Sports headlines for Sunday March 18, 1979:
- McCumber Bogeys Way To First Win
- Flyers Set Record For Good Behavior
- U.S. Wraps Up Davis Cup Win Over Colombia; Argentina Next
- Baker Ends A Long Losing Slump
Final results of the 1979 Doral-Eastern Open
Tournament held at Doral Country Club (Doral, FL) from March 15, 1979 to March 18, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Tapie | 66 | 71 | 69 | 76 | -6 | 282 | $9,844 |
| 2 | Mark McCumber | 67 | 71 | 69 | 72 | -9 | 279 | $45,000 |
| 3 | Rod Curl | 67 | 76 | 70 | 68 | -7 | 281 | $17,000 |
| 4 | Gibby Gilbert | 67 | 77 | 70 | 68 | -6 | 282 | $9,844 |
| 5 | Bill Kratzert | 67 | 69 | 75 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $7,750 |
| 6 | Jack Renner | 67 | 71 | 76 | 77 | +3 | 291 | $1,000 |
| 7 | Wayne Levi | 68 | 76 | 71 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 7 | Jim Dent | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 9 | Calvin Peete | 68 | 77 | 73 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 10 | Larry Webb | 68 | 72 | 79 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $756 |
| 11 | Ron Streck | 68 | 78 | 74 | 77 | +9 | 297 | $505 |
| 12 | David Graham | 69 | 72 | 73 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $6,750 |
| 13 | Andy Bean | 69 | 71 | 73 | 72 | -3 | 285 | $5,500 |
| 14 | Jim Colbert | 69 | 74 | 76 | 68 | -1 | 287 | $3,375 |
| 15 | Scott Simpson | 69 | 76 | 71 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $1,950 |
| 15 | Brad Bryant | 69 | 72 | 75 | 73 | +1 | 289 | $1,950 |
| 17 | Keith Fergus | 69 | 74 | 77 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 17 | Wally Armstrong | 69 | 71 | 74 | 76 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 19 | Julius Boros | 69 | 77 | 76 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $573 |
| 20 | Dennis Sullivan | 69 | 78 | 75 | 73 | +7 | 295 | $548 |
| 21 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | 76 | 77 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $478 |
| 22 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 68 | 70 | 72 | -8 | 280 | $27,000 |
| 23 | Mike McCullough | 70 | 71 | 74 | 67 | -6 | 282 | $9,844 |
| 24 | Tommy Aaron | 70 | 73 | 74 | 69 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 25 | Dick Mast | 70 | 74 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $3,375 |
| 26 | Wally Kuchar | 70 | 73 | 73 | 72 | Even | 288 | $2,600 |
| 27 | Mike Reid | 70 | 75 | 75 | 69 | +1 | 289 | $1,950 |
| 28 | Howard Clark | 70 | 70 | 77 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 29 | Mark Lye | 70 | 73 | 76 | 72 | +3 | 291 | $1,000 |
| 29 | George Burns | 70 | 75 | 71 | 75 | +3 | 291 | $1,000 |
| 31 | Mark Hayes | 70 | 73 | 77 | 72 | +4 | 292 | $756 |
| 32 | Mark James | 70 | 75 | 75 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $528 |
| 33 | Peter Chapin | 70 | 74 | 79 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $505 |
| 34 | Lou Graham | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | -1 | 287 | $3,375 |
| 35 | Lindy Miller | 71 | 73 | 75 | 69 | Even | 288 | $2,600 |
| 36 | Bruce Devlin | 71 | 75 | 73 | 70 | +1 | 289 | $1,950 |
| 36 | Ed Sneed | 71 | 73 | 71 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $1,950 |
| 38 | Jeff Mitchell | 71 | 71 | 77 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 38 | Jack Newton | 71 | 75 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 40 | Jim Chancey | 71 | 76 | 73 | 71 | +3 | 291 | $1,000 |
| 41 | Pat McGowan | 71 | 76 | 72 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $756 |
| 42 | Leonard Thompson | 71 | 73 | 76 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $573 |
| 42 | Cesar Sanudo | 71 | 75 | 72 | 76 | +6 | 294 | $573 |
| 44 | Doug Tewell | 71 | 76 | 80 | 68 | +7 | 295 | $548 |
| 45 | Mark Mike | 71 | 76 | 80 | 81 | +20 | 308 | $465 |
| 46 | Eddie Pearce | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $3,375 |
| 47 | Bruce Fleisher | 72 | 75 | 69 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 48 | Jack Sommers | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +4 | 292 | $756 |
| 49 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | 75 | 74 | 72 | +5 | 293 | $615 |
| 50 | Lee Mikles | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $573 |
| 51 | Mike Hill | 72 | 73 | 77 | 73 | +7 | 295 | $548 |
| 52 | Jerry Heard | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $528 |
| 53 | Bobby Baker | 72 | 74 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $505 |
| 54 | Morris Hatalsky | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | +10 | 298 | $488 |
| 55 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | 72 | 66 | 71 | -6 | 282 | $9,844 |
| 56 | Tom Kite | 73 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $6,750 |
| 56 | Bobby Wadkins | 73 | 70 | 71 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $6,750 |
| 58 | J.C. Snead | 73 | 73 | 72 | 68 | -2 | 286 | $4,375 |
| 59 | Mike Morley | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 60 | Allen Miller | 73 | 74 | 76 | 69 | +4 | 292 | $756 |
| 61 | Grier Jones | 73 | 74 | 76 | 70 | +5 | 293 | $615 |
| 61 | Butch Baird | 73 | 70 | 77 | 73 | +5 | 293 | $615 |
| 63 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | 74 | 75 | 72 | +6 | 294 | $573 |
| 63 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | 72 | 75 | 74 | +6 | 294 | $573 |
| 65 | Ed Byman | 73 | 71 | 79 | 75 | +10 | 298 | $488 |
| 66 | Greg Pitzer | 73 | 73 | 79 | 76 | +13 | 301 | $470 |
| 67 | Michael Brannan | 74 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $5,500 |
| 68 | Dana Quigley | 74 | 71 | 75 | 70 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 68 | Joe Hager | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +2 | 290 | $1,393 |
| 70 | Frank Conner | 74 | 68 | 74 | 76 | +4 | 292 | $756 |
| 71 | Tom Storey | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $548 |
| 72 | Rocky Thompson | 74 | 73 | 77 | 72 | +8 | 296 | $528 |
| 73 | Bob Murphy | 74 | 73 | 75 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $505 |
| 74 | Ed Dougherty | 74 | 71 | 75 | 79 | +11 | 299 | $478 |
| 75 | Gil Morgan | 75 | 69 | 73 | 71 | Even | 288 | $2,600 |
| 76 | Craig Stadler | 78 | 67 | 75 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $528 |
| 77 | Tom Weiskopf | 78 | 69 | 79 | 71 | +9 | 297 | $505 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Eastwood | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bob Gilder | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bob Smith | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Brian Barnes | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Charlie Gibson | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Don Iverson | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Frank Beard | 77 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Gary Koch | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jim Simons | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| John Adams | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| John Jacobs | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Kip Byrne | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Ray Floyd | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Seve Ballesteros | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Andy North | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ben Crenshaw | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dan Pohl | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dave Hill | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ed Fiori | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Graham Marsh | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Greg Powers | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Hubert Green | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 76 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Miller Barber | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Parker Moore | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Victor Regalado | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Charles Coody | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Joe Kunes | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mark Pfeil | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bob Shearer | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Don Pooley | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Peter Jacobsen | 72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Randy Erskine | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Adam Adams | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Howard Twitty | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Jim King | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Rich Bassett | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Tommy McGinnis | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Dan Sikes | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Dwight Nevil | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Jim Albus | 71 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Tommy Thomas | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Alan Pate | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Bob Mann | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Dick Hart | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Ken Brown | 74 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Laurie Hammer | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mac McLendon | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Orville Moody | 72 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Gardner Dickinson | 78 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Mike San Filippo | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| John Cook | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Tom Shaw | 77 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Roger Kennedy | 81 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 160 | $0 | |
| Jim Knoll | 79 | 83 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 162 | $0 | |
| WD | Bobby Nichols | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 73 | $0 |
| WD | Dave Eichelberger | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 74 | $0 |


