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 |
2 | Larry Nelson | 65 | 68 | 74 | 69 | -4 | 276 | $20,400 |
3 | George Burns | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | +1 | 281 | $6,900 |
4 | Bruce Devlin | 66 | 71 | 72 | 76 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
5 | Morris Hatalsky | 67 | 71 | 72 | 69 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
6 | Brad Bryant | 67 | 73 | 73 | 67 | Even | 280 | $8,400 |
7 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 | 67 | 78 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
8 | Bob Gilder | 67 | 78 | 74 | 70 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
9 | Bill Rogers | 68 | 73 | 68 | 66 | -5 | 275 | $32,400 |
10 | Calvin Peete | 68 | 70 | 73 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
11 | Curtis Strange | 68 | 76 | 70 | 69 | +3 | 283 | $4,500 |
12 | Arnold Palmer | 68 | 72 | 76 | 73 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
13 | Ron Streck | 68 | 75 | 72 | 77 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
14 | Mac McLendon | 68 | 77 | 77 | 72 | +14 | 294 | $648 |
15 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 70 | 67 | 72 | -2 | 278 | $14,400 |
16 | Michael Brannan | 69 | 73 | 69 | 68 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
17 | Gene Littler | 69 | 72 | 71 | 68 | Even | 280 | $8,400 |
18 | Larry Ziegler | 69 | 74 | 69 | 69 | +1 | 281 | $6,900 |
19 | Mark Hayes | 69 | 75 | 70 | 71 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
20 | John Mahaffey | 69 | 71 | 77 | 69 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
20 | Bob Mann | 69 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
22 | Gary Koch | 70 | 72 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 281 | $6,900 |
23 | Ed Sneed | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
23 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 72 | 69 | 71 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
25 | Grier Jones | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
25 | Scott Simpson | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
25 | Johnny Miller | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
25 | Rod Curl | 70 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +4 | 284 | $3,636 |
29 | Homero Blancas | 70 | 71 | 73 | 71 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
29 | Barry Jaeckel | 70 | 73 | 70 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
31 | Greg Powers | 70 | 74 | 72 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
31 | Doug Tewell | 70 | 75 | 71 | 70 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
31 | Mike Reid | 70 | 73 | 70 | 73 | +6 | 286 | $1,698 |
34 | Jim Dent | 70 | 74 | 76 | 70 | +10 | 290 | $768 |
35 | Wally Armstrong | 70 | 75 | 73 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
36 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | 73 | 73 | 76 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
37 | Stanton Altgelt | 70 | 73 | 77 | 73 | +13 | 293 | $663 |
38 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 72 | 69 | 67 | -1 | 279 | $10,538 |
39 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 70 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
40 | Tom Kite | 71 | 74 | 74 | 66 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
40 | Hubert Green | 71 | 70 | 75 | 69 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
42 | Don January | 71 | 71 | 75 | 70 | +7 | 287 | $1,410 |
43 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
43 | Phil Hancock | 71 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
43 | Jim Simons | 71 | 72 | 73 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
43 | Dave Stockton | 71 | 73 | 69 | 75 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
47 | Ken Still | 71 | 72 | 72 | 74 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
48 | Joe Hager | 71 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
49 | Bruce Fleisher | 71 | 73 | 75 | 73 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
50 | Bob Sander | 71 | 74 | 81 | 76 | +22 | 302 | $612 |
51 | Jay Haas | 72 | 69 | 71 | 70 | +2 | 282 | $5,250 |
52 | Ray Floyd | 72 | 70 | 71 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
52 | Charles Coody | 72 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +5 | 285 | $2,321 |
54 | Gibby Gilbert | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $1,410 |
55 | Ron Mobley | 72 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +8 | 288 | $1,170 |
56 | Tommy Thomas | 72 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
57 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | +12 | 292 | $681 |
58 | John Adams | 72 | 73 | 78 | 71 | +14 | 294 | $648 |
59 | Bobby Cole | 72 | 73 | 79 | 71 | +15 | 295 | $636 |
60 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 73 | 76 | 76 | +17 | 297 | $624 |
61 | Jerry Heard | 72 | 72 | 77 | 77 | +18 | 298 | $618 |
62 | Bill Calfee | 73 | 69 | 73 | 72 | +7 | 287 | $1,410 |
63 | Lindy Miller | 73 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +9 | 289 | $903 |
64 | Mark Lye | 73 | 72 | 76 | 70 | +11 | 291 | $716 |
65 | Buddy Gardner | 73 | 72 | 71 | 77 | +13 | 293 | $663 |
66 | Bob Shearer | 73 | 70 | 78 | 75 | +16 | 296 | $630 |
67 | Eddie Pearce | 74 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +10 | 290 | $768 |
68 | Tom Purtzer | 75 | 70 | 76 | 73 | +14 | 294 | $648 |
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 |