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