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
1Kermit Zarley69747764+4284$1,448
2Don January72706865-5275$26,400
3Bruce Lietzke66737466-1279$8,100
4Tom Watson71736567-4276$13,200
5Ed Sneed69746967-1279$8,100
5Lindy Miller68747067-1279$8,100
7Lee Elder73727067+2282$3,250
8David Edwards74707467+5285$1,050
9Gene Littler70706768-5275$26,400
10Bob Shearer73716968+1281$4,800
11Buddy Gardner71727168+2282$3,250
12Bill Rogers73727168+4284$1,448
13Jim Colbert70736469-4276$13,200
14Wayne Levi68717169-1279$8,100
14Jack Renner70746669-1279$8,100
16Alan Tapie74706969+2282$3,250
17Bobby Walzel74717169+5285$1,050
18Fuzzy Zoeller70687070-2278$10,425
19Bobby Clampett71726970+2282$0
20Lee Trevino66737470+3283$2,042
20Orville Moody71727070+3283$2,042
20Mark Hayes73687270+3283$2,042
23David Graham69737370+5285$1,050
24Mac McLendon69737470+6286$754
24Lanny Wadkins71727370+6286$754
26Tommy Aaron71737370+7287$690
27Keith Fergus71697071+1281$4,800
27Ben Crenshaw70707071+1281$4,800
29Hale Irwin70726971+2282$3,250
30Hubert Green72707071+3283$2,042
30Gibby Gilbert68737171+3283$2,042
32Craig Stadler72726971+4284$1,448
32Tom Purtzer69766871+4284$1,448
34J.C. Snead70727271+5285$1,050
35Jim Simons73727871+14294$612
36Leonard Thompson65687372-2278$10,425
37D.A. Weibring70696972Even280$6,000
38Howard Twitty72686972+1281$4,800
39Bruce Devlin70697172+2282$3,250
40Bobby Wadkins72667372+3283$2,042
40Jerry Pate68717272+3283$2,042
40Jim Nelford69717172+3283$2,042
43Tom Weiskopf72697272+5285$1,050
44Julius Boros71717272+6286$754
44Artie McNickle68707672+6286$754
46Peter Jacobsen71727472+9289$657
46Gary Koch73707472+9289$657
48Fred Marti69717872+10290$639
49Mike McCullough71747672+13293$624
50Al Geiberger68696473-6274$54,000
51Gil Morgan69677173Even280$6,000
52Mike Sullivan70667473+3283$2,042
53Jay Haas68737073+4284$1,448
54Charles Coody71736873+5285$1,050
55Chi Chi Rodriguez73707373+9289$657
56Grier Jones67697274+2282$3,250
57Tom Kite70727074+6286$754
57Bob Smith70707274+6286$754
59Wally Armstrong69737274+8288$675
60Pat McGowan73707374+10290$639
61Mark Lye75706475+4284$1,448
62Jerry McGee69697275+5285$1,050
63Jim Thorpe72726875+7287$690
64Jack Newton68737375+9289$657
65John Schroeder75707975+19299$600
66Barry Jaeckel70676876+1281$4,800
67Tim Simpson70717776+14294$612
68Dave Stockton74677077+8288$675
69Mark McCumber71707477+12292$630
70Jeff Hewes71747277+14294$612
71Rod Curl71726678+7287$690


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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