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
68David Graham69-169$60,000
68Ben Crenshaw69-169$40,000
70Howard Twitty70Even70$9,200
71Gary Koch71+171$6,750
72Ron Streck68-268$20,000
73Jerry McGee73+373$5,250
74Andy Bean76+676$5,250
75Jay Haas68-268$9,200
76Gibby Gilbert69-169$14,500
76Don January69-169$9,200
76Lou Graham69-169$6,750
79Rod Funseth70Even70$2,900
80John Schroeder72+272$3,250
81Bob Byman73+373$3,250
82Larry Nelson70Even70$2,300
82Dave Stockton70Even70$1,600
84Jack Renner71+171$5,250
84Don Padgett71+171$704
86Gil Morgan72+272$2,300
87Bob Gilder73+373$3,780
87Alan Tapie73+373$2,900
89Rex Caldwell67-367$25,000
90Jerry Pate69-169$14,500
90Hubert Green69-169$3,780
92Fuzzy Zoeller70Even70$568
93Gary Player73+373$2,900
93Miller Barber73+373$2,300
93Lynn Janson73+373$1,600
93Jim Colbert73+373$704
93Jack Nicklaus73+373$515
98Ed Sneed77+777$2,300
99Graham Marsh69-169$3,780
100Frank Conner70Even70$2,900
100Lee Trevino70Even70$1,600
100Bill Rogers70Even70$1,600
103Mark Hayes71+171$535
104Ray Floyd74+474$535
105Mark McCumber75+575$2,300
105Calvin Peete75+575$1,050
107Jim Simons76+676$704
108Bruce Lietzke69-169$3,780
109Peter Jacobsen70Even70$2,900
109Lee Elder70Even70$1,600
109Jim Dent70Even70$568
112Gene Littler71+171$3,780
112George Burns71+171$2,300
112Barry Jaeckel71+171$548
115Rod Curl72+272$600
115John Mahaffey72+272$600
117Sam Snead73+373$1,050
118Wally Armstrong74+474$568
119Tom Watson66-466$5,250
120Artie McNickle69-169$2,300
120Jim Masserio69-169$1,600
122Chi Chi Rodriguez71+171$704
123Tom Kite72+272$1,600
123Leonard Thompson72+272$568
125Tommy Aaron73+373$704
125Dewitt Weaver73+373$568
125Scott Bess73+373$515
128Bob Mann71+171$600
129Jimmy Wright72+272$1,050
130Kermit Zarley73+373$1,050
131Dean Refram75+575$500
132Al Geiberger76+676$515
133Lanny Wadkins71+171$500
134Rocky Thompson72+272$535
135Keith Fergus73+373$548
136Bobby Wadkins77+777$500
137Dave Barber74+474$568
138Lon Hinkle73+373$515
139Ronald Smoak72+272$500
140Austin Straub73+373$515
141Dennis Coscina76+676$500

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