Sports headlines for Thursday September 30, 1976:
- Rosenbloom: Rozelle Decision Is 'Stupid'
- The Feuding Phillies
- Murtaugh To Leave Bucs Again
- Frank Robinson Offered Pact
- Sugar Ray Leonard Considering Pro Boxing Career
Scores through round 1 of the 1976 Sahara Invitational
Tournament held at Paradise Valley Country Club (Paradise Valley, AZ) from September 30, 1976 to October 3, 1976 (Par 71)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gilder | 68 | -3 | 68 | $0 | |||
| 2 | Bob Wynn | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 3 | Bill Mallon | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 3 | George Cadle | 70 | -1 | 70 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Bill Kratzert | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 5 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | Even | 71 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Ed Sneed | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Tom Jenkins | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Peter Oosterhuis | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Dick Lotz | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Elwin Fanning | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Bill Johnston | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Greg Powers | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | David Glenz | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 7 | Pat McDonald | 72 | +1 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Joe Porter | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Butch Baird | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | John Schlee | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Jerry Heard | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | George Bayer | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Alan Tapie | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Dale Douglass | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 16 | Cesar Sanudo | 73 | +2 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bobby Wadkins | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Rod Curl | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bill Rogers | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bill Farkas | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bobby Mitchell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Guy Cullins | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Rex Caldwell | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Chuck Courtney | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Marty Fleckman | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Roger Parker | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Bob Rosburg | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Jack Ewing | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 24 | Antonio Cerda | 74 | +3 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Mike Slipko | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Bob Lunn | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Roger Maltbie | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 38 | John Harris | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 38 | Jim Ferriell | 75 | +4 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Stan Lee | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Jim Dent | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 43 | John Jacobs | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 43 | David Lind | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Joe Inman | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Gardner Dickinson | 76 | +5 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Frank Beard | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Rafe Botts | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Roger Watson | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Jerry Barber | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 49 | Bill Calfee | 77 | +6 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Jim Jamieson | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 54 | Mike Evans | 78 | +7 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 56 | David Lundstrom | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Lanny Wadkins | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Gibby Gilbert | 79 | +8 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Tom Sanderson | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Jay Friedman | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 59 | Bobby Schwarz | 80 | +9 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 62 | Mike Nixon | 81 | +10 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Gay Brewer | 73 | +2 | 73 | $1,064 | |||
| 64 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 | -5 | 66 | $4,037 | |||
| 65 | Gil Morgan | 68 | -3 | 68 | $5,940 | |||
| 66 | Dave Hill | 70 | -1 | 70 | $12,488 | |||
| 67 | Rik Massengale | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,037 | |||
| 67 | Paul Moran | 71 | Even | 71 | $695 | |||
| 69 | Mike McCullough | 68 | -3 | 68 | $5,940 | |||
| 69 | Babe Hiskey | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,091 | |||
| 71 | Gene Littler | 71 | Even | 71 | $4,037 | |||
| 72 | Wally Armstrong | 64 | -7 | 64 | $4,037 | |||
| 73 | George Archer | 67 | -4 | 67 | $27,000 | |||
| 74 | Jim Simons | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,700 | |||
| 74 | Steve Veriato | 69 | -2 | 69 | $300 | |||
| 76 | Allen Miller | 72 | +1 | 72 | $567 | |||
| 77 | Lou Graham | 66 | -5 | 66 | $2,091 | |||
| 78 | Steve Melnyk | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,431 | |||
| 79 | Mac McLendon | 69 | -2 | 69 | $2,091 | |||
| 80 | Ron Cerrudo | 70 | -1 | 70 | $1,064 | |||
| 81 | Grier Jones | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,431 | |||
| 81 | J.C. Snead | 71 | Even | 71 | $838 | |||
| 83 | Bobby Cole | 72 | +1 | 72 | $2,700 | |||
| 83 | Tom Shaw | 72 | +1 | 72 | $1,064 | |||
| 83 | Bob Dickson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $324 | |||
| 86 | George Burns | 67 | -4 | 67 | $4,037 | |||
| 86 | Curtis Sifford | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,431 | |||
| 86 | R.H. Sikes | 67 | -4 | 67 | $567 | |||
| 89 | Charles Coody | 68 | -3 | 68 | $2,091 | |||
| 89 | Don Iverson | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,064 | |||
| 91 | Dave Eichelberger | 69 | -2 | 69 | $567 | |||
| 92 | Bruce Fleisher | 70 | -1 | 70 | $3,105 | |||
| 93 | Gary Koch | 71 | Even | 71 | $2,091 | |||
| 93 | Dan Sikes | 71 | Even | 71 | $1,064 | |||
| 93 | Gary McCord | 71 | Even | 71 | $397 | |||
| 93 | Phil Rodgers | 71 | Even | 71 | $397 | |||
| 97 | Bob Goalby | 72 | +1 | 72 | $300 | |||
| 97 | Bill Pelham | 72 | +1 | 72 | $263 | |||
| 99 | Keith Guernsey | 73 | +2 | 73 | $247 | |||
| 100 | Stanton Altgelt | 64 | -7 | 64 | $2,091 | |||
| 101 | Don January | 66 | -5 | 66 | $12,488 | |||
| 102 | Bobby Walzel | 67 | -4 | 67 | $397 | |||
| 103 | Don Massengale | 69 | -2 | 69 | $838 | |||
| 104 | Jim Colbert | 70 | -1 | 70 | $695 | |||
| 105 | Pete Brown | 71 | Even | 71 | $838 | |||
| 105 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | Even | 71 | $397 | |||
| 107 | Bill Garrett | 69 | -2 | 69 | $324 | |||
| 107 | Woody Blackburn | 69 | -2 | 69 | $300 | |||
| 109 | Ken Still | 70 | -1 | 70 | $397 | |||
| 110 | Danny Edwards | 71 | Even | 71 | $397 | |||
| 111 | Jerry McGee | 72 | +1 | 72 | $324 | |||
| 111 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | +1 | 72 | $226 | |||
| 113 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | +2 | 73 | $567 | |||
| 114 | Steve Taylor | 67 | -4 | 67 | $1,064 | |||
| 114 | Rod Funseth | 67 | -4 | 67 | $300 | |||
| 116 | Larry Ziegler | 68 | -3 | 68 | $1,431 | |||
| 117 | George Knudson | 69 | -2 | 69 | $567 | |||
| 117 | Tom Evans | 69 | -2 | 69 | $226 | |||
| 119 | Tom Kite | 70 | -1 | 70 | $838 | |||
| 119 | Billy Casper | 70 | -1 | 70 | $695 | |||
| 121 | Miller Barber | 68 | -3 | 68 | $838 | |||
| 121 | Perry Leslie | 68 | -3 | 68 | $247 | |||
| 123 | Dwight Nevil | 71 | Even | 71 | $263 | |||
| 124 | John Mahaffey | 72 | +1 | 72 | $263 | |||
| 125 | Homero Blancas | 70 | -1 | 70 | $300 | |||
| 126 | Lyn Lott | 72 | +1 | 72 | $567 | |||
| 126 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | +1 | 72 | $226 | |||
| 128 | Tom Purtzer | 67 | -4 | 67 | $226 | |||
| 129 | Dick Payne | 69 | -2 | 69 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Kermit Zarley | 70 | -1 | 70 | $300 | |||
| 131 | Jim Masserio | 67 | -4 | 67 | $397 | |||
| 132 | Bob Eastwood | 76 | +5 | 76 | $210 | |||
| 133 | Mike Davis | 69 | -2 | 69 | $203 |