Sports headlines for Sunday September 23, 1979:
- Fought Birdies Final Hole For Victory At Napa
- Baker Has Power To Hold Off Petty In Old Dominion 500
Final results of the 1979 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Tournament held at Silverado Country Club (Napa, CA) from September 20, 1979 to September 23, 1979 (Par 72)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Tapie | 68 | 75 | 69 | 66 | -10 | 278 | $22,400 |
| 2 | Rod Curl | 73 | 69 | 73 | 66 | -7 | 281 | $7,800 |
| 3 | Bill Rogers | 68 | 71 | 72 | 68 | -9 | 279 | $12,000 |
| 4 | Jerry McGee | 69 | 74 | 72 | 68 | -5 | 283 | $4,950 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | 70 | 72 | 74 | 68 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 6 | Ben Crenshaw | 71 | 72 | 74 | 68 | -3 | 285 | $2,340 |
| 7 | John Fought | 69 | 68 | 71 | 69 | -11 | 277 | $54,000 |
| 8 | Bobby Wadkins | 66 | 72 | 71 | 69 | -10 | 278 | $22,400 |
| 9 | Andy North | 71 | 69 | 71 | 69 | -8 | 280 | $10,050 |
| 10 | Tom Weiskopf | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | -6 | 282 | $5,800 |
| 11 | Pat McGowan | 73 | 69 | 72 | 69 | -5 | 283 | $4,950 |
| 12 | Craig Stadler | 70 | 73 | 72 | 69 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 13 | Buddy Gardner | 68 | 72 | 68 | 70 | -10 | 278 | $22,400 |
| 14 | Dave Eichelberger | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 15 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 15 | Victor Regalado | 68 | 74 | 74 | 70 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 17 | George Knudson | 72 | 72 | 73 | 70 | -1 | 287 | $1,410 |
| 18 | Mike Sullivan | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $7,800 |
| 18 | Bruce Lietzke | 71 | 68 | 71 | 71 | -7 | 281 | $7,800 |
| 20 | Jack Renner | 72 | 69 | 72 | 71 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 21 | Gary McCord | 70 | 74 | 70 | 71 | -3 | 285 | $2,340 |
| 22 | Wally Armstrong | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 23 | Charles Coody | 68 | 74 | 74 | 71 | -1 | 287 | $1,410 |
| 24 | Michael Brannan | 69 | 72 | 76 | 71 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 25 | Tom Purtzer | 67 | 75 | 76 | 71 | +1 | 289 | $781 |
| 26 | Danny Edwards | 72 | 71 | 76 | 71 | +2 | 290 | $698 |
| 27 | Dale Douglass | 73 | 71 | 78 | 71 | +5 | 293 | $624 |
| 28 | J.C. Snead | 71 | 70 | 69 | 72 | -6 | 282 | $5,800 |
| 29 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 30 | Mike Hill | 71 | 72 | 73 | 72 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 31 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | 72 | 76 | 72 | +1 | 289 | $781 |
| 32 | Steve Melnyk | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 33 | Ed Fiori | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | -3 | 285 | $2,340 |
| 34 | Mike Reid | 69 | 75 | 69 | 73 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 35 | Lee Elder | 67 | 73 | 75 | 73 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 35 | Bob Byman | 72 | 70 | 73 | 73 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 35 | John Mahaffey | 69 | 75 | 71 | 73 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 38 | Bob Smith | 72 | 72 | 74 | 73 | +3 | 291 | $678 |
| 39 | Woody Blackburn | 73 | 70 | 83 | 73 | +11 | 299 | $588 |
| 40 | Bob Gilder | 69 | 68 | 70 | 74 | -7 | 281 | $7,800 |
| 41 | Skip Dunaway | 71 | 68 | 72 | 74 | -3 | 285 | $2,340 |
| 41 | Jay Haas | 70 | 70 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 285 | $2,340 |
| 43 | Don Bies | 71 | 70 | 71 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 43 | Grier Jones | 72 | 67 | 73 | 74 | -2 | 286 | $1,783 |
| 45 | Andy Bean | 70 | 72 | 72 | 74 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 46 | Joe Inman | 74 | 69 | 72 | 74 | +1 | 289 | $781 |
| 47 | Terry Mauney | 72 | 71 | 73 | 74 | +2 | 290 | $698 |
| 48 | Barry Jaeckel | 69 | 71 | 77 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $678 |
| 48 | Scott Simpson | 73 | 66 | 78 | 74 | +3 | 291 | $678 |
| 50 | Tom Chain | 74 | 67 | 77 | 74 | +4 | 292 | $654 |
| 51 | Bob Eastwood | 73 | 68 | 78 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $624 |
| 51 | Artie McNickle | 74 | 70 | 75 | 74 | +5 | 293 | $624 |
| 53 | Mark Lye | 66 | 72 | 67 | 75 | -8 | 280 | $10,050 |
| 53 | Lon Hinkle | 69 | 66 | 70 | 75 | -8 | 280 | $10,050 |
| 55 | Rod Funseth | 73 | 68 | 68 | 75 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 56 | Dan Halldorson | 74 | 70 | 68 | 75 | -1 | 287 | $1,410 |
| 57 | Bob Betley | 73 | 67 | 74 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $781 |
| 57 | Phil Hancock | 75 | 64 | 75 | 75 | +1 | 289 | $781 |
| 59 | Morris Hatalsky | 74 | 69 | 74 | 75 | +4 | 292 | $654 |
| 60 | Jim Simons | 69 | 75 | 74 | 75 | +5 | 293 | $624 |
| 61 | Lou Graham | 68 | 66 | 72 | 76 | -6 | 282 | $5,800 |
| 62 | Tim Simpson | 70 | 71 | 67 | 76 | -4 | 284 | $3,651 |
| 63 | Antonio Cerda | 74 | 69 | 70 | 76 | +1 | 289 | $781 |
| 64 | Terry Diehl | 72 | 72 | 76 | 76 | +8 | 296 | $594 |
| 65 | Eddie Pearce | 76 | 68 | 67 | 77 | Even | 288 | $1,110 |
| 66 | Bruce Devlin | 72 | 71 | 72 | 77 | +4 | 292 | $654 |
| 67 | Roger Maltbie | 69 | 74 | 69 | 78 | +2 | 290 | $698 |
| 68 | Jeff Mitchell | 74 | 67 | 73 | 78 | +4 | 292 | $654 |
| 69 | Rocky Thompson | 72 | 71 | 73 | 78 | +6 | 294 | $606 |
| 70 | Bud Allin | 72 | 68 | 77 | 78 | +7 | 295 | $600 |
| 71 | Joe Kunes | 74 | 70 | 68 | 80 | +4 | 292 | $654 |
| 72 | Forrest Fezler | 70 | 71 | 71 | 81 | +5 | 293 | $624 |
Missed the cut or withdrew from the tournament:
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Pooley | 72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Doug Campbell | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Jim Nelford | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Lindy Miller | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Mark McCumber | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Mark Pfeil | 70 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Peter Jacobsen | 73 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Ron Cerrudo | 71 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 145 | $0 | |
| Bill Calfee | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| D.A. Weibring | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Don January | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Ed Dougherty | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Gene Littler | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| George Archer | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| George Cadle | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Hale Irwin | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Jim Colbert | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Ray Arinno | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Sam Trahan | 69 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Tom Storey | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Tommy Valentine | 72 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 146 | $0 | |
| Beau Baugh | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bill Sander | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Billy Casper | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Curtis Strange | 75 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Howard Twitty | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Jim Chancey | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| John Cook | 72 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 73 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Ron Streck | 77 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 147 | $0 | |
| Bob Murphy | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Chip Beck | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| David Lundstrom | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Fred Marti | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jeff Hewes | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Jerry Pate | 72 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Kermit Zarley | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Phil Rodgers | 79 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 148 | $0 | |
| Cesar Sanudo | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dave Barr | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Don Shirey | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| John Mazza | 73 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Ken Still | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Mike Colandro | 72 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 149 | $0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jim Von Lossow | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Jim Wiechers | 72 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| John Schroeder | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Lyn Lott | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Pat Fitzsimons | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Robert Donald | 78 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 150 | $0 | |
| Bobby Baker | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Brad Bryant | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bruce Summerhays | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Marty Fleckman | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Mick Soli | 73 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Ray Floyd | 76 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 151 | $0 | |
| Bob Boldt | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Dana Quigley | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Greg Powers | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Mark Mike | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Scott Steger | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Steve Taylor | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 152 | $0 | |
| Bill Johnston | 76 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Bunky Henry | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Mac McLendon | 75 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Paul Purtzer | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 153 | $0 | |
| Babe Hiskey | 75 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Jim White | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Mark Hayes | 82 | 72 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 154 | $0 | |
| Ernie George | 79 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Lee Mikles | 73 | 82 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 155 | $0 | |
| Jeff Thomsen | 77 | 79 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| Wayne Levi | 79 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 156 | $0 | |
| WD | Mike McCullough | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 70 | $0 |
| WD | Dave Hill | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Even | 72 | $0 |
| WD | Bob Zender | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 77 | $0 |
| WD | Orville Moody | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 81 | $0 |
| WD | Jerry Heard | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 83 | $0 |
| WD | Rodney Morrow | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 83 | $0 |
| WD | Dick Rautmann | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 84 | $0 |


