Golf Network News
Sunday 15 June 1969Men’s majorsYear in Review
Moody wins U.S. Open
Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 1969
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 30 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/21°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 14 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
U.S. Open
Champions G.C., Houston
2 of 5 researched
Winner
281Total
+1To par
1 strokeMargin
Runner-up: Deane Beman, Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg
The golfer
b. 1933-12-09, Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA; USA; 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet