1969 Open Championship
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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
Second round
Thursday, 10 July 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Bob Charles | 66-69=135 | −7 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr | 71-65=136 | −6 |
| T3 | England Alex Caygill | 71-67=138 | −4 |
| England Tony Jacklin | 68-70=138 | ||
| 5 | United States Billy Casper | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| T6 | United States Orville Moody | 71-70=141 | −1 |
| Australia Peter Thomson | 71-70=141 | ||
| England Guy Wolstenholme | 70-71=141 | ||
| T9 | Scotland John Panton | 73-69=142 | E |
| South Africa 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 | England Tony Jacklin | 68-70-70=208 | −5 |
| T2 | New Zealand Bob Charles | 66-69-75=210 | −3 |
| Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr | 71-65-74=210 | ||
| T4 | Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-73-66=211 | −2 |
| Australia Peter Thomson | 71-70-70=211 | ||
| T6 | Wales Brian Huggett | 72-72-69=213 | E |
| United States Jack Nicklaus | 75-70-68=213 | ||
| T8 | United States Davis Love Jr. | 70-73-71=214 | +1 |
| United States Bert Yancey | 72-71-71=214 | ||
| T10 | United States Gay Brewer | 76-71-68=215 | +2 |
| United States Billy Casper | 70-70-75=215 | ||
| United States 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 | England Tony Jacklin | 68-70-70-72=280 | −4 | 4,250 |
| 2 | New Zealand Bob Charles | 66-69-75-72=282 | −2 | 3,000 |
| T3 | Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-73-66-72=283 | −1 | 2,125 |
| Australia Peter Thomson | 71-70-70-72=283 | |||
| 5 | Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr | 71-65-74-74=284 | E | 1,750 |
| T6 | United States Davis Love Jr. | 70-73-71-71=285 | +1 | 1,375 |
| United States Jack Nicklaus | 75-70-68-72=285 | |||
| 8 | England Peter Alliss | 73-74-73-66=286 | +2 | 1,100 |
| 9 | Australia Kel Nagle | 74-71-72-70=287 | +3 | 1,000 |
| 10 | United States Miller Barber | 69-75-75-69=288 | +4 | 900 |
Amateurs: Tupling (+10), Bonallack (+14) Source:
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