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1979 NCAA Division I golf championship

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1979 NCAA Division I Golf Championship
Tournament information
LocationWinston-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
Field28 teams
Champion
Team: Ohio State (2nd title)
Individual: Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest
Location map
Bermuda Run is located in the United States
Bermuda Run
Bermuda Run
Location in the United States
Bermuda Run is located in North Carolina
Bermuda Run
Bermuda Run
Location in North Carolina
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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]

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

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Individual champion

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Team results

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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

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 25, 2020.