1968 PGA Tour
The 1968 PGA Tour season was played from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 46 official money events. Billy Casper won the most tournaments, six, and there were 11 first-time winners. Casper was the leading money winner with earnings of $205,169 and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average. The PGA Player of the Year was not awarded.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1968 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|
| Jan 14 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California |  Johnny Pott (5) | 285 (−3) | 16,000 |
| Jan 21 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California | Kermit Zarley (1) | 273 (−15) | 25,000 |
| Jan 28 | Los Angeles Open | California | Billy Casper (35) | 274 (−10) | 20,000 |
| Feb 4 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | Arnold Palmer (53) | 348 (−12) | 20,000 |
| Feb 11 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | Tom Weiskopf (1) | 273 (−15) | 30,000 |
| Feb 18 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona |  George Knudson (5) | 272 (−12) | 20,000 |
| Feb 25 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | George Knudson (6) | 273 (−15) | 20,000 |
| Mar 10 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | Gardner Dickinson (5) | 275 (−13) | 20,000 |
| Mar 17 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | Florida | Dan Sikes (5) | 274 (−14) | 23,000 |
| Mar 25 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | George Archer (3) | 268 (−20) | 16,000 |
| Mar 31 | Jacksonville Open Invitational | Florida |  Tony Jacklin (1) | 273 (−15) | 20,000 |
| Apr 8 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Billy Casper (36) | 267 (−17) | 27,500 |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Bob Goalby (8) | 277 (−11) | 20,000 |
| Apr 14 | Rebel Yell Open | Tennessee | Larry Mowry (1) | 279 (−9) | 2,800 |
| Apr 21 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Don January (7) | 276 (−8) | 30,000 |
| Apr 21 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | Steve Reid (1) | 271 (−13) | 5,000 |
| Apr 28 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Miller Barber (3) | 270 (−10) | 20,000 |
| May 5 | Houston Champions International | Texas |  Roberto De Vicenzo (7) | 274 (−10) | 20,000 |
| May 12 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | George Archer (4) | 271 (−17) | 20,000 |
| May 19 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Billy Casper (37) | 275 (−5) | 25,000 |
| May 19 | Magnolia State Classic | Mississippi | Mac McLendon (n/a)[1] | 269 (−19) | 2,800 |
| May 26 | Memphis Open Invitational[2] | Tennessee | Bob Lunn (1) | 268 (−12) | 20,000 |
| Jun 2 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | Bob Lunn (2) | 280 (−8) | 23,000 |
| Jun 9 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Billy Casper (38) | 280 (−8) | 20,000 |
| Jun 16 | U.S. Open | New York | Lee Trevino (1) | 275 (−5) | 30,000 |
| Jun 23 | Canadian Open | Canada |  Bob Charles (5) | 274 (−10) | 25,000 |
| Jun 30 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | Dave Stockton (2) | 276 (−8) | 22,000 |
| Jul 7 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Tom Weiskopf (2) | 280 (−8) | 25,000 |
| Jul 13 | British Open | Scotland | .svg.png) Gary Player (11) | 289 (+1) | 7,200 |
| Jul 14 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Dave Stockton (3) | 275 (−13) | 40,000 |
| Jul 21 | PGA Championship | Texas | Julius Boros (17) | 281 (+1) | 25,000 |
| Jul 28 | Minnesota Golf Classic[3] | Minnesota | Dan Sikes (6) | 272 (−12) | 20,000 |
| Aug 4 | Western Open | Illinois | Jack Nicklaus (26) | 273 (−11) | 26,000 |
| Aug 11 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Jack Nicklaus (27) | 280 (E) | 25,000 |
| Aug 18 | Westchester Classic | New York | Julius Boros (18) | 272 (−16) | 50,000 |
| Aug 25 | Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | Bob Murphy (1) | 276 (−12) | 20,000 |
| Sep 2 | Thunderbird Classic | New Jersey | Bob Murphy (2) | 277 (−11) | 30,000 |
| Sep 8 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | Billy Casper (39) | 266 (−18) | 20,000 |
| Sep 15 | Kemper Open | Massachusetts | Arnold Palmer (54) | 276 (−12) | 30,000 |
| Sep 22 | PGA National Team Championship | Oklahoma | George Archer & Bobby Nichols (5/8) | 265 (−22) | 20,000 |
| Sep 29 | Robinson Open | Illinois | Dean Refram (1) | 270 (−18) | 5,000 |
| Oct 20 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5) | 274 (−10) | 20,000 |
| Oct 27 | Haig Open Invitational | California | Bob Dickson (1) | 271 (−13) | 22,000 |
| Nov 3 | Lucky International Open[4] | California | Billy Casper (40) | 269 (−15) | 20,000 |
| Nov 10 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Lee Trevino (2) | 272 (−16) | 25,000 |
| Nov 24 | Cajun Classic | Louisiana | Ron Cerrudo (1) | 270 (−18) | 5,000 |
Source:[5][6]
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper | United States | 205,169 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 155,285 |
| 3 | Tom Weiskopf | United States | 152,945 |
| 4 | George Archer | United States | 150,972 |
| 5 | Julius Boros | United States | 148,310 |
| 6 | Lee Trevino | United States | 132,127 |
| 7 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 114,602 |
| 8 | Dan Sikes | United States | 108,330 |
| 9 | Miller Barber | United States | 105,845 |
| 10 | Bob Murphy | United States | 105,595 |
Source:[7]
Awards
References
- ↑ Unofficial win
- ↑ "Bob Lunn Is Victor at Memphis". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). AP. May 27, 1968. p. 9.
- ↑ "Jacksonville's Dan Sikes Wins Minnesota Classic". Daytona Beach Morning Journal (Florida). AP. July 29, 1968. p. 21.
- ↑ "Billy Casper Captures Lucky With Run Away". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). AP. November 4, 1968. p. 22.
- ↑ "1968 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 668–75. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ↑ "Bill Casper Nails Down Purse Title". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). UPI. November 28, 1968. p. 6-D.
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