Sports headlines for Sunday March 25, 1979:
- Larry Brown Accepts UCLA Coaching Job
- Wadkins Beats Field And Sawgrass By 5
- Bobby Allison Finishes On 3 Tires -- But Wins
Final results of the 1979 Tournament Players Championship
Tournament held at Sawgrass Country Club (Ponta Vedra Beach, FL) from March 22, 1979 to March 25, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Burns | 72 | 66 | 76 | 83 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
| 2 | Howard Twitty | 75 | 67 | 76 | 80 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 3 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 | 68 | 76 | 72 | -5 | 283 | $72,000 |
| 4 | Randy Erskine | 76 | 68 | 82 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 5 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 69 | 75 | 79 | +5 | 293 | $14,600 |
| 6 | Jack Renner | 73 | 70 | 71 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $27,200 |
| 7 | Bill Kratzert | 69 | 70 | 75 | 79 | +5 | 293 | $14,600 |
| 8 | Mark McCumber | 70 | 70 | 80 | 81 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 9 | David Graham | 73 | 70 | 80 | 80 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 10 | Dan Halldorson | 69 | 70 | 81 | 89 | +21 | 309 | $804 |
| 11 | Ed Fiori | 69 | 71 | 79 | 78 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
| 12 | Bob Murphy | 75 | 71 | 74 | 92 | +24 | 312 | $792 |
| 13 | Tom Watson | 70 | 72 | 75 | 71 | Even | 288 | $43,200 |
| 14 | Wayne Levi | 69 | 72 | 77 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $14,600 |
| 15 | Ray Floyd | 71 | 72 | 80 | 74 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
| 15 | Peter Jacobsen | 74 | 72 | 76 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
| 17 | Hubert Green | 73 | 72 | 78 | 75 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 17 | Gary Koch | 70 | 72 | 74 | 82 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 19 | Jim Colbert | 73 | 72 | 76 | 78 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
| 19 | Alan Tapie | 71 | 72 | 75 | 81 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
| 21 | Bruce Fleisher | 73 | 72 | 78 | 78 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 21 | Dave Stockton | 69 | 72 | 79 | 81 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 23 | Barney Thompson | 74 | 72 | 80 | 81 | +19 | 307 | $836 |
| 24 | Phil Hancock | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $19,200 |
| 25 | Andy Bean | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +6 | 294 | $12,400 |
| 26 | Tom Kite | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $10,800 |
| 27 | Mike McCullough | 71 | 73 | 79 | 73 | +8 | 296 | $8,800 |
| 28 | Tim Simpson | 69 | 73 | 80 | 76 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 28 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 73 | 77 | 79 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 30 | Jim Thorpe | 72 | 73 | 77 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
| 31 | Jack Nicklaus | 67 | 73 | 82 | 78 | +12 | 300 | $2,310 |
| 32 | Mike Reid | 71 | 73 | 78 | 79 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 33 | Orville Moody | 73 | 73 | 77 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 34 | Morris Hatalsky | 71 | 73 | 78 | 81 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 34 | Jim Simons | 71 | 73 | 76 | 83 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 36 | Artie McNickle | 73 | 73 | 85 | 75 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
| 37 | Craig Stadler | 72 | 73 | 81 | 82 | +20 | 308 | $820 |
| 38 | Jack Newton | 69 | 74 | 77 | 75 | +7 | 295 | $10,800 |
| 38 | Jay Haas | 71 | 74 | 74 | 76 | +7 | 295 | $10,800 |
| 40 | Victor Regalado | 70 | 74 | 73 | 80 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
| 41 | Andy North | 67 | 74 | 76 | 81 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 42 | Marty Fleckman | 72 | 74 | 79 | 76 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 42 | Bob Byman | 70 | 74 | 75 | 82 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 44 | Bob Gilder | 72 | 74 | 81 | 75 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 45 | Gary McCord | 72 | 74 | 81 | 79 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
| 45 | Pat McGowan | 73 | 74 | 79 | 80 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
| 45 | Bob Eastwood | 72 | 74 | 76 | 84 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
| 48 | Graham Marsh | 72 | 75 | 75 | 75 | +9 | 297 | $6,600 |
| 49 | Larry Nelson | 72 | 75 | 74 | 77 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 50 | Gibby Gilbert | 71 | 75 | 78 | 76 | +12 | 300 | $2,310 |
| 51 | Bobby Cole | 71 | 75 | 77 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 51 | Miller Barber | 70 | 75 | 77 | 80 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 53 | Arnold Palmer | 72 | 75 | 79 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 53 | Cesar Sanudo | 72 | 75 | 78 | 78 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 55 | Allen Miller | 72 | 75 | 80 | 78 | +17 | 305 | $892 |
| 56 | Mark Hayes | 72 | 75 | 79 | 80 | +18 | 306 | $864 |
| 57 | Buddy Gardner | 71 | 75 | 78 | 83 | +19 | 307 | $836 |
| 58 | Al Geiberger | 71 | 75 | 80 | 82 | +20 | 308 | $820 |
| 59 | Rex Caldwell | 70 | 76 | 78 | 74 | +10 | 298 | $4,035 |
| 60 | John Schroeder | 71 | 76 | 76 | 76 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
| 60 | Lindy Miller | 69 | 76 | 77 | 77 | +11 | 299 | $2,720 |
| 62 | Charles Coody | 71 | 76 | 77 | 77 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 62 | Jim Nelford | 68 | 76 | 78 | 79 | +13 | 301 | $1,848 |
| 64 | Lee Elder | 70 | 76 | 78 | 78 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 64 | Lou Graham | 70 | 76 | 76 | 80 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 66 | Mark Lye | 71 | 76 | 79 | 77 | +15 | 303 | $951 |
| 67 | Rik Massengale | 71 | 76 | 78 | 84 | +21 | 309 | $804 |
| 68 | Gil Morgan | 68 | 77 | 76 | 75 | +8 | 296 | $8,800 |
| 69 | Ron Streck | 68 | 77 | 78 | 79 | +14 | 302 | $1,248 |
| 70 | Don January | 68 | 79 | 79 | 78 | +16 | 304 | $904 |
| 71 | Kermit Zarley | 66 | 79 | 78 | 82 | +17 | 305 | $892 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wadkins | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Bruce Lietzke | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Curtis Strange | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Danny Edwards | 69 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Dave Eichelberger | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| David Edwards | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Don Bies | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Florentino Molina | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Hale Irwin | 71 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jeff Mitchell | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Larry Ziegler | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Ben Crenshaw | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Billy Casper | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Bob Lunn | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dave Barr | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Don Iverson | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Eddie Pearce | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| J.C. Snead | 71 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Jim Dent | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Keith Fergus | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mike Hill | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mike Morley | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Rod Curl | 75 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Rod Funseth | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Scott Simpson | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Wally Armstrong | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Brad Bryant | 69 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Carlton White | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Fred Marti | 71 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 73 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Greg Powers | 70 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Mark Pfeil | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bill Calfee | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bill Rogers | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Joe Inman | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| John Lister | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Tom Purtzer | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Tom Storey | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Calvin Peete | 74 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| D.A. Weibring | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Don Pooley | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Gary Player | 73 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Lee Mikles | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mac McLendon | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Steve Melnyk | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Terry Diehl | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bob Mann | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bobby Walzel | 72 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Frank Conner | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Barry Jaeckel | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Tommy Aaron | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Lon Hinkle | 75 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Tom Weiskopf | 73 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Ed Sabo | 75 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Jerry Heard | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Joe Hager | 75 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Bob Shearer | 75 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Seve Ballesteros | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 157 | $0 | |
| Bob Zender | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 158 | $0 | |
| Dave Hill | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Frank Beard | 82 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Jeff Hewes | 78 | 81 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 159 | $0 | |
| Alan Pate | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 164 | $0 | |
| Bob Wynn | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 164 | $0 |


