Dates 9–12 July 1969 Length 6,848 yards (6,262 m) | Par 71 | |
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Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Field 130 players73 after 1st cut46 after 2nd cut | ||
The 1969 Open Championship was the 98th Open Championship, held from 9–12 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Tony Jacklin won the first of his two major championships, two strokes ahead of Bob Charles. Jacklin was the first Briton to win The Open since 1951; it would be another 16 years until the next, Sandy Lyle in 1985.
Contents
First round
Wednesday, 9 July 1969
Second round
Thursday, 10 July 1969
Amateurs: Tupling (+2), Bonallack (+4), Fleisher (+5), Buckley (+6), Humphreys (+8), McGuirk (+8),
Foster (+11), Hayes (+13), Kippax (+16), King (+17), Glading (+20)
Third round
Friday, 11 July 1969
Amateurs: Bonallack (+6), Tupling (+9), Buckley (+10), Fleisher (+10), Humphreys (+12), McGuirk (+15).
Final round
Saturday, 12 July 1969
Amateurs: Tupling (+10), Bonallack (+14)
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