Sports headlines for Sunday May 13, 1979:
- Walton Becomes A 'Million Dollar Bill' For The Clippers
- U.S. Beaten By Italy As Ashe, Dibbs Lose
- Watson Sand Shots Get Playoff Win
Final results of the 1979 Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tournament held at Preston Trail Golf Club (Dallas, TX) from May 10, 1979 to May 13, 1979 (Par 70)
Tom Watson defeated Bill Rogers on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Watson | 64 | 72 | 69 | 70 | -5 | 275 | $54,000 |
1 | Bill Rogers | 68 | 73 | 68 | 66 | -5 | 275 | $32,400 |
3 | Larry Nelson | 65 | 68 | 74 | 69 | -4 | 276 | $20,400 |
4 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 70 | 67 | 72 | -2 | 278 | $14,400 |
5 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 72 | 69 | 67 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
5 | Michael Brannan | 69 | 73 | 69 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
5 | Calvin Peete | 68 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
5 | Morris Hatalsky | 67 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
9 | Brad Bryant | 67 | 73 | 73 | 67 | Even | 280 | $8,400 |
9 | Gene Littler | 69 | 72 | 71 | 68 | Even | 280 | $8,400 |
11 | Gary Koch | 70 | 72 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 281 | $6,900 |
11 | Larry Ziegler | 69 | 74 | 69 | 69 | +1 | 281 | $6,900 |
11 | George Burns | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | +1 | 281 | $6,900 |
14 | Jay Haas | 72 | 69 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
14 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 70 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
14 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 72 | 69 | 71 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
14 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
18 | Curtis Strange | 68 | 76 | 70 | 69 | +3 | 283 | $4,500 |
19 | Grier Jones | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
19 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
19 | Scott Simpson | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
19 | Rod Curl | 70 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
19 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 | 67 | 78 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
24 | Tom Kite | 71 | 74 | 74 | 66 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Hubert Green | 71 | 70 | 75 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Homero Blancas | 70 | 71 | 73 | 71 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Mark Hayes | 69 | 75 | 70 | 71 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Charles Coody | 72 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 70 | 71 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Barry Jaeckel | 70 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
24 | Bruce Devlin | 66 | 71 | 72 | 76 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
32 | John Mahaffey | 69 | 71 | 77 | 69 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
32 | Greg Powers | 70 | 74 | 72 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
32 | Doug Tewell | 70 | 75 | 71 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
32 | Bob Mann | 69 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
32 | Mike Reid | 70 | 73 | 70 | 73 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
37 | Don January | 71 | 71 | 75 | 70 | +7 | 287 | $1,410 |
37 | Bill Calfee | 73 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $1,410 |
37 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $1,410 |
40 | Phil Hancock | 71 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
40 | Jim Simons | 71 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
40 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
40 | Ron Mobley | 72 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
40 | Dave Stockton | 71 | 73 | 69 | 75 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
45 | Bob Gilder | 67 | 78 | 74 | 70 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
45 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
45 | Lindy Miller | 73 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
45 | Ken Still | 71 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
49 | Jim Dent | 70 | 74 | 76 | 70 | +10 | 290 | $768 |
49 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +10 | 290 | $768 |
51 | Mark Lye | 73 | 72 | 76 | 70 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
51 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | 75 | 73 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
51 | Joe Hager | 71 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
51 | Tommy Thomas | 72 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
55 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | 73 | 75 | 73 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
55 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | 73 | 73 | 76 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
55 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
55 | Ron Streck | 68 | 75 | 72 | 77 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
59 | Stanton Altgelt | 70 | 73 | 77 | 73 | +13 | 293 | $663 |
59 | Buddy Gardner | 73 | 72 | 71 | 77 | +13 | 293 | $663 |
61 | John Adams | 72 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +14 | 294 | $648 |
61 | Mac McLendon | 68 | 77 | 77 | 72 | +14 | 294 | $648 |
61 | Tom Purtzer | 75 | 70 | 76 | 73 | +14 | 294 | $648 |
64 | Bobby Cole | 72 | 73 | 79 | 71 | +15 | 295 | $636 |
65 | Bob Shearer | 73 | 70 | 78 | 75 | +16 | 296 | $630 |
66 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 73 | 76 | 76 | +17 | 297 | $624 |
67 | Jerry Heard | 72 | 72 | 77 | 77 | +18 | 298 | $618 |
68 | Bob Sander | 71 | 74 | 81 | 76 | +22 | 302 | $612 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bud Allin | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Carlton White | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Ed Sabo | 70 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Jack Renner | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Jim Knoll | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
John Lister | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Miller Barber | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Orville Moody | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Tom Storey | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
Wayne Levi | 76 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 146 | $0 | |
David Edwards | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 147 | $0 | |
Don Bies | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 147 | $0 | |
Keith Fergus | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 147 | $0 | |
Bill Sander | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Dave Barr | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Dick Mast | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
George Johnson | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
John Schroeder | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Lon Hinkle | 68 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Rik Massengale | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Tom Jenkins | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Tom Shaw | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Tommy Aaron | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 148 | $0 | |
Al Geiberger | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Andy Bean | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Bill Murchison | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Bobby Mitchell | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Craig Stadler | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Dan Pohl | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Ed Byman | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Elroy Marti | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Florentino Molina | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Howard Twitty | 69 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Jim White | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Joe Inman | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Kermit Zarley | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Mike Sullivan | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Rives McBee | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Sam Trahan | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 149 | $0 | |
Bob Impaglia | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
D.A. Weibring | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Lonnie Nielsen | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Mark Pfeil | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Marty Fleckman | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Ron Terry | 79 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Wren Lum | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 150 | $0 | |
Bobby Heins | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
Ed Dougherty | 71 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
Wally Kuchar | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 151 | $0 | |
Alan Pate | 71 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Pat McGowan | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Woody Blackburn | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 152 | $0 | |
Bob Betley | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Clayton Cole | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Jim Chancey | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Parker Moore | 72 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 153 | $0 | |
Dwight Nevil | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
Gary McCord | 79 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
Jack Fleck | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
Steve Veriato | 72 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 154 | $0 | |
David Graham | 72 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 155 | $0 | |
WD | Joe Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
WD | Bobby Wadkins | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Even | 70 | $0 |
WD | Bob Smith | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 71 | $0 |
WD | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 72 | $0 |
WD | Mark McCumber | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 72 | $0 |
WD | Jack Ewing | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 74 | $0 |
WD | Randy Erskine | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 74 | $0 |
WD | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 74 | $0 |
WD | Sammy Rachels | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 75 | $0 |
WD | Pete Brown | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 76 | $0 |
WD | Steve Melnyk | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 76 | $0 |
WD | Terry Diehl | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 78 | $0 |
WD | Greg Pitzer | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 81 | $0 |
WD | Larry Webb | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 81 | $0 |
WD | Bill Kratzert | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 145 | $0 |