1969 PGA Tour

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1969 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1969 (1969-01-09) – December 7, 1969 (1969-12-07)
Number of official events49
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (3)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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PGA of America separation

The 1969 season is generally regarded as the first season of an independent PGA Tour. [1] 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." [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1969 season. [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 12 Los Angeles Open California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Sifford (2)
Jan 12 Alameda County Open California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Lotz (1)New tournament
Alternate event
Jan 20 Kaiser International Open Invitational California67,500 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (4)
Jan 27 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California125,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (6)Pro-Am
Feb 2 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (28)
Feb 9 Bob Hope Desert Classic California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (41)Pro-Am
Feb 16 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (21)
Feb 23 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (3)
Mar 2 Doral Open Invitational Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Shaw (1)
Mar 9 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Still (1)
Mar 18 Monsanto Open Invitational Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert (1)
Mar 23 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (3)
Mar 30 National Airlines Open Invitational Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bunky Henry (1)New tournament
Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina160,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (22)
Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia100,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (7) Major championship
Apr 14 Magnolia Classic Mississippi20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mowry (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 20 Tournament of Champions California150,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (12)Winners-only event
Apr 20 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass (1)Alternate event
Apr 20 Tallahassee Open Invitational Florida25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Courtney (2)New tournament
Alternate event
Apr 27 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin (4)
May 4 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Hinson (1)
May 11 Texas Open Invitational Texas100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Deane Beman (1)
May 18 Colonial National Invitation Texas125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson (6)Invitational
May 25 Atlanta Classic Georgia115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Yancey (5)
Jun 1 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (5)
Jun 8 Western Open Illinois130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (42)
Jun 15 U.S. Open Texas205,000 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody (1) Major championship
Jun 22 Kemper Open North Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass (2)
Jun 29 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody (2)
Jul 6 Buick Open Invitational Michigan125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (6)
Jul 12 The Open Championship England£30,000 Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin (2) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 13 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (7)Alternate event
Jul 20 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (7)
Jul 27 American Golf Classic Ohio125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (4)
Aug 3 Westchester Classic New York250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (8)
Aug 10 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Still (2)
Aug 17 PGA Championship Ohio175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (5) Major championship
Aug 17 Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational Massachusetts37,000 Flag of the United States.svg Monty Kaser (1)New tournament
Alternate event
Aug 24 AVCO Golf Classic Massachusetts150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Shaw (2)New tournament
Sep 2 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lunn (3)
Sep 7 Michigan Golf Classic Michigan100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Ziegler (1)New tournament
Sep 28 Alcan Open Oregon275,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (43)New to PGA Tour
Sep 28 Robinson Open Golf Classic Illinois75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (9)Alternate event
Oct 19 Sahara Invitational Nevada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (29)
Oct 26 San Francisco Open Invitational California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Spray (1)
Nov 3 Kaiser International Open Invitational California140,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (30)
Nov 9 Hawaiian Open Hawaii125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (7)
Nov 30 Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (55)New tournament
Invitational
Dec 7 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic Florida125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (56)New tournament
Dec 7 West End Classic Bahamas25,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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)Notes
Sep 20 Ryder Cup Englandn/aTie (Flag of the United States.svg Team USA retain)Team event
Oct 5 World Cup Singapore6,300 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody and
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard 175,223
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill 156,432
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 140,167
4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 123,897
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton 118,955
6 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 112,737
7 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 112,417
8 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd 109,956
9 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 105,128
10 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 104,689

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody [5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The 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.
  2. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group". Milwaukee Journal. December 14, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ Gorant, Jim (August 8, 2018). "War for the Tour: The day the PGA Championship nearly died". Golf Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1969 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Beard top PGA money man" . The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. December 10, 1969. p. 32 (C-4 in paper). Retrieved November 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Golfer of the year". The Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Associated Press. November 19, 1969. p. 13. Retrieved March 20, 2013– via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ "DePaula Indicted In Ring Probe | Other Sports" . The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. December 17, 1969. p. 72 (4-D in paper). Retrieved November 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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