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Sports headlines for Sunday August 5, 1979:

• David Graham Blows Two-Shot Lead On Final Hole, Then Wins
• A Sound Car Carries Ailing Waltrip To Win At Talladega
• Mays Bittersweet In 'Hall' Ceremonies

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Final results 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)

David Graham defeated Ben Crenshaw on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Tom Watson	66	72	69	74	+1	281	$5,250
2	Rex Caldwell	67	70	66	71	-6	274	$25,000
3	Ron Streck	68	71	69	68	-4	276	$20,000
4	Jay Haas	68	69	73	69	-1	279	$9,200
5	David Graham	69	68	70	65	-8	272	$60,000
5	Ben Crenshaw	69	67	69	67	-8	272	$40,000
7	Gibby Gilbert	69	72	68	69	-2	278	$14,500
7	Jerry Pate	69	69	69	71	-2	278	$14,500
9	Don January	69	70	71	69	-1	279	$9,200
10	Lou Graham	69	74	68	69	Even	280	$6,750
11	Hubert Green	69	70	72	71	+2	282	$3,780
11	Graham Marsh	69	70	71	72	+2	282	$3,780
11	Bruce Lietzke	69	69	71	73	+2	282	$3,780
14	Artie McNickle	69	70	72	74	+5	285	$2,300
15	Jim Masserio	69	73	71	74	+7	287	$1,600
16	Howard Twitty	70	73	69	67	-1	279	$9,200
17	Rod Funseth	70	69	76	69	+4	284	$2,900
17	Frank Conner	70	73	69	72	+4	284	$2,900
17	Peter Jacobsen	70	74	67	73	+4	284	$2,900
20	Larry Nelson	70	75	70	70	+5	285	$2,300
21	Dave Stockton	70	75	72	70	+7	287	$1,600
21	Lee Trevino	70	73	72	72	+7	287	$1,600
21	Bill Rogers	70	72	73	72	+7	287	$1,600
21	Lee Elder	70	71	73	73	+7	287	$1,600
25	Fuzzy Zoeller	70	75	75	71	+11	291	$568
25	Jim Dent	70	72	76	73	+11	291	$568
27	Gary Koch	71	71	71	67	Even	280	$6,750
28	Jack Renner	71	74	66	70	+1	281	$5,250
29	Gene Littler	71	71	67	73	+2	282	$3,780
30	George Burns	71	74	67	73	+5	285	$2,300
31	Don Padgett	71	75	73	70	+9	289	$704
31	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	72	72	74	+9	289	$704
33	Bob Mann	71	73	71	75	+10	290	$600
34	Barry Jaeckel	71	73	75	73	+12	292	$548
35	Mark Hayes	71	73	77	72	+13	293	$535
36	Lanny Wadkins	71	75	73	76	+15	295	$500
37	John Schroeder	72	72	70	69	+3	283	$3,250
38	Gil Morgan	72	73	70	70	+5	285	$2,300
39	Tom Kite	72	72	69	74	+7	287	$1,600
40	Jimmy Wright	72	69	72	75	+8	288	$1,050
41	John Mahaffey	72	74	71	73	+10	290	$600
41	Rod Curl	72	72	73	73	+10	290	$600
43	Leonard Thompson	72	67	78	74	+11	291	$568
44	Rocky Thompson	72	72	73	76	+13	293	$535
45	Ronald Smoak	72	74	78	79	+23	303	$500
46	Jerry McGee	73	69	71	68	+1	281	$5,250
47	Bob Gilder	73	71	68	70	+2	282	$3,780
48	Bob Byman	73	72	69	69	+3	283	$3,250
49	Alan Tapie	73	65	76	70	+4	284	$2,900
49	Gary Player	73	70	70	71	+4	284	$2,900
51	Miller Barber	73	72	69	71	+5	285	$2,300
52	Lynn Janson	73	71	72	71	+7	287	$1,600
53	Sam Snead	73	71	71	73	+8	288	$1,050
53	Kermit Zarley	73	69	71	75	+8	288	$1,050
55	Jim Colbert	73	73	72	71	+9	289	$704
55	Tommy Aaron	73	73	69	74	+9	289	$704
57	Dewitt Weaver	73	73	71	74	+11	291	$568
58	Keith Fergus	73	70	73	76	+12	292	$548
59	Jack Nicklaus	73	72	78	71	+14	294	$515
59	Scott Bess	73	72	75	74	+14	294	$515
59	Lon Hinkle	73	72	71	78	+14	294	$515
59	Austin Straub	73	70	72	79	+14	294	$515
63	Wally Armstrong	74	71	73	73	+11	291	$568
63	Dave Barber	74	69	71	77	+11	291	$568
65	Ray Floyd	74	70	77	72	+13	293	$535
66	Mark McCumber	75	68	70	72	+5	285	$2,300
67	Calvin Peete	75	71	70	72	+8	288	$1,050
68	Dean Refram	75	69	79	75	+18	298	$500
69	Andy Bean	76	69	68	68	+1	281	$5,250
70	Jim Simons	76	68	73	72	+9	289	$704
71	Al Geiberger	76	70	73	75	+14	294	$515
72	Dennis Coscina	76	70	74	83	+23	303	$500
73	Ed Sneed	77	67	70	71	+5	285	$2,300
74	Bobby Wadkins	77	68	75	76	+16	296	$500

Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	To Par	Total	Winnings
	Al Mengert	76	71	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Billy Casper	75	72	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Jim Nelford	74	73	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Jim Thorpe	71	76	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Lindy Miller	76	71	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Michael Brannan	73	74	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Orville Moody	72	75	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Randy Erskine	72	75	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Tommy Aycock	75	72	0	0	+7	147	$0
	Bobby Walzel	75	73	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Buddy Gardner	76	72	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Craig Stadler	73	75	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Doug Tewell	75	73	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Grier Jones	73	75	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Hale Irwin	73	75	0	0	+8	148	$0
	J.C. Snead	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Jim White	78	70	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Ron Terry	74	74	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Tim Collins	74	74	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Tom Purtzer	73	75	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Victor Regalado	72	76	0	0	+8	148	$0
	Andy North	76	73	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bob Murphy	71	78	0	0	+9	149	$0
	D.A. Weibring	76	73	0	0	+9	149	$0
	John Gentile	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Mike Reid	75	74	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Paul Purtzer	76	73	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Waddy Stokes	78	71	0	0	+9	149	$0
	Bill Kratzert	74	76	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Curtis Strange	74	76	0	0	+10	150	$0
	George Shortridge	76	74	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Howell Fraser	73	77	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Isao Aoki	78	72	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jay Overton	74	76	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Jim Ferree	75	75	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Julius Boros	77	73	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Lloyd Monroe	74	76	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Phil Hancock	79	71	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Tom Weiskopf	79	71	0	0	+10	150	$0
	Charles Coody	79	72	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Dow Finsterwald	77	74	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Jimmy Paschal	76	75	0	0	+11	151	$0
	Bruce Summerhays	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	David Jimenez	77	75	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Larry Ringer	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Larry Startzel	77	75	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Mac McLendon	78	74	0	0	+12	152	$0
	Bobby Phillips	78	75	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Guy Cullins	74	79	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Jack Sommers	74	79	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Mike McCullough	82	71	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Tom Joyce	74	79	0	0	+13	153	$0
	Babe Lichardus	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Jim Logue	78	76	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Joe Inman	80	74	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Mark Alwin	77	77	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Roger Ginsberg	76	78	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Steve Spray	77	77	0	0	+14	154	$0
	Arnold Palmer	81	74	0	0	+15	155	$0
	Bobby Nichols	74	82	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Gary Clark	78	78	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Mike Davis	81	75	0	0	+16	156	$0
	Bob Galloway	82	75	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Mike Felker	77	80	0	0	+17	157	$0
	Jerry Barber	83	75	0	0	+18	158	$0
	Doug Ford	81	82	0	0	+23	163	$0
WD	Richard Martinez	81	0	0	0	+11	81	$350

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