1969 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 12–15, 1969
LocationHouston, Texas
Course(s)Champions Golf Club
Cypress Creek Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,967 yards (6,371 m)[1]
Field149 players, 68 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$205,300[2]
Winner's share$30,000
Champion
United States Orville Moody
281 (+1)
Houston is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Houston  is located in Texas
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Location in Texas

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.[3][4]

A 14-year veteran of the U.S. Army,[5] Moody entered the final round in second place, three shots behind Miller Barber.[6] 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)[7] missed the cut by a stroke;[8] he won the title again in 1971.

The Cypress Creek Course hosted the Houston Champions International event on the PGA Tour,[7] 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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4354443791934514184171805053,4224484502135444304181754364313,5456,967
Par444344435354435443443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 1969

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bob Murphy66−4
2United States Miller Barber67−3
T3United States Deane Beman68−2
United States Al Geiberger
T5United States George Archer69−1
United States Dean Refram
United States Tom Weiskopf
T8United States Richard Crawford70E
United States Jack Ewing
United States Bunky Henry
Canada George Knudson
United States Arnold Palmer
United States Bob Rosburg

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, June 13, 1969

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Deane Beman68-69=137−3
T2United States Miller Barber67-71=138−2
United States Bob Murphy66-72=138
4United States Bob Rosburg70-69=139−1
T5United States Charles Coody72-68=140E
United States Al Geiberger68-72=140
Canada George Knudson70-70=140
T8England Tony Jacklin71-70=141+1
United States Johnny Miller71-70=141
United States Orville Moody71-70=141
United States Jack Nicklaus74-67=141

Source:[1]

Third round

Saturday, June 14, 1969

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Miller Barber67-71-68=206−4
2United States Orville Moody71-70-68=209−1
T3United States Deane Beman68-69-73=210E
United States Bunky Henry70-72-68=210
5United States Bob Rosburg70-69-72=211+1
T6United States Charles Coody72-68-72=212+2
United States Al Geiberger68-72-72=212
United States Bobby Mitchell72-74-66=212
United States Bob Murphy66-72-74=212
United States Arnold Palmer70-73-69=212

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, June 15, 1969

Miller Barber began the final round with a three-stroke lead,[6] 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.[3] 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 feet (0.9 m), 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.[3][4]

Final leaderboard

Champion
Low amateur
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1United States Orville Moody71-70-68-72=281+130,000
T2United States Deane Beman68-69-73-72=282+211,000
United States Al Geiberger68-72-72-70=282
United States Bob Rosburg70-69-72-71=282
5United States Bob Murphy66-72-74-71=283+37,000
T6United States Miller Barber67-71-68-78=284+45,000
Australia Bruce Crampton73-72-68-71=284
United States Arnold Palmer (c)70-73-69-72=284
9United States Bunky Henry70-72-68-75=285+53,500
T10United States George Archer69-74-73-70=286+62,800
Australia Bruce Devlin73-74-70-69=286
United States Dave Marr75-69-71-71=286

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par444344435443544344
United States Moody−1−1−1EEEEE−1EEEE+1+1+1+1+1
United States Beman+1+2+1+2+4+4+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+2
United States Geiberger+3+4+4+4+6+6+6+5+4+3+3+3+2+2+1+2+2+2
United States Rosburg+1EEEEEE+1EE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2
United States Murphy+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+2+3+2+3+2+3+3+3+3+3
United States Barber−4−3−2−2−1EE+1EEE+2+3+3+4+3+3+4
United States Crampton+3+3+3+3+3+3+4+4+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+3+4+4
United States Palmer+1+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+4+4+4
United States Henry+1+2+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+5
United States Archer+5+6+6+7+8+7+6+6+6+5+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6
Australia Devlin+6+6+6+5+5+6+5+5+5+5+6+6+5+5+5+6+6+6
United States 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

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[4][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Beman slips through beef trust to take one-stroke Open lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 14, 1969. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Open history: 1969". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Jenkins, Dan (June 23, 1969). "Old Sarge cools it". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Orville Moody wins heartbreak U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 16, 1969. p. 10.
  5. ↑ Jauss, Bill (June 16, 1969). "Salute the 'Sarge,' golf king Moody". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). (Chicago Daily News). p. 19.
  6. 1 2 3 "Barber leads by 3 in 'blow-up' Open". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 15, 1969. p. D1.
  7. 1 2 Jenkins, Dan (June 9, 1969). "Wide-Open eyes are on Texas". Sports Illustrated. p. 42.
  8. ↑ "Beman breaks up beef trust". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. June 14, 1969. p. 1B.
  9. ↑ "Murphy leads Open; Pamer shoots par". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 13, 1969. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

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