1969 Open Championship
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]
| 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
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.
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 9 July 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bob Charles | 66 | −5 |
| T2 | Tony Jacklin | 68 | −3 |
| Hedley Muscroft | |||
| T4 |  Miller Barber | 69 | −2 |
 Jean Garaïalde | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hugh Jackson | |||
| T7 | Billy Casper | 70 | −1 |
 Bernard Gallacher | |||
| Davis Love Jr. | |||
| Guy Wolstenholme |
Second round
Thursday, 10 July 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Charles | 66-69=135 | −7 |
| 2 |  Christy O'Connor Snr | 71-65=136 | −6 |
| T3 | Alex Caygill | 71-67=138 | −4 |
| Tony Jacklin | 68-70=138 | ||
| 5 | Billy Casper | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| T6 | Orville Moody | 71-70=141 | −1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Thomson | 71-70=141 | ||
| Guy Wolstenholme | 70-71=141 | ||
| T9 | John Panton | 73-69=142 | E |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gary Player | 74-68=142 |
Amateurs: Tupling (+2), Bonallack (+4), Fleisher (+5), Buckley (+6), Humphreys (+8), McGuirk (+8),
R. Foster (+11), Hayes (+13), Kippax (+16), King (+17), Glading (+20)
Third round
Friday, 11 July 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | 68-70-70=208 | −5 |
| T2 | Bob Charles | 66-69-75=210 | −3 |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 71-65-74=210 | ||
| T4 |  Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-73-66=211 | −2 |
| Peter Thomson | 71-70-70=211 | ||
| T6 |  Brian Huggett | 72-72-69=213 | E |
| Jack Nicklaus | 75-70-68=213 | ||
| T8 | Davis Love Jr. | 70-73-71=214 | +1 |
| Bert Yancey | 72-71-71=214 | ||
| T10 | Gay Brewer | 76-71-68=215 | +2 |
| Billy Casper | 70-70-75=215 | ||
| Orville Moody | 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 | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | 68-70-70-72=280 | −4 | 4,250 |
| 2 | Bob Charles | 66-69-75-72=282 | −2 | 3,000 |
| T3 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-73-66-72=283 | −1 | 2,125 |
| Peter Thomson | 71-70-70-72=283 | |||
| 5 | Christy O'Connor Snr | 71-65-74-74=284 | E | 1,750 |
| T6 | Davis Love Jr. | 70-73-71-71=285 | +1 | 1,375 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 75-70-68-72=285 | |||
| 8 | Peter Alliss | 73-74-73-66=286 | +2 | 1,100 |
| 9 | Kel Nagle | 74-71-72-70=287 | +3 | 1,000 |
| 10 | Miller Barber | 69-75-75-69=288 | +4 | 900 |
Amateurs: Tupling (+10), Bonallack (+14)
Source:[3]
References
- "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.
- "Jacklin first Briton since '51 to capture British Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 13 July 1969. p. 4B.