1969 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 10–13, 1969 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,980 yards (6,383 m)[1] |
Field | 83 players, 48 after cut |
Cut | 148 (+4) |
Winner's share | $20,000 |
Champion | |
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281 (−7) | |
«1968 1970» |
The 1969 Masters Tournament was the 33rd Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
George Archer won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Billy Casper, George Knudson, and Tom Weiskopf.[2][3][4][5] Third round leader Casper was five over-par after ten holes in his final round, then regrouped with three birdies but needed another. Weiskopf was tied for the lead until a bogey at 17, and future champion Charles Coody bogeyed the final three holes and finished two strokes back.[6] Casper would win the title in 1970 in a playoff and Coody would win in 1971. Jack Nicklaus' slump at the majors continued and tied for 24th place.
This was the last Masters that Ken Venturi participated in, and he missed the cut by twelve strokes. As an amateur in 1956, Venturi led after 54 holes but finished runner-up to Jack Burke, Jr.. Burke made the cut at the Masters for the final time in 1969 and finished in 24th place. Past champions were noticeably absent from the leaderboard this year, as Burke tied for the best finish with three-time winner Nicklaus.
It was Archer's third Masters and his only top ten finish at Augusta; his next best result was tied for eleventh in 1981.
Bob Lunn won the tenth Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 23.
Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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1 | White Pine | 400 | 4 | 10 | Camellia | 470 | 4 | |
2 | Woodbine | 555 | 5 | 11 | Dogwood | 445 | 4 | |
3 | Flowering Peach | 355 | 4 | 12 | Golden Bell | 155 | 3 | |
4 | Palm | 220 | 3 | 13 | Azalea | 475 | 5 | |
5 | Magnolia | 450 | 4 | 14 | Chinese Fir | 420 | 4 | |
6 | Juniper | 190 | 3 | 15 | Firethorn | 520 | 5 | |
7 | Pampas | 365 | 4 | 16 | Redbud | 190 | 3 | |
8 | Yellow Jasmine | 530 | 5 | 17 | Nandina | 400 | 4 | |
9 | Carolina Cherry | 420 | 4 | 18 | Holly | 420 | 4 | |
Out | 3,485 | 36 | In | 3,495 | 36 | |||
Source:[1] | Total | 6,980 | 72 |
^ Holes 1, 2, 4, and 11 were later renamed.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Burke, Jr. | ![]() | 1956 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 291 | +3 | T24 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1963, 1965, 1966 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 291 | +3 | T24 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 292 | +4 | 27 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1961 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 295 | +7 | T33 |
Bob Goalby | ![]() | 1968 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 297 | +9 | T40 |
Art Wall, Jr. | ![]() | 1959 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 72 | 297 | +9 | T40 |
Herman Keiser | ![]() | 1946 | 71 | 77 | 80 | WD | |||
Cary Middlecoff | ![]() | 1955 | 72 | 76 | 80 | WD |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gay Brewer | ![]() | 1967 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
Henry Picard | ![]() | 1938 | 75 | 76 | 151 | +7 |
Sam Snead | ![]() | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 74 | 77 | 151 | +7 |
Doug Ford | ![]() | 1957 | 73 | 81 | 154 | +10 |
Gene Sarazen | ![]() | 1935 | 78 | 80 | 158 | +14 |
Ralph Guldahl | ![]() | 1939 | 77 | 83 | 160 | +16 |
Claude Harmon | ![]() | 1948 | 83 | WD |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 13, 1969
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | George Archer | ![]() | 67-73-69-72=281 | −7 | 20,000 |
T2 | Billy Casper | ![]() | 66-71-71-74=282 | −6 | 12,333 |
George Knudson | ![]() | 70-73-69-70=282 | |||
Tom Weiskopf | ![]() | 71-71-69-71=282 | |||
T5 | Charles Coody | ![]() | 74-68-69-72=283 | −5 | 6,750 |
Don January | ![]() | 74-73-70-66=283 | |||
7 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 71-71-68-74=284 | −4 | 5,000 |
T8 | Tommy Aaron | ![]() | 71-71-73-70=285 | −3 | 3,600 |
Lionel Hebert | ![]() | 69-73-70-73=285 | |||
Gene Littler | ![]() | 69-75-70-71=285 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
References
- 1 2 "Augusta National Golf club: map". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 10, 1969. p. 27.
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan (April 21, 1969). "Sorry, Billy". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- 1 2 "Archer wins Masters by 1; trio shares 2nd". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. April 14, 1969. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ Green, Bob (April 14, 1969). "Masters success won't spoil George Archer". Reading (PA) Eagle. Associated Press. p. 20.
- ↑ "Stretch drive wins Masters for Archer". Milwaukee Journal. April 14, 1969. p. 12-part 2.
- ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (April 14, 1969). "Archer stands tall as Masters champ". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 28.
- ↑ "Masters golf scorecard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 14, 1969. p. 28.
- ↑ "Masters golf scorecard: second round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 12, 1969. p. 8.
- ↑ "DeVincenzo misses cut". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 12, 1969. p. 3, part 2.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com: 1969 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1969 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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