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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

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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
1	Tom Watson	70	72	75	71	Even	288	$43,200
2	Lanny Wadkins	67	68	76	72	-5	283	$72,000
3	Mike McCullough	71	73	79	73	+8	296	$8,800
4	Phil Hancock	69	73	75	74	+3	291	$19,200
5	Ray Floyd	71	72	80	74	+9	297	$6,600
6	Rex Caldwell	70	76	78	74	+10	298	$4,035
7	Jack Renner	73	70	71	75	+1	289	$27,200
8	Wayne Levi	69	72	77	75	+5	293	$14,600
9	Andy Bean	72	73	74	75	+6	294	$12,400
10	Tom Kite	72	73	75	75	+7	295	$10,800
10	Jack Newton	69	74	77	75	+7	295	$10,800
12	Gil Morgan	68	77	76	75	+8	296	$8,800
13	Peter Jacobsen	74	72	76	75	+9	297	$6,600
13	Graham Marsh	72	75	75	75	+9	297	$6,600
15	Hubert Green	73	72	78	75	+10	298	$4,035
16	Bob Gilder	72	74	81	75	+14	302	$1,248
17	Artie McNickle	73	73	85	75	+18	306	$864
18	Jay Haas	71	74	74	76	+7	295	$10,800
19	Tim Simpson	69	73	80	76	+10	298	$4,035
20	John Schroeder	71	76	76	76	+11	299	$2,720
21	Gibby Gilbert	71	75	78	76	+12	300	$2,310
22	Marty Fleckman	72	74	79	76	+13	301	$1,848
23	Larry Nelson	72	75	74	77	+10	298	$4,035
24	Jim Thorpe	72	73	77	77	+11	299	$2,720
24	Lindy Miller	69	76	77	77	+11	299	$2,720
26	Charles Coody	71	76	77	77	+13	301	$1,848
27	Mark Lye	71	76	79	77	+15	303	$951
27	Randy Erskine	76	68	82	77	+15	303	$951
27	Arnold Palmer	72	75	79	77	+15	303	$951
30	Ed Fiori	69	71	79	78	+9	297	$6,600
31	Jim Colbert	73	72	76	78	+11	299	$2,720
32	Jack Nicklaus	67	73	82	78	+12	300	$2,310
33	Bruce Fleisher	73	72	78	78	+13	301	$1,848
34	Lee Elder	70	76	78	78	+14	302	$1,248
35	Cesar Sanudo	72	75	78	78	+15	303	$951
36	Don January	68	79	79	78	+16	304	$904
37	Allen Miller	72	75	80	78	+17	305	$892
38	Bill Kratzert	69	70	75	79	+5	293	$14,600
38	Lee Trevino	70	69	75	79	+5	293	$14,600
40	Jerry Pate	69	73	77	79	+10	298	$4,035
41	Jim Nelford	68	76	78	79	+13	301	$1,848
41	Mike Reid	71	73	78	79	+13	301	$1,848
43	Bobby Cole	71	75	77	79	+14	302	$1,248
43	Orville Moody	73	73	77	79	+14	302	$1,248
43	Ron Streck	68	77	78	79	+14	302	$1,248
46	Gary McCord	72	74	81	79	+18	306	$864
47	Victor Regalado	70	74	73	80	+9	297	$6,600
48	Howard Twitty	75	67	76	80	+10	298	$4,035
49	Miller Barber	70	75	77	80	+14	302	$1,248
49	Lou Graham	70	76	76	80	+14	302	$1,248
51	David Graham	73	70	80	80	+15	303	$951
52	Pat McGowan	73	74	79	80	+18	306	$864
52	Mark Hayes	72	75	79	80	+18	306	$864
54	Andy North	67	74	76	81	+10	298	$4,035
55	Alan Tapie	71	72	75	81	+11	299	$2,720
56	Dave Stockton	69	72	79	81	+13	301	$1,848
56	Mark McCumber	70	70	80	81	+13	301	$1,848
58	Morris Hatalsky	71	73	78	81	+15	303	$951
59	Barney Thompson	74	72	80	81	+19	307	$836
60	Gary Koch	70	72	74	82	+10	298	$4,035
61	Bob Byman	70	74	75	82	+13	301	$1,848
62	Kermit Zarley	66	79	78	82	+17	305	$892
63	Al Geiberger	71	75	80	82	+20	308	$820
63	Craig Stadler	72	73	81	82	+20	308	$820
65	George Burns	72	66	76	83	+9	297	$6,600
66	Jim Simons	71	73	76	83	+15	303	$951
67	Buddy Gardner	71	75	78	83	+19	307	$836
68	Bob Eastwood	72	74	76	84	+18	306	$864
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

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