The 1979 NCAA Division I Golf Championship was the 41st annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the University Division level in the United States.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. 36°00′14″N 80°25′20″W / 36.003759°N 80.422124°W |
| Course(s) | Bermuda Run Country Club |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 28 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Ohio State (2nd title) Individual: Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest | |
| Location map | |
  Bermuda Run Location in the United States  Bermuda Run Location in North Carolina | |
The tournament was held at the Bermuda Run Country Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hosted by Wake Forest University.
Ohio State won the team championship, the Buckeyes' second NCAA title and first since 1945.
Gary Hallberg, from Wake Forest, won the individual title.
For the first time, teams needed to be in the top fifteen after three rounds of play to qualify for the fourth and final championship round; all other team were cut.
Individual results
editIndividual champion
editTeam results
edit| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1,189 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State (DC) | 1,191 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 1,196 |
| 4 | BYU | 1,198 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 1,202 |
| T6 | North Carolina | 1,206 |
| Oral Roberts | ||
| 8 | Arizona State | 1,213 |
| T9 | Houston | 1,215 |
| USC | ||
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 1,226 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 1,229 |
| 13 | UCLA | 1,230 |
| 14 | San Jose State | 1,234 |
| 15 | Florida | 1,236 |
- DC = Defending champions
- Missed cut: LSU, Temple, Florida State, Georgia, NC State, Texas, Weber State, Texas A&M, Auburn, Wichita State, San Diego State, Indiana, Connecticut
- Debut appearance
References
edit- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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