`Sports headlines for Wednesday February 4, 1976:`

Messersmith Wins Still Another Round
Nicklaus Is Alive And Well And Fourth In The Hope -- 69

Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Bob Hope Desert Classic

Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from February 4, 1976 to February 8, 1976 (Par 72)

Rank	Name	Round 1	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Larry Ziegler	77	+5	77	$0
2	Mike Shea	73	+1	73	$306
3	Dave Newquist	74	+2	74	$7,740
4	Tony Jacklin	71	-1	71	$3,480
4	Lanny Wadkins	71	-1	71	$1,359
6	Tommy Aaron	73	+1	73	$2,520
7	Gary Groh	76	+4	76	$0
8	Mike McCullough	72	Even	72	$2,520
9	Jerry Heard	73	+1	73	$7,740
10	Mike Mitchell	74	+2	74	$666
11	Mac McLendon	77	+5	77	$1,643
12	Don Iverson	81	+9	81	$0
13	Rik Massengale	69	-3	69	$20,520
14	Mason Rudolph	71	-1	71	$1,643
14	Gary McCord	71	-1	71	$503
16	Peter Oosterhuis	72	Even	72	$927
16	Gary Koch	72	Even	72	$666
16	Jim Wiechers	72	Even	72	$410
19	Bobby Nichols	74	+2	74	$410
19	George Knudson	74	+2	74	$356
21	Curtis Sifford	75	+3	75	$503
21	Art Wall	75	+3	75	$410
23	Gil Morgan	79	+7	79	$356
24	John Jacobs	81	+9	81	$0
25	Jack Nicklaus	69	-3	69	$5,535
26	Jerry Pate	71	-1	71	$2,520
26	Dave Hill	71	-1	71	$1,118
28	Jimmy Powell	72	Even	72	$1,359
29	Bruce Lietzke	74	+2	74	$3,480
29	Tom Jenkins	74	+2	74	$410
31	Dale Douglass	75	+3	75	$2,520
31	Miller Barber	75	+3	75	$792
33	John Mahaffey	70	-2	70	$927
34	Johnny Miller	71	-1	71	$36,000
34	Lee Elder	71	-1	71	$5,535
34	Dwight Nevil	71	-1	71	$3,480
37	Dean Refram	73	+1	73	$0
37	David Glenz	73	+1	73	$0
39	Mike Morley	74	+2	74	$2,520
39	George Johnson	74	+2	74	$288
39	Larry Nelson	74	+2	74	$0
42	Rod Curl	75	+3	75	$792
43	Jack Ewing	76	+4	76	$503
44	Don Massengale	77	+5	77	$356
45	Charles Coody	68	-4	68	$1,118
46	Bill Rogers	69	-3	69	$4,320
47	Billy Casper	72	Even	72	$4,860
47	Bill Ogden	72	Even	72	$0
49	Forrest Fezler	73	+1	73	$320
50	Victor Regalado	74	+2	74	$1,643
50	Jim Jamieson	74	+2	74	$927
50	Don Bies	74	+2	74	$320
53	Barry Jaeckel	75	+3	75	$288
54	Calvin Peete	77	+5	77	$503
54	Ken Still	77	+5	77	$503
54	Leonard Thompson	77	+5	77	$356
57	Howard Twitty	78	+6	78	$1,643
58	Rick Richards	79	+7	79	$0
59	Dan O'Neill	83	+11	83	$0
60	Bud Allin	67	-5	67	$12,780
61	Bob Payne	69	-3	69	$503
62	Mike Reasor	71	-1	71	$2,520
63	Bob Stanton	72	Even	72	$0
63	Chi Chi Rodriguez	72	Even	72	$0
65	Orville Moody	73	+1	73	$1,118
65	Alan Tapie	73	+1	73	$288
65	Bob Goalby	73	+1	73	$270
65	Bob Wynn	73	+1	73	$0
69	Wally Armstrong	75	+3	75	$792
69	Bob Gilder	75	+3	75	$356
69	Phil Rodgers	75	+3	75	$0
72	Jerry McGee	76	+4	76	$666
72	Tommy McGinnis	76	+4	76	$0
74	Bob Murphy	70	-2	70	$4,320
75	Gary Wintz	72	Even	72	$792
76	J.C. Snead	73	+1	73	$1,118
76	Joe Porter	73	+1	73	$410
76	Doug Sanders	73	+1	73	$0
79	Lionel Hebert	74	+2	74	$410
79	Arnold Palmer	74	+2	74	$0
79	Lyn Lott	74	+2	74	$0
79	Dave Evans	74	+2	74	$0
83	Hubert Green	75	+3	75	$1,359
83	Tom Nieporte	75	+3	75	$0
83	John Schamp	75	+3	75	$0
86	Dennis Meyer	81	+9	81	$0
87	Jim Colbert	67	-5	67	$7,740
88	Gay Brewer	70	-2	70	$1,359
89	George Cadle	74	+2	74	$1,118
90	Don Pooley	76	+4	76	$0
91	Bobby Wadkins	77	+5	77	$0
91	George Burns	77	+5	77	$0
91	Pat Fitzsimons	77	+5	77	$0
94	Bob Rosburg	81	+9	81	$0
95	Rex Caldwell	71	-1	71	$2,520
96	Isao Matsui	72	Even	72	$356
97	Dave Stockton	73	+1	73	$0
97	Dick Rhyan	73	+1	73	$0
99	Steve Veriato	75	+3	75	$0
100	Terry Wilcox	76	+4	76	$0
101	Joe Inman	78	+6	78	$0
102	Barney Thompson	80	+8	80	$0
103	Fuzzy Zoeller	71	-1	71	$0
103	Joey Dills	71	-1	71	$0
105	Ed Sabo	74	+2	74	$0
106	Bobby Walzel	75	+3	75	$0
107	John Harris	76	+4	76	$0
108	David Graham	69	-3	69	$503
109	Tommy Jacobs	71	-1	71	$0
110	Dick Mayer	72	Even	72	$0
111	Roger Maltbie	75	+3	75	$0
111	Gardner Dickinson	75	+3	75	$0
113	Bob Eastwood	76	+4	76	$0
114	Jerry Barber	77	+5	77	$0
115	Dick Lotz	73	+1	73	$0
116	Tom Evans	76	+4	76	$0
116	Jim Ferriell	76	+4	76	$0
118	Tom Shaw	71	-1	71	$0
119	Labron Harris	74	+2	74	$0
120	Frank Beard	77	+5	77	$0
121	Bert Yancey	84	+12	84	$0
122	Dow Finsterwald	77	+5	77	$0

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