1969 PGA Tour
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Billy Casper (3) Raymond Floyd (3) Dave Hill (3) Jack Nicklaus (3) Frank Beard| Duration | January 9, 1969 – December 7, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 49 |
| Most wins | Billy Casper (3) Raymond Floyd (3) Dave Hill (3) Jack Nicklaus (3) |
| Money list | Frank Beard |
| PGA Player of the Year | Orville Moody |
← 1968 1970 → | |
The 1969 PGA Tour was the 54th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the first season since separating from the PGA of America.
The 1969 season is generally regarded as the first season of an independent PGA Tour.[1] The tour began to break off from the PGA of America in August 1968. The players formed a Tournament Players Division within the PGA of America, "a freestanding corporation run by a 10-member tournament policy board of four players, three PGA executives and three consulting businessmen."[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1969 season.[3]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Tie ( Team USA retain) |
Team event |
| Oct 5 | World Cup | Singapore | 6,300 | Orville Moody and Lee Trevino |
Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | Lee Trevino |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beard | 175,223 |
| 2 | Dave Hill | 156,432 |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus | 140,167 |
| 4 |  Gary Player | 123,897 |
| 5 |  Bruce Crampton | 118,955 |
| 6 | Gene Littler | 112,737 |
| 7 | Lee Trevino | 112,417 |
| 8 | Raymond Floyd | 109,956 |
| 9 | Arnold Palmer | 105,128 |
| 10 | Billy Casper | 104,689 |