1969 U.S. Open (golf)


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
A 14-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Moody entered the final round in second place, three shots behind At age 35, Moody advanced through both local and sectional qualifying in 1969, 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 missed the cut by a stroke; he won the title again in 1971.
The Cypress Creek Course hosted the Houston Champions International event on the PGA Tour, today's Houston Open, from 1966 through 1971, and the Ryder Cup in 1967. It later hosted The Tour Championship five times and the U.S. Amateur in 1993.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 1969
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Murphy66–4
2Miller Barber67–3
T3Deane Beman68–2
T3Al Geiberger68–2
T5George Archer69–1
T5Dean Refram69–1
T5Tom Weiskopf69–1
T8Dick Crawford70E
T8Jack Ewing70E
T8Bunky Henry70E
T8George Knudson70E
T8Arnold Palmer70E
T8Bob Rosburg70E

Second round

Friday, June 13, 1969
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Deane Beman68-69=137–3
T2Miller Barber67-71=138–2
T2Bob Murphy66-72=138–2
4Bob Rosburg70-69=139–1
T5Charles Coody72-68=140E
T5Al Geiberger68-72=140E
T5George Knudson70-70=140E
T8Tony Jacklin71-70=141+1
T8Johnny Miller71-70=141+1
T8Orville Moody71-70=141+1
T8Jack Nicklaus74-67=141+1

Third round

Saturday, June 14, 1969
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Miller Barber67-71-68=206–4
2Orville Moody71-70-68=209–1
T3Deane Beman68-69-73=210E
T3Bunky Henry70-72-68=210E
5Bob Rosburg70-69-72=211+1
T6Charles Coody72-68-72=212+2
T6Al Geiberger68-72-72=212+2
T6Bobby Mitchell72-74-66=212+2
T6Bob Murphy66-72-74=212+2
T6Arnold Palmer70-73-69=212+2

Final round

Sunday, June 15, 1969
Miller Barber began the final round with a three-stroke lead, but it vanished after he bogeyed five of the first eight holes. He struggled to a 78 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 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, 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 on Sunday to force a playoff, but finished three
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Orville Moody71-70-68-72=281+130,000
T2Deane Beman68-69-73-72=282+211,000
T2Al Geiberger68-72-72-70=282+211,000
T2Bob Rosburg70-69-72-71=282+211,000
5Bob Murphy66-72-74-71=283+37,000
T6Miller Barber67-71-68-78=284+45,000
T6Bruce Crampton73-72-68-71=284+45,000
T6Arnold Palmer70-73-69-72=284+45,000
9Bunky Henry70-72-68-75=285+53,500
T10George Archer69-74-73-70=286+62,800
T10Bruce Devlin73-74-70-69=286+62,800
T10Dave Marr75-69-71-71=286+62,800

Scorecard

Final round
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par444344435443544344
Moody–1–1–1EEEEE–1EEEE+1+1+1+1+1
Beman+1+2+1+2+4+4+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+2
Geiberger+3+4+4+4+6+6+6+5+4+3+3+3+2+2+1+2+2+2
Rosburg+1EEEEEE+1EE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2
Murphy+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+2+3+2+3+2+3+3+3+3+3
Barber−4−3−2−2−1EE+1EEE+2+3+3+4+3+3+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par