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The '''1969 U.S. Open''' was the 69th ]. The golf tournament was held June 12–15, 1969, at ] in ]. ] won his first U.S. Open title with an one-stroke victory over ], ], and ]. |
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The '''1969 U.S. Open''' was the 69th ]. The golf tournament was held June 12–15, 1969, at ] in ]. ] won his first U.S. Open title with an one-stroke victory over ], ], and ]. |
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] began the final round with a three-stroke lead, but his lead vanished after he bogeyed five of his first eight holes. He struggled on his way to a 78 and dropped to 6th place. Barber's struggles allowed Orville Moody to take the lead, although after a bogey at 10 there were seven players within two shots. Bob Rosburg was tied with Moody on the 18th, but he missed a 3-footer for par to drop a stroke behind. Four consecutive pars to finish the round allowed Moody to preserve the one-stroke advantage and the championship. |
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] began the final round with a three-stroke lead, but his lead vanished after he bogeyed five of his first eight holes. He struggled on his way to a 78 and dropped to 6th place. Barber's struggles allowed Orville Moody to take the lead. At one point on the back nine, eight golfers were separated by just two shots.<ref></ref> Bob Rosburg was tied with Moody on the 18th, but he missed a 3-footer for par to drop a stroke behind. Four consecutive pars to finish the round allowed Moody to preserve the one-stroke advantage and the championship. |
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The 1969 U.S. Open would be Moody's only win on the ], and he had only one more top-10 finish in a major. He had to go through both local and sectional qualifying to even get in the tournament, the last Open champion to do so. |
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The 1969 U.S. Open would be Moody's only win on the ], and he had only one more top-10 finish in a major. He had to go through both local and sectional qualifying to even get in the tournament, the last Open champion to do so. |
Orville Moody
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