1969 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–12 July 1969 |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,848 yards (6,262 m)[1] |
| Field | 130 players 73 after 1st cut 46 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 151 (+9) (1st cut) 222 (+9) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £30,000[1] $72,000 |
| Winner's share | £4,250 $10,200 |
| Champion | |
 Tony Jacklin | |
| 280 (−4) | |
St Annes
The 1969 Open Championship was the 98th Open Championship, held from 9–12 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Tony Jacklin won the first of his two major championships, two strokes ahead of Bob Charles.[2]
Jacklin was the first Briton to win The Open since 1951,[3] and it was another sixteen years until the next, Sandy Lyle in 1985.
It was the fifth Open Championship at Lytham & St Annes, which has hosted eleven times, most recently in 2012.
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 66 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 282 | −2 | 2 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo |  Argentina |
1967 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 72 | 283 | −1 | T3 |
| Peter Thomson |  Australia |
1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 |
71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 283 | −1 | T3 |
| Jack Nicklaus |  United States |
1966 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 285 | +1 | T6 |
| Kel Nagle | Australia |
1960 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 287 | +3 | 9 |
| Gary Player |  South Africa |
1959, 1968 | 74 | 68 | 76 | 74 | 292 | +8 | T23 |
| Max Faulkner | England |
1951 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 295 | +11 | T30 |
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 9 July 1969
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
66 | −5 |
| T2 | Tony Jacklin | England |
68 | −3 |
| Hedley Muscroft | England
| |||
| T4 | Miller Barber | United States |
69 | −2 |
| Jean Garaïalde |  France
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| Hugh Jackson |  Northern Ireland
| |||
| T7 | Billy Casper | United States |
70 | −1 |
| Bernard Gallacher |  Scotland
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| Davis Love Jr. | United States
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| Guy Wolstenholme | England
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Second round
Thursday, 10 July 1969
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
66-69=135 | −7 |
| 2 | Christy O'Connor Snr |  Ireland |
71-65=136 | −6 |
| T3 | Alex Caygill | England |
71-67=138 | −4 |
| Tony Jacklin | England |
68-70=138 | ||
| 5 | Billy Casper | United States |
70-70=140 | −2 |
| T6 | Orville Moody | United States |
71-70=141 | −1 |
| Peter Thomson | Australia |
71-70=141 | ||
| Guy Wolstenholme | England |
70-71=141 | ||
| T9 | John Panton | Scotland |
73-69=142 | E |
| Gary Player | South Africa |
74-68=142 |
Amateurs: Tupling (+2), Bonallack (+4), Fleisher (+5), Buckley (+6), Humphreys (+8), McGuirk (+8),
Foster (+11), Hayes (+13), Kippax (+16), King (+17), Glading (+20)
Third round
Friday, 11 July 1969
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | England |
68-70-70=208 | −5 |
| T2 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
66-69-75=210 | −3 |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland |
71-65-74=210 | ||
| T4 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
72-73-66=211 | −2 |
| Peter Thomson | Australia |
71-70-70=211 | ||
| T6 | Brian Huggett |  Wales |
72-72-69=213 | E |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
75-70-68=213 | ||
| T8 | Davis Love Jr. | United States |
70-73-71=214 | +1 |
| Bert Yancey | United States |
72-71-71=214 | ||
| T10 | Gay Brewer | United States |
76-71-68=215 | +2 |
| Billy Casper | United States |
70-70-75=215 | ||
| Orville Moody | United States |
71-70-74=215 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+6), Tupling (+9), Buckley (+10), Fleisher (+10), Humphreys (+12), McGuirk (+15).
Final round
Saturday, 12 July 1969
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | England |
68-70-70-72=280 | −4 | 4,250 |
| 2 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
66-69-75-72=282 | −2 | 3,000 |
| T3 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
72-73-66-72=283 | −1 | 2,125 |
| Peter Thomson | Australia |
71-70-70-72=283 | |||
| 5 | Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland |
71-65-74-74=284 | E | 1,750 |
| T6 | Davis Love Jr. | United States |
70-73-71-71=285 | +1 | 1,375 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
75-70-68-72=285 | |||
| 8 | Peter Alliss | England |
73-74-73-66=286 | +2 | 1,100 |
| 9 | Kel Nagle | Australia |
74-71-72-70=287 | +3 | 1,000 |
| 10 | Miller Barber | United States |
69-75-75-69=288 | +4 | 900 |
Amateurs: Tupling (+10), Bonallack (+14)
Source:[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 67, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Curry (21 July 1969). "Lord liege of golf". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b "Jacklin first Briton since '51 to capture British Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 13 July 1969. p. 4B.