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1979 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1979 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | USA Tom Watson (5) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Tom Watson |
| honor2 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tom Watson |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA John Fought |
| prevseason | [1978](1978-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1980](1980-pga-tour) |
The 1979 PGA Tour was the 64th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 11th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Jan 14 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 300,000 | USA John Mahaffey (4) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 250,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (6) | |
| Jan 28 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | 250,000 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller (1) | |
| Feb 4 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 300,000 | USA Lon Hinkle (2) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 11 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 300,000 | USA Hubert Green (15) | |
| Feb 18 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | 250,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (4) | |
| Feb 25 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | 250,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (6) | |
| Mar 4 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic | Florida | 250,000 | USA Bob Byman (1) | |
| Mar 11 | Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic | Florida | 300,000 | USA Larry Nelson (1) | |
| Mar 18 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 250,000 | USA Mark McCumber (1) | |
| Mar 25 | [Tournament Players Championship](1979-tournament-players-championship) | Florida | 440,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (7) | Special event |
| Apr 1 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | 300,000 | USA Tom Watson (14) | Invitational |
| Apr 8 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 250,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (11) | |
| Apr 15 | **[Masters Tournament](1979-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 299,625 | USA **Fuzzy Zoeller** (2) | Major championship |
| Apr 15 | Magnolia Classic | Mississippi | 50,000 | USA Bobby Walzel (n/a) | Second Tour |
| Apr 22 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 300,000 | USA Tom Watson (15) | Winners-only event |
| Apr 22 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | 100,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8) | Alternate event |
| Apr 29 | First NBC New Orleans Open | Louisiana | 250,000 | USA Hubert Green (16) | |
| May 6 | Houston Open | Texas | 300,000 | USA Wayne Levi (2) | |
| May 13 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 300,000 | USA Tom Watson (16) | |
| May 20 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 300,000 | USA Al Geiberger (11) | Invitational |
| May 27 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 300,000 | USA Tom Watson (17) | Invitational |
| Jun 3 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | 350,000 | USA Jerry McGee (3) | |
| Jun 10 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | 300,000 | USA Andy Bean (5) | |
| Jun 17 | **[U.S. Open](1979-u-s-open-golf)** | Ohio | 325,000 | USA **Hale Irwin** (11) | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Canadian Open | Canada | 350,000 | USA Lee Trevino (24) | |
| Jul 1 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 300,000 | USA Gil Morgan (4) | |
| Jul 8 | Western Open | Illinois | 300,000 | USA Larry Nelson (2) | |
| Jul 15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 200,000 | USA Calvin Peete (1) | |
| Jul 21 | **[The Open Championship](1979-open-championship)** | England | £155,000 | ESP **Seve Ballesteros** (2) | Major championship |
| Jul 22 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | Illinois | 200,000 | USA D. A. Weibring (1) | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | 250,000 | USA Lou Graham (4) | |
| Aug 5 | **[PGA Championship](1979-pga-championship)** | Michigan | 350,000 | AUS **David Graham** (4) | Major championship |
| Aug 12 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 300,000 | USA Jerry McGee (4) | |
| Aug 19 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 400,000 | USA Jack Renner (1) | |
| Aug 26 | Colgate Hall of Fame Classic | North Carolina | 250,000 | USA Tom Watson (18) | |
| Sep 2 | B.C. Open | New York | 275,000 | USA Howard Twitty (1) | |
| Sep 9 | American Optical Classic | Massachusetts | 250,000 | USA Lou Graham (5) | |
| Sep 16 | Buick-Goodwrench Open | Michigan | 150,000 | USA John Fought (1) | |
| Sep 23 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | California | 300,000 | USA John Fought (2) | |
| Sep 30 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | 400,000 | USA Lon Hinkle (3) | Limited-field event |
| Oct 7 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | 250,000 | USA Lou Graham (6) | |
| Oct 14 | Southern Open | Georgia | 200,000 | USA Ed Fiori (1) | |
| Oct 21 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 200,000 | USA Curtis Strange (1) | |
| Oct 28 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship | Florida | 250,000 | USA George Burns (1) and | |
| USA Ben Crenshaw (7) | Team event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Sep 16 | [Ryder Cup](1979-ryder-cup) | West Virginia | n/a | USA Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 11 | [World Cup](1979-world-cup-men-s-golf) | Greece | n/a | USA Hale Irwin and | |
| USA John Mahaffey | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1979-world-cup-men-s-golf) | USA Hale Irwin |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tom Watson | 462,636 |
| 2 | USA Larry Nelson | 281,022 |
| 3 | USA Lon Hinkle | 247,693 |
| 4 | USA Lee Trevino | 238,732 |
| 5 | USA Ben Crenshaw | 236,770 |
| 6 | USA Bill Rogers | 230,500 |
| 7 | USA Andy Bean | 208,253 |
| 8 | USA Bruce Lietzke | 198,439 |
| 9 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller | 196,951 |
| 10 | USA Lanny Wadkins | 195,710 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tom Watson | |
| Rookie of the Year | USA John Fought | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | USA Tom Watson |
Notes
References
References
- "1980 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- (25 November 1979). "Money leaders". Daily News.
- Shriver, Jerry. (14 October 1979). "Watson Holds Off The Young Lions". Pensacola News Journal.
- (8 November 1979). "Tom Watson named PGA player of year". Detroit Free Press.
- "John Fought". Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame.
- Greenberg, Don. (1 November 1979). "Watson Likes to Keep Things Elementary". The Miami Herald.
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