Sports headlines for Friday August 3, 1979:
- 51,151 In Tribute To Munson At Yankee Stadium
- Oiler Has Blood Clot In Brain
- Munson May Have Struck Head
- Witness Says Police Beaten In Swann Fight
Scores through round 2 of the 1979 PGA Championship
Tournament held at Oakland Hills Country Club (Bloomfield Township, MI) from August 2, 1979 to August 5, 1979 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Tapie | 73 | 65 | -2 | 138 | $2,900 | ||
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 | 67 | -4 | 136 | $40,000 | ||
| 3 | Leonard Thompson | 72 | 67 | -1 | 139 | $568 | ||
| 4 | Ed Sneed | 77 | 67 | +4 | 144 | $2,300 | ||
| 5 | David Graham | 69 | 68 | -3 | 137 | $60,000 | ||
| 6 | Mark McCumber | 75 | 68 | +3 | 143 | $2,300 | ||
| 7 | Jim Simons | 76 | 68 | +4 | 144 | $704 | ||
| 8 | Bobby Wadkins | 77 | 68 | +5 | 145 | $500 | ||
| 9 | Jay Haas | 68 | 69 | -3 | 137 | $9,200 | ||
| 10 | Jerry Pate | 69 | 69 | -2 | 138 | $14,500 | ||
| 10 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 | 69 | -2 | 138 | $3,780 | ||
| 12 | Rod Funseth | 70 | 69 | -1 | 139 | $2,900 | ||
| 13 | Jimmy Wright | 72 | 69 | +1 | 141 | $1,050 | ||
| 14 | Jerry McGee | 73 | 69 | +2 | 142 | $5,250 | ||
| 14 | Kermit Zarley | 73 | 69 | +2 | 142 | $1,050 | ||
| 16 | Dave Barber | 74 | 69 | +3 | 143 | $568 | ||
| 17 | Dean Refram | 75 | 69 | +4 | 144 | $500 | ||
| 18 | Andy Bean | 76 | 69 | +5 | 145 | $5,250 | ||
| 19 | Rex Caldwell | 67 | 70 | -3 | 137 | $25,000 | ||
| 20 | Don January | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $9,200 | ||
| 20 | Graham Marsh | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $3,780 | ||
| 20 | Hubert Green | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $3,780 | ||
| 20 | Artie McNickle | 69 | 70 | -1 | 139 | $2,300 | ||
| 24 | Gary Player | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $2,900 | ||
| 24 | Keith Fergus | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $548 | ||
| 24 | Austin Straub | 73 | 70 | +3 | 143 | $515 | ||
| 27 | Ray Floyd | 74 | 70 | +4 | 144 | $535 | ||
| 28 | Al Geiberger | 76 | 70 | +6 | 146 | $515 | ||
| 28 | Dennis Coscina | 76 | 70 | +6 | 146 | $500 | ||
| 30 | Jim White | 78 | 70 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 31 | Ron Streck | 68 | 71 | -1 | 139 | $20,000 | ||
| 32 | Lee Elder | 70 | 71 | +1 | 141 | $1,600 | ||
| 33 | Gary Koch | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $6,750 | ||
| 33 | Gene Littler | 71 | 71 | +2 | 142 | $3,780 | ||
| 35 | Bob Gilder | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $3,780 | ||
| 35 | Lynn Janson | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $1,600 | ||
| 35 | Sam Snead | 73 | 71 | +4 | 144 | $1,050 | ||
| 38 | Wally Armstrong | 74 | 71 | +5 | 145 | $568 | ||
| 39 | Calvin Peete | 75 | 71 | +6 | 146 | $1,050 | ||
| 40 | Al Mengert | 76 | 71 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 40 | Lindy Miller | 76 | 71 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 42 | Waddy Stokes | 78 | 71 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Phil Hancock | 79 | 71 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 43 | Tom Weiskopf | 79 | 71 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 45 | Mike McCullough | 82 | 71 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 46 | Tom Watson | 66 | 72 | -2 | 138 | $5,250 | ||
| 47 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | 72 | +1 | 141 | $14,500 | ||
| 48 | Bill Rogers | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $1,600 | ||
| 48 | Jim Dent | 70 | 72 | +2 | 142 | $568 | ||
| 50 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 71 | 72 | +3 | 143 | $704 | ||
| 51 | John Schroeder | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $3,250 | ||
| 51 | Tom Kite | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $1,600 | ||
| 51 | Rod Curl | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $600 | ||
| 51 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | 72 | +4 | 144 | $535 | ||
| 55 | Bob Byman | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $3,250 | ||
| 55 | Miller Barber | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $2,300 | ||
| 55 | Scott Bess | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $515 | ||
| 55 | Lon Hinkle | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $515 | ||
| 55 | Jack Nicklaus | 73 | 72 | +5 | 145 | $515 | ||
| 60 | Billy Casper | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 60 | Tommy Aycock | 75 | 72 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 62 | Buddy Gardner | 76 | 72 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 63 | Isao Aoki | 78 | 72 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 64 | Charles Coody | 79 | 72 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 65 | Jim Masserio | 69 | 73 | +2 | 142 | $1,600 | ||
| 66 | Howard Twitty | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $9,200 | ||
| 66 | Frank Conner | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $2,900 | ||
| 66 | Lee Trevino | 70 | 73 | +3 | 143 | $1,600 | ||
| 69 | Bob Mann | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $600 | ||
| 69 | Barry Jaeckel | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $548 | ||
| 69 | Mark Hayes | 71 | 73 | +4 | 144 | $535 | ||
| 72 | Gil Morgan | 72 | 73 | +5 | 145 | $2,300 | ||
| 73 | Tommy Aaron | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $704 | ||
| 73 | Jim Colbert | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $704 | ||
| 73 | Dewitt Weaver | 73 | 73 | +6 | 146 | $568 | ||
| 76 | Jim Nelford | 74 | 73 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Doug Tewell | 75 | 73 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Bobby Walzel | 75 | 73 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 79 | D.A. Weibring | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Paul Purtzer | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Andy North | 76 | 73 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Julius Boros | 77 | 73 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 83 | Lou Graham | 69 | 74 | +3 | 143 | $6,750 | ||
| 84 | Peter Jacobsen | 70 | 74 | +4 | 144 | $2,900 | ||
| 85 | Jack Renner | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $5,250 | ||
| 85 | George Burns | 71 | 74 | +5 | 145 | $2,300 | ||
| 87 | John Mahaffey | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $600 | ||
| 87 | Ronald Smoak | 72 | 74 | +6 | 146 | $500 | ||
| 89 | Michael Brannan | 73 | 74 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Tim Collins | 74 | 74 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 90 | Ron Terry | 74 | 74 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 92 | John Gentile | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 92 | Mike Reid | 75 | 74 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 94 | George Shortridge | 76 | 74 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 95 | Dow Finsterwald | 77 | 74 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 96 | Larry Ringer | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 96 | Mac McLendon | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 96 | Bruce Summerhays | 78 | 74 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 99 | Joe Inman | 80 | 74 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 100 | Arnold Palmer | 81 | 74 | +15 | 155 | $0 | ||
| 101 | Larry Nelson | 70 | 75 | +5 | 145 | $2,300 | ||
| 101 | Dave Stockton | 70 | 75 | +5 | 145 | $1,600 | ||
| 101 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 70 | 75 | +5 | 145 | $568 | ||
| 104 | Don Padgett | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $704 | ||
| 104 | Lanny Wadkins | 71 | 75 | +6 | 146 | $500 | ||
| 106 | Randy Erskine | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 106 | Orville Moody | 72 | 75 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Tom Purtzer | 73 | 75 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Hale Irwin | 73 | 75 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Grier Jones | 73 | 75 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 108 | Craig Stadler | 73 | 75 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 112 | Jim Ferree | 75 | 75 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 113 | Jimmy Paschal | 76 | 75 | +11 | 151 | $0 | ||
| 114 | David Jimenez | 77 | 75 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 114 | Larry Startzel | 77 | 75 | +12 | 152 | $0 | ||
| 116 | Bobby Phillips | 78 | 75 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 117 | Mike Davis | 81 | 75 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 118 | Bob Galloway | 82 | 75 | +17 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 119 | Jerry Barber | 83 | 75 | +18 | 158 | $0 | ||
| 120 | Jim Thorpe | 71 | 76 | +7 | 147 | $0 | ||
| 121 | Victor Regalado | 72 | 76 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 121 | J.C. Snead | 72 | 76 | +8 | 148 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Jay Overton | 74 | 76 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Lloyd Monroe | 74 | 76 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Bill Kratzert | 74 | 76 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 123 | Curtis Strange | 74 | 76 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Babe Lichardus | 78 | 76 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 127 | Jim Logue | 78 | 76 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 129 | Howell Fraser | 73 | 77 | +10 | 150 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Steve Spray | 77 | 77 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 130 | Mark Alwin | 77 | 77 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 132 | Bob Murphy | 71 | 78 | +9 | 149 | $0 | ||
| 133 | Roger Ginsberg | 76 | 78 | +14 | 154 | $0 | ||
| 134 | Gary Clark | 78 | 78 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Guy Cullins | 74 | 79 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Jack Sommers | 74 | 79 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 135 | Tom Joyce | 74 | 79 | +13 | 153 | $0 | ||
| 138 | Mike Felker | 77 | 80 | +17 | 157 | $0 | ||
| 139 | Bobby Nichols | 74 | 82 | +16 | 156 | $0 | ||
| 140 | Doug Ford | 81 | 82 | +23 | 163 | $0 |


