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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 .
Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1886 and the present course constructed in 1897. The club was bestowed with its "Royal" title by George V shortly before it hosted its first Open Championship in 1926. [ 2 ]
Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
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]
Huish qualified for the 1968 Open Championship at Carnoustie and finished tied for 31st place. [3] He also qualified in 1969 at Royal Lytham where he made the second-round cut but missed the second cut after three rounds. [3] In 1970 he lost in a playoff for the Scottish Professional Championship at Montrose.
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1969. Ollie Bowers of Gaffney, South Carolina completes a record 542 rounds (9,756 holes) in one calendar year. Tony Jacklin becomes the first home player to win the British Open for 18 years, with a two-shot victory over Bob Charles at Royal Lytham.
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