1979 NCAA Division I golf championship

The 1979 NCAA Division I Golf Championship was the 41st annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the University Division level in the United States.^[1]

LocationWinston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
36.003759°N 80.422124°W / 36.003759; -80.422124

CourseBermuda Run Country Club

Field28 teams

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1979 NCAA Division I Golf Championship

Tournament information
Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. 36.003759°N 80.422124°W / 36.003759; -80.422124
Course	Bermuda Run Country Club
Statistics
Field	28 teams
Champion
Team: Ohio State (2nd title) Individual: Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest
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The tournament was held at the Bermuda Run Country Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hosted by Wake Forest University.

Ohio State won the team championship, the Buckeyes' second NCAA title and first since 1945.

Gary Hallberg, from Wake Forest, won the individual title.

For the first time, teams needed to be in the top fifteen after three rounds of play to qualify for the fourth and final championship round; all other team were cut.