1976 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Results
The 1976 U.S. Open was the 76th time the tournament was played.
Winner: Jerry Pate, 277
Where it was played: Atlanta Athletics Club in Duluth, Georgia
Tournament dates: June 17-20, 1976
Leader after first round: Mike Reid, 67
Leader after second round: John Mahaffey, 138
Leader after third round: John Mahaffey, 207
Notable Notes: Jerry Pate's first win as a pro was a big one: this U.S. Open. He earned it by coming from two strokes off the lead entering the final round. John Mahaffey was the second- and third-round leader, but Mahaffey shot 73 in the final round while Pate carded a 68 to surge to the title.
Final Scores
| Jerry Pate | 71-69-69-68—277 |
| Al Geiberger | 70-69-71-69—279 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 73-70-68-68—279 |
| Butch Baird | 71-71-71-67—280 |
| John Mahaffey | 70-68-69-73—280 |
| Hubert Green | 72-70-71-69—282 |
| Tom Watson | 74-72-68-70—284 |
| Lyn Lott | 71-71-70-73—285 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 72-68-72-73—285 |
| Johnny Miller | 74-72-69-71—286 |
| Rod Funseth | 70-70-72-75—287 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-70-75-68—287 |
| Raymond Floyd | 70-75-71-72—288 |
| Andy North | 74-72-69-74—289 |
| Mark Hayes | 74-74-70-71—289 |
| Don January | 71-74-69-75—289 |
| J.C. Snead | 73-69-71-76—289 |
| Mike Morley | 71-71-70-77—289 |
| Danny Edwards | 73-75-70-72—290 |
| Randy Glover | 72-74-76-68—290 |
| Dave Eichelberger | 73-70-74-74—291 |
| Larry Nelson | 75-74-70-72—291 |
| Joe Inman | 75-73-74-70—292 |
| Calvin Peete | 76-69-74-73—292 |
| Gary Player | 72-77-73-70—292 |
| Tom Jenkins | 72-74-75-72—293 |
| Hale Irwin | 75-72-75-71—293 |
| Wayne Levi | 74-73-74-73—294 |
| Bob E. Smith | 72-75-74-73—294 |
| Lou Graham | 75-74-72-73—294 |
| Barry Jaeckel | 74-77-69-74—294 |
| Grier Jones | 76-69-71-78—294 |
| Terry Diehl | 71-72-76-76—295 |
| Rik Massengale | 70-78-70-77—295 |
| Victor Regalado | 75-76-71-74—296 |
| Bobby Wadkins | 76-72-72-76—296 |
| Lee Elder | 72-75-78-71—296 |
| Charles Coody | 75-76-70-76—297 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 72-75-73-77—297 |
| John Gentile | 77-74-73-73—297 |
| Lon Hinkle | 75-74-70-78—297 |
| Miller Barber | 76-72-79-70—297 |
| Mike Shea | 72-73-72-80—297 |
| Kermit Zarley | 75-73-75-75—298 |
| Tom Purtzer | 73-75-73-77—298 |
| Tim Collins | 73-76-72-77—298 |
| Tommy Aaron | 75-73-76-75—299 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 76-73-77-73—299 |
| Eddie Pearce | 80-71-76-72—299 |
| Arnold Palmer | 75-75-75-75—300 |
| Carlton White | 75-75-75-75—300 |
| Gene Littler | 76-75-71-78—300 |
| a-John Fought | 79-72-72-77—300 |
| a-Mike Reid | 67-81-80-72—300 |
| Joey Dills | 77-73-74-77—301 |
| Jim Colbert | 74-76-73-78—301 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 73-75-74-79—301 |
| Bob Gilder | 75-74-75-78—302 |
| John Jacobs | 75-75-74-78—302 |
| George Cadle | 79-71-77-76—303 |
| Bruce Devlin | 75-73-81-74—303 |
| a-Martin West | 73-73-80-79—305 |
| a-Bruce Douglass | 73-76-75-81—305 |
| Bobby Stroble | 77-70-82-76—305 |
| Gene Borek | 74-74-76-83—307 |
| Jim Ferree | 76-73-80-82—311 |
