1979 Open Championship
| Dates | 18–21 July 1979 |
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| Location | Lancashire, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,882 yards (6,293 m) |
| Field | 152 players 82 after 1st cut 61 after 2nd cut |
| Cut | 152 (+10) (1st cut) 227 (+14) (2nd cut) |
| Prize fund |
£155,000 $325,000 |
| Winner's share | £15,000 $31,500 |
 Seve Ballesteros
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| 283 (−1) | |
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The 1979 Open Championship was the 108th Open Championship, held 18–21 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Seve Ballesteros, 22, won the first of his five major titles, three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Ben Crenshaw. It was the first of his three Open Championship victories; he raised the Claret Jug 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.
Wednesday, 18 July 1979
Thursday, 19 July 1979
Amateurs: McEvoy (+3), Player (+8), Hallberg (+14), Hoad (+15), Bennett (+17), Myers (+18), Guy (+20), Whelan (+23).
Friday, 20 July 1979
Amateurs: McEvoy (+4), Player (+19).
Saturday, 21 July 1979
Amateurs: McEvoy (+10)
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Coordinates: 53°44′58″N 3°01′05″W / 53.7495°N 3.0180°W
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