George Archer

United States · born October 1, 1939, San Francisco, California, USA · died September 25, 2005

1major championship

Masters1 win

Summary

First major 1969 The Masters

Wins

1969 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 1 stroke from Billy Casper, George Knudson and Tom Weiskopf

Moments

1969 Masters George Archer won his only major title by one stroke over three players.
1969 Masters Billy Casper led after 54 holes but was five over par through ten holes of the final round.

Results by championship

Best day

1969 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 1 stroke from Billy Casper, George Knudson and Tom Weiskopf

George Archer won his only major title by one stroke over three players.

Billy Casper led after 54 holes but was five over par through ten holes of the final round.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1969.

Career line, 1969–1969

Masters

1969 Masters: won

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Major win

George Archer was born on October 1, 1939, in San Francisco, California, USA. Archer won one major championship: the 1969 Masters.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

1969 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 1 stroke from Billy Casper, George Knudson and Tom Weiskopf

Masters Champions Dinner

No menu has been recorded for the 1970 (as the 1969 champion) dinner. Until about 1986 champions did not design the meal: the club served its standard menu.

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.