| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–12 July 1969 |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,848 yards (6,262 m)[1] |
| Field | 130 players 73 after 1st cut 46 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 151 (+9) (1st cut) 222 (+9) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £30,000[1] $72,000 |
| Winner's share | £4,250 $10,200 |
| Champion | |
 Tony Jacklin | |
| 280 (−4) | |
Lytham &
St Annes
St Annes
Location in England
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.[2]
Jacklin was the first Briton to win The Open since 1951,[3] and it was another sixteen years until the next, Sandy Lyle in 1985.
It was the fifth Open Championship at Lytham & St Annes, which has hosted eleven times, most recently in 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 67, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Curry (21 July 1969). "Lord liege of golf". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Jacklin first Briton since '51 to capture British Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 13 July 1969. p. 4B.