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1969 PGA Championship

The 1969 PGA Championship was the 51st PGA Championship, played August 14–17 on the South Course of NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb south of Dayton. Raymond Floyd, age 26, won the first of his four major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Gary Player.[2][3]

1969 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 14–17, 1969
LocationKettering, Ohio
Course(s)NCR Country Club,
South Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,915 yards (6,323 m)
Field139 players, 79 after cut [1]
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$175,000[1]
Winner's share$35,000
Champion
United States Raymond Floyd
276 (−8)
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NCR CC is located in the United States
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Location in United States
NCR CC is located in Ohio
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NCR CC
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Location in Ohio

Floyd held a five-shot lead after the third round, at 202 (−11),[4] and carded a 74 (+3) on Sunday.[5]

During the tournament's third round, demonstrators tried to disrupt the play of Player and Jack Nicklaus. Ice was thrown in Player's face and one spectator yelled while Nicklaus prepared to putt.[6][7] Security was stepped up for the final round on Sunday.[3][8]

This was the first PGA Championship after the formation of the "Tournament Players Division" in December 1968,[9][10][11] later renamed the PGA Tour. It also marked the permanent move of the PGA Championship to August, excluding 1971, which was played in Florida in February. Except for 1965, it had been played in July in the 1960s; five times during the decade it was held the week immediately after The Open Championship in Britain, including 1968. The new scheduling allowed more players to participate in both majors, cementing the concept of the modern grand slam.

The attendance on Sunday was 23,543 and a new record was set for the four days at 80,847; including practice days, the week's attendance was 106,043.[5]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 14, 1969

Place Player Score To par
T1   Charles Coody 69 −2
  Raymond Floyd
  Al Geiberger
  Bunky Henry
  Bob Lunn
  Larry Mowry
  Johnny Pott
  Tom Shaw
  Larry Ziegler
T10   Tommy Aaron 70 −1
  Frank Beard
  Bruce Crampton
  Jacky Cupit
  Bruce Devlin
  George Knudson
  Jack Nicklaus
  Phil Rodgers
  Tom Weiskopf

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Second round

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Friday, August 15, 1969

Place Player Score To par
1   Raymond Floyd 69-66=135 −7
2   Gary Player 71-65=136 −6
3   Bunky Henry 69-68=137 −5
T4   Don Bies 74-64=138 −4
  Orville Moody 70-68=138
  Jack Nicklaus 70-68=138
T7   Bert Greene 71-68=139 −3
  Jimmy Wright 71-68=139
T9   Ron Cerrudo 74-66=140 −2
  Charles Coody 69-71=140
  Bruce Crampton 70-70=140
  Larry Mowry 69-71=140
  Larry Ziegler 69-71=140

Source:[14]

Third round

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Saturday, August 16, 1969

Place Player Score To par
1   Raymond Floyd 69-66-67=202 −11
T2   Bert Greene 71-68-68=207 −6
  Bunky Henry 69-68-70=207
  Gary Player 71-65-71=207
5   Jimmy Wright 71-68-69=208 −5
T6   Don Bies 74-64-71=209 −4
  Orville Moody 70-68-71=209
  Larry Mowry 69-71-69=209
T9   Ron Cerrudo 74-66-70=210 −3
  Larry Ziegler 69-71-70=210

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Final round

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Sunday, August 17, 1969

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Raymond Floyd 69-66-67-74=276 −8 35,000
2   Gary Player 71-65-71-70=277 −7 20,000
3   Bert Greene 71-68-68-71=278 −6 12,400
4   Jimmy Wright 71-68-69-71=279 −5 8,300
T5   Miller Barber 73-75-64-68=280 −4 6,725
  Larry Ziegler 69-71-70-70=280
T7   Charles Coody 69-71-72-69=281 −3 5,144
  Orville Moody 70-68-71-72=281
  Terry Wilcox 72-71-72-66=281
10   Frank Beard 70-75-68-69=282 −2 4,375

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1969 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Taylor, Jim (August 18, 1969). "Angelic Floyd Holds Off Mob". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Jenkins, Dan (August 25, 1969). "Golf gets a look at the real world". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  4. ^ "Floyd holds five-stroke lead after third round of PGA meet". Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Associated Press. August 17, 1969. p. 24.
  5. ^ a b Gundelfinger, Phil (August 18, 1969). "Floyd scrambles to one-shot PGA win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 30.
  6. ^ "Civil rights demonstrators disrupt PGA championships". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1969. p. 4B.
  7. ^ "Gary Player attacked". Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Associated Press. August 17, 1969. p. 24.
  8. ^ "Escort new to Floyd". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 18, 1969. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Tour golfers, PGA settle fuss over tourney control". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 14, 1968. p. 15.
  10. ^ "Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group". Milwaukee Journal. December 14, 1968. p. 18.
  11. ^ "Dispute in U.S. settled". Glasgow Herald. Scotland, U.K. December 16, 1968. p. 5.
  12. ^ Gundelfinger, Phil (August 15, 1969). "Nine deadlock for lead in PGA 1st round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
  13. ^ "9 share opening PGA lead at 69". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 15, 1969. p. 1, part 2.
  14. ^ "'Irritable' Ray Floyd starts fire, nabs lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 16, 1969. p. 1B.
  15. ^ "PGA Championship(s)". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1969. p. 6B.
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