Sports headlines for Saturday September 6, 1975:
- Evert Wins It; Now Jimmy Will Try To Match It
Scores through round 3 of the 1975 Southern Open
Tournament held at Green Island Country Club (Columbus, GA) from September 4, 1975 to September 7, 1975 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller Barber | 70 | 68 | 80 | +8 | 218 | $0 | |
| 2 | Lee Elder | 71 | 73 | 77 | +11 | 221 | $0 | |
| 3 | Hubert Green | 68 | 66 | 66 | -10 | 200 | $20,000 | |
| 4 | Larry Nelson | 70 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 211 | $2,950 | |
| 5 | Tom Evans | 72 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 214 | $740 | |
| 6 | Gary Wintz | 70 | 72 | 68 | Even | 210 | $2,120 | |
| 7 | Mike McCullough | 71 | 69 | 71 | +1 | 211 | $1,400 | |
| 8 | Jim Wiechers | 70 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 212 | $940 | |
| 9 | Dave Newquist | 72 | 71 | 72 | +5 | 215 | $341 | |
| 10 | John Schroeder | 65 | 66 | 68 | -11 | 199 | $11,400 | |
| 11 | Terry Dill | 66 | 69 | 69 | -6 | 204 | $7,100 | |
| 12 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | 68 | 69 | -4 | 206 | $4,100 | |
| 13 | Ben Crenshaw | 68 | 69 | 70 | -3 | 207 | $3,600 | |
| 14 | J.C. Snead | 68 | 68 | 72 | -2 | 208 | $2,950 | |
| 15 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 65 | 74 | -1 | 209 | $2,120 | |
| 16 | Wally Armstrong | 73 | 69 | 68 | Even | 210 | $1,400 | |
| 17 | Mike Reasor | 71 | 71 | 69 | +1 | 211 | $940 | |
| 18 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 69 | 73 | +3 | 213 | $530 | |
| 19 | Bob Dickson | 75 | 69 | 72 | +6 | 216 | $208 | |
| 20 | Jim Dent | 71 | 68 | 70 | -1 | 209 | $1,400 | |
| 20 | Don Iverson | 69 | 69 | 71 | -1 | 209 | $1,400 | |
| 22 | Larry Ringer | 70 | 70 | 70 | Even | 210 | $940 | |
| 23 | Rod Curl | 71 | 69 | 71 | +1 | 211 | $740 | |
| 24 | George Archer | 69 | 71 | 72 | +2 | 212 | $530 | |
| 25 | Tommy Aaron | 77 | 64 | 72 | +3 | 213 | $341 | |
| 26 | Butch Baird | 71 | 70 | 73 | +4 | 214 | $238 | |
| 26 | Danny Edwards | 68 | 71 | 75 | +4 | 214 | $238 | |
| 28 | Larry Ziegler | 71 | 73 | 71 | +5 | 215 | $208 | |
| 28 | Forrest Fezler | 73 | 71 | 71 | +5 | 215 | $208 | |
| 28 | Bob Smith | 69 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 215 | $208 | |
| 31 | George Burns | 70 | 65 | 71 | -4 | 206 | $2,950 | |
| 32 | Allen Miller | 70 | 69 | 68 | -3 | 207 | $2,120 | |
| 33 | Leonard Thompson | 66 | 72 | 70 | -2 | 208 | $1,400 | |
| 34 | Bob Zender | 73 | 71 | 66 | Even | 210 | $740 | |
| 35 | Don January | 73 | 68 | 70 | +1 | 211 | $530 | |
| 35 | Tom Shaw | 69 | 70 | 72 | +1 | 211 | $530 | |
| 35 | Hugh Royer | 75 | 67 | 69 | +1 | 211 | $341 | |
| 38 | Howard Twitty | 72 | 70 | 70 | +2 | 212 | $341 | |
| 38 | Mike Morley | 71 | 70 | 71 | +2 | 212 | $341 | |
| 40 | Gary Groh | 72 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 213 | $238 | |
| 41 | Jim King | 71 | 73 | 70 | +4 | 214 | $208 | |
| 42 | Nate Starks | 71 | 73 | 71 | +5 | 215 | $188 | |
| 43 | Tom Purtzer | 70 | 69 | 77 | +6 | 216 | $173 | |
| 44 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 69 | 63 | -8 | 202 | $4,700 | |
| 45 | Larry Hinson | 67 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 207 | $1,400 | |
| 46 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | 67 | 70 | -1 | 209 | $740 | |
| 47 | Roy Pace | 73 | 69 | 69 | +1 | 211 | $341 | |
| 47 | Bobby Wadkins | 72 | 68 | 71 | +1 | 211 | $341 | |
| 49 | Curtis Sifford | 70 | 74 | 68 | +2 | 212 | $238 | |
| 50 | Bob Shaw | 73 | 70 | 72 | +5 | 215 | $173 | |
| 51 | Mac McLendon | 65 | 69 | 71 | -5 | 205 | $2,120 | |
| 52 | Ken Still | 68 | 73 | 67 | -2 | 208 | $740 | |
| 52 | Jim Colbert | 67 | 71 | 70 | -2 | 208 | $740 | |
| 54 | Bert Greene | 72 | 70 | 67 | -1 | 209 | $530 | |
| 54 | Roger Watson | 70 | 71 | 68 | -1 | 209 | $530 | |
| 54 | Tom Kite | 70 | 71 | 68 | -1 | 209 | $530 | |
| 57 | Rod Funseth | 71 | 71 | 68 | Even | 210 | $341 | |
| 57 | David Graham | 67 | 72 | 71 | Even | 210 | $341 | |
| 59 | John Toepel | 68 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 211 | $238 | |
| 60 | Jack Ewing | 68 | 73 | 72 | +3 | 213 | $188 | |
| 61 | Dick Mast | 71 | 73 | 72 | +6 | 216 | $158 | |
| 62 | Frank Conner | 75 | 69 | 73 | +7 | 217 | $38 | |
| 63 | Kermit Zarley | 68 | 68 | 69 | -5 | 205 | $1,400 | |
| 64 | Ross Randall | 71 | 66 | 70 | -3 | 207 | $740 | |
| 65 | Bruce Lietzke | 71 | 68 | 69 | -2 | 208 | $530 | |
| 66 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 72 | 66 | Even | 210 | $238 | |
| 67 | Ras Allen | 73 | 70 | 70 | +3 | 213 | $173 | |
| 68 | Sammy Rachels | 72 | 71 | 72 | +5 | 215 | $158 | |
| 69 | Frank Beard | 72 | 72 | 72 | +6 | 216 | $38 | |
| 69 | Bob Menne | 69 | 74 | 73 | +6 | 216 | $38 | |
| 71 | David Lind | 69 | 72 | 77 | +8 | 218 | $0 | |
| 72 | Alan Tapie | 67 | 66 | 70 | -7 | 203 | $2,120 | |
| 73 | George Cadle | 70 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 208 | $341 | |
| 74 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 69 | 70 | Even | 210 | $208 | |
| 75 | Bruce Fleisher | 76 | 67 | 69 | +2 | 212 | $173 | |
| 76 | Mike Wynn | 72 | 72 | 75 | +9 | 219 | $0 | |
| 77 | Jack Spradlin | 70 | 71 | 79 | +10 | 220 | $0 | |
| 78 | Wayne Yates | 72 | 70 | 71 | +3 | 213 | $38 | |
| 79 | Jim Ahern | 72 | 70 | 72 | +4 | 214 | $0 | |
| 80 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 74 | 68 | 77 | +9 | 219 | $0 | |
| 81 | Bud Dudley | 72 | 72 | 70 | +4 | 214 | $0 | |
| 82 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | 71 | 73 | +6 | 216 | $0 |


