1969 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1969 PGA Tour 1969 1 9 – 1969 12 7 49 USA Billy Casper (3)USA Raymond Floyd (3)USA Dave Hill (3)USA Jack Nicklaus (3) Money list USA Frank Beard PGA Player of the Year USA Orville Moody 1968 1970 The 1969 PGA Tour was the 54th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the first season since separating from the PGA of America. PGA of America separation The 1969 season is generally regarded as the first season of an independent PGA Tour.Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VDIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5430%2C2256320 Milwaukee Journal December 14, 1968 18 9 November 2023 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."https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/2018/07/25/pga-championship-nearly-died/ War for the Tour: The day the PGA Championship nearly died Jim Gorant Golf Magazine August 8, 2018 9 November 2023 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1969 season.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1969.html 1969 winners sorted by age PGA Tour July 9, 2008 9 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045927/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1969.html 29 November 2014 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.Notes Jan 12 Los Angeles Open California 100,000 USA Charlie Sifford (2) Jan 12 Alameda County Open California 50,000 USA Dick Lotz (1) New tournamentAlternate event Jan 20 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 67,500 USA Miller Barber (4) Jan 27 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 125,000 USA George Archer (6) Pro-Am Feb 2 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (28) Feb 9 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 100,000 USA Billy Casper (41) Pro-Am Feb 16 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 USA Gene Littler (21) Feb 23 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 USA Lee Trevino (3) Mar 2 Doral Open Invitational Florida 150,000 USA Tom Shaw (1) Mar 9 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 115,000 USA Ken Still (1) Mar 18 Monsanto Open Invitational Florida 100,000 USA Jim Colbert (1) Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 100,000 USA Raymond Floyd (3) Mar 30 National Airlines Open Invitational Florida 200,000 USA Bunky Henry (1) New tournament Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 160,000 USA Gene Littler (22) Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 USA George Archer (7) Major championship Apr 14 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 20,000 USA Larry Mowry (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 20 Tournament of Champions California 150,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (12) Winners-only event Apr 20 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000 USA Dale Douglass (1) Alternate event Apr 20 Tallahassee Open Invitational Florida 25,000 USA Chuck Courtney (2) New tournamentAlternate event Apr 27 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000 AUS Bruce Devlin (4) May 4 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 USA Larry Hinson (1) May 11 Texas Open Invitational Texas 100,000 USA Deane Beman (1) May 18 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 USA Gardner Dickinson (6) Invitational May 25 Atlanta Classic Georgia 115,000 USA Bert Yancey (5) Jun 1 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 150,000 USA Dave Hill (5) Jun 8 Western Open Illinois 130,000 USA Billy Casper (42) Jun 15 U.S. Open Texas 205,000 USA Orville Moody (1) Major championship Jun 22 Kemper Open North Carolina 150,000 USA Dale Douglass (2) Jun 29 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000 USA Charles Coody (2) Jul 6 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 125,000 USA Dave Hill (6) Jul 12 The Open Championship England £30,000 ENG Tony Jacklin (2) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 13 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 USA Frank Beard (7) Alternate event Jul 20 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 150,000 USA Dave Hill (7) Jul 27 American Golf Classic Ohio 125,000 USA Raymond Floyd (4) Aug 3 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 USA Frank Beard (8) Aug 10 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 100,000 USA Ken Still (2) Aug 17 PGA Championship Ohio 175,000 USA Raymond Floyd (5) Major championship Aug 17 Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational Massachusetts 37,000 USA Monty Kaser (1) New tournamentAlternate event Aug 24 AVCO Golf Classic Massachusetts 150,000 USA Tom Shaw (2) New tournament Sep 2 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 USA Bob Lunn (3) Sep 7 Michigan Golf Classic Michigan 100,000 USA Larry Ziegler (1) New tournament Sep 28 Alcan Open Oregon 275,000 USA Billy Casper (43) New to PGA Tour Sep 28 Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois 75,000 USA Bob Goalby (9) Alternate event Oct 19 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (29) Oct 26 San Francisco Open Invitational California 100,000 USA Steve Spray (1) Nov 3 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 140,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (30) Nov 9 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 125,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (7) Nov 30 Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 100,000 USA Arnold Palmer (55) New tournamentInvitational Dec 7 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic Florida 125,000 USA Arnold Palmer (56) New tournament Dec 7 West End Classic Bahamas 25,000 USA Jim Wiechers (1) Alternate event Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesSep 20Ryder CupEnglandn/aTie (USA Team USA retain)Team eventOct 5World CupSingapore6,300USA Orville Moody andUSA Lee TrevinoTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA Lee Trevino Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/261141401/ Beard top PGA money man The Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu, Hawaii 10 December 1969 9 November 2023 32 (C-4 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Frank Beard 175,2232 USA Dave Hill 156,4323 USA Jack Nicklaus 140,1674 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 123,8975 AUS Bruce Crampton 118,9556 USA Gene Littler 112,7377 USA Lee Trevino 112,4178 USA Raymond Floyd 109,9569 USA Arnold Palmer 105,12810 USA Billy Casper 104,689 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Orville Moody https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXwtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BNUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2374,5384474&dq=moody+player+year&hl=en Golfer of the year The Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau, Missouri Associated Press 13 November 19, 1969 March 20, 2013 Google News Archive Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Dave Hill https://www.newspapers.com/image/622946900/ DePaula Indicted In Ring Probe Other Sports The Miami Herald Miami, Florida 17 December 1969 9 November 2023 72 (4-D in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour