1969 PGA Tour
The 1969 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to December 7. The season consisted of 49 official money events. Billy Casper, Raymond Floyd, Dave Hill, and Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, three each, and there were 14 first-time winners. Frank Beard was the leading money winner with earnings of $164,707. Orville Moody was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Dave Hill won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
This is generally regarded as the first season of an independent PGA Tour.[2] The tour began to break off from the PGA of America in August 1968. The players formed a Tournament Players Division within the PGA of America, "a freestanding corporation run by a 10-member tournament policy board of four players, three PGA executives and three consulting businessmen."[3]
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1969 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Los Angeles Open | California |  | 276 (−8) | 20,000 | |
| Jan 12 | Alameda County Open | California | | 290 (+2) | 10,000 | Alternate event |
| Jan 20 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California | | 135 (−9) | 13,500 | |
| Jan 27 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | | 283 (−5) | 25,000 | |
| Feb 2 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | | 284 (−4) | 30,000 | |
| Feb 9 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | | 345 (−15) | 20,000 | |
| Feb 16 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | | 263 (−21) | 20,000 | |
| Feb 23 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | | 271 (−17) | 20,000 | |
| Mar 2 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | | 276 (−12) | 30,000 | |
| Mar 9 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | Florida | | 278 (−10) | 23,000 | |
| Mar 18 | Monsanto Open Invitational | Florida | | 267 (−17) | 20,000 | |
| Mar 23 | Greater Jacksonville Open | Florida | | 278 (−10) | 20,000 | |
| Mar 30 | National Airlines Open Invitational | Florida | | 278 (−10) | 40,000 | |
| Apr 6 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | | 274 (−10) | 32,000 | |
| Apr 13 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | | 281 (−7) | 20,000 | |
| Apr 14 | Magnolia State Classic | Mississippi | | 272 (-8) | 5,000 | Satellite event |
| Apr 20 | Tournament of Champions | California | .svg.png){kind=small} | 284 (−4) | 30,000 | |
| Apr 20 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | | 275 (−9) | 5,000 | Alternate event |
| Apr 20 | Tallahassee Open Invitational | Florida | | 282 (−6) | 5,000 | Alternate event |
| Apr 27 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | .svg.png){kind=small} | 277 (−3) | 20,000 | |
| May 4 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | | 275 (−13) | 20,000 | |
| May 11 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | | 274 (−10) | 20,000 | |
| May 18 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | | 278 (−2) | 25,000 | |
| May 25 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | | 277 (−11) | 23,000 | |
| Jun 1 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | | 265 (−15) | 30,000 | |
| Jun 8 | Western Open | Illinois | | 276 (−8) | 26,000 | |
| Jun 15 | U.S. Open | Texas | | 281 (+1) | 30,000 | |
| Jun 22 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | | 274 (−14) | 30,000 | |
| Jun 29 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | | 271 (−9) | 22,000 | |
| Jul 6 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | | 277 (−11) | 25,000 | |
| Jul 12 | British Open | England |  | 280 (−4) | 10,200 | |
| Jul 13 | Minnesota Golf Classic | Minnesota | | 269 (−15) | 20,000 | |
| Jul 20 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | | 279 (−9) | 30,000 | |
| Jul 27 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | | 268 (−12) | 25,000 | |
| Aug 3 | Westchester Classic | New York | | 275 (−13) | 50,000 | |
| Aug 10 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | | 277 (−11) | 20,000 | |
| Aug 17 | PGA Championship | Ohio | | 276 (−8) | 35,000 | |
| Aug 17 | Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational | Massachusetts | | 274 (−10) | 7,400 | Alternate event |
| Aug 24 | AVCO Golf Classic | Massachusetts | | 280 (−4) | 30,000 | |
| Sep 2 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | | 268 (−16) | 20,000 | |
| Sep 7 | Michigan Golf Classic | Michigan | | 272 (−12) | 20,000 | |
| Sep 28 | Alcan Open | Oregon | | 274 (−14) | 55,000 | |
| Sep 28 | Robinson Open Golf Classic | Illinois | | 273 (−15) | 15,000 | Alternate event |
| Oct 19 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | | 272 (−12) | 20,000 | |
| Oct 26 | San Francisco Open Invitational | California | | 269 (−15) | 20,000 | |
| Nov 3 | Kaiser International Open Invitational [4] | California | | 273 (−15) | 28,000 | |
| Nov 9 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | | 274 (−14) | 25,000 | |
| Nov 30 | Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | | 283 (−1) | 20,000 | |
| Dec 7 | Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic | Florida | | 270 (−18) | 25,000 | |
| Dec 7 | West End Classic | Bahamas | | 274 (−14) | 5,000 | Satellite event |
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beard | | 175,223 |
| 2 | Dave Hill | | 156,432 |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus | | 140,167 |
| 4 | Gary Player | | 123,897 |
| 5 | Bruce Crampton | | 118,955 |
| 6 | Gene Littler | | 112,737 |
| 7 | Lee Trevino | | 112,417 |
| 8 | Raymond Floyd | | 109,956 |
| 9 | Arnold Palmer | | 105,128 |
| 10 | Billy Casper | | 104,689 |
Source:[7]
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Frank Beard | |
| PGA Player of the Year | Orville Moody | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Dave Hill | |
References
- "Golfer of the year". The Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. AP. November 19, 1969. p. 13. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- "Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group". Milwaukee Journal. December 14, 1968. p. 18.
- Gorant, Jim (August 8, 2018). "War for the Tour: The day the PGA Championship nearly died". Golf.com.
- Tourney was added to schedule after Kaiser tourney in January was rain-shortened to 36 holes causing only half the prize money to be paid out.
- "1969 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 675–82. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- Rew, Karen (December 26, 1969). "Frank Beard Boosting Business of Pro Golf". Mansfield News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. AP. p. 23.
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