Sports headlines for Sunday April 22, 1979:
- Six-Stroke Victory Is Just Another First For Watson
- U.S. Gains First World Hockey Win
- Rodriguez Wins First Tourney In Six Years
Final results of the 1979 Tallahassee Open
Tournament held at Killearn Country Club (Tallahassee, FL) from April 19, 1979 to April 22, 1979 (Par 72)
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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1 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | 69 | 65 | 72 | -14 | 274 | $6,800 |
2 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 66 | 69 | 67 | 67 | -19 | 269 | $18,000 |
3 | Lindy Miller | 65 | 72 | 67 | 68 | -16 | 272 | $10,000 |
4 | Bill Rogers | 71 | 69 | 67 | 71 | -10 | 278 | $1,925 |
4 | Allen Miller | 70 | 69 | 67 | 72 | -10 | 278 | $1,925 |
6 | Carlton White | 71 | 69 | 67 | 74 | -7 | 281 | $950 |
7 | Rex Caldwell | 69 | 67 | 68 | 71 | -13 | 275 | $4,950 |
8 | Bobby Walzel | 70 | 68 | 68 | 70 | -12 | 276 | $3,660 |
9 | Bob Smith | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 | -11 | 277 | $2,600 |
9 | Wayne Levi | 67 | 69 | 68 | 73 | -11 | 277 | $2,600 |
11 | David Graham | 70 | 71 | 68 | 74 | -5 | 283 | $705 |
12 | Jim Thorpe | 68 | 69 | 69 | 71 | -11 | 277 | $2,600 |
13 | Frank Beard | 71 | 70 | 69 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $950 |
14 | Randy Erskine | 69 | 72 | 69 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $817 |
15 | Bob Charles | 68 | 73 | 69 | 75 | -3 | 285 | $560 |
16 | Ed Sabo | 70 | 70 | 69 | 82 | +3 | 291 | $380 |
17 | Billy Casper | 68 | 71 | 70 | 67 | -12 | 276 | $3,660 |
17 | Bob Eastwood | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | -12 | 276 | $3,660 |
17 | Bob Mann | 64 | 71 | 70 | 71 | -12 | 276 | $3,660 |
20 | Jim Chancey | 70 | 69 | 70 | 70 | -9 | 279 | $1,550 |
21 | Bob Murphy | 67 | 71 | 70 | 72 | -8 | 280 | $1,210 |
22 | Jay Haas | 69 | 69 | 70 | 73 | -7 | 281 | $950 |
23 | Larry Webb | 68 | 69 | 70 | 76 | -5 | 283 | $705 |
24 | Gary Koch | 68 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -12 | 276 | $3,660 |
25 | Don Iverson | 69 | 71 | 71 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $1,210 |
25 | Mark Lye | 68 | 72 | 71 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $1,210 |
27 | Dana Quigley | 69 | 72 | 71 | 70 | -6 | 282 | $817 |
27 | Tom Shaw | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $817 |
29 | Jerry McGee | 69 | 70 | 71 | 77 | -1 | 287 | $490 |
30 | Bill Murchison | 70 | 71 | 71 | 76 | Even | 288 | $455 |
31 | Tim Simpson | 67 | 68 | 72 | 71 | -10 | 278 | $1,925 |
32 | Barney Thompson | 74 | 67 | 72 | 66 | -9 | 279 | $1,550 |
33 | Buddy Gardner | 73 | 68 | 72 | 67 | -8 | 280 | $1,210 |
33 | Doug Tewell | 69 | 69 | 72 | 70 | -8 | 280 | $1,210 |
35 | Tony Hollifield | 71 | 68 | 72 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $705 |
36 | Ed Dougherty | 71 | 67 | 72 | 74 | -4 | 284 | $603 |
37 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | 70 | 72 | 75 | -1 | 287 | $490 |
38 | Lonnie Nielsen | 71 | 70 | 72 | 75 | Even | 288 | $455 |
38 | Joe Porter | 68 | 73 | 72 | 75 | Even | 288 | $455 |
40 | John Lister | 69 | 67 | 73 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $1,925 |
41 | Dave Eichelberger | 68 | 71 | 73 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $603 |
42 | Ron Mobley | 70 | 70 | 73 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $490 |
43 | Gary Wintz | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | Even | 288 | $455 |
44 | Tom Chain | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +1 | 289 | $415 |
45 | Michael Brannan | 69 | 67 | 74 | 73 | -5 | 283 | $705 |
46 | Ed Sneed | 68 | 72 | 74 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $603 |
47 | Curtis Strange | 70 | 69 | 74 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $530 |
48 | John Fought | 72 | 69 | 74 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $415 |
49 | Scott Simpson | 70 | 71 | 74 | 75 | +2 | 290 | $390 |
50 | Jim Knoll | 67 | 70 | 75 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $530 |
51 | Larry Degenhart | 71 | 69 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $415 |
52 | Greg Pitzer | 71 | 70 | 76 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $365 |
52 | Tommy Valentine | 71 | 69 | 76 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $365 |
54 | Bob Lunn | 68 | 70 | 80 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $415 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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Artie McNickle | 69 | 73 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
David Edwards | 70 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Dick Mast | 70 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Eddie Pearce | 72 | 70 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Marty Fleckman | 70 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Mike Morley | 70 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Roger Calvin | 72 | 70 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Ron Terry | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Steve Melnyk | 73 | 69 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Terry Diehl | 70 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Tom Purtzer | 74 | 68 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Tom Storey | 68 | 74 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Tommy McGinnis | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 142 | $0 | |
Bill Calfee | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Brad Bryant | 73 | 70 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Chip Beck | 68 | 75 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Dean Refram | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Fred Marti | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Jack Ferenz | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Larry Ziegler | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Lee Mikles | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Mark Mike | 76 | 67 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Tommy Thomas | 70 | 73 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 143 | $0 | |
Bill Robinson | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Dan Pohl | 74 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
David Lundstrom | 70 | 74 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Dennis Sullivan | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Ed Fiori | 70 | 74 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Jack Ewing | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Jim White | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Joe Kunes | 70 | 74 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Rik Massengale | 75 | 69 | 0 | 0 | Even | 144 | $0 | |
Antonio Cerda | 68 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Bill Majure | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Bill Sander | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Bob Post | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Bobby Cole | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Bobby Stroble | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Calvin Peete | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Dan Halldorson | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Jack Spradlin | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Leonard Thompson | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Mike McCullough | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Pete Brown | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Peter Chapin | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Rocky Thompson | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Steve Veriato | 75 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Wally Kuchar | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Wren Lum | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
Bob Wynn | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Bobby Mitchell | 70 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Denny Hepler | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Don Shirey | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
George Cadle | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Jeff Hewes | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Jim Dent | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Morris Hatalsky | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
Alan Pate | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Bobby Baker | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Bobby Heins | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Butch Baird | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Doug Campbell | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Dwight Nevil | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Florentino Molina | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Frank Conner | 69 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
George Johnson | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Homero Blancas | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Robert Donald | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Sammy Rachels | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Woody Blackburn | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
Ben Duncan | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bob Zender | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bobby Nichols | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bruce Fleisher | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Elroy Marti | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jack Sommers | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Jim Ahern | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
Bob Duval | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Dale Douglass | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Dave Hill | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Ed Byman | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Guy Cullins | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Laurie Hammer | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
Doug Ford | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
John Adams | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Mike Bodney | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Mike Sullivan | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Roger Kennedy | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Sam Trahan | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
Jim Duval | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Kip Byrne | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Stanton Altgelt | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
Mike Reasor | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
James Mason | 75 | 86 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 161 | $0 | |
WD | Greg Powers | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 75 | $0 |
Final results of the 1979 MONY Tournament of Champions
Tournament held at La Costa Country Club (Carlsbad, CA) from April 19, 1979 to April 22, 1979 (Par 72)
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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1 | Jerry Pate | 72 | 71 | 65 | 73 | -7 | 281 | $29,500 |
2 | Tom Kite | 76 | 69 | 68 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $12,000 |
3 | Lee Elder | 72 | 73 | 68 | 75 | Even | 288 | $10,625 |
4 | Larry Nelson | 74 | 69 | 69 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $15,000 |
5 | Tom Watson | 69 | 66 | 70 | 70 | -13 | 275 | $54,000 |
6 | Bruce Lietzke | 72 | 66 | 70 | 73 | -7 | 281 | $29,500 |
7 | Andy Bean | 75 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $8,750 |
8 | Andy North | 75 | 76 | 71 | 76 | +10 | 298 | $5,150 |
9 | Lee Trevino | 72 | 68 | 72 | 72 | -4 | 284 | $15,000 |
10 | Lon Hinkle | 75 | 70 | 73 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $8,750 |
10 | Hubert Green | 73 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $8,750 |
12 | Lanny Wadkins | 79 | 70 | 73 | 71 | +5 | 293 | $7,250 |
13 | Rod Funseth | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $4,000 |
14 | Gary Player | 71 | 69 | 74 | 68 | -6 | 282 | $18,000 |
15 | Mac McLendon | 73 | 76 | 74 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $4,500 |
15 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 77 | 72 | 74 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $4,500 |
17 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 | 71 | 75 | 67 | Even | 288 | $10,625 |
18 | Jim Simons | 73 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $7,250 |
19 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $6,250 |
20 | Ron Streck | 70 | 78 | 75 | 75 | +10 | 298 | $5,150 |
21 | Bob Byman | 80 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +11 | 299 | $4,500 |
21 | Victor Regalado | 71 | 76 | 75 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $4,500 |
23 | Mark McCumber | 78 | 78 | 75 | 78 | +21 | 309 | $3,600 |
24 | Gil Morgan | 71 | 72 | 76 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $5,600 |
25 | Jack Nicklaus | 72 | 72 | 77 | 73 | +6 | 294 | $6,250 |
26 | Jack Newton | 72 | 78 | 78 | 73 | +13 | 301 | $3,800 |
27 | Barry Jaeckel | 78 | 73 | 78 | 74 | +15 | 303 | $3,700 |
28 | Jerry Heard | 79 | 76 | 83 | 75 | +25 | 313 | $3,500 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
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