1979 Tournament Players Championship
| Dates | March 22–25, 1979 |
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| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
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Sawgrass Country Club, East-West course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,083 yards (6,477 m) |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $440,000 |
| Winner's share | $72,000 |
 Lanny Wadkins
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| 283 (−5) | |
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The 1979 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 22–25 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. The sixth Tournament Players Championship, it was the third at Sawgrass and Lanny Wadkins won in the wind at 283 (−5), five strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Watson.
The first two years at Sawgrass had resulted with both winners at 289 (+1), but Wadkins jumped out to a 36-hole score of 135 (−9). Gusty winds and dry greens on the weekend caused high scores, but he held on with an even-par 72 in the final round for a comfortable win.
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus finished seventeen strokes back, in a tie for 33rd place.
This was the third of five Tournament Players Championships held at Sawgrass Country Club; it moved to the nearby TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in 1982. The course length this year was reduced by 91 yards (83 m) to 7,083 yards (6,477 m).
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Coordinates: 30°11′20″N 81°22′12″W / 30.189°N 81.37°W
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