1979 winners sorted by age

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Sep. 9, 2008

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Player	Age	Event
Bob Byman	23	Bay Hill Citrus Classic
Jack Renner	23	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
Curtis Strange	24	Pensacola Open
John Fought	25	Buick-Goodwrench Open
John Fought	25	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Andy Bean	26	Atlanta Classic
D.A. Weibring	26	Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open
Ed Fiori	26	Southern Open
Ben Crenshaw	27	Phoenix Open
Fuzzy Zoeller	27	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
Bruce Lietzke	27	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Mark McCumber	27	Doral-Eastern Open
Fuzzy Zoeller	27	Masters Tournament
Wayne Levi	27	Houston Open
Lon Hinkle	29	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
Lanny Wadkins	29	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
Lanny Wadkins	29	Tournament Players Championship
Tom Watson	29	Sea Pines Heritage Classic
Bobby Walzel	29	Magnolia Classic
Tom Watson	29	MONY Tournament of Champions
Tom Watson	29	Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tom Watson	29	Memorial Tournament
Tom Watson	29	Colgate Hall of Fame Classic
John Mahaffey	30	Bob Hope Desert Classic
Howard Twitty	30	B.C. Open
Lon Hinkle	30	World Series of Golf
Larry Nelson	31	Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic
Larry Nelson	31	Western Open
Hubert Green	32	Hawaiian Open
Hubert Green	32	First NBC New Orleans Open
Gil Morgan	32	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
David Graham	33	PGA Championship
Hale Irwin	34	U.S. Open Championship
Jerry McGee	35	Kemper Open
Raymond Floyd	36	Greater Greensboro Open
Calvin Peete	36	Greater Milwaukee Open
Jerry McGee	36	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Lee Trevino	39	Canadian Open
Al Geiberger	41	Colonial National Invitation
Lou Graham	41	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
Lou Graham	41	American Optical Classic
Lou Graham	41	San Antonio Texas Open
Chi Chi Rodriguez	43	Tallahassee Open