Sports headlines for Thursday August 2, 1979:
- Munson Is Killed In Plane Crash
- Swann Testifies Police Beat Him And 3 Friends
Scores through round 1 of the 1979 PGA Championship
Tournament held at Oakland Hills Country Club (Bloomfield Township, MI) from August 2, 1979 to August 5, 1979 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Martinez | 81 | +11 | 81 | $350 | |||
| 2 | Alan Tapie | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,900 | |||
| 3 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | -1 | 69 | $40,000 | |||
| 4 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $568 | |||
| 5 | Ed Sneed | 77 | +7 | 77 | $2,300 | |||
| 6 | David Graham | 69 | -1 | 69 | $60,000 | |||
| 7 | Mark McCumber | 75 | +5 | 75 | $2,300 | |||
| 8 | Jim Simons | 76 | +6 | 76 | $704 | |||
| 9 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | +7 | 77 | $500 | |||
| 10 | Jay Haas | 68 | -2 | 68 | $9,200 | |||
| 11 | Jerry Pate | 69 | -1 | 69 | $14,500 | |||
| 11 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | -1 | 69 | $3,780 | |||
| 13 | Rod Funseth | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,900 | |||
| 14 | Jimmy Wright | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,050 | |||
| 15 | Jerry McGee | 73 | +3 | 73 | $5,250 | |||
| 15 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,050 | |||
| 17 | Dave Barber | 74 | +4 | 74 | $568 | |||
| 18 | Dean Refram | 75 | +5 | 75 | $500 | |||
| 19 | Andy Bean | 76 | +6 | 76 | $5,250 | |||
| 20 | Rex Caldwell | 67 | -3 | 67 | $25,000 | |||
| 21 | Don January | 69 | -1 | 69 | $9,200 | |||
| 21 | Graham Marsh | 69 | -1 | 69 | $3,780 | |||
| 21 | Hubert Green | 69 | -1 | 69 | $3,780 | |||
| 21 | Artie McNickle | 69 | -1 | 69 | $2,300 | |||
| 25 | Gary Player | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,900 | |||
| 25 | Keith Fergus | 73 | +3 | 73 | $548 | |||
| 25 | Austin Straub | 73 | +3 | 73 | $515 | |||
| 28 | Ray Floyd | 74 | +4 | 74 | $535 | |||
| 29 | Al Geiberger | 76 | +6 | 76 | $515 | |||
| 29 | Dennis Coscina | 76 | +6 | 76 | $500 | |||
| 31 | Jim White | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 32 | Ron Streck | 68 | -2 | 68 | $20,000 | |||
| 33 | Lee Elder | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,600 | |||
| 34 | Gary Koch | 71 | +1 | 71 | $6,750 | |||
| 34 | Gene Littler | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,780 | |||
| 36 | Bob Gilder | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,780 | |||
| 36 | Lynn Janson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,600 | |||
| 36 | Sam Snead | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,050 | |||
| 39 | Wally Armstrong | 74 | +4 | 74 | $568 | |||
| 40 | Calvin Peete | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,050 | |||
| 41 | Al Mengert | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 41 | Lindy Miller | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 43 | Waddy Stokes | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Phil Hancock | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 44 | Tom Weiskopf | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 46 | Mike McCullough | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 47 | Tom Watson | 66 | -4 | 66 | $5,250 | |||
| 48 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | -1 | 69 | $14,500 | |||
| 49 | Bill Rogers | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,600 | |||
| 49 | Jim Dent | 70 | Even | 70 | $568 | |||
| 51 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | +1 | 71 | $704 | |||
| 52 | John Schroeder | 72 | +2 | 72 | $3,250 | |||
| 52 | Tom Kite | 72 | +2 | 72 | $1,600 | |||
| 52 | Rod Curl | 72 | +2 | 72 | $600 | |||
| 52 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $535 | |||
| 56 | Bob Byman | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,250 | |||
| 56 | Miller Barber | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,300 | |||
| 56 | Scott Bess | 73 | +3 | 73 | $515 | |||
| 56 | Lon Hinkle | 73 | +3 | 73 | $515 | |||
| 56 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | +3 | 73 | $515 | |||
| 61 | Billy Casper | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 61 | Tommy Aycock | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 63 | Buddy Gardner | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 64 | Isao Aoki | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 65 | Charles Coody | 79 | +9 | 79 | $0 | |||
| 66 | Jim Masserio | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,600 | |||
| 67 | Howard Twitty | 70 | Even | 70 | $9,200 | |||
| 67 | Frank Conner | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,900 | |||
| 67 | Lee Trevino | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,600 | |||
| 70 | Bob Mann | 71 | +1 | 71 | $600 | |||
| 70 | Barry Jaeckel | 71 | +1 | 71 | $548 | |||
| 70 | Mark Hayes | 71 | +1 | 71 | $535 | |||
| 73 | Gil Morgan | 72 | +2 | 72 | $2,300 | |||
| 74 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | +3 | 73 | $704 | |||
| 74 | Jim Colbert | 73 | +3 | 73 | $704 | |||
| 74 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | +3 | 73 | $568 | |||
| 77 | Jim Nelford | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Doug Tewell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 78 | Bobby Walzel | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 80 | D.A. Weibring | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Paul Purtzer | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 80 | Andy North | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 83 | Julius Boros | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 84 | Lou Graham | 69 | -1 | 69 | $6,750 | |||
| 85 | Peter Jacobsen | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,900 | |||
| 86 | Jack Renner | 71 | +1 | 71 | $5,250 | |||
| 86 | George Burns | 71 | +1 | 71 | $2,300 | |||
| 88 | John Mahaffey | 72 | +2 | 72 | $600 | |||
| 88 | Ronald Smoak | 72 | +2 | 72 | $500 | |||
| 90 | Michael Brannan | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Tim Collins | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 91 | Ron Terry | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | John Gentile | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Mike Reid | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 95 | George Shortridge | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 96 | Dow Finsterwald | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Larry Ringer | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Mac McLendon | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 97 | Bruce Summerhays | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 100 | Joe Inman | 80 | +10 | 80 | $0 | |||
| 101 | Arnold Palmer | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 102 | Larry Nelson | 70 | Even | 70 | $2,300 | |||
| 102 | Dave Stockton | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,600 | |||
| 102 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | Even | 70 | $568 | |||
| 105 | Don Padgett | 71 | +1 | 71 | $704 | |||
| 105 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | +1 | 71 | $500 | |||
| 107 | Randy Erskine | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 107 | Orville Moody | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Tom Purtzer | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Hale Irwin | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Grier Jones | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 109 | Craig Stadler | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 113 | Jim Ferree | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 114 | Jimmy Paschal | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 115 | David Jimenez | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 115 | Larry Startzel | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Bobby Phillips | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 118 | Mike Davis | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 119 | Bob Galloway | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 120 | Jerry Barber | 83 | +13 | 83 | $0 | |||
| 121 | Jim Thorpe | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 122 | Victor Regalado | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 122 | J.C. Snead | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Jay Overton | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Lloyd Monroe | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Bill Kratzert | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Curtis Strange | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Babe Lichardus | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 128 | Jim Logue | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 130 | Howell Fraser | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Steve Spray | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Mark Alwin | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Bob Murphy | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 134 | Roger Ginsberg | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 135 | Gary Clark | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Guy Cullins | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Jack Sommers | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 136 | Tom Joyce | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 139 | Mike Felker | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 140 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 141 | Doug Ford | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 |


