1979 PGA Championship

August 2023 1979 PGA Championship August 2–5, 1979 Bloomfield Township, Michigan Oakland Hills Country Club,South Course PGA of America PGA Tour 70 7054 yd 150 players, 74 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=405&date=1979&tourn_name_id=2 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1979 PGA Championship August 16, 2012 August 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120809072011/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=405&date=1979&tourn_name_id=2 dead 146 (+6) $350,600 $60,000 AUS David Graham 272 (−8), playoff 1978 1980 USA#USA Michigan yes Oakland Hills Country Club Location in the United States##Location in Michigan 42.544 -83.277 type:event_region:US-MI inline,title The 1979 PGA Championship was the 61st PGA Championship, played August 2–5 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. After a double-bogey on the 72nd hole, David Graham won the first of his two major titles on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff with Ben Crenshaw.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AZ9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2808%2C727809 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino Graham's birdie wins PGA in sudden death August 6, 1979 9 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dg0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6950%2C4390008 Toledo Blade Ohio Taylor Jim Graham's win 'extra' special August 6, 1979 15 Through 17 holes in the final round, Graham was seven-under, with seven birdies and ten pars. Of the 21 holes he played Sunday, nine were birdies. After 54 holes, Rex Caldwell was the leader at 203 (−7), Crenshaw was two strokes back and Graham four behind at 207 (−3), all in search of their first major title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dg0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7154%2C4318123 Toledo Blade Ohio Taylor Jim Caldwell leads PGA by 2 August 5, 1979 1D It was the fifth runner-up finish for Crenshaw in a major, and second consecutive.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qNoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OMwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2643%2C4047667 Palm Beach Post Delray's Graham wins PGA Associated Press August 6, 1979 B5 He later won two majors, both at the Masters, in 1984 and 1995; Graham won his second at the U.S. Open in 1981 at Merion. Three-time champion Sam Snead set the record for the oldest player to make the cut in a major. He was 67 years, 2 months, and 7 days of age at the cut and finished 42nd at 288 (+8). He won in 1942, 1949, and 1951, all in match play. It was the sixth major championship held on the South Course, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1972 and the U.S. Open in 1924, 1937, 1951, and 1961. Due to heavy rainfall, the course was not nearly as hard as it had been in previous years, and the tournament was dubbed the "Monster Massacre" because of the shockingly low scores on the "Monster" South Course; there were 140 rounds at even par or below, and 15 players tied or beat Gary Player's winning 1972 score.Platts Mitchell Steeped in Tradition - A look at the history of Oakland Hills County Club https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/steeped-in-tradition-a-look-at-the-history-of-oakland-hills-county-club/ European Tour 19 March 2010 The course later hosted the U.S. Open in 1985 and 1996, the PGA Championship in 2008, and the Ryder Cup in 2004. This was the third consecutive playoff at the PGA Championship (and nearly the fourth, as the 1976 title was decided by the final putt on the 72nd green).https://www.si.com/vault/1979/08/13/823873/this-graham-simply-refused-to-crack-unfazed-by-a-double-bogey-on-the-72nd-hole-david-graham-sank-three-big-putts-in-sudden-death-to-beat-ben-crenshaw-for-the-pga-title Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins This Graham simply refused to crack August 13, 1979 42 Graham became the second Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947. Jerry Pate and Tom Watson, runners-up in the previous year's playoff, were tied with Graham in third place after 54 holes. Pate's 71 tied for fifth but Watson's 74 dropped him into a tie for twelfth at 281. Watson had won three of his eight majors at this time, but never completed the career grand slam, missing the PGA Championship leg. Defending champion John Mahaffey tied for 51st. This was the final major championship of the 1970s. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf played in the event assuring that they played in every major championship in the 1970s. They were the first players to play in every major championship for an entire decade.May 2019 Round summaries First round Thursday, August 2, 1979 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Watson 66 −42 USA Rex Caldwell 67 −3 T3 USA Jay Haas 68 −2 USA Ron Streck T5 USA Ben Crenshaw 69 −1 USA Gibby Gilbert AUS David Graham USA Hubert Green USA Don January USA Bruce Lietzke AUS Graham Marsh USA Jim Masserio USA Artie McNickle USA Jerry Pate USA Alan Tapie Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gnw1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2107%2C761727 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Watson swings out of slump August 3, 1979 1D Second round Friday, August 3, 1979 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Ben Crenshaw 69-67=136 −4 T2 USA Rex Caldwell 67-70=137 −3 AUS David Graham 69-68=137 USA Jay Haas 68-69=137T5 USA Bruce Lietzke 69-69=138 −2 USA Jerry Pate 69-69=138 USA Alan Tapie 73-65=138 USA Tom Watson 66-72=138T9 USA Rod Funseth 70-69=139 −1 USA Hubert Green 69-70=139 USA Don January 69-70=139 AUS Graham Marsh 69-70=139 USA Artie McNickle 69-70=139 USA Ron Streck 68-71=139 USA Leonard Thompson 72-67=139 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g3w1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3146%2C852265 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire reports Gentle Ben says he's ready to win August 4, 1979 1B Third round Saturday, August 4, 1979 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Rex Caldwell 67-70-66=203 −7 2 USA Ben Crenshaw 69-67-69=205 −5 T3 AUS David Graham 69-68-70=207 −3 USA Jerry Pate 69-69-69=207 USA Tom Watson 66-72-69=2076 USA Ron Streck 68-71-69=208 −2T7 USA Gibby Gilbert 69-72-68=209 −1 USA Bruce Lietzke 69-69-71=209 USA Gene Littler 71-71-67=209 T10 AUS Graham Marsh 69-72-68=209 E USA Jay Haas 68-69-73=210 USA Don January 69-70-71=210 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hHw1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5962%2C1314418 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire reports A longshot good shot for PGA August 5, 1979 1B Final round Sunday, August 5, 1979 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 AUS David Graham 69-68-70-65=272 −8 Playoff USA Ben Crenshaw 69-67-69-67=272 3 USA Rex Caldwell 67-70-66-71=274 −6 25,0004 USA Ron Streck 68-71-69-68=276 −4 20,000T5 USA Gibby Gilbert 69-72-68-69=278 −2 14,500 USA Jerry Pate 69-69-69-71=278T7 USA Jay Haas 68-69-73-69=279 −1 9,200 USA Don January 69-70-71-69=279 USA Howard Twitty 70-73-69-67=279T10 USA Lou Graham 69-74-68-69=280 E 6,750 USA Gary Koch 71-71-71-67=280 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1979&tid=22 databasegolf.com 1979 PGA Championship August 2, 2013 Scorecard BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Final round Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 Par453444443 445344434AUS Graham −4−5−5−5−5−5−6−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−8 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Playoff The sudden-death playoff began at the first tee and Graham saved par with one putt from 18 ft to tie. At the par-5 second hole, Crenshaw tapped in for birdie while Graham sank a ten-footer (3 m) to continue. He won with a birdie on the 202 yd on par-3 third hole, after Crenshaw found a bunker and his 25 ft 0 on putt for par lipped out. Graham put his 4-iron tee shot to within 8 ft and with two putts to win, sank the first. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 AUS David Graham 4-4-2−2 60,0002 USA Ben Crenshaw 4-4-4 E 40,000 Scorecard Hole  1    2    3  Par453AUS Graham E−1−2USA Crenshaw E−1E References 2 External links PGA.com – 1979 PGA Championship 1979 Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Michigan Category:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship