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
1Craig Stadler76806776+11299$2,220
2Bob Gilder74806869+3291$20,400
3Miller Barber74737170Even288$32,400
4Bill Rogers77757171+6294$9,350
5Fuzzy Zoeller79747172+8296$6,075
6Wally Armstrong76757177+11299$2,220
7Chi Chi Rodriguez75817173+12300$1,823
7Keith Fergus76797174+12300$1,823
9Tom Watson73697271-3285$54,000
10Hubert Green75777272+8296$6,075
10Bruce Lietzke75747275+8296$6,075
12Lon Hinkle75737277+9297$4,350
13John Mahaffey78787270+10298$2,880
13Leonard Thompson78757273+10298$2,880
15Lanny Wadkins69797371+4292$13,200
16Jim Colbert73787370+6294$9,350
17George Burns76787368+7295$7,800
17Jay Haas73787371+7295$7,800
19Alan Tapie75767373+9297$4,350
20Art Wall74817374+14302$1,390
20Victor Regalado75797375+14302$1,390
22Wayne Levi72847374+15303$1,270
23Tom Kite74727472+4292$13,200
24Howard Twitty75767469+6294$9,350
25Terry Diehl79717473+9297$4,350
25Tom Weiskopf76737474+9297$4,350
27Jack Nicklaus73737479+11299$2,220
28Peter Oosterhuis73767477+12300$1,823
29Gibby Gilbert82757472+15303$1,270
29Arnold Palmer75817473+15303$1,270
31Larry Nelson77797474+16304$1,151
31John Schroeder74817475+16304$1,151
31Bob Zender76797475+16304$1,151
31Dave Hill75767479+16304$1,151
35Buddy Gardner76817474+17305$1,080
35Bob Murphy76777478+17305$1,080
37Ed Sneed71787569+5293$10,800
38Bobby Walzel73787572+10298$2,880
38Jim Nelford73787572+10298$2,880
40Gil Morgan80767572+15303$1,270
41Phil Hancock78797572+16304$1,151
42Don January73817576+17305$1,080
43Jerry Heard78777578+20308$1,025
44Hale Irwin73807667+8296$6,075
45Barry Jaeckel76777668+9297$4,350
46Mike McCullough70827672+12300$1,823
46David Graham73767675+12300$1,823
48Don Bies72767677+13301$1,492
49Orville Moody75797672+14302$1,390
50Jerry McGee77787674+17305$1,080
50Curtis Strange73817675+17305$1,080
52Rik Massengale76757679+18306$1,045
53Frank Conner76797677+20308$1,025
54Andy North79767678+21309$1,015
55Lee Elder75767769+9297$4,350
56J.C. Snead76737772+10298$2,880
57Ron Streck74787772+13301$1,492
58Fred Marti77807773+19307$1,038
58Rex Caldwell75797776+19307$1,038
60Bob Mann76767870+12300$1,823
61Peter Jacobsen72747877+13301$1,492
62Gary Koch78747873+15303$1,270
63Ray Floyd75807871+16304$1,151
64Lou Graham79767872+17305$1,080
64Morris Hatalsky76747877+17305$1,080
66Tom Purtzer75827875+22310$1,005
67Pat McGowan79777877+23311$1,000
68Joe Inman75817878+24312$1,000
69Lindy Miller75787978+22310$1,005
70Graham Marsh75788071+16304$1,151
71Mike Hill75808075+22310$1,005
72Mike Morley78798075+24312$1,000
73Mac McLendon71818175+20308$1,025
74Bill Kratzert81768181+31319$1,000


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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