Saturday August 4, 1979
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Sports headlines for Saturday August 4, 1979:




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)

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Rex Caldwell677066-7203$25,000
2Jack Renner717466+1211$5,250
3Gene Littler717167-1209$3,780
4Peter Jacobsen707467+1211$2,900
5George Burns717467+2212$2,300
6Gibby Gilbert697268-1209$14,500
7Lou Graham697468+1211$6,750
8Bob Gilder737168+2212$3,780
9Andy Bean766968+3213$5,250
10Ben Crenshaw696769-5205$40,000
11Jerry Pate696969-3207$14,500
11Tom Watson667269-3207$5,250
13Ron Streck687169-2208$20,000
14Howard Twitty707369+2212$9,200
14Frank Conner707369+2212$2,900
16Tom Kite727269+3213$1,600
17Bob Byman737269+4214$3,250
17Miller Barber737269+4214$2,300
19Tommy Aaron737369+5215$704
20David Graham696870-3207$60,000
21Gary Player737070+3213$2,900
21Mark McCumber756870+3213$2,300
23John Schroeder727270+4214$3,250
23Ed Sneed776770+4214$2,300
25Larry Nelson707570+5215$2,300
25Gil Morgan727370+5215$2,300
27Calvin Peete757170+6216$1,050
28Bruce Lietzke696971-1209$3,780
29Don January697071Even210$9,200
29Graham Marsh697071Even210$3,780
31Gary Koch717171+3213$6,750
31Jerry McGee736971+3213$5,250
31Jim Masserio697371+3213$1,600
31Kermit Zarley736971+3213$1,050
35Dave Barber746971+4214$568
36Sam Snead737171+5215$1,050
36Bob Mann717371+5215$600
38Lon Hinkle737271+6216$515
39John Mahaffey727471+7217$600
39Dewitt Weaver737371+7217$568
41Hubert Green697072+1211$3,780
41Artie McNickle697072+1211$2,300
43Jimmy Wright726972+3213$1,050
44Lee Trevino707372+5215$1,600
44Chi Chi Rodriguez717272+5215$704
44Austin Straub737072+5215$515
47Lynn Janson737172+6216$1,600
48Dave Stockton707572+7217$1,600
49Jim Colbert737372+8218$704
50Jay Haas686973Even210$9,200
51Lee Elder707173+4214$1,600
52Bill Rogers707273+5215$1,600
53Keith Fergus737073+6216$548
54Jim Simons766873+7217$704
54Rod Curl727273+7217$600
54Rocky Thompson727273+7217$535
57Wally Armstrong747173+8218$568
58Don Padgett717573+9219$704
58Al Geiberger767073+9219$515
58Lanny Wadkins717573+9219$500
61Dennis Coscina767074+10220$500
62Barry Jaeckel717375+9219$548
63Fuzzy Zoeller707575+10220$568
63Scott Bess737275+10220$515
63Bobby Wadkins776875+10220$500
66Alan Tapie736576+4214$2,900
67Rod Funseth706976+5215$2,900
68Jim Dent707276+8218$568
69Mark Hayes717377+11221$535
69Ray Floyd747077+11221$535
71Leonard Thompson726778+7217$568
72Jack Nicklaus737278+13223$515
73Ronald Smoak727478+14224$500
74Dean Refram756979+13223$500

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