Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–12 July 1969 |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,848 yards (6,262 m) |
| Field | 130 players 73 after 1st cut 46 after 2nd cut |
| Cut | 151 (+9) (1st cut) 222 (+9) (2nd cut) |
| Prize fund | £30,000 $72,000 |
| Winner's share | £4,250 $10,200 |
| Champion | |
 Tony Jacklin | |
| 280 (−4) | |
| ← 19681970 → | |
Lytham &St Annesclass=notpageimage| Location in England
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.
Jacklin was the first Briton to win The Open since 1951, 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
| |||
 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 |
 Peter Thomson |
71-70=141 | ||
| Guy Wolstenholme |
70-71=141 | ||
| T9 | John Panton |
73-69=142 | E |
 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:
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.
External links
| 1969 Men's major golf championships | |
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| The Open Championship | |
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