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
1Tom Watson70686569-12272$45,000
2Lanny Wadkins69756676+2286$1,388
3Keith Fergus68686771-10274$17,000
4Andy North69706770-8276$10,000
5Bob Eastwood72716871-2282$3,875
5Bob Murphy71706873-2282$3,875
7Danny Edwards67686971-9275$12,000
8Bill Rogers74666969-6278$9,000
9Bob Zender73716966-5279$8,063
10Larry Nelson70696973-3281$5,250
11Craig Stadler67736973-2282$3,875
12Bob Smith72716977+5289$598
12D.A. Weibring70716979+5289$598
14Gary Koch72726977+6290$565
15Johnny Miller69637070-12272$27,000
16Kermit Zarley68707072-4280$3,750
16Bruce Devlin70677073-4280$3,750
18Charles Coody70697072-3281$5,250
19Cesar Sanudo68727072-2282$3,875
20Chris Clark77677073+3287$1,050
21Greg Powers72727077+7291$548
22Tommy Aaron69667175-3281$5,250
23Lou Graham67747170-2282$3,875
23Bobby Baker71687172-2282$3,875
25Allen Miller71717170-1283$3,000
26Bob Mann70717172Even284$2,500
27Miller Barber71737170+1285$1,850
28David Eger71727172+2286$1,388
28Mick Soli71727172+2286$1,388
28Joe Inman72707173+2286$1,388
31Tim Simpson71737172+3287$1,050
32J.C. Snead70747173+4288$780
32Fred Marti74707173+4288$780
32Morris Hatalsky70747173+4288$780
35Jim Nelford71737174+5289$598
36Pat Lindsey71737176+7291$548
37Tom Jenkins69747179+9293$510
38Lyn Lott72707266-4280$3,750
39Hubert Green72717269Even284$2,500
39Curtis Strange69707273Even284$2,500
41Jay Haas71707272+1285$1,850
42Bob Shearer74707270+2286$1,388
42Lonnie Nielsen72717271+2286$1,388
44Ed Sabo71717273+3287$1,050
44John Lister68747273+3287$1,050
46David Thore73717272+4288$780
46Buddy Gardner71737272+4288$780
48Tom Kite74697274+5289$598
49Mark Pfeil71737275+7291$548
50Joe Kunes71737276+8292$525
51Dana Quigley63747374Even284$2,500
52Andy Bean71687373+1285$1,850
53Terry Mauney72727369+2286$1,388
54Wally Armstrong73717372+5289$598
54John McGough67727377+5289$0
56Dale Douglass71727374+6290$565
56Brad Bryant67717379+6290$565
58Ron Terry73707375+7291$548
59Larry Webb71737375+8292$525
60Michael Brannan67687470-5279$8,063
61Roger Maltbie68747469+1285$1,850
61Hale Irwin68717472+1285$1,850
63Chip Beck70707472+2286$1,388
64Joe Hager73707472+5289$598
65Dennis Sullivan71737474+8292$525
65Jack Spradlin72727474+8292$525
65Ronald Smoak69757474+8292$525
68Mike McCullough69727572+4288$780
68Lon Hinkle70697574+4288$780
70Tim Collins73707675+10294$500
71Tom Storey71727676+11295$488
71Art Wall74687776+11295$488
73Beau Baugh71727873+10294$500
74Mason Rudolph72727880+18302$480
75Barry Fleming73707972+10294$500


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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