`Sports headlines for Saturday August 4, 1979:`

History Of Trouble For Munson's Plane

Scores through round 3 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	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Alan Tapie	73	65	76	+4	214	$2,900
2	Ben Crenshaw	69	67	69	-5	205	$40,000
3	Ed Sneed	77	67	70	+4	214	$2,300
4	Leonard Thompson	72	67	78	+7	217	$568
5	David Graham	69	68	70	-3	207	$60,000
6	Mark McCumber	75	68	70	+3	213	$2,300
7	Jim Simons	76	68	73	+7	217	$704
8	Bobby Wadkins	77	68	75	+10	220	$500
9	Jerry Pate	69	69	69	-3	207	$14,500
10	Bruce Lietzke	69	69	71	-1	209	$3,780
11	Jay Haas	68	69	73	Even	210	$9,200
12	Andy Bean	76	69	68	+3	213	$5,250
12	Jerry McGee	73	69	71	+3	213	$5,250
12	Kermit Zarley	73	69	71	+3	213	$1,050
12	Jimmy Wright	72	69	72	+3	213	$1,050
16	Dave Barber	74	69	71	+4	214	$568
17	Rod Funseth	70	69	76	+5	215	$2,900
18	Dean Refram	75	69	79	+13	223	$500
19	Rex Caldwell	67	70	66	-7	203	$25,000
20	Don January	69	70	71	Even	210	$9,200
20	Graham Marsh	69	70	71	Even	210	$3,780
22	Hubert Green	69	70	72	+1	211	$3,780
22	Artie McNickle	69	70	72	+1	211	$2,300
24	Gary Player	73	70	70	+3	213	$2,900
25	Austin Straub	73	70	72	+5	215	$515
26	Keith Fergus	73	70	73	+6	216	$548
27	Al Geiberger	76	70	73	+9	219	$515
28	Dennis Coscina	76	70	74	+10	220	$500
29	Ray Floyd	74	70	77	+11	221	$535
30	Ron Streck	68	71	69	-2	208	$20,000
31	Gene Littler	71	71	67	-1	209	$3,780
32	Bob Gilder	73	71	68	+2	212	$3,780
33	Gary Koch	71	71	71	+3	213	$6,750
34	Lee Elder	70	71	73	+4	214	$1,600
35	Sam Snead	73	71	71	+5	215	$1,050
36	Lynn Janson	73	71	72	+6	216	$1,600
36	Calvin Peete	75	71	70	+6	216	$1,050
38	Wally Armstrong	74	71	73	+8	218	$568
39	Tom Watson	66	72	69	-3	207	$5,250
40	Gibby Gilbert	69	72	68	-1	209	$14,500
41	Tom Kite	72	72	69	+3	213	$1,600
42	Bob Byman	73	72	69	+4	214	$3,250
42	John Schroeder	72	72	70	+4	214	$3,250
42	Miller Barber	73	72	69	+4	214	$2,300
45	Bill Rogers	70	72	73	+5	215	$1,600
45	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	72	72	+5	215	$704
47	Lon Hinkle	73	72	71	+6	216	$515
48	Rod Curl	72	72	73	+7	217	$600
48	Rocky Thompson	72	72	73	+7	217	$535
50	Jim Dent	70	72	76	+8	218	$568
51	Scott Bess	73	72	75	+10	220	$515
52	Jack Nicklaus	73	72	78	+13	223	$515
53	Howard Twitty	70	73	69	+2	212	$9,200
53	Frank Conner	70	73	69	+2	212	$2,900
55	Jim Masserio	69	73	71	+3	213	$1,600
56	Gil Morgan	72	73	70	+5	215	$2,300
56	Lee Trevino	70	73	72	+5	215	$1,600
56	Tommy Aaron	73	73	69	+5	215	$704
56	Bob Mann	71	73	71	+5	215	$600
60	Dewitt Weaver	73	73	71	+7	217	$568
61	Jim Colbert	73	73	72	+8	218	$704
62	Barry Jaeckel	71	73	75	+9	219	$548
63	Mark Hayes	71	73	77	+11	221	$535
64	Lou Graham	69	74	68	+1	211	$6,750
64	Jack Renner	71	74	66	+1	211	$5,250
64	Peter Jacobsen	70	74	67	+1	211	$2,900
67	George Burns	71	74	67	+2	212	$2,300
68	John Mahaffey	72	74	71	+7	217	$600
69	Ronald Smoak	72	74	78	+14	224	$500
70	Larry Nelson	70	75	70	+5	215	$2,300
71	Dave Stockton	70	75	72	+7	217	$1,600
72	Don Padgett	71	75	73	+9	219	$704
72	Lanny Wadkins	71	75	73	+9	219	$500
74	Fuzzy Zoeller	70	75	75	+10	220	$568

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