The 1979 Open Championship was the 108th

Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

, held 18–21 July at

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course five times: once prior to being designated a major c ...

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. Seve Ballesteros, 22, won the first of his five major titles, three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and

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. It was the first of his three Open Championship victories; he raised the

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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

Hole #6 was a par 4 in 2012. Lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): * 1974: , par 71 * 1969: , par 71 * 1963: , par 70 * 1958: , par 71 * 1952:

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

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Missed the first cut

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Round summaries

First round

''Wednesday, 18 July 1979'' Source:

Second round

''Thursday, 19 July 1979'' Source: Amateurs: '' McEvoy (+3), Player (+8)'', Hallberg (+14), Hoad (+15),
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'' Source: Amateurs: McEvoy (+10)

References

External links

Royal Lytham & St Annes 1979 (Official site)
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