Sports headlines for Sunday January 28, 1979:
- Zoeller Pars A Storm And Wins
- Connors Beats Jeers And Ashe In 3 Sets
Final results of the 1979 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
Tournament held at Torrey Pines Golf Course (La Jolla, CA) from January 25, 1979 to January 28, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 76 | 67 | 67 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $45,000 |
| 2 | Wayne Levi | 79 | 68 | 72 | 68 | -1 | 287 | $16,500 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | 74 | 70 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $16,500 |
| 2 | Artie McNickle | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $16,500 |
| 2 | Bill Kratzert | 73 | 68 | 72 | 74 | -1 | 287 | $16,500 |
| 6 | Jerry Pate | 72 | 70 | 72 | 74 | Even | 288 | $8,094 |
| 6 | Victor Regalado | 71 | 73 | 70 | 74 | Even | 288 | $8,094 |
| 6 | Lee Trevino | 75 | 69 | 70 | 74 | Even | 288 | $8,094 |
| 6 | Jerry McGee | 71 | 67 | 74 | 76 | Even | 288 | $8,094 |
| 10 | Keith Fergus | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $6,000 |
| 10 | Scott Simpson | 73 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $6,000 |
| 10 | Howard Twitty | 73 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $6,000 |
| 10 | Larry Nelson | 77 | 68 | 70 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $6,000 |
| 14 | John Fought | 78 | 70 | 69 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 14 | Tom Weiskopf | 74 | 70 | 73 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 14 | Randy Erskine | 73 | 74 | 70 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 14 | Mark Hayes | 77 | 69 | 70 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 14 | J.C. Snead | 79 | 67 | 70 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 14 | Tom Purtzer | 78 | 66 | 70 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 14 | Tommy Aaron | 69 | 70 | 75 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $4,000 |
| 21 | Bob Gilder | 74 | 71 | 70 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $2,700 |
| 21 | Jim Colbert | 75 | 67 | 73 | 76 | +3 | 291 | $2,700 |
| 21 | Leonard Thompson | 73 | 70 | 71 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $2,700 |
| 21 | Grier Jones | 71 | 71 | 72 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $2,700 |
| 25 | Al Geiberger | 75 | 72 | 74 | 71 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Curtis Strange | 78 | 68 | 73 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Mike McCullough | 77 | 71 | 70 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Craig Stadler | 78 | 69 | 71 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Danny Edwards | 75 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Miller Barber | 79 | 67 | 70 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Gil Morgan | 74 | 67 | 72 | 79 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 25 | Billy Casper | 71 | 73 | 69 | 79 | +4 | 292 | $1,828 |
| 33 | Lanny Wadkins | 78 | 67 | 75 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Alan Tapie | 74 | 73 | 72 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Lon Hinkle | 77 | 69 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Jim Thorpe | 76 | 70 | 73 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Jack Renner | 76 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Bobby Walzel | 76 | 71 | 71 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Gary Koch | 73 | 76 | 69 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Tommy Valentine | 78 | 69 | 71 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 33 | Andy Bean | 79 | 68 | 70 | 76 | +5 | 293 | $1,213 |
| 43 | Cesar Sanudo | 76 | 71 | 76 | 71 | +6 | 294 | $825 |
| 43 | David Graham | 78 | 71 | 71 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $825 |
| 43 | Bill Rogers | 79 | 69 | 72 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $825 |
| 43 | Mac McLendon | 77 | 69 | 73 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $825 |
| 43 | Jack Spradlin | 72 | 72 | 73 | 77 | +6 | 294 | $825 |
| 48 | Mark Pfeil | 77 | 72 | 74 | 72 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Orville Moody | 78 | 71 | 72 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Jim Simons | 72 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Steve Spray | 76 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Rod Funseth | 79 | 68 | 70 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Dale Douglass | 78 | 67 | 72 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Bruce Devlin | 75 | 71 | 70 | 79 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 48 | Don January | 75 | 68 | 73 | 79 | +7 | 295 | $616 |
| 56 | Bobby Nichols | 73 | 76 | 73 | 74 | +8 | 296 | $560 |
| 56 | Lou Graham | 78 | 69 | 73 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $560 |
| 56 | Ed Fiori | 79 | 69 | 72 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $560 |
| 56 | Pat McGowan | 76 | 70 | 73 | 77 | +8 | 296 | $560 |
| 56 | Rex Caldwell | 76 | 67 | 72 | 81 | +8 | 296 | $560 |
| 61 | Joe Porter | 72 | 76 | 75 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $538 |
| 61 | Dana Quigley | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $538 |
| 61 | Gene Littler | 78 | 67 | 75 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $538 |
| 61 | Frank Conner | 80 | 69 | 71 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $538 |
| 65 | Kip Byrne | 78 | 71 | 72 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $523 |
| 65 | Dave Hill | 75 | 73 | 69 | 81 | +10 | 298 | $523 |
| 67 | Frank Beard | 75 | 71 | 77 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $513 |
| 67 | Ed Dougherty | 75 | 70 | 71 | 83 | +11 | 299 | $513 |
| 69 | Joe Hager | 75 | 72 | 77 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $503 |
| 69 | Carlton White | 77 | 70 | 76 | 77 | +12 | 300 | $503 |
| 71 | Marty Fleckman | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | +13 | 301 | $495 |
| 72 | Pete Brown | 79 | 69 | 78 | 76 | +14 | 302 | $488 |
| 72 | Ron Mobley | 79 | 69 | 78 | 76 | +14 | 302 | $488 |
| 74 | Dan Pohl | 78 | 71 | 76 | 79 | +16 | 304 | $480 |
| 75 | Mike Zack | 78 | 71 | 78 | 78 | +17 | 305 | $473 |
| 75 | Dave Barr | 75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | +17 | 305 | $473 |
| 77 | David Lundstrom | 79 | 70 | 77 | 80 | +18 | 306 | $465 |
| 78 | Mike Sullivan | 75 | 74 | 75 | 83 | +19 | 307 | $460 |
| 79 | Vic Martin | 77 | 71 | 75 | 86 | +21 | 309 | $455 |
| 80 | Alan Pate | 74 | 74 | 78 | 88 | +26 | 314 | $450 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD | Bob Byman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Don Pooley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Ed Sneed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| WD | Lyn Lott | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 82 | $0 |
| WD | Babe Hiskey | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 83 | $0 |


