Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. 36°00′14″N 80°25′20″W / 36.003759°N 80.422124°W / 36.003759; -80.422124 |
| Course(s) | Bermuda Run Country Club |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 28 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Ohio State (2nd title) Individual: Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest | |
| Location map | |
  Bermuda RunLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United States Bermuda RunLocation in North CarolinaShow map of North Carolina | |
| ← 19781980 → | |
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.
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
Individual champion
Team results
| 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
- "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
| NCAA Division I men's golf championships | |
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| NCAA sponsored tournaments |
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| Records | |
| 1978–79 NCAA Division I championships | |
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| † Inaugural championship – Until 1981–82, all championships for men only |
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