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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 .
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course five times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and four times since.
Willie Park Sr., four-time Open Champion in 1860, 1863, 1866, and 1875 Walter Hagen, four-time Open Champion in 1922, 1924, 1928, and 1929 Bob Ferguson, three-time Open Champion in 1880, 1881, 1882 Bobby Jones, three-time Open Champion in 1926, 1927, and 1930. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory ...
The 1969 Open Championship was held at Royal Lytham in July. He had rounds of 68-70-70-72 for a total of 280, 5-under-par. Bob Charles was two strokes behind with Roberto De Vicenzo and Peter Thomson a further stroke back. All the four players scored 72 on the final day. [53] [54] Jacklin was the first British winner of The Open since 1951. [55]
Royal Birkdale was chosen as the host course in 1940, however, due to the Second World War the event did not go ahead. [11] It was not until 1954 that Royal Birkdale hosted the Open. [12] The Old Course at St Andrews has hosted the most championships with 30 in total, most recently with the 2022 Open Championship.
Bus service taking attendees to the 2012 Open at Royal Lytham in Lancashire. In 2009, 59-year-old Tom Watson led the tournament through 71 holes and needed just a par on the last hole to become the oldest ever winner of a major championship, and also match Harry Vardon's six Opens.
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The Lytham Trophy is an amateur golf tournament founded in 1965 by the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, where it has always been held. It is a 72-hole scratch stroke play competition, and is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur Golf Rankings .