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Sports headlines for Sunday May 20, 1979:

• Geiberger Wins Colonial For 12th Career Victory
• Leonard Wins 'Toughest Fight'
• Bonnett Re-Tires, Wins Race

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Final results of the 1979 Colonial National Invitational

Tournament held at Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, TX) from May 17, 1979 to May 20, 1979     (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Leonard Thompson	65	68	73	72	-2	278	$10,425
2	Bruce Lietzke	66	73	74	66	-1	279	$8,100
3	Lee Trevino	66	73	74	70	+3	283	$2,042
4	Grier Jones	67	69	72	74	+2	282	$3,250
5	Al Geiberger	68	69	64	73	-6	274	$54,000
6	Lindy Miller	68	74	70	67	-1	279	$8,100
6	Wayne Levi	68	71	71	69	-1	279	$8,100
8	Gibby Gilbert	68	73	71	71	+3	283	$2,042
8	Jerry Pate	68	71	72	72	+3	283	$2,042
10	Jay Haas	68	73	70	73	+4	284	$1,448
11	Artie McNickle	68	70	76	72	+6	286	$754
12	Jack Newton	68	73	73	75	+9	289	$657
13	Ed Sneed	69	74	69	67	-1	279	$8,100
14	Gil Morgan	69	67	71	73	Even	280	$6,000
15	Jim Nelford	69	71	71	72	+3	283	$2,042
16	Kermit Zarley	69	74	77	64	+4	284	$1,448
16	Tom Purtzer	69	76	68	71	+4	284	$1,448
18	David Graham	69	73	73	70	+5	285	$1,050
18	Jerry McGee	69	69	72	75	+5	285	$1,050
20	Mac McLendon	69	73	74	70	+6	286	$754
21	Wally Armstrong	69	73	72	74	+8	288	$675
22	Fred Marti	69	71	78	72	+10	290	$639
23	Gene Littler	70	70	67	68	-5	275	$26,400
24	Jim Colbert	70	73	64	69	-4	276	$13,200
25	Fuzzy Zoeller	70	68	70	70	-2	278	$10,425
26	Jack Renner	70	74	66	69	-1	279	$8,100
27	D.A. Weibring	70	69	69	72	Even	280	$6,000
28	Ben Crenshaw	70	70	70	71	+1	281	$4,800
28	Barry Jaeckel	70	67	68	76	+1	281	$4,800
30	Hale Irwin	70	72	69	71	+2	282	$3,250
30	Bruce Devlin	70	69	71	72	+2	282	$3,250
32	Mike Sullivan	70	66	74	73	+3	283	$2,042
33	J.C. Snead	70	72	72	71	+5	285	$1,050
34	Bob Smith	70	70	72	74	+6	286	$754
34	Tom Kite	70	72	70	74	+6	286	$754
36	Tim Simpson	70	71	77	76	+14	294	$612
37	Tom Watson	71	73	65	67	-4	276	$13,200
38	Keith Fergus	71	69	70	71	+1	281	$4,800
39	Buddy Gardner	71	72	71	68	+2	282	$3,250
39	Bobby Clampett	71	72	69	70	+2	282	$0
41	Orville Moody	71	72	70	70	+3	283	$2,042
42	Charles Coody	71	73	68	73	+5	285	$1,050
43	Lanny Wadkins	71	72	73	70	+6	286	$754
43	Julius Boros	71	71	72	72	+6	286	$754
45	Tommy Aaron	71	73	73	70	+7	287	$690
45	Rod Curl	71	72	66	78	+7	287	$690
47	Peter Jacobsen	71	72	74	72	+9	289	$657
48	Mark McCumber	71	70	74	77	+12	292	$630
49	Mike McCullough	71	74	76	72	+13	293	$624
50	Jeff Hewes	71	74	72	77	+14	294	$612
51	Don January	72	70	68	65	-5	275	$26,400
52	Howard Twitty	72	68	69	72	+1	281	$4,800
53	Hubert Green	72	70	70	71	+3	283	$2,042
53	Bobby Wadkins	72	66	73	72	+3	283	$2,042
55	Craig Stadler	72	72	69	71	+4	284	$1,448
56	Tom Weiskopf	72	69	72	72	+5	285	$1,050
57	Jim Thorpe	72	72	68	75	+7	287	$690
58	Bob Shearer	73	71	69	68	+1	281	$4,800
59	Lee Elder	73	72	70	67	+2	282	$3,250
60	Mark Hayes	73	68	72	70	+3	283	$2,042
61	Bill Rogers	73	72	71	68	+4	284	$1,448
62	Gary Koch	73	70	74	72	+9	289	$657
62	Chi Chi Rodriguez	73	70	73	73	+9	289	$657
64	Pat McGowan	73	70	73	74	+10	290	$639
65	Jim Simons	73	72	78	71	+14	294	$612
66	Alan Tapie	74	70	69	69	+2	282	$3,250
67	David Edwards	74	70	74	67	+5	285	$1,050
67	Bobby Walzel	74	71	71	69	+5	285	$1,050
69	Dave Stockton	74	67	70	77	+8	288	$675
70	Mark Lye	75	70	64	75	+4	284	$1,448
71	John Schroeder	75	70	79	75	+19	299	$600

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Bill Kratzert	72	74	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Bob Gilder	73	73	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Bob Mann	72	74	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Bob Murphy	72	74	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Bob Zender	70	76	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Doug Tewell	74	72	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Mike Reid	72	74	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Phil Hancock	72	74	0	0	+6	146	$0
	Frank Conner	73	74	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Ken Still	72	75	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Scott Simpson	75	72	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Dave Eichelberger	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Jim Dent	70	78	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Larry Nelson	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Lou Graham	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Mike Morley	74	74	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Victor Regalado	75	73	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Curtis Strange	74	75	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Homero Blancas	69	80	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Morris Hatalsky	72	77	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Miller Barber	77	73	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Payne Stewart	76	74	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Rex Caldwell	70	80	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jerry Heard	72	79	0	0	+11	151	$0
	John Mahaffey	77	74	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Ron Streck	73	78	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Marty Fleckman	79	73	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Bob Byman	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Brad Bryant	77	78	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Lon Hinkle	76	80	0	0	+16	156	$0
WD	Steve Melnyk	74	0	0	0	+4	74	$0

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