1969 PGA Championship

August 2023 1969 PGA Championship August 14–17, 1969 Kettering, Ohio NCR Country Club,South Course PGA of America PGA Tour 71 6915 yd 139 players, 79 after cut http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=395&date=1969&tourn_name_id=2 Tournament Info for: 1969 PGA Championship PGA of America August 13, 2012 August 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120809073036/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=395&date=1969&tourn_name_id=2 dead 149 (+7) $175,000 $35,000 USA Raymond Floyd 276 (−8) 1968 1970 USA 1 NCR CC 39.680 -84.196 Location in United States 5 240 USA Ohio 1 NCR CC 39.680 -84.196 Location in Ohio 5 140 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=--9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7173%2C4000324 Toledo Blade Ohio Taylor Jim Angelic Floyd Holds Off Mob August 18, 1969 15 January 2, 2013https://www.si.com/vault/1969/08/25/609890/golf-gets-a-look-at-the-real-world Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Golf gets a look at the real world August 25, 1969 24 Floyd held a five-shot lead after the third round, at 202 (−11),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kL1FAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kb0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=7223%2C141498 Telegraph-Herald Dubuque, Iowa Associated Press Floyd holds five-stroke lead after third round of PGA meet August 17, 1969 24 and carded a 74 (+3) on Sunday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_L5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4H0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010%2C2423734 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Floyd scrambles to one-shot PGA win August 18, 1969 30 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=atxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6877%2C3868592 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Civil rights demonstrators disrupt PGA championships August 17, 1969 4B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kL1FAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kb0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5853,142150 Telegraph-Herald Dubuque, Iowa Associated Press Gary Player attacked August 17, 1969 24 Security was stepped up for the final round on Sunday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=--9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5485%2C4001086 Toledo Blade Ohio Escort new to Floyd August 18, 1969 15 This was the first PGA Championship after the formation of the "Tournament Players Division" in December 1968,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dbVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7296%2C5214308 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Tour golfers, PGA settle fuss over tourney control December 14, 1968 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VDIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5430%2C2256320 Milwaukee Journal Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group December 14, 1968 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NX9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=waMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678,2714213 Glasgow Herald Scotland, U.K. Dispute in U.S. settled December 16, 1968 5 later renamed the PGA Tour. It also marked the permanent move of the PGA Championship to August (although it only lasted for decades until it rescheduled in 2019), 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. Round summaries First round Thursday, August 14, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Charles Coody 69 −2 USA Raymond Floyd USA Al Geiberger USA Bunky Henry USA Bob Lunn USA Larry Mowry USA Johnny Pott USA Tom Shaw USA Larry Ziegler T10 USA Tommy Aaron 70 −1 USA Frank Beard AUS Bruce Crampton USA Jacky Cupit AUS Bruce Devlin CAN George Knudson USA Jack Nicklaus USA Phil Rodgers USA Tom Weiskopf Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-r5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4H0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6009%2C2093939 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Nine deadlock for lead in PGA 1st round August 15, 1969 17 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n5hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4980%2C3105412 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI 9 share opening PGA lead at 69 August 15, 1969 1, part 2 Second round Friday, August 15, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Raymond Floyd 69-66=135 −7 2 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-65=136 −6 3 USA Bunky Henry 69-68=137 −5 T4 USA Don Bies 74-64=138 −4 USA Orville Moody 70-68=138 USA Jack Nicklaus 70-68=138T7 USA Bert Greene 71-68=139 −3 USA Jimmy Wright 71-68=139 T9 USA Ron Cerrudo 74-66=140 −2 USA Charles Coody 69-71=140 AUS Bruce Crampton 70-70=140 USA Larry Mowry 69-71=140 USA Larry Ziegler 69-71=140 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=adxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4220%2C3706832 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press 'Irritable' Ray Floyd starts fire, nabs lead August 16, 1969 1B Third round Saturday, August 16, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Raymond Floyd 69-66-67=202 −11 T2 USA Bert Greene 71-68-68=207 −6 USA Bunky Henry 69-68-70=207 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-65-71=2075 USA Jimmy Wright 71-68-69=208 −5 T6 USA Don Bies 74-64-71=209 −4 USA Orville Moody 70-68-71=209 USA Larry Mowry 69-71-69=209T9 USA Ron Cerrudo 74-66-70=210 −3 USA Larry Ziegler 69-71-70=210 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=atxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6452%2C3878508 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press PGA Championship(s) August 17, 1969 6B Final round Sunday, August 17, 1969 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Raymond Floyd 69-66-67-74=276 −8 35,0002 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-65-71-70=277 −7 20,0003 USA Bert Greene 71-68-68-71=278 −6 12,4004 USA Jimmy Wright 71-68-69-71=279 −5 8,300T5 USA Miller Barber 73-75-64-68=280 −4 6,725 USA Larry Ziegler 69-71-70-70=280T7 USA Charles Coody 69-71-72-69=281 −3 5,144 USA Orville Moody 70-68-71-72=281 USA Terry Wilcox 72-71-72-66=28110 USA Frank Beard 70-75-68-69=282 −2 4,375 Source: References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1969 PGA Championship 1969 39.680 -84.196 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Kettering, Ohio PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship