1969 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1969 U.S. Open was the 69th time the tournament was played. A one-hit wonder made his mark, winning not only his one major championship, but claiming his only victory on the PGA Tour.

Winner: Orville Moody, 281

Where it was played: Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas

Tournament dates: June 12-15, 1969

Leader after first round: Bob Murphy, 66

Leader after second round: Deane Beman, 137

Leader after third round: Miller Barber, 206

How Moody Won the 1969 U.S. Open

Miller Barber and Orville Moody were the only players under par after three rounds, and Barber led Moody by three. But Barber soared to a 78 in Round 4, opening the door for Moody to win the championship — the only win Moody ever had as a PGA Tour player.

Moody was a terrific iron player whose putting usually held him back. He had only one other Top 10 finish in a major (a couple months later in the 1969 PGA Championship). But Moody did go on to win 11 times on the Champions Tour, after he became one of the senior circuit's first converts to a long putter.

Barber's collapse was particularly painful given that he had set a tournament record. Barber's total after three rounds was 206, which was the lowest 54-hole total in a U.S. Open to that point. But he began the final round with bogeys on five of the first eight holes. Moody had only one birdie in the final round, but his 72 was enough for the win. He closed with four consecutive pars.

Bob Rosburg, who won the 1959 PGA Championship, had a chance to force a tie on the final green, but missed a 3-foot putt for par. ... Defending champ Lee Trevino, suffering from a knee injury, missed the cut.

Moody had played his way into the tournament through qualifying, advancing through both the local and sectional qualifying stages. He remains the last U.S. Open champion to win after going through both stages of qualifying.

Final Scores at the 1969 U.S. Open

Orville Moody	71-70-68-72—281
Deane Beman	68-69-73-72—282
Al Geiberger	68-72-72-70—282
Bob Rosburg	70-69-72-71—282
Bob Murphy	66-72-74-71—283
Miller Barber	67-71-68-78—284
Bruce Crampton	73-72-68-71—284
Arnold Palmer	70-73-69-72—284
Bunky Henry	70-72-68-75—285
George Archer	69-74-73-70—286
Bruce Devlin	73-74-70-69—286
Dave Marr	75-69-71-71—286
Julius Boros	71-73-70-73—287
Charles Coody	72-68-72-75—287
Dale Douglass	76-69-70-72—287
Raymond Floyd	79-68-68-72—287
Dave Hill	73-74-70-70—287
Howie Johnson	72-73-72-70—287
Dean Refram	69-74-70-74—287
Phil Rodgers	76-70-69-72—287
Kermit Zarley	74-72-70-71—287
Bob Stanton	74-70-71-73—288
Tom Weiskopf	69-75-71-73—288
Bert Yancey	71-71-74-72—288
Joe Campbell	73-74-73-69—289
Richard Crawford	70-75-73-71—289
Tony Jacklin	71-70-73-75—289
Bobby Mitchell	72-74-66-77—289
Jack Nicklaus	74-67-75-73—289
Dave Stockton	75-69-72-73—289
Rich Bassett	73-74-69-74—290
Bobby Cole	73-72-72-73—290
Bobby Nichols	74-74-72-70—290
Bob-E. Smith	76-67-72-75—290
Jerry Steelsmith	72-72-75-71—290
Homero Blancas	72-73-69-77—291
George Knudson	70-70-76-75—291
Dan Sikes	74-74-72-72—292
Sam Snead	71-77-70-74—292
Tommy Aaron	71-72-73-77—293
Billy Casper	74-73-72-74—293
Al Balding	74-73-73-74—294
Bert Greene	78-70-74-72—294
Bob Lunn	71-72-76-75—294
Johnny Miller	71-70-80-73—294
Jack Montgomery	74-73-72-75—294
Mike Souchak	72-73-74-75—294
Don Bies	78-70-70-77—295
Gary Player	71-75-72-77—295
Frank Beard	72-73-73-78—296
Robert Stone	74-72-75-75—296
Bill Collins	75-72-73-77—297
Lionel Hebert	74-73-77-73—297
Bob Payne	71-74-73-79—297
John Schlee	74-74-78-71—297
Bill Ogden	76-72-75-75—298
Ken Still	74-74-72-78—298
Pete Brown	74-74-74-77—299
Jack Ewing	70-76-80-73—299
Labron Harris Jr.	71-75-75-78—299
Larry Hinson	73-75-76-75—299
Rives McBee	71-77-76-75—299
David Philo	71-74-78-76—299
Martin Bohen	72-75-74-81—302
Dave Eichelberger	76-71-76-80—303
Dow Finsterwald	77-71-77-78—303
Lee Elder	74-73-79-82—308
Chuck Courtney	72-76-80-82—310

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