Sports headlines for Friday January 16, 1976:
- Litigation Termed Threat To Tampa, Seattle Franchises
- NCAA Votes Down Move To Limit Scholarships
- Beman Seeking Split Golf Tour
- Allison Roars As Petty Watches
- Penguins Fire Coach
Scores through round 2 of the 1976 Phoenix Open
Tournament held at Phoenix Country Club (Phoenix, AZ) from January 15, 1976 to January 18, 1976 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Maltbie | 65 | 65 | -12 | 130 | $22,800 | ||
| 2 | Lee Trevino | 66 | 68 | -8 | 134 | $9,750 | ||
| 3 | Rik Massengale | 66 | 70 | -6 | 136 | $1,480 | ||
| 4 | Lee Elder | 67 | 68 | -7 | 135 | $3,750 | ||
| 5 | Ben Crenshaw | 67 | 70 | -5 | 137 | $5,000 | ||
| 5 | Tom Watson | 67 | 70 | -5 | 137 | $1,960 | ||
| 5 | Dave Hill | 67 | 70 | -5 | 137 | $1,480 | ||
| 8 | Jerry McGee | 67 | 71 | -4 | 138 | $2,800 | ||
| 9 | Bruce Lietzke | 67 | 74 | -1 | 141 | $9,750 | ||
| 10 | Jim Colbert | 68 | 65 | -9 | 133 | $5,000 | ||
| 11 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 67 | -7 | 135 | $40,000 | ||
| 12 | Mike Morley | 68 | 68 | -6 | 136 | $1,960 | ||
| 12 | Dave Stockton | 68 | 68 | -6 | 136 | $1,480 | ||
| 14 | Gary McCord | 68 | 69 | -5 | 137 | $5,000 | ||
| 14 | Dennis Meyer | 68 | 69 | -5 | 137 | $492 | ||
| 16 | Wally Armstrong | 68 | 70 | -4 | 138 | $450 | ||
| 17 | Al Geiberger | 68 | 71 | -3 | 139 | $1,107 | ||
| 17 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | 71 | -3 | 139 | $1,107 | ||
| 19 | Dan Sikes | 68 | 74 | Even | 142 | $1,107 | ||
| 20 | Hale Irwin | 69 | 65 | -8 | 134 | $6,150 | ||
| 21 | Johnny Miller | 69 | 67 | -6 | 136 | $6,150 | ||
| 22 | Gene Littler | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $3,750 | ||
| 22 | Tom Kite | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $2,800 | ||
| 22 | Butch Baird | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | $840 | ||
| 25 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 70 | -3 | 139 | $1,480 | ||
| 25 | Dave Newquist | 69 | 70 | -3 | 139 | $380 | ||
| 27 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $840 | ||
| 27 | Grier Jones | 69 | 73 | Even | 142 | $420 | ||
| 29 | Babe Hiskey | 69 | 74 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Dick Rhyan | 69 | 76 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 30 | Larry Ziegler | 69 | 76 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 32 | Mike Hill | 70 | 66 | -6 | 136 | $840 | ||
| 33 | John Schlee | 70 | 69 | -3 | 139 | $620 | ||
| 34 | Rod Curl | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $9,750 | ||
| 34 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $3,750 | ||
| 34 | John Mahaffey | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $1,480 | ||
| 34 | David Glenz | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $420 | ||
| 34 | Tony Jacklin | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $380 | ||
| 34 | David Lundstrom | 70 | 70 | -2 | 140 | $380 | ||
| 40 | Rod Funseth | 70 | 71 | -1 | 141 | $620 | ||
| 41 | Frank Conner | 70 | 72 | Even | 142 | $420 | ||
| 41 | Joe Porter | 70 | 72 | Even | 142 | $340 | ||
| 43 | Ralph Johnston | 70 | 73 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Pat McDonald | 70 | 73 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Billy Casper | 70 | 73 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 46 | Dick Lotz | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 46 | Lon Hinkle | 70 | 74 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 48 | Bob Erickson | 70 | 75 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 49 | Lionel Hebert | 70 | 76 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 50 | Kermit Zarley | 71 | 66 | -5 | 137 | $1,480 | ||
| 51 | Jim Simons | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $9,750 | ||
| 51 | Mark Hayes | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $1,960 | ||
| 51 | Gary Koch | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $1,107 | ||
| 51 | Andy North | 71 | 67 | -4 | 138 | $492 | ||
| 55 | Bob Wynn | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $2,800 | ||
| 55 | Steve Melnyk | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $840 | ||
| 55 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 69 | -2 | 140 | $340 | ||
| 58 | George Cadle | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $1,107 | ||
| 58 | Calvin Peete | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $380 | ||
| 58 | Joe Inman | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | $305 | ||
| 61 | Gary Wintz | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $1,107 | ||
| 61 | John Schroeder | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $840 | ||
| 61 | Eddie Pearce | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $492 | ||
| 61 | Stan Lee | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $305 | ||
| 61 | Bob Risch | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $0 | ||
| 61 | George Johnson | 71 | 71 | Even | 142 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Don Iverson | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Larry Hinson | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Ed Dougherty | 71 | 72 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 70 | Tom Purtzer | 71 | 73 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Jim Marshall | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Bob Smith | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 71 | George Knudson | 71 | 74 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 74 | Art Wall | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 74 | Antonio Cerda | 71 | 75 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Tommy Aaron | 71 | 76 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Mason Rudolph | 71 | 77 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 78 | Bobby Nichols | 71 | 79 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Lanny Wadkins | 72 | 67 | -3 | 139 | $3,750 | ||
| 80 | Bobby Mitchell | 72 | 68 | -2 | 140 | $2,800 | ||
| 80 | Bob Dickson | 72 | 68 | -2 | 140 | $450 | ||
| 82 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $2,800 | ||
| 82 | Miller Barber | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $840 | ||
| 82 | Larry Nelson | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $620 | ||
| 82 | Orville Moody | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $380 | ||
| 82 | Gary Groh | 72 | 69 | -1 | 141 | $340 | ||
| 87 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $492 | ||
| 87 | Bruce Crampton | 72 | 70 | Even | 142 | $450 | ||
| 89 | Spike Kelley | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Doug Tewell | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Howard Twitty | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Bob Shaw | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Ron Cerrudo | 72 | 71 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Frank Beard | 72 | 72 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Roy Pace | 72 | 72 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 96 | George Burns | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 96 | J.C. Snead | 72 | 73 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Mike Wynn | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 98 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 74 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | 75 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Pat Fitzsimons | 73 | 66 | -3 | 139 | $1,960 | ||
| 102 | Victor Regalado | 73 | 68 | -1 | 141 | $620 | ||
| 102 | Gay Brewer | 73 | 68 | -1 | 141 | $320 | ||
| 104 | Don January | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $1,480 | ||
| 104 | Dwight Nevil | 73 | 69 | Even | 142 | $620 | ||
| 106 | Mike McCullough | 73 | 72 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Ed Sneed | 73 | 72 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Perry Leslie | 73 | 72 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Dale Douglass | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Richard Crawford | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 109 | Ted Goin | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Labron Harris | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 74 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 115 | Bobby Heins | 73 | 76 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Andy Boyd | 73 | 77 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 117 | George Archer | 73 | 91 | +22 | 164 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Bill Garrett | 74 | 68 | Even | 142 | $492 | ||
| 119 | Mike Reasor | 74 | 69 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Bud Allin | 74 | 69 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Ray Leach | 74 | 69 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Homero Blancas | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Vic Martin | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Randy Erskine | 74 | 70 | +2 | 144 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Dan O'Neill | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Danny Edwards | 74 | 71 | +3 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Bob Lunn | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Phil Rodgers | 74 | 72 | +4 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Dan Halldorson | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Jim Jamieson | 74 | 73 | +5 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 131 | Steve Veriato | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 131 | John Toepel | 74 | 74 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 133 | Bill Majure | 74 | 75 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Dan Elliott | 74 | 80 | +12 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Lyn Lott | 75 | 74 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Jerry Barber | 75 | 75 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 137 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | 78 | +11 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 138 | Bobby Stroble | 76 | 67 | +1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 139 | Curtis Sifford | 76 | 72 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 139 | Dwaine Knight | 76 | 72 | +6 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 141 | Joe Carr | 76 | 73 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 141 | Bob Zender | 76 | 73 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 143 | John Melnick | 76 | 74 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 144 | Mac McLendon | 77 | 72 | +7 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 145 | Bob Unger | 77 | 73 | +8 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 146 | Mike Nixon | 79 | 78 | +15 | 157 | $0 |


