1979 PGA Tour

The 1979 PGA Tour season was played from January 11 to October 28, which marked the PGA Tour's 50th season. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tom Watson won the most tournaments, five, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

1979 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) – October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28)
Number of official events44
Most wins5:
United States Tom Watson
Money winnerUnited States Tom Watson
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson
← 1978
1980 →

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 14Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia300,000United States John Mahaffey (4)Pro-Am
Jan 22Phoenix OpenArizona250,000United States Ben Crenshaw (6)
Jan 28Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia250,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (1)
Feb 4Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia300,000United States Lon Hinkle (2)Pro-Am
Feb 11Hawaiian OpenHawaii300,000United States Hubert Green (15)
Feb 18Joe Garagiola-Tucson OpenArizona250,000United States Bruce Lietzke (4)
Feb 25Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia250,000United States Lanny Wadkins (6)
Mar 4Bay Hill Citrus ClassicFlorida250,000United States Bob Byman (1)
Mar 11Jackie Gleason-Inverrary ClassicFlorida300,000United States Larry Nelson (1)
Mar 18Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida250,000United States Mark McCumber (1)
Mar 25Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida440,000United States Lanny Wadkins (7)Special event
Apr 1Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina300,000United States Tom Watson (14)Invitational
Apr 8Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina250,000United States Raymond Floyd (11)
Apr 15Masters TournamentGeorgia275,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (2)Major championship
Apr 15Magnolia ClassicMississippi50,000United States Bobby Walzel (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 22MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia300,000United States Tom Watson (15)Winners-only event
Apr 22Tallahassee OpenFlorida100,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)Alternate event
Apr 29First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisiana250,000United States Hubert Green (16)
May 6Houston OpenTexas300,000United States Wayne Levi (2)
May 13Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas300,000United States Tom Watson (16)
May 20Colonial National InvitationTexas300,000United States Al Geiberger (11)Invitational
May 27Memorial TournamentOhio300,000United States Tom Watson (17)Invitational
Jun 3Kemper OpenNorth Carolina350,000United States Jerry McGee (3)
Jun 10Atlanta ClassicGeorgia300,000United States Andy Bean (5)
Jun 17U.S. OpenOhio275,000United States Hale Irwin (11)Major championship
Jun 24Canadian OpenCanada350,000United States Lee Trevino (24)
Jul 1Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee300,000United States Gil Morgan (4)
Jul 8Western OpenIllinois300,000United States Larry Nelson (2)
Jul 15Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin200,000United States Calvin Peete (1)
Jul 21The Open ChampionshipEngland£155,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (2)Major championship
Jul 22Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinois200,000United States D. A. Weibring (1)Alternate event
Jul 29IVB-Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania250,000United States Lou Graham (4)
Aug 5PGA ChampionshipMichigan350,000Australia David Graham (4)Major championship
Aug 12Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut300,000United States Jerry McGee (4)
Aug 19Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York400,000United States Jack Renner (1)
Aug 26Colgate Hall of Fame ClassicNorth Carolina250,000United States Tom Watson (18)
Sep 2B.C. OpenNew York275,000United States Howard Twitty (1)
Sep 9American Optical ClassicMassachusetts250,000United States Lou Graham (5)
Sep 16Buick-Goodwrench OpenMichigan150,000United States John Fought (1)
Sep 23Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicCalifornia300,000United States John Fought (2)
Sep 30World Series of GolfOhio400,000United States Lon Hinkle (3)Limited-field event
Oct 7San Antonio Texas OpenTexas250,000United States Lou Graham (6)
Oct 14Southern OpenGeorgia200,000United States Ed Fiori (1)
Oct 21Pensacola OpenFlorida200,000United States Curtis Strange (1)
Oct 28Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida250,000United States George Burns (1) and
United States 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 West Virginia n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 11 World Cup Greece n/a United States Hale Irwin and
United States John Mahaffey		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy United States Hale Irwin

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winnerUnited States Tom Watson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tom Watson
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Tom Watson

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.

References
  1. "1980 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
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