Sports headlines for Sunday October 24, 1976:
- Petty Wins, Passes $300,000 In Earnings
- McLendon's Third Chance Pays Off
Final results of the 1976 Southern Open
Tournament held at Green Island Country Club (Columbus, GA) from October 21, 1976 to October 24, 1976 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mac McLendon | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -6 | 274 | $25,000 |
| 2 | Hubert Green | 68 | 68 | 72 | 68 | -4 | 276 | $14,500 |
| 3 | Jerry McGee | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | -3 | 277 | $8,875 |
| 4 | Peter Oosterhuis | 71 | 73 | 71 | 64 | -1 | 279 | $4,637 |
| 4 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | 70 | 68 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $4,637 |
| 4 | Bob Smith | 71 | 73 | 67 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $4,637 |
| 4 | Jim Colbert | 67 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 279 | $4,637 |
| 4 | Richard Crawford | 73 | 70 | 66 | 70 | -1 | 279 | $4,637 |
| 9 | Terry Diehl | 75 | 67 | 74 | 64 | Even | 280 | $3,125 |
| 9 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 68 | 72 | 67 | Even | 280 | $3,125 |
| 9 | Grier Jones | 72 | 68 | 70 | 70 | Even | 280 | $3,125 |
| 12 | Mike McCullough | 72 | 75 | 67 | 67 | +1 | 281 | $2,344 |
| 12 | Charles Coody | 74 | 68 | 72 | 67 | +1 | 281 | $2,344 |
| 12 | Danny Edwards | 69 | 72 | 71 | 69 | +1 | 281 | $2,344 |
| 12 | George Archer | 68 | 74 | 67 | 72 | +1 | 281 | $2,344 |
| 16 | Jim Simons | 69 | 70 | 74 | 69 | +2 | 282 | $1,938 |
| 16 | Larry Ziegler | 69 | 71 | 69 | 73 | +2 | 282 | $1,938 |
| 18 | Forrest Fezler | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | +3 | 283 | $1,563 |
| 18 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +3 | 283 | $1,563 |
| 18 | Gary Koch | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 | +3 | 283 | $1,563 |
| 18 | Sammy Rachels | 75 | 69 | 68 | 71 | +3 | 283 | $1,563 |
| 22 | Lou Graham | 75 | 72 | 71 | 66 | +4 | 284 | $1,175 |
| 22 | Don Iverson | 73 | 74 | 71 | 66 | +4 | 284 | $1,175 |
| 22 | Ross Randall | 75 | 71 | 69 | 69 | +4 | 284 | $1,175 |
| 25 | Calvin Peete | 74 | 71 | 74 | 66 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 25 | George Burns | 73 | 68 | 77 | 67 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 25 | Ken Still | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 25 | Bill Kratzert | 73 | 70 | 72 | 70 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 25 | Don Pooley | 73 | 71 | 69 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 25 | Jeff Steinberg | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 25 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | 72 | 66 | 78 | +5 | 285 | $925 |
| 32 | Bob Menne | 73 | 72 | 72 | 69 | +6 | 286 | $723 |
| 32 | George Cadle | 74 | 72 | 71 | 69 | +6 | 286 | $723 |
| 32 | Jim Dent | 77 | 71 | 68 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $723 |
| 32 | Dan Sikes | 74 | 69 | 72 | 71 | +6 | 286 | $723 |
| 36 | George Knudson | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | +7 | 287 | $629 |
| 36 | Artie McNickle | 69 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +7 | 287 | $629 |
| 36 | Fred Marti | 73 | 74 | 73 | 67 | +7 | 287 | $438 |
| 39 | Frank Conner | 77 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +8 | 288 | $538 |
| 39 | Gary Groh | 74 | 73 | 70 | 71 | +8 | 288 | $538 |
| 39 | Al Brooks | 74 | 74 | 69 | 71 | +8 | 288 | $538 |
| 39 | Lon Hinkle | 72 | 74 | 70 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $538 |
| 39 | Larry Nelson | 71 | 71 | 74 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $538 |
| 44 | Dave Eichelberger | 71 | 76 | 73 | 69 | +9 | 289 | $438 |
| 44 | Craig Stadler | 71 | 73 | 72 | 73 | +9 | 289 | $438 |
| 46 | Bob Dickson | 75 | 72 | 74 | 69 | +10 | 290 | $345 |
| 46 | Tom Evans | 72 | 71 | 76 | 71 | +10 | 290 | $345 |
| 46 | Ron Cerrudo | 77 | 71 | 71 | 71 | +10 | 290 | $345 |
| 46 | Bob Erickson | 74 | 74 | 69 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $345 |
| 46 | John Schroeder | 72 | 74 | 71 | 73 | +10 | 290 | $345 |
| 51 | Bob Goalby | 76 | 72 | 73 | 70 | +11 | 291 | $291 |
| 51 | Mike Shea | 74 | 72 | 74 | 71 | +11 | 291 | $291 |
| 51 | David Canipe | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +11 | 291 | $291 |
| 51 | Frank Beard | 72 | 76 | 71 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $291 |
| 51 | Paul Moran | 76 | 72 | 71 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $291 |
| 51 | Carlton White | 75 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +11 | 291 | $291 |
| 51 | Gibby Gilbert | 68 | 75 | 73 | 75 | +11 | 291 | $250 |
| 58 | Keith Guernsey | 76 | 70 | 76 | 70 | +12 | 292 | $250 |
| 58 | Jeff Hewes | 76 | 72 | 73 | 71 | +12 | 292 | $250 |
| 58 | Morris Hatalsky | 77 | 71 | 72 | 72 | +12 | 292 | $250 |
| 58 | Lanny Wadkins | 76 | 70 | 72 | 74 | +12 | 292 | $250 |
| 58 | Greg Powers | 75 | 68 | 74 | 75 | +12 | 292 | $250 |
| 58 | Andy Bean | 74 | 71 | 70 | 77 | +12 | 292 | $250 |
| 64 | Butch Baird | 75 | 73 | 75 | 70 | +13 | 293 | $216 |
| 64 | Bobby Wadkins | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | +13 | 293 | $216 |
| 64 | Sandy Galbraith | 74 | 71 | 76 | 72 | +13 | 293 | $216 |
| 64 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +13 | 293 | $216 |
| 68 | Ted Goin | 74 | 74 | 72 | 74 | +14 | 294 | $194 |
| 68 | Bill Garrett | 78 | 70 | 71 | 75 | +14 | 294 | $194 |
| 68 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | 74 | 71 | 77 | +14 | 294 | $194 |
| 71 | Jim Masserio | 73 | 71 | 77 | 74 | +15 | 295 | $0 |
| 71 | Wally Armstrong | 75 | 71 | 75 | 74 | +15 | 295 | $0 |
| 71 | Mike Davis | 72 | 75 | 73 | 75 | +15 | 295 | $0 |
| 74 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | 74 | 73 | 76 | +16 | 296 | $0 |
| 75 | Paul Purtzer | 78 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +17 | 297 | $0 |
| 75 | Steve Veriato | 74 | 74 | 73 | 76 | +17 | 297 | $0 |
| 77 | George Johnson | 74 | 74 | 74 | 77 | +19 | 299 | $0 |
| 78 | David Lind | 70 | 78 | 75 | 77 | +20 | 300 | $0 |
| 78 | John Jackson | 75 | 73 | 74 | 78 | +20 | 300 | $0 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Rogers | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Doug Tewell | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mike Mitchell | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Rick Acton | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Stanton Altgelt | 79 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tom Jenkins | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Tom Shaw | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bill Calfee | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bill Pelham | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bobby Cole | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| David Smith | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Elwin Fanning | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Harry Toscano | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| John Gentile | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mason Rudolph | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Nate Starks | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Stan Lee | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Gilder | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Gary Wintz | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Lyn Lott | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Pete Brown | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Phil Hancock | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Rex Caldwell | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Rocky Thompson | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
| Alan Tapie | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bill Brask | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Curtis Sifford | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Dale Hayes | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Dewitt Weaver | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Gary Baker | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Ken Ellsworth | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Larry Hinson | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mike Reasor | 72 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| Tom Purtzer | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
| John Harris | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mike Nixon | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mike Wynn | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 82 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Dave Newquist | 81 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Hugh Royer | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mike Long | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
| Allen Miller | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Barry Jaeckel | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Bobby Stroble | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Ed Dougherty | 76 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Joey Dills | 79 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Ralph Johnston | 77 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
| Babe Hiskey | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 156 | $0 | |
| Carl Higgins | 80 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 156 | $0 | |
| Andy Boyd | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Elroy Marti | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Gene Bone | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Tommy McGinnis | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 157 | $0 | |
| Richie Karl | 75 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 158 | $0 | |
| Steve Taylor | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 159 | $0 | |
| Woody Blackburn | 81 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 160 | $0 | |
| Spike Kelley | 81 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 161 | $0 | |
| Bob Morris | 80 | 85 | 0 | 0 | +25 | 165 | $0 | |
| WD | Victor Regalado | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 74 | $0 |
| WD | Wayne Yates | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 75 | $0 |
| WD | Bobby Mitchell | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 77 | $0 |
| WD | Lionel Hebert | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 80 | $0 |
| WD | Gay Brewer | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 81 | $0 |


