The 1979 PGA Tour season was played from January 11 to October 28. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tom Watson won the most tournaments, five, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1979 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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| Jan 14 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California |  John Mahaffey (4) | 343 (−17) | 50,000 |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Ben Crenshaw (6) | 199 (−14) | 33,750 |
| Jan 28 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | Fuzzy Zoeller (1) | 282 (−6) | 45,000 |
| Feb 4 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Lon Hinkle (2) | 284 (−4) | 54,000 |
| Feb 11 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Hubert Green (15) | 267 (−21) | 54,000 |
| Feb 18 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Arizona | Bruce Lietzke (4) | 265 (−15) | 45,000 |
| Feb 25 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | Lanny Wadkins (6) | 276 (−8) | 45,000 |
| Mar 4 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic | Florida | Bob Byman (1) | 278 (−6) | 45,000 |
| Mar 11 | Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic | Florida | Larry Nelson (1) | 274 (−14) | 54,000 |
| Mar 18 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | Mark McCumber (1) | 279 (−9) | 45,000 |
| Mar 25 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | Lanny Wadkins (7) | 283 (−5) | 72,000 |
| Apr 1 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | Tom Watson (14) | 270 (−14) | 54,000 |
| Apr 8 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Raymond Floyd (11) | 282 (−6) | 45,000 |
| Apr 15 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | 280 (−8) | 50,000 |
| Apr 22 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | Chi Chi Rodriguez (8) | 269 (−19) | 18,000 |
| Apr 22 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | Tom Watson (15) | 275 (−13) | 54,000 |
| Apr 29 | First NBC New Orleans Open | Louisiana | Hubert Green (16) | 273 (−15) | 45,000 |
| May 6 | Houston Open | Texas | Wayne Levi (2) | 268 (−16) | 54,000 |
| May 13 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Tom Watson (16) | 275 (−5) | 54,000 |
| May 20 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Al Geiberger (11) | 274 (−6) | 54,000 |
| May 27 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Tom Watson (17) | 285 (−3) | 54,000 |
| Jun 3 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | Jerry McGee (3) | 272 (−16) | 63,000 |
| Jun 10 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | Andy Bean (5) | 265 (−23) | 54,000 |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Ohio | Hale Irwin (11) | 284 (E) | 50,000 |
| Jun 24 | Canadian Open | Canada | Lee Trevino (24) | 281 (−3) | 63,000 |
| Jul 1 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | Gil Morgan (4) | 278 (−10) | 54,000 |
| Jul 8 | Western Open | Illinois | Larry Nelson (2) | 286 (−2) | 54,000 |
| Jul 15 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Calvin Peete (1) | 269 (−19) | 36,000 |
| Jul 21 | British Open | England | .svg.png) Seve Ballesteros (2) | 283 (−1) | 31,500 |
| Jul 22 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | Illinois | D. A. Weibring (1) | 266 (−14) | 36,000 |
| Jul 29 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | Lou Graham (4) | 273 (−11) | 45,000 |
| Aug 5 | PGA Championship | Michigan |  David Graham (4) | 272 (−8) | 60,000 |
| Aug 12 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Jerry McGee (4) | 267 (−17) | 54,000 |
| Aug 19 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | Jack Renner (1) | 277 (−7) | 72,000 |
| Aug 26 | Colgate Hall of Fame Classic | North Carolina | Tom Watson (18) | 272 (−12) | 45,000 |
| Sep 2 | B.C. Open | New York | Howard Twitty (1) | 270 (−14) | 49,500 |
| Sep 9 | American Optical Classic | Massachusetts | Lou Graham (5) | 275 (−9) | 45,000 |
| Sep 16 | Buick-Goodwrench Open | Michigan | John Fought (1) | 280 (−8) | 27,000 |
| Sep 23 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | California | John Fought (2) | 277 (−11) | 54,000 |
| Sep 30 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | Lon Hinkle (3) | 272 (−8) | 100,000 |
| Oct 7 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | Lou Graham (6) | 268 (−12) | 45,000 |
| Oct 14 | Southern Open | Georgia | Ed Fiori (1) | 274 (−6) | 36,000 |
| Oct 21 | Pensacola Open | Florida | Curtis Strange (1) | 271 (−17) | 36,000 |
| Oct 28 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship | Florida | George Burns (1)
Ben Crenshaw (7) | 255 (−33) | 22,500
(each) |