Completed Edition

1979 PGA Championship

PGA Championship August 2–August 5, 1979

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Decided by playoff.

Sources and record notes

The 1979 edition was won by David Graham. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
- 1979 PGA Championship · Championship identity
  The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 61st playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.
  Verified 2026-08-20
Oakland Hills Country Club: South Course championship history
- Oakland Hills Country Club - South
  The owner explicitly assigns all three PGA Championships to its South Course, including the 90th playing in 2008. The PGA dated register identifies the complete three-edition set as 1972, 1979 and 2008. The distinct North Course is excluded. No unchanged hole-by-hole design is asserted.
  Verified 2026-10-23
PGA official Championship result
- David Graham
  The official detailed result and four published rounds corroborate the regulation total and relative score. Playoff status is checked against the Guide playoff table and detailed tied scores.
  Verified 2026-09-10
PGA official Championship finalist record
- Ben Crenshaw
  Guide page 5 corroborates the finalist identity; the detailed official History supplies the explicit stroke total and relative score. The extended final or stroke-play playoff is corroborated in the reviewed champion evidence.
  Verified 2026-10-23