1979 Open Championship

The 1979 Open Championship was the 108th Open Championship, held 18–21 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Seve Ballesteros, 22, won the first of his five major titles, three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Ben Crenshaw. It was the first of his three Open Championship victories; he raised the Claret Jug again in 1984 and 1988.

This was the last Open scheduled to end on Saturday; in 1980 it moved to a Sunday final round, similar to the other three majors.

Course

<small>Hole #6 was a par 4 in 2012.</small>

Lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):

• 1974: , par 71
• 1969: , par 71
• 1963: , par 70
• 1958: , par 71
• 1952:

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 18 July 1979

<small>Source:</small>

Second round

Thursday, 19 July 1979

<small>Source:</small>

Amateurs: McEvoy (+3), Player (+8), Hallberg (+14), Hoad (+15),<br>Bennett (+17), Myers (+18), Guy (+20), Whelan (+23).

Third round

Friday, 20 July 1979

Amateurs: McEvoy (+4), Player (+19).

Final round

Saturday, 21 July 1979

<small>Source:</small>

• Amateurs: McEvoy (+10)
• The exchange rate at the time was approximately 2.30 dollars (US) per pound sterling.

References

External links

• Royal Lytham & St Annes 1979 (Official site)
• 108th Open Championship - Royal Lytham & St Annes (European Tour)