The 2026 United States Open Championship will be the 126th U.S. Open
18 – 21 June at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
1969 U.S. Open Golf
GREAT BRITAIN
About player
| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
KEY STATISTICS
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12–15, 1969 |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Course(s) | Champions Golf Club Cypress Creek Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,967 yards (6,371 m) |
| Field | 149 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $205,300 |
| Winner’s share | $30,000 |
| Champion | |
| Orville Moody | |
| 281 (+1) | |
| ← 1968 1970 → |
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 435 | 444 | 379 | 193 | 451 | 418 | 417 | 180 | 505 | 3,422 | 448 | 450 | 213 | 544 | 430 | 418 | 175 | 436 | 431 | 3,545 | 6,967 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 284 | +4 | T6 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 1952, 1963 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 287 | +7 | T13 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967 | 74 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 289 | +9 | T25 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 293 | +13 | T40 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 295 | +15 | T48 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968 | 74 | 75 | 149 | +9 |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1961 | 72 | 80 | 152 | +12 |
| Ken Venturi | United States | 1964 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +13 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Murphy | United States | 66 | –4 |
| 2 | Miller Barber | United States | 67 | –3 |
| T3 | Deane Beman | United States | 68 | –2 |
| Al Geiberger | United States | |||
| T5 | George Archer | United States | 69 | –1 |
| Dean Refram | United States | |||
| Tom Weiskopf | United States | |||
| T8 | Richard Crawford | United States | 70 | E |
| Jack Ewing | United States | |||
| Bunky Henry | United States | |||
| George Knudson | Canada | |||
| Arnold Palmer | United States | |||
| Bob Rosburg | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deane Beman | United States | 68-69=137 | –3 |
| T2 | Miller Barber | United States | 67-71=138 | –2 |
| Bob Murphy | United States | 66-72=138 | ||
| 4 | Bob Rosburg | United States | 70-69=139 | –1 |
| T5 | Charles Coody | United States | 72-68=140 | E |
| Al Geiberger | United States | 68-72=140 | ||
| George Knudson | Canada | 70-70=140 | ||
| T8 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71-70=141 | +1 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 71-70=141 | ||
| Orville Moody | United States | 71-70=141 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 74-67=141 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller Barber | United States | 67-71-68=206 | –4 |
| 2 | Orville Moody | United States | 71-70-68=209 | –1 |
| T3 | Deane Beman | United States | 68-69-73=210 | E |
| Bunky Henry | United States | 70-72-68=210 | ||
| 5 | Bob Rosburg | United States | 70-69-72=211 | +1 |
| T6 | Charles Coody | United States | 72-68-72=212 | +2 |
| Al Geiberger | United States | 68-72-72=212 | ||
| Bobby Mitchell | United States | 72-74-66=212 | ||
| Bob Murphy | United States | 66-72-74=212 | ||
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 70-73-69=212 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orville Moody | United States | 71-70-68-72=281 | +1 | 30,000 |
| T2 | Deane Beman | United States | 68-69-73-72=282 | +2 | 11,000 |
| Al Geiberger | United States | 68-72-72-70=282 | |||
| Bob Rosburg | United States | 70-69-72-71=282 | |||
| 5 | Bob Murphy | United States | 66-72-74-71=283 | +3 | 7,000 |
| T6 | Miller Barber | United States | 67-71-68-78=284 | +4 | 5,000 |
| Bruce Crampton | Australia | 73-72-68-71=284 | |||
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 70-73-69-72=284 | |||
| 9 | Bunky Henry | United States | 70-72-68-75=285 | +5 | 3,500 |
| T10 | George Archer | United States | 69-74-73-70=286 | +6 | 2,800 |
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | 73-74-70-69=286 | |||
| Dave Marr | United States | 75-69-71-71=286 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Moody | –1 | –1 | –1 | E | E | E | E | E | –1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Beman | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 |
| Geiberger | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Rosburg | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 |
| Murphy | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Barber | −4 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |