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Sports headlines for Monday March 1, 1976:

• Nicklaus Wins A Big One -- Or So He Hopes
• Allison Listed 'Satisfactory'
• Marshall, Arrested Again, Invokes The Constitution
• Lurie Asks League To Extend Deadline
• Owners, Players Report Progress
• NFL Pension Plan Jeopardized

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Final results 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	67	72	-11	277	$12,300
2	Butch Baird	71	67	72	70	-8	280	$9,225
3	John Schlee	73	67	71	71	-6	282	$5,460
4	Jim Masserio	69	68	72	67	-12	276	$17,700
5	Don January	67	68	73	72	-8	280	$9,225
6	Don Bies	75	68	72	67	-6	282	$5,460
7	Hale Irwin	70	68	70	75	-5	283	$3,617
8	Charles Coody	72	68	75	69	-4	284	$2,510
9	Jerry McGee	72	68	71	76	-1	287	$1,260
10	Lyn Lott	75	68	73	72	Even	288	$911
11	Wally Armstrong	74	68	73	74	+1	289	$705
12	Bobby Cole	77	68	75	72	+4	292	$113
13	J.C. Snead	67	69	68	68	-16	272	$34,200
14	Rik Massengale	72	69	72	70	-5	283	$3,617
14	Lee Trevino	73	69	68	73	-5	283	$3,617
16	Al Geiberger	74	69	68	73	-4	284	$2,510
17	Bruce Crampton	75	69	68	73	-3	285	$2,040
17	Mike McCullough	72	69	71	73	-3	285	$2,040
19	Howard Twitty	75	69	73	71	Even	288	$911
20	Gary Groh	70	69	75	76	+2	290	$600
21	Lanny Wadkins	75	69	72	75	+3	291	$495
22	John Jacobs	73	69	78	72	+4	292	$113
23	Tony Jacklin	74	69	77	73	+5	293	$0
24	Fuzzy Zoeller	74	69	76	77	+8	296	$0
25	Jack Nicklaus	66	70	68	65	-19	269	$60,000
26	Roger Maltbie	70	70	65	71	-12	276	$17,700
27	Gary Player	73	70	71	67	-7	281	$7,500
27	Tom Watson	67	70	70	74	-7	281	$7,500
29	Ray Floyd	71	70	72	69	-6	282	$5,460
29	Hubert Green	70	70	72	70	-6	282	$5,460
31	Dave Stockton	73	70	72	68	-5	283	$3,617
31	Bob Dickson	74	70	70	69	-5	283	$3,617
31	George Burns	68	70	76	69	-5	283	$3,617
31	Tom Kite	72	70	70	71	-5	283	$3,617
35	Dale Douglass	68	70	73	73	-4	284	$2,510
36	Bob Murphy	72	70	73	73	Even	288	$911
37	Gay Brewer	73	70	69	78	+2	290	$600
38	Ben Crenshaw	72	70	77	73	+4	292	$113
39	David Graham	70	71	71	69	-7	281	$7,500
40	Jim Simons	74	71	70	70	-3	285	$2,040
40	Grier Jones	71	71	71	72	-3	285	$2,040
42	Gibby Gilbert	72	71	74	69	-2	286	$1,548
42	Bob Payne	69	71	70	76	-2	286	$1,548
44	Johnny Miller	70	71	74	72	-1	287	$1,260
45	Bruce Devlin	74	71	73	70	Even	288	$911
46	Gil Morgan	74	71	75	71	+3	291	$495
47	Bob Eastwood	72	71	78	72	+5	293	$0
48	Lee Elder	69	72	70	67	-10	278	$10,800
49	Ken Still	69	72	75	70	-2	286	$1,548
49	John Mahaffey	68	72	74	72	-2	286	$1,548
51	Jim Colbert	72	72	74	70	Even	288	$911
51	Miller Barber	70	72	71	75	Even	288	$911
53	Randy Erskine	72	72	72	73	+1	289	$705
53	Bill Rogers	71	72	71	75	+1	289	$705
55	Lou Graham	73	72	74	71	+2	290	$600
55	Eddie Pearce	70	72	77	71	+2	290	$600
55	Bruce Fleisher	72	72	73	73	+2	290	$600
58	Dave Hill	72	72	73	74	+3	291	$495
58	Homero Blancas	71	72	73	75	+3	291	$495
60	Tom Jenkins	72	72	73	76	+5	293	$0
61	Frank Beard	70	72	78	74	+6	294	$0
62	Don Iverson	72	73	71	69	-3	285	$2,040
62	Gary McCord	72	73	69	71	-3	285	$2,040
64	Larry Ziegler	70	73	71	72	-2	286	$1,548
65	Mac McLendon	72	73	71	71	-1	287	$1,260
66	Jim Dent	70	73	75	70	Even	288	$911
67	Arnold Palmer	72	73	68	76	+1	289	$705
67	Bob Gilder	68	73	71	77	+1	289	$705
69	Tommy Aaron	70	73	75	72	+2	290	$600
69	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	73	74	72	+2	290	$600
69	Rod Funseth	69	73	72	76	+2	290	$600
72	George Knudson	70	73	74	74	+3	291	$495
73	Tom Shaw	72	73	75	77	+9	297	$0
74	Fred Marti	66	74	75	67	-6	282	$5,460
75	Larry Nelson	70	74	71	72	-1	287	$1,260
76	Leonard Thompson	70	74	75	71	+2	290	$600
77	Art Wall	70	74	72	76	+4	292	$113
78	Ralph Johnston	71	74	73	77	+7	295	$0
79	Jerry Heard	69	75	72	69	-3	285	$2,040
80	Barry Jaeckel	67	78	74	69	Even	288	$911

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Alan Tapie	71	75	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Bob Menne	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Bobby Walzel	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Dick Rhyan	72	74	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Forrest Fezler	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	George Archer	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Mike Hill	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Mike Morley	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Pat Fitzsimons	74	72	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Peter Oosterhuis	73	73	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Sam Snead	71	75	0	0	+2	146	$0
	Bob Wynn	75	72	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Dean Refram	75	72	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Doug Sanders	75	72	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Ed Dougherty	75	72	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Gene Littler	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	George Johnson	71	76	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Nate Starks	77	70	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Rod Curl	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Terry Diehl	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Tom Weiskopf	73	74	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Victor Regalado	74	73	0	0	+3	147	$0
	Barney Thompson	75	73	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Bobby Nichols	71	77	0	0	+4	148	$0
	John Schroeder	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Mike Reasor	76	72	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Sam Adams	74	74	0	0	+4	148	$0
	Bob Smith	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Bobby Wadkins	76	73	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Danny Edwards	74	75	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Gary Wintz	74	75	0	0	+5	149	$0
	George Cadle	74	75	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Joe Inman	72	77	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Joe Porter	75	74	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Larry Hinson	74	75	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Lionel Hebert	73	76	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Marty Fleckman	73	76	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Ron Cerrudo	75	74	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Sammy Rachels	75	74	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Tom Evans	73	76	0	0	+5	149	$0
	Allen Miller	73	77	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Bob Zender	73	77	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Chuck Courtney	73	77	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Curtis Sifford	74	76	0	0	+6	150	$0
	David Glenz	73	77	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Jim Wiechers	72	78	0	0	+6	150	$0
	John Lister	73	77	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Steve Melnyk	77	73	0	0	+6	150	$0
	Antonio Cerda	75	76	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	78	73	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Julius Boros	76	75	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Mason Rudolph	72	79	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Mike Wynn	75	76	0	0	+7	151	$0
	Bruce Lietzke	74	78	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Dwight Nevil	77	75	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Spike Kelley	74	78	0	0	+8	152	$0
	Andy North	76	77	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Bobby Mitchell	74	79	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Dick Lotz	73	80	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Roy Pace	79	74	0	0	+9	153	$0
	Richard Crawford	80	75	0	0	+11	155	$0
	Bert Yancey	75	86	0	0	+17	161	$0
WD	Bob Stanton	0	0	0	0		0	$0
WD	Ed Sneed	68	73	0	0	-3	141	$0

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