1979 NCAA Division I golf championship

1979 NCAA Division I Golf Championship

Tournament information
Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. 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 Run Location in the United States Show map of the United States Bermuda Run Location in North Carolina Show map of North Carolina

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

Individual champion

• Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest

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

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