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
1Bob Zender73716966-5279$8,063
2Lyn Lott72707266-4280$3,750
3Tom Watson70686569-12272$45,000
4Bill Rogers74666969-6278$9,000
5Hubert Green72717269Even284$2,500
6Roger Maltbie68747469+1285$1,850
7Terry Mauney72727369+2286$1,388
8Johnny Miller69637070-12272$27,000
9Andy North69706770-8276$10,000
10Michael Brannan67687470-5279$8,063
11Lou Graham67747170-2282$3,875
12Allen Miller71717170-1283$3,000
13Miller Barber71737170+1285$1,850
14Bob Shearer74707270+2286$1,388
15Keith Fergus68686771-10274$17,000
16Danny Edwards67686971-9275$12,000
17Bob Eastwood72716871-2282$3,875
18Lonnie Nielsen72717271+2286$1,388
19Kermit Zarley68707072-4280$3,750
20Charles Coody70697072-3281$5,250
21Cesar Sanudo68727072-2282$3,875
21Bobby Baker71687172-2282$3,875
23Bob Mann70717172Even284$2,500
24Jay Haas71707272+1285$1,850
24Hale Irwin68717472+1285$1,850
26Mick Soli71727172+2286$1,388
26Chip Beck70707472+2286$1,388
26David Eger71727172+2286$1,388
29Tim Simpson71737172+3287$1,050
30David Thore73717272+4288$780
30Buddy Gardner71737272+4288$780
30Mike McCullough69727572+4288$780
33Joe Hager73707472+5289$598
33Wally Armstrong73717372+5289$598
35Barry Fleming73707972+10294$500
36Bruce Devlin70677073-4280$3,750
37Larry Nelson70696973-3281$5,250
38Craig Stadler67736973-2282$3,875
38Bob Murphy71706873-2282$3,875
40Curtis Strange69707273Even284$2,500
41Andy Bean71687373+1285$1,850
42Joe Inman72707173+2286$1,388
43Chris Clark77677073+3287$1,050
43John Lister68747273+3287$1,050
43Ed Sabo71717273+3287$1,050
46Morris Hatalsky70747173+4288$780
46J.C. Snead70747173+4288$780
46Fred Marti74707173+4288$780
49Beau Baugh71727873+10294$500
50Dana Quigley63747374Even284$2,500
51Lon Hinkle70697574+4288$780
52Jim Nelford71737174+5289$598
52Tom Kite74697274+5289$598
54Dale Douglass71727374+6290$565
55Ronald Smoak69757474+8292$525
55Dennis Sullivan71737474+8292$525
55Jack Spradlin72727474+8292$525
58Tommy Aaron69667175-3281$5,250
59Ron Terry73707375+7291$548
59Mark Pfeil71737275+7291$548
61Larry Webb71737375+8292$525
62Tim Collins73707675+10294$500
63Lanny Wadkins69756676+2286$1,388
64Pat Lindsey71737176+7291$548
65Joe Kunes71737276+8292$525
66Art Wall74687776+11295$488
66Tom Storey71727676+11295$488
68Bob Smith72716977+5289$598
68John McGough67727377+5289$0
70Gary Koch72726977+6290$565
71Greg Powers72727077+7291$548
72D.A. Weibring70716979+5289$598
73Brad Bryant67717379+6290$565
74Tom Jenkins69747179+9293$510
75Mason Rudolph72727880+18302$480


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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