1979 PGA Tour
Tournament results
Columns: Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ( $ )
Jan 14 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | John Mahaffey (4) | 343 (–17) | 50,000 | Jan 22 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Ben Crenshaw (6) | 199 (–14) | 33,750 | Jan 28 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | Fuzzy Zoeller (1) | 282 (–6) | 45,000 | Feb 4 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Lon Hinkle (2) | 284 (–4) | 54,000 | Feb 11 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Hubert Green (15) | 267 (–21) | 54,000 | Feb 18 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | Bruce Lietzke (4) | 265 (–15) | 45,000 | Feb 25 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | Lanny Wadkins (6) | 276 (–8) | 45,000 | Mar 4 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic | Florida | Bob Byman (1) | 278 (–6) | 45,000 | Mar 11 | Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic | Florida | Larry Nelson (1) | 274 (–14) | 54,000 | Mar 18 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | Mark McCumber (1) | 279 (–9) | 45,000 | Mar 25 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | Lanny Wadkins (7) | 283 (–5) | 72,000 | Apr 1 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | Tom Watson (14) | 270 (–14) | 54,000 | Apr 8 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Raymond Floyd (11) | 282 (–6) | 45,000 | Apr 15 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | 280 (–8) | 50,000 | Apr 22 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | Chi Chi Rodriguez (8) | 269 (–19) | 18,000 | Apr 22 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | Tom Watson (15) | 275 (–13) | 54,000 | Apr 29 | First NBC New Orleans Open | Louisiana | Hubert Green (16) | 273 (–15) | 45,000 | May 6 | Houston Open | Texas | Wayne Levi (2) | 268 (–16) | 54,000 | May 13 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Tom Watson (16) | 275 (–5) | 54,000 | May 20 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Al Geiberger (11) | 274 (–6) | 54,000 | May 27 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Tom Watson (17) | 285 (–3) | 54,000 | Jun 3 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | Jerry McGee (3) | 272 (–16) | 63,000 | Jun 10 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | Andy Bean (5) | 265 (–23) | 54,000 | Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Ohio | Hale Irwin (11) | 284 (E) | 50,000 | Jun 24 | Canadian Open | Canada | Lee Trevino (24) | 281 (–3) | 63,000 | Jul 1 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | Gil Morgan (4) | 278 (–10) | 54,000 | Jul 8 | Western Open | Illinois | Larry Nelson (2) | 286 (–2) | 54,000 | Jul 15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Calvin Peete (1) | 269 (–19) | 36,000 | Jul 21 | British Open | England | Seve Ballesteros (2) | 283 (–1) | 31,500 | Jul 22 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | Illinois | D. A. Weibring (1) | 266 (–14) | 36,000 | Jul 29 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | Lou Graham (4) | 273 (–11) | 45,000 | Aug 5 | PGA Championship | Michigan | David Graham (4) | 272 (–8) | 60,000 | Aug 12 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Jerry McGee (4) | 267 (–17) | 54,000 | Aug 19 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | Jack Renner (1) | 277 (–7) | 72,000 | Aug 26 | Colgate Hall of Fame Classic | North Carolina | Tom Watson (18) | 272 (–12) | 45,000 | Sep 2 | B.C. Open | New York | Howard Twitty (1) | 270 (–14) | 49,500 | Sep 9 | American Optical Classic | Massachusetts | Lou Graham (5) | 275 (–9) | 45,000 | Sep 16 | Buick-Goodwrench Open | Michigan | John Fought (1) | 280 (–8) | 27,000 | Sep 23 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | California | John Fought (2) | 277 (–11) | 54,000 | Sep 30 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | Lon Hinkle (3) | 272 (–8) | 100,000 | Oct 7 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | Lou Graham (6) | 268 (–12) | 45,000 | Oct 14 | Southern Open | Georgia | Ed Fiori (1) | 274 (–6) | 36,000 | Oct 21 | Pensacola Open | Florida | Curtis Strange (1) | 271 (–17) | 36,000 | Oct 28 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship | Florida | George Burns (1) Ben Crenshaw (7) | 255 (–33) | 22,500 (each)