ||
| 76 | Lou Graham | 68 | 69 | -7 | 137 | $9,240 | ||
| 77 | Labron Harris | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $3,688 | ||
| 78 | Bobby Cole | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $700 | ||
| 79 | Bob Smith | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $1,453 | ||
| 80 | Grier Jones | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $2,860 | ||
| 81 | Lionel Hebert | 77 | 69 | +2 | 146 | $962 | ||
| 82 | Gary Player | 71 | 65 | -8 | 136 | $14,800 | ||
| 83 | Dave Hill | 67 | 72 | -5 | 139 | $5,725 | ||
| 84 | Ken Still | 67 | 74 | -3 | 141 | $2,405 | ||
| 85 | Jerry McGee | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $1,453 | ||
| 85 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $962 | ||
| 87 | David Glenz | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $468 | ||
| 88 | Dan Sikes | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $962 | ||
| 88 | Ted Hayes | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $700 | ||
| 90 | Jim Colbert | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $2,405 | ||
| 90 | Jim Jamieson | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $2,080 | ||
| 90 | Bert Greene | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $200 | ||
| 93 | Don Bies | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $293 | ||
| 94 | Larry Hinson | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 94 | Tom Watson | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 94 | Roy Pace | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 97 | Bob Rosburg | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $700 | ||
| 97 | Larry Ziegler | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $200 | ||
| 99 | Tom Weiskopf | 72 | 67 | -5 | 139 | $3,688 | ||
| 100 | Tommy Aaron | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $2,080 | ||
| 101 | Chris Blocker | 75 | 67 | -2 | 142 | $1,453 | ||
| 102 | Bud Allin | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $293 | ||
| 103 | J.C. Snead | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $962 | ||
| 103 | Al Geiberger | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $468 | ||
| 103 | George Johnson | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $200 | ||
| 106 | Frank Beard | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $700 | ||
| 106 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $293 | ||
| 106 | R.H. Sikes | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 106 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 106 | Jim Marshall | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 111 | Joe Porter | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $200 | ||
| 111 | Bob Charles | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $200 | ||
| 113 | Bobby Mitchell | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $962 | ||
| 114 | Bert Yancey | 67 | 75 | -2 | 142 | $700 | ||
| 114 | Lee Trevino | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $468 | ||
| 114 | George Knudson | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $200 | ||
| 117 | George Shortridge | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $293 | ||
| 117 | Wayne Yates | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $293 | ||
| 119 | Ralph Johnston | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $700 | ||
| 119 | Johnny Miller | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $700 | ||
| 119 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $200 | ||
| 122 | Chuck Courtney | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $468 | ||
| 123 | Kermit Zarley | 68 | 70 | -6 | 138 | $2,080 | ||
| 124 | Richie Karl | 66 | 74 | -4 | 140 | $700 | ||
| 125 | Byron Comstock | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $200 | ||
| 125 | Rik Massengale | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $200 | ||
| 127 | Bob Wynn | 70 | 75 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 127 | Bill Garrett | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 129 | Jack Nicklaus | 70 | 64 | -10 | 134 | $1,453 | ||
| 130 | Chuck Thorpe | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $293 | ||
| 131 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $200 | ||
| 132 | George Hixon | 76 | 70 | +2 | 146 | $200 | ||
| 132 | Steve Reid | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $200 | ||
| 132 | Johnny Pott | 76 | 70 | +2 | 146 | $200 | ||
| 135 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $200 | ||
| 136 | Larry White | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $200 | ||
| 137 | Rich Bassett | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $200 | ||
| 138 | Jim Dent | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $200 |


