Sports headlines for Saturday January 24, 1976:
- Birdie, Birdie Finish Puts Nicklaus On Top
Scores through round 3 of the 1976 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
Tournament held at Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach, CA) from January 22, 1976 to January 25, 1976 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Hill | 71 | 65 | 76 | -4 | 212 | $10,915 | |
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 | 67 | 70 | -4 | 212 | $37,000 | |
| 3 | Frank Conner | 75 | 67 | 79 | +5 | 221 | $977 | |
| 4 | Bud Allin | 74 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 213 | $5,689 | |
| 5 | David Graham | 69 | 69 | 73 | -5 | 211 | $7,123 | |
| 6 | John Schlee | 74 | 69 | 73 | Even | 216 | $2,960 | |
| 6 | Tom Weiskopf | 76 | 70 | 70 | Even | 216 | $4,810 | |
| 6 | Hubert Green | 72 | 70 | 74 | Even | 216 | $3,746 | |
| 9 | Eddie Pearce | 78 | 70 | 71 | +3 | 219 | $721 | |
| 10 | Roger Maltbie | 74 | 70 | 77 | +5 | 221 | $1,596 | |
| 11 | John Jacobs | 78 | 70 | 74 | +6 | 222 | $977 | |
| 12 | Dan Sikes | 83 | 70 | 82 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| 13 | Charles Coody | 72 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 215 | $4,810 | |
| 14 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 71 | 76 | +2 | 218 | $2,960 | |
| 14 | John Schroeder | 73 | 71 | 74 | +2 | 218 | $1,596 | |
| 16 | Steve Taylor | 73 | 71 | 75 | +3 | 219 | $352 | |
| 17 | Hale Irwin | 77 | 71 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $2,960 | |
| 18 | Jerry McGee | 72 | 71 | 81 | +8 | 224 | $177 | |
| 19 | Roy Pace | 81 | 71 | 76 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| 20 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | 72 | 70 | -7 | 209 | $2,220 | |
| 21 | Mike Morley | 67 | 72 | 71 | -6 | 210 | $21,090 | |
| 22 | George Burns | 74 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 215 | $10,915 | |
| 22 | Tom Watson | 73 | 72 | 70 | -1 | 215 | $7,123 | |
| 24 | Jim Simons | 76 | 72 | 71 | +3 | 219 | $721 | |
| 24 | Gary McCord | 73 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 219 | $455 | |
| 26 | Lon Hinkle | 74 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 220 | $977 | |
| 27 | Takashi Murakami | 76 | 72 | 74 | +6 | 222 | $1,596 | |
| 27 | Guy Walkingstick | 76 | 72 | 74 | +6 | 222 | $455 | |
| 29 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | 72 | 77 | +7 | 223 | $1,258 | |
| 29 | Gil Morgan | 79 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $537 | |
| 31 | Billy Casper | 75 | 72 | 77 | +8 | 224 | $455 | |
| 31 | Gary Koch | 78 | 72 | 74 | +8 | 224 | $416 | |
| 33 | Ray Carrasco | 79 | 72 | 78 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 34 | Lou Graham | 72 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 218 | $3,746 | |
| 35 | Rod Curl | 73 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $2,220 | |
| 36 | Lee Elder | 76 | 73 | 73 | +6 | 222 | $394 | |
| 37 | Calvin Peete | 76 | 73 | 76 | +9 | 225 | $416 | |
| 37 | Mike Wynn | 75 | 73 | 77 | +9 | 225 | $370 | |
| 39 | Steve Melnyk | 79 | 73 | 75 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 40 | Randy Erskine | 78 | 73 | 77 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| 41 | Forrest Fezler | 81 | 73 | 77 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 41 | John Harris | 79 | 73 | 79 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 43 | Dennis Meyer | 87 | 73 | 85 | +29 | 245 | $0 | |
| 44 | Jerry Pate | 74 | 74 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $721 | |
| 45 | Victor Regalado | 72 | 74 | 76 | +6 | 222 | $2,220 | |
| 45 | Jim Colbert | 70 | 74 | 78 | +6 | 222 | $1,424 | |
| 45 | Bobby Walzel | 86 | 74 | 62 | +6 | 222 | $0 | |
| 48 | Rod Funseth | 75 | 74 | 75 | +8 | 224 | $394 | |
| 49 | Don Massengale | 77 | 74 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 49 | Pat Fitzsimons | 77 | 74 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 49 | Bobby Wadkins | 76 | 74 | 76 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 52 | Dow Finsterwald | 77 | 74 | 76 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 52 | Joe Inman | 75 | 74 | 78 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 54 | Ed Sneed | 74 | 74 | 82 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 55 | Antonio Cerda | 77 | 74 | 80 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 56 | Chuck Courtney | 74 | 74 | 84 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 57 | Mark Pfeil | 80 | 74 | 79 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| 57 | Jim Masserio | 80 | 74 | 79 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| 59 | Sandy Galbraith | 85 | 74 | 75 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| 60 | Larry Nelson | 72 | 75 | 69 | Even | 216 | $1,258 | |
| 61 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 75 | 69 | +1 | 217 | $3,746 | |
| 62 | George Cadle | 71 | 75 | 74 | +4 | 220 | $721 | |
| 63 | Leonard Thompson | 76 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 221 | $721 | |
| 64 | Howard Twitty | 76 | 75 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $1,596 | |
| 64 | Mike Davis | 76 | 75 | 72 | +7 | 223 | $416 | |
| 64 | Bill Mallon | 71 | 75 | 77 | +7 | 223 | $370 | |
| 67 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 75 | 76 | +8 | 224 | $977 | |
| 68 | Dick Rhyan | 73 | 75 | 77 | +9 | 225 | $455 | |
| 69 | Phil Rodgers | 78 | 75 | 73 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 69 | Don Bies | 76 | 75 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 69 | Rex Caldwell | 74 | 75 | 77 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 69 | Butch Baird | 73 | 75 | 78 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 73 | Jim Wiechers | 79 | 75 | 73 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 73 | Gay Brewer | 79 | 75 | 73 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 75 | Ron Cerrudo | 78 | 75 | 76 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 75 | Gary Wintz | 77 | 75 | 77 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 75 | Gene Littler | 76 | 75 | 78 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 78 | Dave Newquist | 78 | 75 | 78 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 79 | Pat McDonald | 77 | 75 | 80 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 79 | David Lundstrom | 76 | 75 | 81 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 81 | Kermit Zarley | 75 | 75 | 83 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| 82 | Dale Douglass | 83 | 75 | 76 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| 83 | Eddie Merrins | 77 | 75 | 84 | +20 | 236 | $0 | |
| 84 | Allen Miller | 74 | 76 | 67 | +1 | 217 | $1,258 | |
| 85 | Bob Wynn | 70 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 219 | $3,746 | |
| 86 | Bruce Crampton | 72 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $5,689 | |
| 86 | George Johnson | 68 | 76 | 76 | +4 | 220 | $2,220 | |
| 86 | Art Proctor | 72 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 220 | $977 | |
| 89 | Bobby Nichols | 71 | 76 | 76 | +7 | 223 | $1,258 | |
| 90 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 76 | 76 | +9 | 225 | $537 | |
| 90 | Ernie George | 73 | 76 | 76 | +9 | 225 | $370 | |
| 92 | Bob Smith | 78 | 76 | 72 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 92 | Mark Hayes | 73 | 76 | 77 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 94 | Mike Shea | 78 | 76 | 73 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 95 | Jerry Heard | 74 | 76 | 78 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| 95 | Mike Hill | 73 | 76 | 79 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| 97 | Sammy Rachels | 83 | 76 | 70 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 97 | Monty Kaser | 79 | 76 | 74 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 97 | Dave Eichelberger | 77 | 76 | 76 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 97 | Jerry Pittman | 76 | 76 | 77 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 101 | Perry Leslie | 81 | 76 | 73 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 102 | Bill Garrett | 75 | 76 | 80 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 103 | Artie McNickle | 77 | 76 | 79 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 104 | Curtis Sifford | 77 | 76 | 82 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| 105 | Andy North | 71 | 77 | 71 | +3 | 219 | $1,258 | |
| 106 | Tom Kite | 72 | 77 | 71 | +4 | 220 | $721 | |
| 107 | Johnny Miller | 74 | 77 | 70 | +5 | 221 | $2,220 | |
| 108 | Stan Lee | 75 | 77 | 74 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 108 | Mike McCullough | 74 | 77 | 75 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 110 | Frank Beard | 79 | 77 | 71 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 111 | Bobby Mitchell | 76 | 77 | 75 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| 112 | Bob Risch | 76 | 77 | 76 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 112 | Rich Bland | 76 | 77 | 76 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 114 | Cesar Sanudo | 74 | 77 | 79 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 115 | Bill Rogers | 81 | 77 | 73 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 116 | Roger Parker | 78 | 77 | 77 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 116 | Dick Rautmann | 77 | 77 | 78 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 116 | Dan O'Neill | 75 | 77 | 80 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 119 | Tom Nieporte | 80 | 77 | 78 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| 120 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 77 | 88 | +22 | 238 | $0 | |
| 121 | Steve Veriato | 80 | 77 | 87 | +28 | 244 | $0 | |
| 122 | Gibby Gilbert | 74 | 78 | 69 | +5 | 221 | $977 | |
| 123 | Mac McLendon | 73 | 78 | 73 | +8 | 224 | $537 | |
| 124 | Bob Stanton | 73 | 78 | 74 | +9 | 225 | $455 | |
| 125 | Ernesto Acosta | 81 | 78 | 70 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 126 | Joe Porter | 74 | 78 | 78 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 127 | Doug Sanders | 79 | 78 | 74 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 128 | John Lotz | 75 | 78 | 82 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| 129 | Tony Jacklin | 81 | 78 | 79 | +22 | 238 | $0 | |
| 130 | Bruce Devlin | 85 | 78 | 76 | +23 | 239 | $0 | |
| 130 | George Knudson | 81 | 78 | 80 | +23 | 239 | $0 | |
| 132 | Tom Shaw | 86 | 78 | 77 | +25 | 241 | $0 | |
| 133 | Gary Groh | 70 | 79 | 77 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 134 | Al Geiberger | 75 | 79 | 73 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 135 | Don Iverson | 73 | 79 | 77 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 136 | Maurie Ver Brugge | 79 | 79 | 72 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 137 | Jack Ewing | 75 | 79 | 78 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 138 | Ken Venturi | 80 | 79 | 74 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| 139 | Bobby Schwarz | 80 | 79 | 75 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| 140 | Orville Moody | 81 | 79 | 75 | +19 | 235 | $0 | |
| 141 | Babe Hiskey | 78 | 79 | 80 | +21 | 237 | $0 | |
| 142 | Danny Edwards | 74 | 80 | 72 | +10 | 226 | $177 | |
| 143 | Jimmy Powell | 74 | 80 | 74 | +12 | 228 | $0 | |
| 144 | Bob Dickson | 75 | 80 | 74 | +13 | 229 | $0 | |
| 145 | Grier Jones | 77 | 80 | 73 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 146 | Art Wall | 77 | 80 | 74 | +15 | 231 | $0 | |
| 147 | Rocky Thompson | 78 | 80 | 75 | +17 | 233 | $0 | |
| 148 | Jim Langley | 79 | 80 | 79 | +22 | 238 | $0 | |
| 149 | Miller Barber | 74 | 81 | 72 | +11 | 227 | $0 | |
| 150 | Tom Jenkins | 77 | 81 | 76 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| 151 | Bob Lunn | 82 | 81 | 77 | +24 | 240 | $0 | |
| 152 | Bruce Lietzke | 80 | 82 | 72 | +18 | 234 | $0 | |
| 153 | Bruce Summerhays | 69 | 83 | 72 | +8 | 224 | $721 | |
| 154 | Barry Jaeckel | 72 | 83 | 75 | +14 | 230 | $0 | |
| 155 | David Glenz | 73 | 83 | 76 | +16 | 232 | $0 | |
| 156 | Bruce Fleisher | 79 | 83 | 77 | +23 | 239 | $0 | |
| 157 | Ray Leach | 76 | 83 | 84 | +27 | 243 | $0 | |
| 158 | Bob Menne | 84 | 86 | 85 | +39 | 255 | $0 |


