Thursday August 2, 1979
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Sports headlines for Thursday August 2, 1979:




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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Jim Thorpe71+171$0
1Bob Murphy71+171$0
3Randy Erskine72+272$0
3Orville Moody72+272$0
3Victor Regalado72+272$0
3J.C. Snead72+272$0
7Michael Brannan73+373$0
7Tom Purtzer73+373$0
7Hale Irwin73+373$0
7Grier Jones73+373$0
7Craig Stadler73+373$0
7Howell Fraser73+373$0
13Jim Nelford74+474$0
13Tim Collins74+474$0
13Ron Terry74+474$0
13Jay Overton74+474$0
13Lloyd Monroe74+474$0
13Bill Kratzert74+474$0
13Curtis Strange74+474$0
13Guy Cullins74+474$0
13Jack Sommers74+474$0
13Tom Joyce74+474$0
13Bobby Nichols74+474$0
24Billy Casper75+575$0
24Tommy Aycock75+575$0
24Doug Tewell75+575$0
24Bobby Walzel75+575$0
24John Gentile75+575$0
24Mike Reid75+575$0
24Jim Ferree75+575$0
31Al Mengert76+676$0
31Lindy Miller76+676$0
31Buddy Gardner76+676$0
31D.A. Weibring76+676$0
31Paul Purtzer76+676$0
31Andy North76+676$0
31George Shortridge76+676$0
31Jimmy Paschal76+676$0
31Roger Ginsberg76+676$0
40Julius Boros77+777$0
40Dow Finsterwald77+777$0
40David Jimenez77+777$0
40Larry Startzel77+777$0
40Steve Spray77+777$0
40Mark Alwin77+777$0
40Mike Felker77+777$0
47Jim White78+878$0
47Waddy Stokes78+878$0
47Isao Aoki78+878$0
47Larry Ringer78+878$0
47Mac McLendon78+878$0
47Bruce Summerhays78+878$0
47Bobby Phillips78+878$0
47Babe Lichardus78+878$0
47Jim Logue78+878$0
47Gary Clark78+878$0
57Phil Hancock79+979$0
57Tom Weiskopf79+979$0
57Charles Coody79+979$0
60Joe Inman80+1080$0
61Richard Martinez81+1181$350
61Arnold Palmer81+1181$0
61Mike Davis81+1181$0
61Doug Ford81+1181$0
65Mike McCullough82+1282$0
65Bob Galloway82+1282$0
67Jerry Barber83+1383$0
68Rex Caldwell67-367$25,000
69Jack Renner71+171$5,250
70Peter Jacobsen70Even70$2,900
71Gene Littler71+171$3,780
71George Burns71+171$2,300
73Gibby Gilbert69-169$14,500
73Lou Graham69-169$6,750
75Bob Gilder73+373$3,780
76Andy Bean76+676$5,250
77Tom Watson66-466$5,250
78Ron Streck68-268$20,000
79Ben Crenshaw69-169$40,000
79Jerry Pate69-169$14,500
81Howard Twitty70Even70$9,200
81Frank Conner70Even70$2,900
83Tom Kite72+272$1,600
84Bob Byman73+373$3,250
84Miller Barber73+373$2,300
84Tommy Aaron73+373$704
87David Graham69-169$60,000
88Larry Nelson70Even70$2,300
89John Schroeder72+272$3,250
89Gil Morgan72+272$2,300
91Gary Player73+373$2,900
92Mark McCumber75+575$2,300
92Calvin Peete75+575$1,050
94Ed Sneed77+777$2,300
95Don January69-169$9,200
95Bruce Lietzke69-169$3,780
95Graham Marsh69-169$3,780
95Jim Masserio69-169$1,600
99Gary Koch71+171$6,750
99Bob Mann71+171$600
101John Mahaffey72+272$600
102Jerry McGee73+373$5,250
102Kermit Zarley73+373$1,050
102Sam Snead73+373$1,050
102Dewitt Weaver73+373$568
102Lon Hinkle73+373$515
107Dave Barber74+474$568
108Hubert Green69-169$3,780
108Artie McNickle69-169$2,300
110Dave Stockton70Even70$1,600
110Lee Trevino70Even70$1,600
112Chi Chi Rodriguez71+171$704
113Jimmy Wright72+272$1,050
114Lynn Janson73+373$1,600
114Jim Colbert73+373$704
114Austin Straub73+373$515
117Jay Haas68-268$9,200
118Lee Elder70Even70$1,600
118Bill Rogers70Even70$1,600
120Don Padgett71+171$704
120Lanny Wadkins71+171$500
122Rod Curl72+272$600
122Rocky Thompson72+272$535
124Keith Fergus73+373$548
125Wally Armstrong74+474$568
126Jim Simons76+676$704
126Al Geiberger76+676$515
126Dennis Coscina76+676$500
129Fuzzy Zoeller70Even70$568
130Barry Jaeckel71+171$548
131Scott Bess73+373$515
132Bobby Wadkins77+777$500
133Rod Funseth70Even70$2,900
133Jim Dent70Even70$568
135Alan Tapie73+373$2,900
136Mark Hayes71+171$535
137Ray Floyd74+474$535
138Leonard Thompson72+272$568
138Ronald Smoak72+272$500
140Jack Nicklaus73+373$515
141Dean Refram75+575$500

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