Sports headlines for Sunday March 25, 1979:
- Larry Brown Accepts UCLA Coaching Job
- Wadkins Beats Field And Sawgrass By 5
- Bobby Allison Finishes On 3 Tires -- But Wins
Final results of the 1979 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 22, 1979 to March 25, 1979 (Par 72)
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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1 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 | 68 | 76 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $72,000 |
2 | Tom Watson | 70 | 72 | 75 | 71 | Even | 288 | $43,200 |
3 | Jack Renner | 73 | 70 | 71 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $27,200 |
4 | Phil Hancock | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $19,200 |
5 | Wayne Levi | 69 | 72 | 77 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $14,600 |
5 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 69 | 75 | 79 | +5 | 293 | $14,600 |
5 | Bill Kratzert | 69 | 70 | 75 | 79 | +5 | 293 | $14,600 |
8 | Andy Bean | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $12,400 |
9 | Tom Kite | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $10,800 |
9 | Jack Newton | 69 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $10,800 |
9 | Jay Haas | 71 | 74 | 74 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $10,800 |
12 | Mike McCullough | 71 | 73 | 79 | 73 | +8 | 296 | $8,800 |
12 | Gil Morgan | 68 | 77 | 76 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $8,800 |
14 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 72 | 80 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
14 | Graham Marsh | 72 | 75 | 75 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
14 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 72 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
14 | Ed Fiori | 69 | 71 | 79 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
14 | Victor Regalado | 70 | 74 | 73 | 80 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
14 | George Burns | 72 | 66 | 76 | 83 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
20 | Rex Caldwell | 70 | 76 | 78 | 74 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Hubert Green | 73 | 72 | 78 | 75 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Tim Simpson | 69 | 73 | 80 | 76 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Larry Nelson | 72 | 75 | 74 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 73 | 77 | 79 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Howard Twitty | 75 | 67 | 76 | 80 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Andy North | 67 | 74 | 76 | 81 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
20 | Gary Koch | 70 | 72 | 74 | 82 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
28 | John Schroeder | 71 | 76 | 76 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
28 | Lindy Miller | 69 | 76 | 77 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
28 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 73 | 77 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
28 | Jim Colbert | 73 | 72 | 76 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
28 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 72 | 75 | 81 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
33 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | 75 | 78 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $2,310 |
33 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | 73 | 82 | 78 | +12 | 300 | $2,310 |
35 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | 74 | 79 | 76 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Charles Coody | 71 | 76 | 77 | 77 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 72 | 78 | 78 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Mike Reid | 71 | 73 | 78 | 79 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Jim Nelford | 68 | 76 | 78 | 79 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Dave Stockton | 69 | 72 | 79 | 81 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 70 | 80 | 81 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
35 | Bob Byman | 70 | 74 | 75 | 82 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
43 | Bob Gilder | 72 | 74 | 81 | 75 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
43 | Lee Elder | 70 | 76 | 78 | 78 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
43 | Ron Streck | 68 | 77 | 78 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
43 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 75 | 77 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
43 | Orville Moody | 73 | 73 | 77 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
43 | Lou Graham | 70 | 76 | 76 | 80 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
43 | Miller Barber | 70 | 75 | 77 | 80 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
50 | Mark Lye | 71 | 76 | 79 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
50 | Randy Erskine | 76 | 68 | 82 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
50 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 75 | 79 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
50 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | 75 | 78 | 78 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
50 | David Graham | 73 | 70 | 80 | 80 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
50 | Morris Hatalsky | 71 | 73 | 78 | 81 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
50 | Jim Simons | 71 | 73 | 76 | 83 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
57 | Don January | 68 | 79 | 79 | 78 | +16 | 304 | $904 |
58 | Allen Miller | 72 | 75 | 80 | 78 | +17 | 305 | $892 |
58 | Kermit Zarley | 66 | 79 | 78 | 82 | +17 | 305 | $892 |
60 | Artie McNickle | 73 | 73 | 85 | 75 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
60 | Gary McCord | 72 | 74 | 81 | 79 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
60 | Mark Hayes | 72 | 75 | 79 | 80 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
60 | Pat McGowan | 73 | 74 | 79 | 80 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
60 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | 74 | 76 | 84 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
65 | Barney Thompson | 74 | 72 | 80 | 81 | +19 | 307 | $836 |
65 | Buddy Gardner | 71 | 75 | 78 | 83 | +19 | 307 | $836 |
67 | Craig Stadler | 72 | 73 | 81 | 82 | +20 | 308 | $820 |
67 | Al Geiberger | 71 | 75 | 80 | 82 | +20 | 308 | $820 |
69 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 76 | 78 | 84 | +21 | 309 | $804 |
69 | Dan Halldorson | 69 | 70 | 81 | 89 | +21 | 309 | $804 |
71 | Bob Murphy | 75 | 71 | 74 | 92 | +24 | 312 | $792 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Wadkins | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bruce Lietzke | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Curtis Strange | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Danny Edwards | 69 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Dave Eichelberger | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
David Edwards | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Don Bies | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Florentino Molina | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Hale Irwin | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jeff Mitchell | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Larry Ziegler | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Leonard Thompson | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Peter Oosterhuis | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Ben Crenshaw | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Billy Casper | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Bob Lunn | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Dave Barr | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Don Iverson | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Eddie Pearce | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
J.C. Snead | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim Dent | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Keith Fergus | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Mike Hill | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Mike Morley | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Rod Curl | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Rod Funseth | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Scott Simpson | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Wally Armstrong | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Brad Bryant | 69 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Carlton White | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Fred Marti | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Fuzzy Zoeller | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Greg Powers | 70 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Johnny Miller | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Mark Pfeil | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Bill Calfee | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Bill Rogers | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Joe Inman | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
John Lister | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Tom Purtzer | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Tom Storey | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Calvin Peete | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
D.A. Weibring | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Don Pooley | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Ed Sneed | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Gary Player | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Lee Mikles | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Mac McLendon | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Steve Melnyk | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Terry Diehl | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
Bob Mann | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Bobby Walzel | 72 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Frank Conner | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
Barry Jaeckel | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
George Cadle | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Homero Blancas | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Mike Sullivan | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Tommy Aaron | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
Lon Hinkle | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
Ed Sabo | 75 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Jerry Heard | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Joe Hager | 75 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
Bob Shearer | 75 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Dale Douglass | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Seve Ballesteros | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
Bob Zender | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
Dave Hill | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Frank Beard | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Jeff Hewes | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
Alan Pate | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 164 | $0 | |
Bob Wynn | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 164 | $0 |