1979 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 July 1979 |
| Location | Lancashire, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,882 yards (6,293 m)[1] |
| Field | 152 players 82 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 152 (+10) (1st cut) 227 (+14) (2nd cut) |
| Prize fund | £155,000[1] $325,000 |
| Winner's share | £15,000[1][2] $31,500 |
| Champion | |
| 23x15px Seve Ballesteros | |
| 283 (−1) | |
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Lytham &
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St Annes
Location in England
The 1979 Open Championship was the 108th Open Championship, held 18–21 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Seve Ballesteros, 22, won the first of his five major titles, three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Ben Crenshaw.[3] It was the first of his three Open Championship victories; he raised the Claret Jug again in 1984 and 1988. This was the last Open scheduled to end on Saturday;[4] in 1980 it moved to a Sunday final round, similar to the other three majors.
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus |  United States |
1966, 1970, 1978 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 286 | +2 | T2 |
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 292 | +8 | T10 |
| Lee Trevino | United States |
1971, 1972 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 294 | +10 | T17 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968, 1974 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 75 | 295 | +11 | T19 |
| Tony Jacklin |  England |
1969 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 296 | +12 | T24 |
| Peter Thomson |  Australia |
1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 |
76 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 297 | +13 | T26 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1975, 1977 | 72 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 297 | +13 | T26 |
| Johnny Miller | United States |
1976 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 303 | +19 | T57 |
Missed the first cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Weiskopf | United States |
1973 | 79 | 75 | 154 | +12 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo |  Argentina |
1967 | 79 | 82 | 161 | +19 |
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 18 July 1979
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Longmuir |  Scotland |
65 | −6 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin | United States |
68 | −3 |
| 3 | Jerry Pate | United States |
69 | −2 |
| 4 | Isao Aoki |  Japan |
70 | −1 |
| T5 | Terry Gale | Australia |
71 | E |
| Peter McEvoy (a) | England |
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| Orville Moody | United States |
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| Lee Trevino | United States |
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| T9 | Hugh Baiocchi | South Africa |
72 | +1 |
| Ken Brown | Scotland |
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| Dennis Clark | New Zealand |
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| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
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| Gary Cullen | England |
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| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
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| Tom Watson | United States |
Second round
Thursday, 19 July 1979
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States |
68-68=136 | −6 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros | 23x15px Spain | 73-65=138 | −4 |
| 3 | Bill Longmuir | Scotland |
65-74=139 | −3 |
| 4 | Tom Watson | United States |
72-68=140 | −2 |
| T5 | Dennis Clark | New Zealand |
72-69=141 | −1 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
72-69=141 | ||
| 7 | Graham Marsh | Australia |
74-68=142 | E |
| T8 | Ken Brown | Scotland |
72-71=143 | +1 |
| Bob Byman | United States |
73-70=143 | ||
| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
72-71=143 | ||
| Jerry Pate | United States |
69-74=143 |
Amateurs: McEvoy (+3), Player (+8), Hallberg (+14), Hoad (+15), Bennett (+17), Myers (+18), Guy (+20), Whelan (+23).
Third round
Friday, 20 July 1979
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States |
68-68-75=211 | −2 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros | 23x15px Spain | 73-65-75=213 | E |
| T3 | Mark James | England |
76-69-69=214 | +1 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
72-69-73=214 | ||
| T5 | Rodger Davis | Australia |
75-70-70=215 | +2 |
| Bob Byman | United States |
73-70-72=215 | ||
| Ben Crenshaw | United States |
72-71-72=215 | ||
| T8 | Isao Aoki | Japan |
70-74-72=216 | +3 |
| Greg Norman | Australia |
73-71-72=216 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
72-68-76=216 | ||
| Bill Longmuir | Scotland |
65-74-77=216 |
Amateurs: McEvoy (+4), Player (+19).
Final round
Saturday, 21 July 1979
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 23x15px Spain | 73-65-75-70=283 | −1 | 15,000 |
| T2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States |
72-71-72-71=286 | +2 | 11,250 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
72-69-73-72=286 | |||
| 4 | Mark James | England |
76-69-69-73=287 | +3 | 7,500 |
| 5 | Rodger Davis | Australia |
75-70-70-73=288 | +4 | 6,500 |
| 6 | Hale Irwin | United States |
68-68-75-78=289 | +5 | 6,000 |
| T7 | Graham Marsh | Australia |
74-68-75-74=291 | +7 | 5,000 |
| Isao Aoki | Japan |
70-74-72-75=291 | |||
| Bob Byman | United States |
73-70-72-76=291 | |||
| T10 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
78-72-70-72=292 | +8 | 4,000 |
| Masashi Ozaki | Japan |
75-69-75-73=292 | |||
| Greg Norman | Australia |
73-71-72-76=292 |
Amateurs: McEvoy (+10)
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External links
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1979 PGA Championship |
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