Sports headlines for Thursday February 5, 1976:
- 'Gray Ghosts' Are Back: Arnie Has 64, Casper 29
- Squires Saved By Free Arena Rent, Bank Loan
Scores through round 2 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 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | 74 | 64 | -6 | 138 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Bob Wynn | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 4 | Billy Casper | 72 | 65 | -7 | 137 | $4,860 | |||
| 5 | Johnny Miller | 71 | 69 | -4 | 140 | $36,000 | |||
| 6 | Rik Massengale | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $20,520 | |||
| 7 | Hubert Green | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $1,359 | |||
| 8 | John Harris | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 8 | Dennis Meyer | 81 | 70 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 10 | Jack Nicklaus | 69 | 70 | -5 | 139 | $5,535 | |||
| 11 | Lee Elder | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $5,535 | |||
| 11 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $2,520 | |||
| 13 | Mike Reasor | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $2,520 | |||
| 14 | Jerry Heard | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $7,740 | |||
| 15 | Lionel Hebert | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $410 | |||
| 16 | Howard Twitty | 78 | 70 | +4 | 148 | $1,643 | |||
| 16 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $792 | |||
| 18 | Jim Colbert | 67 | 73 | -4 | 140 | $7,740 | |||
| 18 | Bill Rogers | 69 | 71 | -4 | 140 | $4,320 | |||
| 18 | David Graham | 69 | 71 | -4 | 140 | $503 | |||
| 21 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 67 | -3 | 141 | $1,643 | |||
| 21 | Gay Brewer | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $1,359 | |||
| 23 | Mike McCullough | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $2,520 | |||
| 24 | Gary Koch | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $666 | |||
| 25 | Miller Barber | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $792 | |||
| 25 | Bob Goalby | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $270 | |||
| 27 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 28 | Gil Morgan | 79 | 73 | +8 | 152 | $356 | |||
| 29 | Bud Allin | 67 | 68 | -9 | 135 | $12,780 | |||
| 30 | Jerry Pate | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $2,520 | |||
| 30 | Jimmy Powell | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $1,359 | |||
| 30 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $1,118 | |||
| 30 | Gary Wintz | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $792 | |||
| 30 | Tom Shaw | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 35 | Dave Newquist | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $7,740 | |||
| 35 | Dick Lotz | 73 | 71 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 37 | Bob Payne | 69 | 77 | +2 | 146 | $503 | |||
| 37 | Isao Matsui | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $356 | |||
| 39 | Dale Douglass | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $2,520 | |||
| 39 | Ken Still | 77 | 71 | +4 | 148 | $503 | |||
| 41 | Mac McLendon | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $1,643 | |||
| 42 | Jack Ewing | 76 | 74 | +6 | 150 | $503 | |||
| 42 | Leonard Thompson | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $356 | |||
| 44 | Bob Rosburg | 81 | 72 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 45 | Bob Eastwood | 76 | 78 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $3,480 | |||
| 47 | George Cadle | 74 | 65 | -5 | 139 | $1,118 | |||
| 48 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $3,480 | |||
| 49 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $927 | |||
| 50 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $2,520 | |||
| 50 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $1,359 | |||
| 50 | Jerry McGee | 76 | 70 | +2 | 146 | $666 | |||
| 53 | Tony Jacklin | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $3,480 | |||
| 53 | Tom Jenkins | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $410 | |||
| 53 | Bob Gilder | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $356 | |||
| 56 | Lyn Lott | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 57 | Gardner Dickinson | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 58 | Terry Wilcox | 76 | 76 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Don Iverson | 81 | 73 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 59 | John Jacobs | 81 | 73 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Barney Thompson | 80 | 74 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 62 | John Mahaffey | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $927 | |||
| 63 | Orville Moody | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $1,118 | |||
| 63 | Charles Coody | 68 | 74 | -2 | 142 | $1,118 | |||
| 63 | Jim Jamieson | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $927 | |||
| 63 | Rod Curl | 75 | 67 | -2 | 142 | $792 | |||
| 63 | Joe Porter | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $410 | |||
| 68 | Curtis Sifford | 75 | 71 | +2 | 146 | $503 | |||
| 68 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | 69 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 70 | Calvin Peete | 77 | 70 | +3 | 147 | $503 | |||
| 70 | Tom Nieporte | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 72 | Art Wall | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $410 | |||
| 72 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $410 | |||
| 74 | George Johnson | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $288 | |||
| 75 | Dan O'Neill | 83 | 71 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 76 | Bob Murphy | 70 | 68 | -6 | 138 | $4,320 | |||
| 77 | Mike Morley | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $2,520 | |||
| 77 | Mason Rudolph | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,643 | |||
| 77 | Dave Hill | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $1,118 | |||
| 80 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 81 | Barry Jaeckel | 75 | 70 | +1 | 145 | $288 | |||
| 81 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 83 | George Burns | 77 | 71 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Mike Shea | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $306 | |||
| 85 | Joe Inman | 78 | 75 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 86 | Don Massengale | 77 | 69 | +2 | 146 | $356 | |||
| 86 | George Knudson | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $356 | |||
| 86 | Don Bies | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $320 | |||
| 86 | Ed Sabo | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Bill Ogden | 72 | 76 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 90 | Bobby Walzel | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Rick Richards | 79 | 70 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Pat Fitzsimons | 77 | 72 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Don Pooley | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 92 | Steve Veriato | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Bob Stanton | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 96 | John Schamp | 75 | 75 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Gary Groh | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 98 | Tommy McGinnis | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |||
| 100 | David Glenz | 73 | 80 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Jerry Barber | 77 | 78 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Jim Wiechers | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $410 | |||
| 102 | Tommy Jacobs | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |||
| 104 | Dick Mayer | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 105 | Gary McCord | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $503 | |||
| 105 | Dave Evans | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Joey Dills | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Larry Nelson | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 108 | Dean Refram | 73 | 75 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 110 | Dow Finsterwald | 77 | 79 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |||
| 111 | Forrest Fezler | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $320 | |||
| 111 | Alan Tapie | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $288 | |||
| 113 | Tom Evans | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Frank Beard | 77 | 77 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Dick Rhyan | 73 | 68 | -3 | 141 | $0 | |||
| 116 | Mike Mitchell | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $666 | |||
| 117 | Labron Harris | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Doug Sanders | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Jim Ferriell | 76 | 81 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Phil Rodgers | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Bert Yancey | 84 | 84 | +24 | 168 | $0 |


