1979 PGA Tour

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1979 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) – October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (5)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
1978
1980

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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1979 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner(s) [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 14 Bob Hope Desert Classic California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey (4)Pro-Am
Jan 22 Phoenix Open Arizona250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (6)
Jan 28 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (1)
Feb 4 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lon Hinkle (2)Pro-Am
Feb 11 Hawaiian Open Hawaii300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (15)
Feb 18 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open Arizona250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (4)
Feb 25 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (6)
Mar 4 Bay Hill Citrus Classic Florida250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Byman (1)
Mar 11 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (1)
Mar 18 Doral-Eastern Open Florida250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (1)
Mar 25 Tournament Players Championship Florida440,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (7)Special event
Apr 1 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (14)Invitational
Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (11)
Apr 15 Masters Tournament Georgia299,625 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (2) Major championship
Apr 15 Magnolia Classic Mississippi50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Walzel (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 22 MONY Tournament of Champions California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (15)Winners-only event
Apr 22 Tallahassee Open Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)Alternate event
Apr 29 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (16)
May 6 Houston Open Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (2)
May 13 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (16)
May 20 Colonial National Invitation Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (11)Invitational
May 27 Memorial Tournament Ohio300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (17)Invitational
Jun 3 Kemper Open North Carolina350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry McGee (3)
Jun 10 Atlanta Classic Georgia300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean (5)
Jun 17 U.S. Open Ohio325,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (11) Major championship
Jun 24 Canadian Open Canada350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (24)
Jul 1 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (4)
Jul 8 Western Open Illinois300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (2)
Jul 15 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete (1)
Jul 21 The Open Championship England£155,000 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Seve Ballesteros (2) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 22 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois200,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring (1)Alternate event
Jul 29 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lou Graham (4)
Aug 5 PGA Championship Michigan350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (4) Major championship
Aug 12 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry McGee (4)
Aug 19 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Renner (1)
Aug 26 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic North Carolina250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (18)
Sep 2 B.C. Open New York275,000 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Twitty (1)
Sep 9 American Optical Classic Massachusetts250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lou Graham (5)
Sep 16 Buick-Goodwrench Open Michigan150,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Fought (1)
Sep 23 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Fought (2)
Sep 30 World Series of Golf Ohio400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lon Hinkle (3)Limited-field event
Oct 7 San Antonio Texas Open Texas250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lou Graham (6)
Oct 14 Southern Open Georgia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Fiori (1)
Oct 21 Pensacola Open Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (1)
Oct 28 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida250,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Burns (1) and
Flag of the United States.svg 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Sep 16 Ryder Cup West Virginian/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Nov 11 World Cup Greecen/a Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin and
Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 462,636
2 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 281,022
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lon Hinkle 247,693
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 238,732
5 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw 236,770
6 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Rogers 230,500
7 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean 208,253
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 198,439
9 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller 196,951
10 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins 195,710

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson [5]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. "1980 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. "Money leaders" . Daily News. New York, New York. November 25, 1979. p. 484. Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Shriver, Jerry (October 14, 1979). "Watson Holds Off The Young Lions" . Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. p. 173. Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tom Watson named PGA player of year" . Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 8, 1979. p. 75. Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Greenberg, Don (November 1, 1979). "Watson Likes to Keep Things Elementary" . The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 71. Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.