1979 U.S. Open: Hale Irwin wins at Inverness Club
Hale Irwin won the 1979 U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio with 284 (E), by 2 strokes over Jerry Pate and Gary Player.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1979 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 14, 1979 to June 17, 1979
- Course
- Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
- Edition
- 79th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Hale Irwin · USA · born Joplin, Missouri, USA
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 284 (E) · won by 2 strokes
- Runners-up
- Jerry Pate, Gary Player
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | 284 | E |
| T2 | Jerry Pate | ||
| T2 | Gary Player |
What happened at the 1979 U.S. Open
Irwin closed with 75 and still won by two.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).