1969 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1969 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (24th) (June 26-29). Second-placed Peggy Wilson (USA) finished 1 shot behind 24-year-old Caponi (USA), who recorded her first major championship win. [Scenic Hills CC, Pensacola, FL].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (15th) (July 24-27). Second-placed Susie Berning (USA) and Carol Mann (USA) finished 4 shots behind 41-year-old Rawls (USA), who recorded the last of her eight major championship wins. [Concord Resort & GC, Kiamesha Lake, NY].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (66th). Lacoste (Fra) beat Ann Irvin (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Stacy (USA) beat Jane Fassinger (USA) by 1 hole in the final. [Championship course, Brookhaven CC, Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (69th). Lacost (Fra) beat Shelley Hamlin (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Las Colinas CC, Irving, TX].
America
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Played as the Raleigh Ladies Invitational. Second-placed Gloria Ehret (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Mann (USA). [Raleigh CC, Raleigh, North Carolina].
Played as the Bluegrass Invitational. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Wright.
America
Pabst
Played as the Pabst Ladies Classic. Second-placed Clifford Ann Gordon (USA, née Creed), Shirley Englehorn (USA) and Donna Caponi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Berning (USA). [Raymond Memorial GC, Columbus, Ohio].
Played as the Buckeye Savings Invitational. Judy Rankin finished in second place behind Spuzich.
America
Burdine's
Played as Burdine's Invitational. Second-placed Shirley Englehorn (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Carner (USA, amateur). [West course, CC of Miami, Miami, FL].
America
Civitan
Played as the Corpus Christi Civitan Open (for the last time until 1972). Mann (USA) beat Kathy Whitworth (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole. [Pharaoh CC, Corpus Christi, Texas; now permanently closed].
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mann (USA). [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Berning (USA). [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
America
Carling
Played as the Danbury Lady Carling Open (formerly Gina Paoli Open). Second-placed Sharon Miller (USA) and defending champion Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mann (USA). [Ridgewood CC, Danbury, Connecticut].
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Whitworth (USA) beat Mickey Wright (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Canongate CC, Sharpsburg, Georgia; now called Canongate 1 GC].
America
Lincoln
Played as the inaugural Lincoln-Mercury Open. Caponi (USA) beat Kathy Whitworth (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to claim her second LPGA Tour win. [Round Hill CC, Alamo, California].
Played as the Mickey Wright Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Mann.
America
Molson
Played as Molson's Canadian Open. Second-placed Kathy Whitworth (USA) and Sandra Post (Can) finished 3-shots behind Mann (USA). This was Mann's third straight LPGA tour win in as many starts. [Shaughnessy G&CC, Vancouver, BC].
America
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Played as the O'Sullivan Ladies Open. Shirley Englehorn finished in second place behind Lindstrom.
America
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Played as the Patty Berg Classic. Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Whitworth.
America
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Played as the Port Charlotte Invitational. Sandra Post and Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Whitworth.
America
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Played as the Port Malabar Invitational. Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Whitworth.
America
Quality Chekd
Played as the Quality Chekd Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Carol Mann (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mills (USA). [Lake Waco CC, Waco, Texas].
America
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Played as the River Plantation Women's Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Whitworth.
Played as the Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational. Sandra Palmer and Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Haynie.
Played as the Southgate Ladies Open. Jan Ferraris finished in second place behind Mann.
America
Stroh's
Played as Stroh's WBLY Open. Carol Mann (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hagge (USA). [Northwood Hills, Springfield, Ohio].
Played as the St Louis Open. Kathy Whitworth and Peggy Wilson finished in second place behind Haynie.
America
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Played as the Orange Blossom Classic. Marlene Hagge (USA) and Shirley Englehorn (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Whitworth (USA). [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
America
Supertest
Played as the Ladies Supertest Open. Marilynn Smith (USA) and Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished in second place behind Haynie (USA). [Bayview G&CC, Thornhill, nr Toronto, Ontario].
America
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Played as the first (and only) Tournament of Champions (Aug 21-24; unrelated to the LPGA Tour's Tournament of Champions events that followed in later years, e.g. 1994-2007). Carol Mann (USA) beat Jan Ferraris (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Glendale G&CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada].
America
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Played as the Wendell - West Open. Judy Rankin finished in second place behind Whitworth.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Whitworth (USA) won her fourth Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Mann (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1969 Money List, with earnings of $49,152 on the Tour. Kathy Whitworth (USA) was second on the money list.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Whitworth (USA) won her fourth straight LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Blalock (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1969 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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