Sports headlines for Friday February 27, 1976:
- January Goes By Nicklaus, J.C. Snead For Golf Lead
- 'There Is No Way The Players Will Strike'
Scores through round 2 of the 1976 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Inverrary Golf & Country Club (Lauderhill, FL) from February 26, 1976 to March 1, 1976 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hayes | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $12,300 | ||
| 1 | Butch Baird | 71 | 67 | -6 | 138 | $9,225 | ||
| 3 | John Schlee | 73 | 67 | -4 | 140 | $5,460 | ||
| 4 | Don January | 67 | 68 | -9 | 135 | $9,225 | ||
| 5 | Jim Masserio | 69 | 68 | -7 | 137 | $17,700 | ||
| 6 | Hale Irwin | 70 | 68 | -6 | 138 | $3,617 | ||
| 7 | Charles Coody | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $2,510 | ||
| 7 | Jerry McGee | 72 | 68 | -4 | 140 | $1,260 | ||
| 9 | Wally Armstrong | 74 | 68 | -2 | 142 | $705 | ||
| 10 | Don Bies | 75 | 68 | -1 | 143 | $5,460 | ||
| 10 | Lyn Lott | 75 | 68 | -1 | 143 | $911 | ||
| 12 | Bobby Cole | 77 | 68 | +1 | 145 | $113 | ||
| 13 | J.C. Snead | 67 | 69 | -8 | 136 | $34,200 | ||
| 14 | Gary Groh | 70 | 69 | -5 | 139 | $600 | ||
| 15 | Rik Massengale | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $3,617 | ||
| 15 | Mike McCullough | 72 | 69 | -3 | 141 | $2,040 | ||
| 17 | Lee Trevino | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $3,617 | ||
| 17 | John Jacobs | 73 | 69 | -2 | 142 | $113 | ||
| 19 | Al Geiberger | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $2,510 | ||
| 19 | Tony Jacklin | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 19 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 74 | 69 | -1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 22 | Bruce Crampton | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $2,040 | ||
| 22 | Howard Twitty | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $911 | ||
| 22 | Lanny Wadkins | 75 | 69 | Even | 144 | $495 | ||
| 25 | Jack Nicklaus | 66 | 70 | -8 | 136 | $60,000 | ||
| 26 | Tom Watson | 67 | 70 | -7 | 137 | $7,500 | ||
| 27 | George Burns | 68 | 70 | -6 | 138 | $3,617 | ||
| 27 | Dale Douglass | 68 | 70 | -6 | 138 | $2,510 | ||
| 29 | Roger Maltbie | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $17,700 | ||
| 29 | Hubert Green | 70 | 70 | -4 | 140 | $5,460 | ||
| 31 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 70 | -3 | 141 | $5,460 | ||
| 32 | Tom Kite | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $3,617 | ||
| 32 | Bob Murphy | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $911 | ||
| 32 | Ben Crenshaw | 72 | 70 | -2 | 142 | $113 | ||
| 35 | Gary Player | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $7,500 | ||
| 35 | Dave Stockton | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $3,617 | ||
| 35 | Gay Brewer | 73 | 70 | -1 | 143 | $600 | ||
| 38 | Bob Dickson | 74 | 70 | Even | 144 | $3,617 | ||
| 39 | Nate Starks | 77 | 70 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Bob Payne | 69 | 71 | -4 | 140 | $1,548 | ||
| 41 | David Graham | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $7,500 | ||
| 41 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 71 | -3 | 141 | $1,260 | ||
| 43 | Grier Jones | 71 | 71 | -2 | 142 | $2,040 | ||
| 44 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $1,548 | ||
| 44 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | 71 | -1 | 143 | $0 | ||
| 46 | Jim Simons | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $2,040 | ||
| 46 | Bruce Devlin | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $911 | ||
| 46 | Gil Morgan | 74 | 71 | +1 | 145 | $495 | ||
| 49 | John Mahaffey | 68 | 72 | -4 | 140 | $1,548 | ||
| 50 | Lee Elder | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $10,800 | ||
| 50 | Ken Still | 69 | 72 | -3 | 141 | $1,548 | ||
| 52 | Miller Barber | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $911 | ||
| 52 | Eddie Pearce | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $600 | ||
| 52 | Frank Beard | 70 | 72 | -2 | 142 | $0 | ||
| 55 | Bill Rogers | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $705 | ||
| 55 | Homero Blancas | 71 | 72 | -1 | 143 | $495 | ||
| 57 | Jim Colbert | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $911 | ||
| 57 | Randy Erskine | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $705 | ||
| 57 | Bruce Fleisher | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $600 | ||
| 57 | Dave Hill | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $495 | ||
| 57 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | 72 | Even | 144 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Lou Graham | 73 | 72 | +1 | 145 | $600 | ||
| 63 | George Archer | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 63 | Mike Morley | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 63 | Forrest Fezler | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 63 | Pat Fitzsimons | 74 | 72 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Dean Refram | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Doug Sanders | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 67 | Bob Wynn | 75 | 72 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 71 | Mike Reasor | 76 | 72 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 72 | Bob Gilder | 68 | 73 | -3 | 141 | $705 | ||
| 72 | Ed Sneed | 68 | 73 | -3 | 141 | $0 | ||
| 74 | Rod Funseth | 69 | 73 | -2 | 142 | $600 | ||
| 75 | Larry Ziegler | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $1,548 | ||
| 75 | Jim Dent | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $911 | ||
| 75 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $600 | ||
| 75 | George Knudson | 70 | 73 | -1 | 143 | $495 | ||
| 79 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 73 | Even | 144 | $600 | ||
| 80 | Don Iverson | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $2,040 | ||
| 80 | Gary McCord | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $2,040 | ||
| 80 | Mac McLendon | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $1,260 | ||
| 80 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $705 | ||
| 80 | Tom Shaw | 72 | 73 | +1 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 85 | Mike Hill | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 85 | Bob Menne | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 85 | Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 73 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 88 | Victor Regalado | 74 | 73 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 89 | Barney Thompson | 75 | 73 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Bobby Wadkins | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Bob Smith | 76 | 73 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Steve Melnyk | 77 | 73 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 93 | Dave Eichelberger | 78 | 73 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 94 | Fred Marti | 66 | 74 | -4 | 140 | $5,460 | ||
| 95 | Larry Nelson | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $1,260 | ||
| 95 | Leonard Thompson | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $600 | ||
| 95 | Art Wall | 70 | 74 | Even | 144 | $113 | ||
| 98 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | 74 | +1 | 145 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Bobby Walzel | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Dick Rhyan | 72 | 74 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Rod Curl | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Terry Diehl | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Gene Littler | 73 | 74 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 105 | John Schroeder | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 105 | Sam Adams | 74 | 74 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Joe Porter | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Sammy Rachels | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 107 | Ron Cerrudo | 75 | 74 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 110 | Roy Pace | 79 | 74 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 111 | Jerry Heard | 69 | 75 | Even | 144 | $2,040 | ||
| 112 | Sam Snead | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 75 | +2 | 146 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Larry Hinson | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 114 | George Cadle | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Danny Edwards | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Gary Wintz | 74 | 75 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Julius Boros | 76 | 75 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Dwight Nevil | 77 | 75 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Richard Crawford | 80 | 75 | +11 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 121 | George Johnson | 71 | 76 | +3 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Marty Fleckman | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Tom Evans | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 122 | Lionel Hebert | 73 | 76 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 125 | Curtis Sifford | 74 | 76 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Antonio Cerda | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 126 | Mike Wynn | 75 | 76 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 128 | Bobby Nichols | 71 | 77 | +4 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Joe Inman | 72 | 77 | +5 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Bob Zender | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 130 | John Lister | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Chuck Courtney | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 130 | David Glenz | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Allen Miller | 73 | 77 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Andy North | 76 | 77 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 136 | Barry Jaeckel | 67 | 78 | +1 | 145 | $911 | ||
| 137 | Jim Wiechers | 72 | 78 | +6 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 138 | Bruce Lietzke | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 138 | Spike Kelley | 74 | 78 | +8 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 140 | Mason Rudolph | 72 | 79 | +7 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 141 | Bobby Mitchell | 74 | 79 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 141 | Dick Lotz | 73 | 80 | +9 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 143 | Bert Yancey | 75 | 86 | +17 | 161 | $0 |


