`Sports headlines for Saturday May 15, 1976:`

Elocutionist Puts The Speed Behind Him
Eccentric 'Bird' Wins Debut, 2-1

Scores through round 3 of the 1976 Colonial National Invitational

Tournament held at Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, TX) from May 13, 1976 to May 16, 1976 (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Grier Jones	72	69	71	+2	212	$5,225
2	Mike Morley	70	68	67	-5	205	$22,800
3	John Mahaffey	69	72	68	-1	209	$7,267
3	Tom Kite	69	68	72	-1	209	$7,267
5	Bob Smith	70	72	68	Even	210	$5,225
6	Jerry McGee	70	68	76	+4	214	$2,600
7	Bill Rogers	74	69	74	+7	217	$1,272
8	Leonard Thompson	72	74	77	+13	223	$340
9	Bob Gilder	69	73	66	-2	208	$7,267
10	Hubert Green	67	72	70	-1	209	$5,225
11	David Graham	71	72	69	+2	212	$3,300
12	Ray Floyd	71	70	73	+4	214	$2,027
13	Kermit Zarley	73	69	73	+5	215	$1,608
13	Lou Graham	74	68	73	+5	215	$1,608
15	Bob Dickson	69	71	76	+6	216	$1,272
16	Al Geiberger	74	72	71	+7	217	$944
17	Ben Crenshaw	74	70	74	+8	218	$680
18	Chi Chi Rodriguez	72	74	73	+9	219	$506
19	Tom Weiskopf	68	71	67	-4	206	$11,800
20	John Schlee	74	67	69	Even	210	$4,000
20	Barry Jaeckel	68	73	69	Even	210	$4,000
22	Art Wall	73	68	73	+4	214	$1,608
22	Don Iverson	70	70	74	+4	214	$1,608
24	Mac McLendon	72	71	72	+5	215	$1,272
24	Rod Curl	70	70	75	+5	215	$1,272
26	Larry Hinson	71	73	76	+10	220	$400
27	Don January	68	68	69	-5	205	$11,800
28	Jerry Pate	72	70	68	Even	210	$3,300
29	Gary Player	70	67	74	+1	211	$2,600
30	Rik Massengale	72	72	69	+3	213	$1,608
31	Forrest Fezler	71	74	69	+4	214	$1,272
32	Terry Diehl	74	72	69	+5	215	$944
32	Bruce Lietzke	72	74	69	+5	215	$944
32	Lanny Wadkins	72	72	71	+5	215	$944
35	Gibby Gilbert	73	72	71	+6	216	$680
36	Frank Beard	76	70	73	+9	219	$400
37	Gary McCord	69	77	74	+10	220	$340
38	Mark Hayes	76	70	76	+12	222	$0
39	Bobby Mitchell	72	74	77	+13	223	$0
40	Lee Trevino	68	64	68	-10	200	$40,000
41	Ed Sneed	72	71	66	-1	209	$3,300
41	Charles Coody	72	70	67	-1	209	$3,300
43	Tom Watson	72	71	71	+4	214	$944
43	Julius Boros	75	66	73	+4	214	$944
45	Roger Maltbie	71	73	72	+6	216	$506
45	Wally Armstrong	69	73	74	+6	216	$506
47	Jim Masserio	71	73	74	+8	218	$400
47	Larry Ziegler	71	71	76	+8	218	$400
49	Eddie Pearce	74	71	74	+9	219	$340
50	Peter Oosterhuis	68	73	68	-1	209	$2,600
51	Gay Brewer	71	71	68	Even	210	$2,027
52	Bobby Wadkins	69	73	72	+4	214	$680
52	Larry Nelson	72	69	73	+4	214	$680
54	Ken Still	74	72	69	+5	215	$506
55	Butch Baird	72	74	70	+6	216	$455
55	Steve Melnyk	77	69	70	+6	216	$455
57	Alan Tapie	74	71	73	+8	218	$340
58	Gil Morgan	71	73	75	+9	219	$305
59	Lyn Lott	72	68	71	+1	211	$1,272
60	Bobby Cole	74	71	70	+5	215	$455
60	Tommy Aaron	70	71	74	+5	215	$455
62	Victor Regalado	72	73	71	+6	216	$400
62	Howard Twitty	72	71	73	+6	216	$400
64	Gary Koch	75	70	74	+9	219	$0
65	Miller Barber	68	65	70	-7	203	$5,225
66	Lee Elder	74	67	71	+2	212	$680
67	Fred Marti	71	73	71	+5	215	$400
68	Marty Fleckman	71	67	69	-3	207	$2,027
69	Don Bies	69	71	70	Even	210	$944
70	Dave Stockton	67	69	75	+1	211	$680
71	Tom Jenkins	70	74	72	+6	216	$305
72	Hale Irwin	71	70	70	+1	211	$506
73	Jim Dent	72	72	70	+4	214	$340

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