| 1969 Masters | |
Billy Casper opened with a 66 and led the first three rounds, but what counts is who leads after the final round, and that wasn't Casper.
Coming out of the final round in the lead was George Archer, one of the tallest players of his era at 6-foot-5. Archer trailed Casper by one stroke at the start of the final round, but carded a 72 to Casper's 74 to finish with the one-stroke victory.
It was Archer's only major championship victory. He won 12 times in PGA Tour events.
Sharing second with Casper were George Knudson and Tom Weiskopf. Weiskopf never won The Masters, but finished second four times, sharing the record for most runner-up finishes.
Results from the 1969 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| George Archer | 67-73-69-72--281 | $20,000 |
| Billy Casper | 66-71-71-74--282 | $12,333 |
| George Knudson | 70-73-69-70--282 | $12,333 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 71-71-69-71--282 | $12,333 |
| Charles Coody | 74-68-69-72--283 | $6,750 |
| Don January | 74-73-70-66--283 | $6,750 |
| Miller Barber | 71-71-68-74--284 | $5,000 |
| Tommy Aaron | 71-71-73-70--285 | $3,600 |
| Lionel Hebert | 69-73-70-73--285 | $3,600 |
| Gene Littler | 69-75-70-71--285 | $3,600 |
| Mason Rudolph | 69-73-74-70--286 | $3,200 |
| Dan Sikes | 69-71-73-74--287 | $3,000 |
| Bruce Crampton | 69-73-74-72--288 | $2,700 |
| Al Geiberger | 71-71-74-72--288 | $2,700 |
| Harold Henning | 73-72-71-72--288 | $2,700 |
| Takaaki Kono | 71-75-68-74--288 | $2,700 |
| Bert Yancey | 69-75-71-73--288 | $2,700 |
| Dave Stockton | 71-71-75-72--289 | $2,400 |
| Frank Beard | 72-74-70-74--290 | $2,100 |
| Deane Beman | 74-73-74-69--290 | $2,100 |
| Bruce Devlin | 67-70-76-77--290 | $2,100 |
| Dale Douglass | 73-72-71-74--290 | $2,100 |
| Lee Trevino | 72-74-75-69--290 | $2,100 |
| Jackie Burke Jr. | 73-72-70-76--291 | $1,800 |
| Dave Hill | 75-73-72-71--291 | $1,800 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 68-75-72-76--291 | $1,800 |
| Arnold Palmer | 73-75-70-74--292 | $1,450 |
| Johnny Pott | 72-72-71-78--293 | $1,450 |
| Roberto Bernardini | 76-71-72-75--294 | $1,450 |
| Bob Charles | 70-76-72-76--294 | $1,450 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 73-74-71-76--294 | $1,450 |
| Bobby Nichols | 78-69-74-73--294 | $1,450 |
| Don Bies | 74-70-70-81--295 | $1,425 |
| Julius Boros | 72-73-73-77--295 | $1,425 |
| Gary Player | 74-70-75-76--295 | $1,425 |
| Raymond Floyd | 73-71-78-74--296 | $1,425 |
| Doug Sanders | 72-71-76-77--296 | $1,425 |
| Ken Still | 73-75-71-77--296 | $1,425 |
| Kermit Zarley | 73-73-76-74--296 | $1,425 |
| Bob Goalby | 70-76-76-75--297 | $1,400 |
| Art Wall Jr. | 70-77-78-72--297 | $1,400 |
| Peter Townsend | 75-71-73-79--298 | $1,400 |
| Steve Spray | 75-72-74-78--299 | $1,400 |
| a-Bruce Fleisher | 69-75-73-83--300 | |
| Mac McLendon | 72-75-76-80--303 | $1,400 |
| a-Dick Siderowf | 78-69-80-82--309 |
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