1976 Florida Citrus Open

Dates: March 4-7, 1976   ***       Site: Rio Pinar C.C. (par-72 / 6,929 yds)   Orlando, FL

Purse: $ 200,000 // $ 40,000, 1st prize       Cut rule in effect: Low 70 and ties.

*** = Darkness extended six-hole sudden-death playoff into Monday Morning March 8th, 1976.

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SEE ALSO ..... Proposed Double Cut Method     Examples .. 2023 ++ 2024



Actual 36-hole cut, 82 professionals at even-par-144 or better using Low-70 and ties ...... 20 pros alone at even-par-144, tied for 63rd On Saturday (so it is assumed), the field of 82 pros was assigned in 28 threesome groups, with two groups having a non-competing marker. All groups went off from the first tee. One pro, Julius Boros, withdrew after the 3rd round, reducing the Sunday field to 81. We now present the actual Sunday tee time schedule ... The first threesome went off at 9:30 am Eastern Time, and the last threesome at 1:35 pm Eastern. Normal tee time intervals were nine minutes, with an 18-minute interval occurring between groups 14 and 15 (11:27 am, 11:45 am respective local). Hypothetical 36-hole cut, 82 professionals at even-par-144 or better first using 13 pros alone at 1-under-143, tied for 50th Low 72 and ties ** ......... 20 pros alone at even-par-144, tied for 63rd ** same results with Low 80 and ties Next using 62 professionals at 1-under-143 or better Low 50 and ties ............ 13 pros alone at 1-under-143, tied for 50th NOTE .. Among those who would -NOT- have advanced to the final 36 holes in this hypothetical scenario were (actual finish) .. R.H. Sikes (tied 11th), Gary Player (tied 19th, fired 62 in 3rd round), Danny Edwards (tied 19th) and Julius Boros (withdrew after completing three rounds). We now present the hypothetical Sunday tee time schedule ... The first option with a field of 62 players could have been to send everyone out in groups of two, all teeing off from hole # 1. Assuming that nine minute intervals were used, the first group could have gone off at 8:45 am Eastern. Only one 15-minute interval could have been used, this between groups 16 and 17 (11:00 am, 11:15 am respective local). The 31st and last group could have gone off at 1:21 pm Eastern. The second option could have been to send out twosomes from both the 1st and 10th tees. Normal intervals between groups could have been 10 minutes. The first groups could have gone off at 10:40 am. A 20-minute interval could have occured between groups 8-23 and 9-24 (11:50 am, 12:10 pm respective local). The 31st and last group could have gone off at 1:20 pm Eastern.
1976 Florida Citrus Open

SEE ALSO ..... Proposed Double Cut Method     Examples .. 2023 ++ 2024


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