Sunday May 20, 1979
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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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Al Geiberger68696473-6274$54,000
2Jim Colbert70736469-4276$13,200
3Mark Lye75706475+4284$1,448
4Tom Watson71736567-4276$13,200
5Jack Renner70746669-1279$8,100
6Rod Curl71726678+7287$690
7Gene Littler70706768-5275$26,400
7Don January72706865-5275$26,400
9Barry Jaeckel70676876+1281$4,800
10Tom Purtzer69766871+4284$1,448
11Charles Coody71736873+5285$1,050
12Jim Thorpe72726875+7287$690
13Ed Sneed69746967-1279$8,100
14D.A. Weibring70696972Even280$6,000
15Bob Shearer73716968+1281$4,800
15Howard Twitty72686972+1281$4,800
17Alan Tapie74706969+2282$3,250
17Hale Irwin70726971+2282$3,250
17Bobby Clampett71726970+2282$0
20Craig Stadler72726971+4284$1,448
21Fuzzy Zoeller70687070-2278$10,425
22Lindy Miller68747067-1279$8,100
23Keith Fergus71697071+1281$4,800
23Ben Crenshaw70707071+1281$4,800
25Lee Elder73727067+2282$3,250
26Orville Moody71727070+3283$2,042
26Hubert Green72707071+3283$2,042
28Jay Haas68737073+4284$1,448
29Tom Kite70727074+6286$754
30Dave Stockton74677077+8288$675
31Wayne Levi68717169-1279$8,100
32Gil Morgan69677173Even280$6,000
33Buddy Gardner71727168+2282$3,250
33Bruce Devlin70697172+2282$3,250
35Gibby Gilbert68737171+3283$2,042
35Jim Nelford69717172+3283$2,042
37Bill Rogers73727168+4284$1,448
38Bobby Walzel74717169+5285$1,050
39Grier Jones67697274+2282$3,250
40Mark Hayes73687270+3283$2,042
40Jerry Pate68717272+3283$2,042
42J.C. Snead70727271+5285$1,050
42Tom Weiskopf72697272+5285$1,050
42Jerry McGee69697275+5285$1,050
45Julius Boros71717272+6286$754
45Bob Smith70707274+6286$754
47Wally Armstrong69737274+8288$675
48Jeff Hewes71747277+14294$612
49Leonard Thompson65687372-2278$10,425
50Bobby Wadkins72667372+3283$2,042
51David Graham69737370+5285$1,050
52Lanny Wadkins71727370+6286$754
53Tommy Aaron71737370+7287$690
54Chi Chi Rodriguez73707373+9289$657
54Jack Newton68737375+9289$657
56Pat McGowan73707374+10290$639
57Bruce Lietzke66737466-1279$8,100
58Lee Trevino66737470+3283$2,042
58Mike Sullivan70667473+3283$2,042
60David Edwards74707467+5285$1,050
61Mac McLendon69737470+6286$754
62Peter Jacobsen71727472+9289$657
62Gary Koch73707472+9289$657
64Mark McCumber71707477+12292$630
65Artie McNickle68707672+6286$754
66Mike McCullough71747672+13293$624
67Kermit Zarley69747764+4284$1,448
68Tim Simpson70717776+14294$612
69Fred Marti69717872+10290$639
70Jim Simons73727871+14294$612
71John Schroeder75707975+19299$600


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Bill Kratzert727400+6146$0
Bob Gilder737300+6146$0
Bob Mann727400+6146$0
Bob Murphy727400+6146$0
Bob Zender707600+6146$0
Doug Tewell747200+6146$0
Mike Reid727400+6146$0
Phil Hancock727400+6146$0
Frank Conner737400+7147$0
Ken Still727500+7147$0
Scott Simpson757200+7147$0
Dave Eichelberger727600+8148$0
Jim Dent707800+8148$0
Larry Nelson727600+8148$0
Lou Graham727600+8148$0
Mike Morley747400+8148$0
Victor Regalado757300+8148$0
Curtis Strange747500+9149$0
Homero Blancas698000+9149$0
Morris Hatalsky727700+9149$0
Miller Barber777300+10150$0
Payne Stewart767400+10150$0
Rex Caldwell708000+10150$0
Jerry Heard727900+11151$0
John Mahaffey777400+11151$0
Ron Streck737800+11151$0
Marty Fleckman797300+12152$0
Bob Byman787600+14154$0
Brad Bryant777800+15155$0
Lon Hinkle768000+16156$0
WDSteve Melnyk74000+474$0

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