1979 U.S. Open: Second Win for Irwin
The 1979 U.S. Open was the 79th time the tournament was played. Hale Irwin claimed his second win in this tournament.
Winner: Hale Irwin, 284
Where it was played: Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio
Tournament dates: June 14-17, 1979
Leader after first round: Tom Purtzer, Lou Graham, Andy Bean, Lon Hinkle and Keith Fergus, 70
Leader after second round: Larry Nelson and Tom Purtzer, 139
Leader after third round: Hale Irwin, 209
Notable Notes: Hale Irwin won the second of his three U.S. Open titles despite closing with a 75. Irwin took a 3-shot advantage into the final round, and needed it. His 75 stood up when his closest pursuer entering the fourth round, Tom Weiskopf, shot his own 76. Jerry Pate and Gary Player finished tied for second, two strokes behind.
Final Scores
| Hale Irwin | 74-68-67-75—284 |
| Gary Player | 73-73-72-68—286 |
| Jerry Pate | 71-74-69-72—286 |
| Bill Rogers | 71-72-73-72—288 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 71-74-67-76—288 |
| Larry Nelson | 71-68-76-73—288 |
| David Graham | 73-73-70-73—289 |
| Tom Purtzer | 70-69-75-76—290 |
| Keith Fergus | 70-77-72-72—291 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 74-77-72-68—291 |
| Calvin Peete | 72-75-71-75—293 |
| Ed Sneed | 72-73-75-73—293 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 75-71-72-75—293 |
| Andy North | 77-74-68-74—293 |
| Lee Elder | 74-72-69-78—293 |
| Graham Marsh | 77-71-72-74—294 |
| Jim Simons | 74-74-78-68—294 |
| Bob Gilder | 77-70-69-78—294 |
| D.A. Weibring | 74-76-71-74—295 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 73-74-71-77—295 |
| Lee Trevino | 77-73-73-72—295 |
| Bobby Walzel | 74-72-71-78—295 |
| Al Geiberger | 74-74-69-78—295 |
| Hubert Green | 74-77-73-72—296 |
| Mike Reid | 74-75-74-74—297 |
| Bobby Nichols | 76-75-71-75—297 |
| Lou Graham | 70-75-77-75—297 |
| Wayne Levi | 77-73-75-72—297 |
| Bob Murphy | 72-79-69-77—297 |
| Andy Bean | 70-76-71-80—297 |
| Bob E. Smith | 77-71-69-80—297 |
| Dale Douglass | 72-76-76-74—298 |
| Lynn Janson | 77-71-77-73—298 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73-76-71-78—298 |
| Howard Twitty | 73-78-71-76—298 |
| Jim Dent | 75-76-75-73—299 |
| Isao Aoki | 73-77-76-73—299 |
| Billy Kratzert | 77-73-73-76—299 |
| John Mahaffey | 77-73-74-75—299 |
| Dave Stockton | 75-70-78-76—299 |
| Jim Nelford | 75-76-73-76—300 |
| Jack Renner | 76-75-75-74—300 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 74-77-73-76—300 |
| Jim Colbert | 71-74-78-77—300 |
| Dana Quigley | 71-78-74-77—300 |
| Larry Ziegler | 77-72-78-73—300 |
| Forrest Fezler | 73-77-73-78—301 |
| Frank Conner | 73-78-73-78—302 |
| George Burns | 74-73-78-77—302 |
| Greg Norman | 76-74-74-78—302 |
| a-Fred Couples | 76-74-80-72—302 |
| Rod Funseth | 73-74-74-81—302 |
| a-Joey Rassett | 75-75-77-77—304 |
| Eddie Pearce | 75-75-76-78—304 |
| a-John Cook | 71-80-77-76—304 |
| Joe Inman | 72-77-75-80—304 |
| Lon Hinkle | 70-77-76-81—304 |
| David Edwards | 74-76-84-70—304 |
| Eric Batten | 74-76-77-78—305 |
| Arnold Palmer | 76-73-75-81—305 |
| John Gentile | 73-75-77-81—306 |
| Mac McLendon | 77-74-80-78—309 |
| Tony Peterson | 74-75-84-79—312 |
