1969 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1969 U.S. Open June 12–15, 1969 Houston, Texas Champions Golf ClubCypress Creek Course PGA Tour USGA 70 6967 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PDpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7294%2C4629779 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Beman slips through beef trust to take one-stroke Open lead June 14, 1969 14 149 players, 68 after cut 148 (+8) $205,300http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1969.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1969 June 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417055908/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1969.html 2013-04-17 dead mdy-all $30,000 USA Orville Moody 281 (+1) 1968 1970 USA 1 Houston 29.983 -95.531 Location in the United States 5 top 235 USA Texas 1 Houston  29.983 -95.531 Location in Texas 5 left 160 The 1969 U.S. Open was the 69th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Cypress Creek Course of Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Orville Moody won his only PGA Tour title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Deane Beman, Bob Rosburg, and Al Geiberger.https://www.si.com/vault/1969/06/23/611283/old-sarge-cools-it Sports Illustrated Old Sarge cools it Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins June 23, 1969 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7049%2C59450 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Orville Moody wins heartbreak U.S. Open June 16, 1969 10 A 14-year veteran of the U.S. Army,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jtBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6954%2C1045086 Toledo Blade Ohio (Chicago Daily News) Jauss Bill Salute the 'Sarge,' golf king Moody June 16, 1969 19 Moody entered the final round in second place, three shots behind Miller Barber.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jtBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6938%2C947888 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Barber leads by 3 in 'blow-up' Open June 15, 1969 D1 At age 35, Moody advanced through both local and sectional qualifying in 1969, and as of 2021 is the last champion to do so. It was his only win on the PGA Tour, with only one additional top-10 finish in a major, two months later at the PGA Championship. Battling an ailing knee, defending champion Lee Trevino (of Texas)https://www.si.com/vault/1969/06/09/610441/wideopen-eyes-are-on-texas Sports Illustrated Wide-Open eyes are on Texas Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins June 9, 1969 42 missed the cut by a stroke;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwhaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TEsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7103%2C2031214 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press Beman breaks up beef trust June 14, 1969 1B he won the title again in 1971. The Cypress Creek Course hosted the Houston Champions International event on the PGA Tour, today's Houston Open, from 1966 through 1971, and the Ryder Cup in 1967. It later hosted The Tour Championship five times (1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003) and the U.S. Amateur in 1993. Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4354443791934514184171805053,4224484502135444304181754364313,5456,967Par444344435354435443443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 12, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bob Murphy 66 −42 USA Miller Barber 67 −3 T3 USA Deane Beman 68 −2 USA Al GeibergerT5 USA George Archer 69 −1 USA Dean Refram USA Tom Weiskopf T8 USA Richard Crawford 70 E USA Jack Ewing USA Bunky Henry CAN George Knudson USA Arnold Palmer USA Bob Rosburg Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OzpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6931%2C4359974 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Murphy leads Open; Pamer shoots par June 13, 1969 16 Second round Friday, June 13, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Deane Beman 68-69=137 −3T2 USA Miller Barber 67-71=138 −2 USA Bob Murphy 66-72=138 4 USA Bob Rosburg 70-69=139 −1T5 USA Charles Coody 72-68=140 E USA Al Geiberger 68-72=140 CAN George Knudson 70-70=140 T8 ENG Tony Jacklin 71-70=141 +1 USA Johnny Miller 71-70=141 USA Orville Moody 71-70=141 USA Jack Nicklaus 74-67=141 Source: Third round Saturday, June 14, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Miller Barber 67-71-68=206 −4 2 USA Orville Moody 71-70-68=209 −1 T3 USA Deane Beman 68-69-73=210 E USA Bunky Henry 70-72-68=210 5 USA Bob Rosburg 70-69-72=211 +1T6 USA Charles Coody 72-68-72=212 +2 USA Al Geiberger 68-72-72=212 USA Bobby Mitchell 72-74-66=212 USA Bob Murphy 66-72-74=212 USA Arnold Palmer 70-73-69=212 Source: Final round Sunday, June 15, 1969 Miller Barber began the final round with a three-stroke lead, but it vanished after he bogeyed five of the first eight holes. He struggled to a 78 (+8) and dropped into a tie for sixth place, which allowed Moody to take the lead. At one point on the back nine, eight competitors were separated by just two shots. Bob Rosburg saved par from the sand at 17 to stay tied with Moody, but after a drive into the rough on 18, he again found a greenside bunker. Another sand shot got him to 3 ft 1, but he missed the putt for par to force an 18-hole Monday playoff. Playing in the final pairing with Barber, Moody had four consecutive pars to finish and preserved the one-stroke advantage for the championship. Barber needed only a 75 (+5) on Sunday to force a playoff, but finished three strokes back. Final leaderboard Champion Low amateur(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 USA Orville Moody 71-70-68-72=281 +1 30,000T2 USA Deane Beman 68-69-73-72=282 +2 11,000 USA Al Geiberger 68-72-72-70=282 USA Bob Rosburg 70-69-72-71=2825 USA Bob Murphy 66-72-74-71=283 +3 7,000T6 USA Miller Barber 67-71-68-78=284 +4 5,000 AUS Bruce Crampton 73-72-68-71=284 USA Arnold Palmer (c) 70-73-69-72=2849 USA Bunky Henry 70-72-68-75=285 +5 3,500T10 USA George Archer 69-74-73-70=286 +6 2,800 AUS Bruce Devlin 73-74-70-69=286 USA Dave Marr 75-69-71-71=286 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T13 USA Julius Boros (c) 71-73-70-73=287 +7 1,888 USA Charles Coody 72-68-72-75=287 USA Dale Douglass 76-69-70-72=287 USA Raymond Floyd 79-68-68-72=287 USA Dave Hill 73-74-70-70=287 USA Howie Johnson 72-73-72-70=287 USA Dean Refram 69-74-70-74=287 USA Phil Rodgers 76-70-69-72=287 USA Kermit Zarley 74-72-70-71=287T22 AUS Bob Stanton 74-70-71-73=288 +8 1,500 USA Tom Weiskopf 69-75-71-73=288 USA Bert Yancey 71-71-74-72=288T25 USA Joe Campbell 73-74-73-69=289 +9 1,300 USA Richard Crawford 70-75-73-71=289 ENG Tony Jacklin 71-70-73-75=289 USA Bobby Mitchell 72-74-66-77=289 USA Jack Nicklaus (c) 74-67-75-73=289 USA Dave Stockton 75-68-72-73=289T31 USA Rich Bassett 73-74-69-74=290 +10 1,140 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 73-73-72-73=290 USA Bobby Nichols 74-74-72-70=290 USA Bob Smith 76-67-72-75=290 USA Jerry Steelsmith 72-72-75-71=290T36 USA Homero Blancas 72-73-69-77=291 +11 1,070 CAN George Knudson 70-70-76-75=291T38 USA Dan Sikes 74-74-72-72=292 +12 1,030 USA Sam Snead 71-77-70-74=292T40 USA Tommy Aaron 71-72-73-77=293 +13 995 USA Billy Casper (c) 74-73-72-74=293T42 CAN Al Balding 74-73-73-74=294 +14 955 USA Bert Greene 78-70-74-72=294 USA Bob Lunn 71-72-76-75=294 USA Johnny Miller 71-70-80-73=294 USA Jack Montgomery 74-73-72-75=294 USA Mike Souchak 72-73-74-75=294T48 USA Don Bies 78-70-70-77=295 +15 915 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (c) 71-75-72-77=295T50 USA Frank Beard 72-73-73-78=296 +16 895 USA Robert Stone 74-72-75-75=296T52 USA Bill Collins 75-72-73-77=297 +17 865 USA Lionel Hebert 74-73-77-73=297 USA Bob Payne 71-74-73-79=297 USA John Schlee 74-74-78-71=297T56 USA Bill Odgen 76-72-75-75=298 +18 835 USA Ken Still 74-74-72-78=298T58 USA Pete Brown 74-74-74-77=299 +19 805 USA Jack Ewing 70-76-80-73=299 USA Labron Harris 71-75-75-78=299 USA Larry Hinson 73-75-76-75=299 USA Rives McBee 71-77-76-75=299 USA David Philo 71-74-78-76=29964 USA Martin Bohen 72-75-74-81=301 +21 800T65 USA Dave Eichelberger 76-71-76-80=303 +23 USA Dow Finsterwald 77-71-77-78=30367 USA Lee Elder 74-73-79-82=308 +2868 USA Chuck Courtney 72-76-80-82=310 +30CUT +9 +10 +11 +12 +13 +14 +15 +16 +17 +18 +19 +20 +21 +22 +23 +24 +25 +27 +31WD USA Don January 76 +6 USA Dan Keefe 0 E Source: Scorecard Final round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444344435 443544344USA Moody −1−1−1EEEEE−1EEEE+1+1+1+1+1USA Beman +1+2+1+2+4+4+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+2USA Geiberger +3+4+4+4+6+6+6+5+4+3+3+3+2+2+1+2+2+2USA Rosburg +1EEEEEE+1EE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2 USA Murphy +2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+2+3+2+3+2+3+3+3+3+3 USA Barber −4−3−2−2−1E E+1EEE+2+3+3+4+3+3+4 USA Crampton +3+3+3+3+3+3+4+4+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+3+4+4 USA Palmer +1+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+4+4+4 USA Henry +1+2+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+5 USA Archer +5+6+6+7+8+7+6+6+6+5+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6 AUS Devlin +6+6+6+5+5+6+5+5+5+5+6+6+5+5+5+6+6+6 USA Marr +5+5+4+4+4+5+5+6+6+6+7+8+7+7+7+6+6+6 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1969 USGA U.S. Open History May 8, 2019 References External links U.S. Open – History Champions Golf Club 1969 29.983 -95.531 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Texas Category:Golf in Houston Category:Sports competitions in Houston U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) Category:1960s in Houston