1969 PGA Championship: Raymond Floyd wins at NCR Country Club (South Course)
Raymond Floyd won the 1969 PGA Championship at NCR Country Club (South Course) in Dayton, Ohio with 276 (−8), by 1 stroke over Gary Player.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1969 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 14, 1969 to August 17, 1969
- Course
- NCR Country Club (South Course), Dayton, Ohio
- Edition
- 51st PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 71 · 6,915 yards
- Field
- 139
- Made the cut
- 80 (cut at 149)
- Purse
- $175,000 · winner's share $35,000
- Champion
- Raymond Floyd · age 26 · United States · born Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 69-66-67-74 = 276 (−8) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Gary Player
- 54-hole leader
- Raymond Floyd (202)
- Low club professional
- Jimmy Wright (279)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | 69 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 276 | −8 |
| 2 | Gary Player | 71 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 277 | −7 |
What happened at the 1969 PGA Championship
Anti-apartheid protesters disrupted the third round and harassed runner-up Gary Player, who later said they "threw ice at my face".
Club professional Jimmy Wright of Inwood CC finished fourth at 279 and earned $8,300, the best finish ever by a career club pro.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).