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
1Tom Watson73697271-3285$54,000
2Terry Diehl79717473+9297$4,350
3Tom Kite74727472+4292$13,200
4Miller Barber74737170Even288$32,400
5Tom Weiskopf76737474+9297$4,350
5Lon Hinkle75737277+9297$4,350
7J.C. Snead76737772+10298$2,880
8Jack Nicklaus73737479+11299$2,220
9Fuzzy Zoeller79747172+8296$6,075
9Bruce Lietzke75747275+8296$6,075
11Peter Jacobsen72747877+13301$1,492
12Gary Koch78747873+15303$1,270
13Morris Hatalsky76747877+17305$1,080
14Bill Rogers77757171+6294$9,350
15Leonard Thompson78757273+10298$2,880
16Wally Armstrong76757177+11299$2,220
17Gibby Gilbert82757472+15303$1,270
18Rik Massengale76757679+18306$1,045
19Howard Twitty75767469+6294$9,350
20Lee Elder75767769+9297$4,350
20Alan Tapie75767373+9297$4,350
22Bob Mann76767870+12300$1,823
22David Graham73767675+12300$1,823
22Peter Oosterhuis73767477+12300$1,823
25Don Bies72767677+13301$1,492
26Gil Morgan80767572+15303$1,270
27Dave Hill75767479+16304$1,151
28Lou Graham79767872+17305$1,080
29Andy North79767678+21309$1,015
30Bill Kratzert81768181+31319$1,000
31Hubert Green75777272+8296$6,075
32Barry Jaeckel76777668+9297$4,350
33Bob Murphy76777478+17305$1,080
34Jerry Heard78777578+20308$1,025
35Pat McGowan79777877+23311$1,000
36Ed Sneed71787569+5293$10,800
37Jim Colbert73787370+6294$9,350
38George Burns76787368+7295$7,800
38Jay Haas73787371+7295$7,800
40John Mahaffey78787270+10298$2,880
40Bobby Walzel73787572+10298$2,880
40Jim Nelford73787572+10298$2,880
43Ron Streck74787772+13301$1,492
44Graham Marsh75788071+16304$1,151
45Jerry McGee77787674+17305$1,080
46Lindy Miller75787978+22310$1,005
47Lanny Wadkins69797371+4292$13,200
48Keith Fergus76797174+12300$1,823
49Orville Moody75797672+14302$1,390
49Victor Regalado75797375+14302$1,390
51Phil Hancock78797572+16304$1,151
51Larry Nelson77797474+16304$1,151
51Bob Zender76797475+16304$1,151
54Rex Caldwell75797776+19307$1,038
55Frank Conner76797677+20308$1,025
56Mike Morley78798075+24312$1,000
57Bob Gilder74806869+3291$20,400
58Hale Irwin73807667+8296$6,075
59Craig Stadler76806776+11299$2,220
60Ray Floyd75807871+16304$1,151
61Fred Marti77807773+19307$1,038
62Mike Hill75808075+22310$1,005
63Chi Chi Rodriguez75817173+12300$1,823
64Art Wall74817374+14302$1,390
65Arnold Palmer75817473+15303$1,270
66John Schroeder74817475+16304$1,151
67Buddy Gardner76817474+17305$1,080
67Curtis Strange73817675+17305$1,080
67Don January73817576+17305$1,080
70Mac McLendon71818175+20308$1,025
71Joe Inman75817878+24312$1,000
72Mike McCullough70827672+12300$1,823
73Tom Purtzer75827875+22310$1,005
74Wayne Levi72847374+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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