1969 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1969 British Open was the 98th time the tournament was played.

Winner: Tony Jacklin, 280

Where it was played: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, England

Tournament dates: July 9-12, 1969

Leader after first round: Bob Charles, 66

Leader after second round: Bob Charles, 135

Leader after third round: Tony Jacklin, 208

Notable Notes: Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer to win the Open Championship since 1951. He did it with a final-round 72, a solid showing on a day when no other golfers could make a charge. Jacklin won by two strokes over Bob Charles, who also finished with a 72.

Final Scores

Tony Jacklin 68-70-70-72—280
Bob Charles 66-69-75-72—282
Roberto De Vicenzo 72-73-66-72—283
Peter Thomson 71-70-70-72—283
Christy O'Connor 71-65-74-74—284
Davis Love Jr. 70-73-71-71—285
Jack Nicklaus 75-70-68-72—285
Peter Alliss 73-74-73-66—286
Kel Nagle 74-71-72-70—287
Miller Barber 69-75-75-69—288
Neil Coles 75-76-70-68—289
Tommy Horton 71-76-70-72—289
Cobie Legrange 79-70-71-69—289
Guy Wolstenholme 70-71-76-72—289
Gay Brewer 76-71-68-75—290
Eric Brown 73-76-69-73—291
Bruce Devlin 71-73-75-72—291
Harold Henning 72-71-75-73—291
Brian Huggett 72-72-69-78—291
Orville Moody 71-70-74-76—291
Peter Townsend 73-70-76-72—291
Bert Yancey 72-71-71-77—291
Bernard Hunt 73-71-75-73—292
Gary Player 74-68-76-74—292
Fred Boobyer 74-70-76-73—293
Billy Casper 70-70-75-78—293
Alex Caygill 71-67-79-76—293
Hedley Muscroft 68-77-73-76—294
a-Peter Tupling 73-71-78-72—294
Max Faulkner 71-74-76-74—295
Jean Garaialde 69-77-76-73—295
Mike Ingham 73-73-74-75—295
Donald Swaelens 72-73-76-74—295
Gordon Cunningham 74-72-71-79—296
Raymond Floyd 74-70-76-76—296
John Garner 72-71-76-77—296
Vincent Hood 75-71-74-76—296
Lee Trevino 75-72-71-78—296
Brian Waites 73-75-74-74—296
Brian Barnes 73-73-76-75—297
Jimmy Hitchcock 74-74-73-76—297
a-Michael Bonallack 74-72-73-79—298
Angel Gallardo 72-76-73-77—298
Peter Wilcock 73-74-74-77—298
John Panton 73-69-76-82—300
Hugh Jackson 69-78-75-79—301

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