| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 14–17, 1969 |
| Location | Kettering, Ohio |
| Course(s) | NCR Country Club, South Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,915 yards (6,323 m) |
| Field | 139 players, 79 after cut [1] |
| Cut | 149 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $175,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $35,000 |
| Champion | |
 Raymond Floyd | |
| 276 (−8) | |
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The 1969 PGA Championship was the 51st PGA Championship, played August 14–17 on the South Course of NCR Country ClubinKettering, Ohio, a suburb south of Dayton. Raymond Floyd, age 26, won the first of his four major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Gary Player.[2][3]
Floyd held a five-shot lead after the third round, at 202 (−11),[4] and carded a 74 (+3) on Sunday.[5]
During the tournament's third round, demonstrators tried to disrupt the play of Player and Jack Nicklaus. Ice was thrown in Player's face and one spectator yelled while Nicklaus prepared to putt.[6][7] Security was stepped up for the final round on Sunday.[3][8]
This was the first PGA Championship after the formation of the "Tournament Players Division" in December 1968,[9][10][11] later renamed the PGA Tour. It also marked the permanent move of the PGA Championship to August, excluding 1971, which was played in Florida in February. Except for 1965, it had been played in July in the 1960s; five times during the decade it was held the week immediately after The Open Championship in Britain, including 1968. The new scheduling allowed more players to participate in both majors, cementing the concept of the modern grand slam.
The attendance on Sunday was 23,543 and a new record was set for the four days at 80,847; including practice days, the week's attendance was 106,043.[5]
Thursday, August 14, 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Charles Coody |
69 | −2 |
| Raymond Floyd
| |||
| Al Geiberger
| |||
| Bunky Henry
| |||
| Bob Lunn
| |||
| Larry Mowry
| |||
| Johnny Pott
| |||
| Tom Shaw
| |||
| Larry Ziegler
| |||
| T10 | Tommy Aaron |
70 | −1 |
| Frank Beard
| |||
 Bruce Crampton
| |||
| Jacky Cupit
| |||
| Bruce Devlin
| |||
 George Knudson
| |||
| Jack Nicklaus
| |||
| Phil Rodgers
| |||
| Tom Weiskopf
|
Friday, August 15, 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd |
69-66=135 | −7 |
| 2 |  Gary Player |
71-65=136 | −6 |
| 3 | Bunky Henry |
69-68=137 | −5 |
| T4 | Don Bies |
74-64=138 | −4 |
| Orville Moody |
70-68=138 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus |
70-68=138 | ||
| T7 | Bert Greene |
71-68=139 | −3 |
| Jimmy Wright |
71-68=139 | ||
| T9 | Ron Cerrudo |
74-66=140 | −2 |
| Charles Coody |
69-71=140 | ||
| Bruce Crampton |
70-70=140 | ||
| Larry Mowry |
69-71=140 | ||
| Larry Ziegler |
69-71=140 |
Source:[14]
Saturday, August 16, 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd |
69-66-67=202 | −11 |
| T2 | Bert Greene |
71-68-68=207 | −6 |
| Bunky Henry |
69-68-70=207 | ||
| Gary Player |
71-65-71=207 | ||
| 5 | Jimmy Wright |
71-68-69=208 | −5 |
| T6 | Don Bies |
74-64-71=209 | −4 |
| Orville Moody |
70-68-71=209 | ||
| Larry Mowry |
69-71-69=209 | ||
| T9 | Ron Cerrudo |
74-66-70=210 | −3 |
| Larry Ziegler |
69-71-70=210 |
Source:[15]
Sunday, August 17, 1969
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd |
69-66-67-74=276 | −8 | 35,000 |
| 2 | Gary Player |
71-65-71-70=277 | −7 | 20,000 |
| 3 | Bert Greene |
71-68-68-71=278 | −6 | 12,400 |
| 4 | Jimmy Wright |
71-68-69-71=279 | −5 | 8,300 |
| T5 | Miller Barber |
73-75-64-68=280 | −4 | 6,725 |
| Larry Ziegler |
69-71-70-70=280 | |||
| T7 | Charles Coody |
69-71-72-69=281 | −3 | 5,144 |
| Orville Moody |
70-68-71-72=281 | |||
| Terry Wilcox |
72-71-72-66=281 | |||
| 10 | Frank Beard |
70-75-68-69=282 | −2 | 4,375 |
Source:[2]
39°40′48″N 84°11′46″W / 39.680°N 84.196°W / 39.680; -84.196
