Sunday August 26, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday August 26, 1979:




Final results of the 1979 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic


Tournament held at Pinehurst Country Club (Pinehurst, NC) from August 23, 1979 to August 26, 1979     (Par 71)

Tom Watson defeated Johnny Miller on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
1Johnny Miller69637070-12272$27,000
2Bill Rogers74666969-6278$9,000
3Tommy Aaron69667175-3281$5,250
4Bruce Devlin70677073-4280$3,750
5Chris Clark77677073+3287$1,050
6Tom Watson70686569-12272$45,000
7Keith Fergus68686771-10274$17,000
8Danny Edwards67686971-9275$12,000
9Michael Brannan67687470-5279$8,063
10Bobby Baker71687172-2282$3,875
11Andy Bean71687373+1285$1,850
12Art Wall74687776+11295$488
13Charles Coody70697072-3281$5,250
13Larry Nelson70696973-3281$5,250
15Lon Hinkle70697574+4288$780
16Tom Kite74697274+5289$598
17Andy North69706770-8276$10,000
18Lyn Lott72707266-4280$3,750
18Kermit Zarley68707072-4280$3,750
20Bob Murphy71706873-2282$3,875
21Curtis Strange69707273Even284$2,500
22Jay Haas71707272+1285$1,850
23Bob Shearer74707270+2286$1,388
23Chip Beck70707472+2286$1,388
23Joe Inman72707173+2286$1,388
26Fred Marti74707173+4288$780
27Joe Hager73707472+5289$598
28Ron Terry73707375+7291$548
29Barry Fleming73707972+10294$500
29Tim Collins73707675+10294$500
31Bob Zender73716966-5279$8,063
32Bob Eastwood72716871-2282$3,875
33Allen Miller71717170-1283$3,000
34Hubert Green72717269Even284$2,500
34Bob Mann70717172Even284$2,500
36Hale Irwin68717472+1285$1,850
37Lonnie Nielsen72717271+2286$1,388
38Ed Sabo71717273+3287$1,050
39David Thore73717272+4288$780
40Wally Armstrong73717372+5289$598
40Bob Smith72716977+5289$598
40D.A. Weibring70716979+5289$598
43Brad Bryant67717379+6290$565
44Cesar Sanudo68727072-2282$3,875
45Terry Mauney72727369+2286$1,388
45Mick Soli71727172+2286$1,388
45David Eger71727172+2286$1,388
48Mike McCullough69727572+4288$780
49John McGough67727377+5289$0
50Dale Douglass71727374+6290$565
50Gary Koch72726977+6290$565
52Greg Powers72727077+7291$548
53Jack Spradlin72727474+8292$525
54Beau Baugh71727873+10294$500
55Tom Storey71727676+11295$488
56Mason Rudolph72727880+18302$480
57Craig Stadler67736973-2282$3,875
58Miller Barber71737170+1285$1,850
59Tim Simpson71737172+3287$1,050
60Buddy Gardner71737272+4288$780
61Jim Nelford71737174+5289$598
62Mark Pfeil71737275+7291$548
62Pat Lindsey71737176+7291$548
64Dennis Sullivan71737474+8292$525
64Larry Webb71737375+8292$525
64Joe Kunes71737276+8292$525
67Lou Graham67747170-2282$3,875
68Dana Quigley63747374Even284$2,500
69Roger Maltbie68747469+1285$1,850
70John Lister68747273+3287$1,050
71Morris Hatalsky70747173+4288$780
71J.C. Snead70747173+4288$780
73Tom Jenkins69747179+9293$510
74Lanny Wadkins69756676+2286$1,388
75Ronald Smoak69757474+8292$525


Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:

RankNameRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4To ParTotalWinnings
Alan Tapie737200+3145$0
Antonio Cerda737200+3145$0
Babe Hiskey737200+3145$0
Bruce Fleisher737200+3145$0
Frank Beard757000+3145$0
Jack Newton737200+3145$0
Jack Sommers727300+3145$0
Lindy Miller707500+3145$0
Rocky Thompson737200+3145$0
Bob Proben707600+4146$0
Bob Wynn737300+4146$0
Dave Barr747200+4146$0
Julius Boros737300+4146$0
Mike Colandro727400+4146$0
Parker Moore727400+4146$0
Pat McGowan717500+4146$0
Rod Funseth747200+4146$0
Scott Simpson727400+4146$0
Skip Dunaway727400+4146$0
Chi Chi Rodriguez747300+5147$0
Jeff Hewes727500+5147$0
Jim Chancey727500+5147$0
Peter Jacobsen717600+5147$0
Tom Purtzer697800+5147$0
Tony Hollifield737400+5147$0
Don Shirey757300+6148$0
Ed Byman737500+6148$0
Ed Dougherty757300+6148$0
Forrest Fezler747400+6148$0
Jim Dent777100+6148$0
Leonard Thompson737500+6148$0
Sammy Rachels757300+6148$0
Tom Weiskopf767200+6148$0
Alan Pate737600+7149$0
Barry Jaeckel747500+7149$0
Billy Casper717800+7149$0
Bob Gilder727700+7149$0
Carlton White767300+7149$0
Don Pooley737600+7149$0
Jay Overton767300+7149$0
Jerry Heard767300+7149$0
Peter Oosterhuis717800+7149$0
Ray Freeman767300+7149$0
Rodney Morrow767300+7149$0
Tommy McGinnis727700+7149$0
Bob Leaver767400+8150$0
Bobby Heins757500+8150$0
Dave Eichelberger737700+8150$0
David Canipe777300+8150$0
Ed Fiori727800+8150$0
George Burns767400+8150$0
Gibby Gilbert767400+8150$0
Mark Mike747600+8150$0
Marty Fleckman747600+8150$0
Pete Brown767400+8150$0
Don Bies807100+9151$0
Gary McCord757600+9151$0
Howard Twitty727900+9151$0
Scott Bess797200+9151$0
Randy Glover767600+10152$0
Waddy Stokes777500+10152$0
George Johnson777600+11153$0
John Mazza777600+11153$0
Bob Post767800+12154$0
Jim Von Lossow728300+13155$0
Jack Ferenz768100+15157$0
Jimmy Paschal807800+16158$0
Tom Chain818000+19161$0
WDMark Hayes74000+374$0
WDJohn Schroeder78000+778$0
WDArtie McNickle79000+879$0
WDTommy Thomas80000+980$0

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