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
1Hale Irwin73807667+8296$6,075
2George Burns76787368+7295$7,800
3Barry Jaeckel76777668+9297$4,350
4Bob Gilder74806869+3291$20,400
5Ed Sneed71787569+5293$10,800
6Howard Twitty75767469+6294$9,350
7Lee Elder75767769+9297$4,350
8Miller Barber74737170Even288$32,400
9Jim Colbert73787370+6294$9,350
10John Mahaffey78787270+10298$2,880
11Bob Mann76767870+12300$1,823
12Tom Watson73697271-3285$54,000
13Lanny Wadkins69797371+4292$13,200
14Bill Rogers77757171+6294$9,350
15Jay Haas73787371+7295$7,800
16Graham Marsh75788071+16304$1,151
16Ray Floyd75807871+16304$1,151
18Tom Kite74727472+4292$13,200
19Fuzzy Zoeller79747172+8296$6,075
19Hubert Green75777272+8296$6,075
21J.C. Snead76737772+10298$2,880
21Jim Nelford73787572+10298$2,880
21Bobby Walzel73787572+10298$2,880
24Mike McCullough70827672+12300$1,823
25Ron Streck74787772+13301$1,492
26Orville Moody75797672+14302$1,390
27Gibby Gilbert82757472+15303$1,270
27Gil Morgan80767572+15303$1,270
29Phil Hancock78797572+16304$1,151
30Lou Graham79767872+17305$1,080
31Alan Tapie75767373+9297$4,350
31Terry Diehl79717473+9297$4,350
33Leonard Thompson78757273+10298$2,880
34Chi Chi Rodriguez75817173+12300$1,823
35Arnold Palmer75817473+15303$1,270
35Gary Koch78747873+15303$1,270
37Fred Marti77807773+19307$1,038
38Tom Weiskopf76737474+9297$4,350
39Keith Fergus76797174+12300$1,823
40Art Wall74817374+14302$1,390
41Wayne Levi72847374+15303$1,270
42Larry Nelson77797474+16304$1,151
43Jerry McGee77787674+17305$1,080
43Buddy Gardner76817474+17305$1,080
45Bruce Lietzke75747275+8296$6,075
46David Graham73767675+12300$1,823
47Victor Regalado75797375+14302$1,390
48Bob Zender76797475+16304$1,151
48John Schroeder74817475+16304$1,151
50Curtis Strange73817675+17305$1,080
51Mac McLendon71818175+20308$1,025
52Mike Hill75808075+22310$1,005
52Tom Purtzer75827875+22310$1,005
54Mike Morley78798075+24312$1,000
55Craig Stadler76806776+11299$2,220
56Don January73817576+17305$1,080
57Rex Caldwell75797776+19307$1,038
58Lon Hinkle75737277+9297$4,350
59Wally Armstrong76757177+11299$2,220
60Peter Oosterhuis73767477+12300$1,823
61Peter Jacobsen72747877+13301$1,492
61Don Bies72767677+13301$1,492
63Morris Hatalsky76747877+17305$1,080
64Frank Conner76797677+20308$1,025
65Pat McGowan79777877+23311$1,000
66Bob Murphy76777478+17305$1,080
67Jerry Heard78777578+20308$1,025
68Andy North79767678+21309$1,015
69Lindy Miller75787978+22310$1,005
70Joe Inman75817878+24312$1,000
71Jack Nicklaus73737479+11299$2,220
72Dave Hill75767479+16304$1,151
73Rik Massengale76757679+18306$1,045
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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