1979 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1979 PGA Tour 1979 1 11 – 1979 10 28 44 USA Tom Watson (5) Money list USA Tom Watson PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson Rookie of the Year USA John Fought 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. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1979 season.1980 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1980_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 7 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.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 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 Georgia 299,625 USA Fuzzy Zoeller (2) Major championship Apr 15 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 50,000 USA Bobby Walzel (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. 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 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 England £155,000 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros (2) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. 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 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) andUSA 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)NotesSep 16Ryder CupWest Virginian/aUSA Team USATeam eventNov 11World CupGreecen/aUSA Hale Irwin andUSA John MahaffeyTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA Hale Irwin Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/484750157/ Money leaders Daily News New York, New York 25 November 1979 7 November 2023 484 Newspapers.com subscriptionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/265458276/ Watson Holds Off The Young Lions Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida Jerry Shriver 14 October 1979 7 November 2023 173 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Watson 462,6362 USA Larry Nelson 281,0223 USA Lon Hinkle 247,6934 USA Lee Trevino 238,7325 USA Ben Crenshaw 236,7706 USA Bill Rogers 230,5007 USA Andy Bean 208,2538 USA Bruce Lietzke 198,4399 USA Fuzzy Zoeller 196,95110 USA Lanny Wadkins 195,710 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Watson https://www.newspapers.com/image/99261928/ Tom Watson named PGA player of year Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan 8 November 1979 7 November 2023 75 Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA John Fought https://pilhalloffame.org/members-of-the-month/john-fought/ John Fought Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame 22 August 2024 Then Fought not only made it to the PGA Tour, but he also was the 1979 Rookie of the Year, winning back-to-back events. Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Tom Watson https://www.newspapers.com/image/628246650/ Watson Likes to Keep Things Elementary The Miami Herald Don Greenberg Miami, Florida 1 November 1979 7 November 2023 71 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour