Sunday May 27, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday May 27, 1979:




Final results of the 1979 Memorial Tournament


Tournament held at Muirfield Village Golf Club (Dublin, OH) from May 24, 1979 to May 27, 1979     (Par 72)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Lanny Wadkins69797371+4292$13,200
2Mike McCullough70827672+12300$1,823
3Ed Sneed71787569+5293$10,800
4Mac McLendon71818175+20308$1,025
5Don Bies72767677+13301$1,492
5Peter Jacobsen72747877+13301$1,492
7Wayne Levi72847374+15303$1,270
8Tom Watson73697271-3285$54,000
9Jim Colbert73787370+6294$9,350
10Jay Haas73787371+7295$7,800
11Hale Irwin73807667+8296$6,075
12Jim Nelford73787572+10298$2,880
12Bobby Walzel73787572+10298$2,880
14Jack Nicklaus73737479+11299$2,220
15David Graham73767675+12300$1,823
15Peter Oosterhuis73767477+12300$1,823
17Curtis Strange73817675+17305$1,080
17Don January73817576+17305$1,080
19Miller Barber74737170Even288$32,400
20Bob Gilder74806869+3291$20,400
21Tom Kite74727472+4292$13,200
22Ron Streck74787772+13301$1,492
23Art Wall74817374+14302$1,390
24John Schroeder74817475+16304$1,151
25Howard Twitty75767469+6294$9,350
26Hubert Green75777272+8296$6,075
26Bruce Lietzke75747275+8296$6,075
28Lee Elder75767769+9297$4,350
28Alan Tapie75767373+9297$4,350
28Lon Hinkle75737277+9297$4,350
31Chi Chi Rodriguez75817173+12300$1,823
32Orville Moody75797672+14302$1,390
32Victor Regalado75797375+14302$1,390
34Arnold Palmer75817473+15303$1,270
35Graham Marsh75788071+16304$1,151
35Ray Floyd75807871+16304$1,151
35Dave Hill75767479+16304$1,151
38Rex Caldwell75797776+19307$1,038
39Tom Purtzer75827875+22310$1,005
39Mike Hill75808075+22310$1,005
39Lindy Miller75787978+22310$1,005
42Joe Inman75817878+24312$1,000
43George Burns76787368+7295$7,800
44Barry Jaeckel76777668+9297$4,350
44Tom Weiskopf76737474+9297$4,350
46J.C. Snead76737772+10298$2,880
47Craig Stadler76806776+11299$2,220
47Wally Armstrong76757177+11299$2,220
49Bob Mann76767870+12300$1,823
49Keith Fergus76797174+12300$1,823
51Bob Zender76797475+16304$1,151
52Buddy Gardner76817474+17305$1,080
52Morris Hatalsky76747877+17305$1,080
52Bob Murphy76777478+17305$1,080
55Rik Massengale76757679+18306$1,045
56Frank Conner76797677+20308$1,025
57Bill Rogers77757171+6294$9,350
58Larry Nelson77797474+16304$1,151
59Jerry McGee77787674+17305$1,080
60Fred Marti77807773+19307$1,038
61John Mahaffey78787270+10298$2,880
61Leonard Thompson78757273+10298$2,880
63Gary Koch78747873+15303$1,270
64Phil Hancock78797572+16304$1,151
65Jerry Heard78777578+20308$1,025
66Mike Morley78798075+24312$1,000
67Fuzzy Zoeller79747172+8296$6,075
68Terry Diehl79717473+9297$4,350
69Lou Graham79767872+17305$1,080
70Andy North79767678+21309$1,015
71Pat McGowan79777877+23311$1,000
72Gil Morgan80767572+15303$1,270
73Bill Kratzert81768181+31319$1,000
74Gibby Gilbert82757472+15303$1,270


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Andy Bean768200+14158$0
Artie McNickle768200+14158$0
Ben Crenshaw768200+14158$0
Billy Casper827600+14158$0
Calvin Peete797900+14158$0
Don Pooley748400+14158$0
Jerry Pate738500+14158$0
Yoshitaka Yamamoto827600+14158$0
Bob Byman817800+15159$0
Jim Simons807900+15159$0
Mark Hayes768300+15159$0
Mike Sullivan748500+15159$0
Charles Coody778300+16160$0
Dave Eichelberger778300+16160$0
John Fought808000+16160$0
Michael Brannan778300+16160$0
D.A. Weibring798200+17161$0
Kermit Zarley808100+17161$0
Tim Simpson798200+17161$0
Bobby Wadkins778500+18162$0
Jack Newton778500+18162$0
Mike Reid798500+20164$0
Marty Fleckman828300+21165$0
Roger Maltbie739200+21165$0
Tommy Aaron848200+22166$0
Mark McCumber848300+23167$0
Rod Funseth818600+23167$0
WDBob Shearer86000+1486$0
WDLee Trevino748100+11155$0

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