The PGA Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1969 PGA Championship | ||
| Date: | August 14 - 17, 1969 |
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| Site: | NCR Country Club (South Course) | |
| Champion: | Raymond Floyd | |
| Purse: | $175,000.00 | |
| Field: | 139 | |
| Cut at: | 70 | |
| Par: | 36 - 35 - 71 (6,915 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 149 | |
Raymond Floyd survived an outburst of social turbulence focused on Gary Player, and gritty stretch drive by the South African, to win the 51st PGA Championship by one stroke. Floyd took a one-stroke lead in the second round and extended it to five strokes on Saturday, the same day a group of militant protesters erupted onto the golf course while Player was preparing to putt on the 10th green. Player, however, staged a rally in the final round, carrying him within a stroke of Floyd after Floyd bogeyed the13th and 15th holes. Player bogeyed the 16th while Floyd ran in a 35-foot birdie putt. Player's birdie at the 17th fell short of catching Floyd, who posted a winning 276.
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Raymond Floyd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1: | 74.72 | 19 | 5 | 114 | 69 Al Geiberger, Bob Lunn, Bunky Henry, Charles Coody, Johnny Pott, Larry Mowry, Larry Ziegler, Raymond Floyd, Tom Shaw | 69 Al Geiberger, Bob Lunn, Bunky Henry, Charles Coody, Johnny Pott, Larry Mowry, Larry Ziegler, Raymond Floyd, Tom Shaw | 69 |
| Round 2: | 73.87 | 22 | 12 | 103 | 64 Don Bies | 135 Raymond Floyd | 135 |
| Round 3: | 72.06 | 23 | 14 | 42 | 64 Miller Barber | 202 Raymond Floyd | 202 |
| Round 4: | 72.82 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 66 Gay Brewer, Terry Wilcox | 276 Raymond Floyd | 276 |
| Totals: | 73.62 | 80 | 45 | 308 | |||
