1979 PGA
RECAP
1979 PGA
RECAP
|
FINAL ROUND DATE |
Tournament | Winner | Score | To Par | Margin | Winnings | COURSE |
| 01/14 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | John Mahaffey | 343 | -17 | 1 | 50,000.00 |
Palm Desert, Calif. |
| 01/22 | Phoenix Open | Ben Crenshaw | 199 | -14 | 1 | 33,750.00 | Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 01/28 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | Fuzzy Zoeller | 282 | - 6 | 5 | 45,000.00 |
Torrey Pines Golf Course LaJolla, CA |
| 02/04 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | Lon Hinkle * | 284 | - 4 | 0 | 54,000.00 |
Pebble Beach Golf Links Spyglass Hill Poppy Hills |
| 02/11 | Hawaiian Open | Hubert Green | 267 | -21 | 3 | 54,000.00 |
Waialae Country Club Honolulu, HI |
| 02/18 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Bruce Lietzke | 265 | N/A | 2 | 45,000.00 | Randolph Park Municipal GC , Tucson, Ariz. |
| 02/25 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | Lanny Wadkins | 276 | - 8 | 1 | 45,000.00 |
Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, CA |
| 03/04 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic | Bob Byman * | 278 | - 6 | 0 | 45,000.00 |
Bay Hill Club & Lodge Orlando, FL |
| 03/11 | Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic | Larry Nelson | 274 | -14 | 3 | 54,000.00 |
Inverrary G&CC (East) Lauderhill, FL |
| 03/18 | Doral-Eastern Open | Mark McCumber | 279 | - 9 | 1 | 45,000.00 |
Doral Golf Resort and Spa
(Blue Course) Miami, FL |
| 03/25 | Tournament Players Championship | Lanny Wadkins | 283 | + 3 | 5 | 72,000.00 |
Sawgrass CC Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 04/01 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | Tom Watson | 270 | -14 | 5 | 54,000.00 |
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| 04/08 | Greater Greensboro Open | Raymond Floyd | 282 | - 6 | 1 | 45,000.00 |
Forest Oaks Country Club Greensboro, NC |
| 04/15 | Masters Tournament | Fuzzy Zoeller * | 280 | - 8 | 0 | 50,000.00 |
Augusta National Golf
Club Augusta, GA |
| 04/15 | Magnolia Classic | Bobby Walzel * | 272 | - 8 | 0 | 9,000.00 | |
| 04/22 | MONY Tournament of Champions | Tom Watson | 275 | -13 | 6 | 54,000.00 | |
| 04/22 | Tallahassee Open | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 269 | N/A | 3 | 18,000.00 | |
| 04/29 | First NBC New Orleans Open | Hubert Green | 273 | -15 | 1 | 45,000.00 | |
| 05/06 | Houston Open | Wayne Levi | 268 | -16 | 2 | 54,000.00 | |
| 05/13 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Tom Watson * | 275 | - 5 | 0 | 54,000.00 |
Tournament Players Club
at Four Seasons-Las Colinas Cottonwood Valley CC Irving, TX |
| 05/20 | Colonial National Invitation | Al Geiberger | 274 | - 6 | 1 | 54,000.00 |
Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, TX |
| 05/27 | Memorial Tournament | Tom Watson | 285 | - 3 | 3 | 54,000.00 |
Muirfield Village Golf
Club Dublin, OH |
| 06/03 | Kemper Open | Jerry McGee | 272 | -16 | 1 | 63,000.00 | Quail Hollow C.C. , Charlotte, NC |
| 06/10 | Atlanta Classic | Andy Bean | 265 | N/A | 8 | 54,000.00 |
Atlanta CC Marietta, Ga. |
| 06/17 | U.S. Open Championship | Hale Irwin | 284 | E | 2 | 50,000.00 | |
| 06/24 | Canadian Open | Lee Trevino | 281 | - 3 | 3 | 63,000.00 | Oakville, Ont. |
| 07/01 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Gil Morgan * | 278 | -10 | 0 | 54,000.00 |
Tournament Players Club
at Southwind Memphis, TN |
| 07/08 | Western Open | Larry Nelson * | 286 | - 2 | 0 | 54,000.00 |
Cog Hill Golf &
Country Club Lemont, IL |
| 07/15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Calvin Peete | 269 | N/A | 5 | 36,000.00 | Brown Deer Park Golf Course |
| 07/21 | The Open Championship | Seve Ballesteros | 283 | - 1 | 3 | 31,500.00 | |
| 07/22 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | D.A. Weibring | 266 | -14 | 2 | 36,000.00 | |
| 07/29 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Lou Graham * | 273 | -15 | 0 | 45,000.00 | |
| 08/05 | PGA Championship | David Graham * | 272 | - 8 | 0 | 60,000.00 | |
| 08/12 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Jerry McGee | 267 | -17 | 1 | 54,000.00 |
Tournament Players Club
at River Highlands Cromwell, CT |
| 08/19 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | Jack Renner | 277 | - 7 | 1 | 72,000.00 |
Westchester Country Club Harrison, NY |
| 08/26 | Colgate Hall of Fame Classic | Tom Watson * | 272 | N/A | 0 | 45,000.00 | |
| 09/02 | B.C. Open | Howard Twitty | 270 | -14 | 1 | 49,500.00 |
En-Joie Golf Club Endicott, NY |
| 09/09 | American Optical Classic | Lou Graham | 275 | - 9 | 1 | 45,000.00 | |
| 09/16 | Buick-Goodwrench Open | John Fought * | 280 | N/A | 0 | 27,000.00 |
Warwick Hills Golf &
Country Club Grand Blanc, MI |
| 09/23 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | John Fought | 277 | N/A | 1 | 54,000.00 | Williamsburg, Va. |
| 09/30 | World Series of Golf | Lon Hinkle | 272 | - 8 | 1 | 100,000.00 | Akron, Ohio |
| 10/07 | San Antonio Texas Open | Lou Graham | 268 | -12 | 1 | 45,000.00 | |
| 10/14 | Southern Open | Ed Fiori * | 274 | N/A | 0 | 36,000.00 |
Callaway Gardens Resort
(Mountain View Course Pine Mountain, GA |
| 10/21 | Pensacola Open | Curtis Strange | 271 | -17 | 1 | 36,000.00 | |
| 10/28 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship |
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N/A | N/A | 0 |
22,500.00 22,500.00 |
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| 12/09 | JCPenney Classic | Dave Eichelberger | N/A | N/A | 0 | 36,000.00 |