The 1969 PGA Championship was the 51st

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, played August 14–17 on the South Course of

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, a suburb south of

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, age 26, won the first of his four

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titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up

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. Floyd held a five-shot lead after the third round, at 202 (−11), and carded a 74 (+3) on Sunday. During the tournament's third round, demonstrators tried to disrupt the play of Player and

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. Ice was thrown in Player's face and one spectator yelled while Nicklaus prepared to putt. Security was stepped up for the final round on Sunday. This was the first PGA Championship after the formation of the "Tournament Players Division" in December 1968, later renamed the

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. It also marked the permanent move of the PGA Championship to August, excluding

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, which was played in Florida in February. Except for

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, it had been played in July in the 1960s; five times during the decade it was held the week immediately after

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in Britain, including

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. The new scheduling allowed more players to participate in both majors, cementing the concept of the modern

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. The attendance on Sunday was 23,543 and a new record was set for the four days at 80,847; including practice days, the week's attendance was 106,043.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Source:

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, August 14, 1969'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, August 15, 1969'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, August 16, 1969'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, August 17, 1969'' Source:

References

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
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