Sports headlines for Sunday August 22, 1976:
- Fillol, Unaware Of Bomb Threat, Beaten By Vilas
- Massengale (66) Wins By Two
- Renee, And Town, Get Breather
- Pearson Pulls Away At Michigan
Final results of the 1976 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Tournament held at Wethersfield Country Club (Wethersfield, CT) from August 19, 1976 to August 22, 1976 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Geiberger | 70 | 66 | 68 | 64 | -16 | 268 | $19,425 |
| 2 | Ray Floyd | 73 | 67 | 67 | 65 | -12 | 272 | $7,271 |
| 3 | Steve Melnyk | 71 | 70 | 73 | 65 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 4 | Rik Massengale | 65 | 65 | 70 | 66 | -18 | 266 | $42,000 |
| 5 | Wally Armstrong | 71 | 69 | 66 | 66 | -12 | 272 | $7,271 |
| 6 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | -10 | 274 | $4,060 |
| 7 | Bob Wynn | 71 | 69 | 72 | 66 | -6 | 278 | $1,995 |
| 7 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | 70 | 74 | 66 | -6 | 278 | $1,995 |
| 9 | Jay Haas | 72 | 70 | 72 | 66 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 10 | Lee Trevino | 68 | 70 | 66 | 67 | -13 | 271 | $9,870 |
| 11 | Barry Jaeckel | 71 | 68 | 66 | 67 | -12 | 272 | $7,271 |
| 12 | Billy Casper | 67 | 68 | 71 | 67 | -11 | 273 | $5,250 |
| 13 | Jim Colbert | 68 | 71 | 68 | 67 | -10 | 274 | $4,060 |
| 14 | Jim Dent | 68 | 72 | 72 | 67 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 15 | Bob Eastwood | 73 | 68 | 73 | 67 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 16 | J.C. Snead | 67 | 64 | 69 | 68 | -16 | 268 | $19,425 |
| 17 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 67 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -12 | 272 | $7,271 |
| 18 | Hubert Green | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | -11 | 273 | $5,250 |
| 19 | George Burns | 72 | 67 | 68 | 68 | -9 | 275 | $3,360 |
| 20 | Alan Tapie | 72 | 70 | 66 | 68 | -8 | 276 | $2,730 |
| 21 | Tom Jenkins | 68 | 70 | 74 | 68 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 22 | Mac McLendon | 68 | 67 | 69 | 69 | -11 | 273 | $5,250 |
| 23 | Gay Brewer | 69 | 66 | 70 | 69 | -10 | 274 | $4,060 |
| 24 | Bob Murphy | 69 | 69 | 71 | 69 | -6 | 278 | $1,995 |
| 24 | Homero Blancas | 68 | 68 | 73 | 69 | -6 | 278 | $1,995 |
| 26 | Rod Funseth | 72 | 67 | 71 | 69 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 27 | Florentino Molina | 72 | 68 | 72 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 27 | Dwight Nevil | 69 | 70 | 73 | 69 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 29 | John Schlee | 70 | 66 | 69 | 70 | -9 | 275 | $3,360 |
| 30 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 70 | 66 | 70 | -8 | 276 | $2,730 |
| 30 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 67 | 68 | 70 | -8 | 276 | $2,730 |
| 32 | Bruce Devlin | 69 | 73 | 66 | 70 | -6 | 278 | $1,995 |
| 33 | Lyn Lott | 69 | 72 | 68 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 33 | Bob Shearer | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 35 | Jim Wiechers | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 35 | Lee Elder | 72 | 67 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 35 | Andy North | 69 | 68 | 73 | 70 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 38 | Gene Littler | 71 | 67 | 73 | 70 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 38 | Tom Kite | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 40 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | 69 | 67 | 71 | -9 | 275 | $3,360 |
| 41 | Bill Mallon | 72 | 66 | 72 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 41 | Rod Curl | 74 | 67 | 69 | 71 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 43 | Paul Moran | 74 | 67 | 70 | 71 | -2 | 282 | $520 |
| 44 | Phil Rodgers | 70 | 70 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 283 | $504 |
| 45 | Steve Veriato | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | Even | 284 | $478 |
| 45 | John Schroeder | 70 | 68 | 75 | 71 | Even | 284 | $478 |
| 47 | Stanton Altgelt | 72 | 68 | 74 | 71 | +1 | 285 | $431 |
| 48 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | 70 | 66 | 72 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 49 | Rex Caldwell | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 49 | Allen Miller | 70 | 70 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 51 | Jim Masserio | 69 | 71 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 51 | Jim Simons | 72 | 70 | 67 | 72 | -3 | 281 | $695 |
| 53 | Bob Gilder | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | +2 | 286 | $399 |
| 54 | Monty Kaser | 69 | 71 | 75 | 72 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 54 | Dan Sikes | 70 | 65 | 80 | 72 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 56 | Terry Diehl | 70 | 70 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 288 | $158 |
| 57 | Art Wall | 67 | 72 | 68 | 73 | -4 | 280 | $1,063 |
| 58 | Craig Stadler | 70 | 72 | 67 | 73 | -2 | 282 | $520 |
| 59 | Gary McCord | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | Even | 284 | $478 |
| 59 | Labron Harris | 72 | 67 | 72 | 73 | Even | 284 | $478 |
| 61 | Jack Ewing | 69 | 73 | 70 | 73 | +1 | 285 | $431 |
| 62 | Victor Regalado | 72 | 68 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 63 | Don Bies | 72 | 69 | 74 | 73 | +4 | 288 | $158 |
| 64 | Arnold Salinas | 73 | 69 | 75 | 73 | +6 | 290 | $0 |
| 65 | Dick Siderowf | 69 | 72 | 77 | 73 | +7 | 291 | $0 |
| 66 | George Archer | 70 | 67 | 68 | 74 | -5 | 279 | $1,491 |
| 67 | Sam Farlow | 74 | 68 | 69 | 74 | +1 | 285 | $431 |
| 68 | Stan Lee | 72 | 69 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 68 | Bob Shaw | 73 | 68 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 68 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 71 | Frank Beard | 69 | 71 | 70 | 75 | +1 | 285 | $431 |
| 71 | Sam Snead | 68 | 73 | 68 | 76 | +1 | 285 | $431 |
| 73 | Jim Jamieson | 70 | 69 | 72 | 76 | +3 | 287 | $357 |
| 74 | Antonio Cerda | 73 | 67 | 72 | 77 | +5 | 289 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Toski | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Carlton White | 73 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Dennis Coscina | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Don Iverson | 75 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Don Pooley | 73 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Ed Sabo | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Forrest Fezler | 75 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Jeff Hewes | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Lanny Wadkins | 73 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Mike McCullough | 75 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Mike Morley | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Ted Goin | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 143 | $0 | |
| Bob Menne | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Bob Zender | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Charles Sifford | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Curt Madson | 70 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Danny Edwards | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Jim King | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| John Gentile | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Julius Boros | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Nate Starks | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Roger Parker | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 144 | $0 | |
| Bruce Fleisher | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Butch Baird | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Curtis Sifford | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| David Lind | 68 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| George Griffin | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| George Johnson | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Gil Morgan | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Grier Jones | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| John Melnick | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Mike Hill | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Sam Adams | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Ted Kroll | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 145 | $0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Dennis Meyer | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Dick Rhyan | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Eddie Pearce | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Guy Cullins | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Richard Crawford | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Sammy Rachels | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 146 | $0 | |
| Artie McNickle | 77 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bill Garrett | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Dickson | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Gary Koch | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jack Keifer | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jim Knoll | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Goalby | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bob Lunn | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Dean Refram | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Mark Pfeil | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Mike Mitchell | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Ron Terry | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 148 | $0 | |
| Austin Straub | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bill Pelham | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Larry Ziegler | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 152 | $0 | |
| Don Parson | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| Dwaine Knight | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 153 | $0 | |
| David Glenz | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Doug Ford | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 154 | $0 | |
| Rick Acton | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 156 | $0 | |
| Jim Grant | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 158 | $0 | |
| WD | Gary Wintz | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 78 | $0 |
| WD | Jay Friedman | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 80 | $0 |
| WD | Monte Sanders | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 80 | $0 |
| WD | Richie Karl | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 80 | $0 |


