1969 Open Championship
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. Jacklin was the first Briton to win The Open since 1951, and it was another sixteen years until the next, Sandy Lyle in 1985. It was the fifth Open Championship at Lytham & St Annes, which has hosted eleven times, most recently in 2012. Round summaries. First round. "Wednesday, 9 July 1969" Second round. "Thursday, 10  July 1969" Amateurs: "Tupling (+2), Bonallack (+4), Fleisher (+5), Buckley (+6), Humphreys (+8), McGuirk (+8)", Foster (+11), Hayes (+13), Kippax (+16), King (+17), Glading (+20) Third round. "Friday, 11 July 1969" Amateurs: "Bonallack (+6), Tupling (+9)", Buckley (+10), Fleisher (+10), Humphreys (+12), McGuirk (+15). Final round. "Saturday, 12 July 1969" Amateurs: Tupling (+10), Bonallack (+14)