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1968 PGA Tour

The 1968 PGA Tour was the 53rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1968 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1968 (1968-01-11) – November 24, 1968 (1968-11-24)
Number of official events46
Most winsUnited States Billy Casper (6)
Money listUnited States Billy Casper
← 1967
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Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner(s)[a] Notes
Jan 14 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 80,000   Johnny Pott (5) Pro-Am
Jan 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 125,000   Kermit Zarley (1) New tournament
Jan 28 Los Angeles Open California 100,000   Billy Casper (35)
Feb 4 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 100,000   Arnold Palmer (53) Pro-Am
Feb 11 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000   Tom Weiskopf (1)
Feb 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000   George Knudson (5)
Feb 25 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000   George Knudson (6)
Mar 10 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000   Gardner Dickinson (5)
Mar 17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 115,000   Dan Sikes (5)
Mar 25 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 80,000   George Archer (3)
Mar 31 Jacksonville Open Invitational Florida 100,000   Tony Jacklin (1)
Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 137,500   Billy Casper (36)
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000   Bob Goalby (8) Major championship
Apr 14 Rebel Yell Open Tennessee 14,000   Larry Mowry (n/a) New tournament
Second Tour[b]
Apr 21 Tournament of Champions Nevada 150,000   Don January (7) Winners-only event
Apr 21 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000   Steve Reid (1) Alternate event
Apr 28 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000   Miller Barber (3)
May 5 Houston Champions International Texas 100,000   Roberto De Vicenzo (7)
May 12 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000   George Archer (4)
May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000   Billy Casper (37) Invitational
May 19 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 14,000   Mac McLendon (n/a) New tournament
Second Tour[b]
May 26 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000   Bob Lunn (1)
Jun 2 Atlanta Classic Georgia 115,000   Bob Lunn (2)
Jun 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000   Billy Casper (38)
Jun 16 U.S. Open New York 190,000   Lee Trevino (1) Major championship
Jun 23 Canadian Open Canada 125,000   Bob Charles (5)
Jun 30 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000   Dave Stockton (2)
Jul 7 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 125,000   Tom Weiskopf (2)
Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £20,000   Gary Player (11) Major championship[c]
Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 200,000   Dave Stockton (3) New tournament
Alternate event
Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 150,000   Julius Boros (17) Major championship
Jul 28 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000   Dan Sikes (6)
Aug 4 Western Open Illinois 130,000   Jack Nicklaus (26)
Aug 11 American Golf Classic Ohio 125,000   Jack Nicklaus (27)
Aug 18 Westchester Classic New York 250,000   Julius Boros (18)
Aug 25 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 100,000   Bob Murphy (1)
Sep 2 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 150,000   Bob Murphy (2)
Sep 8 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000   Billy Casper (39)
Sep 15 Kemper Open Massachusetts 150,000   Arnold Palmer (54) New tournament
Sep 22 PGA National Team Championship Oklahoma 100,000   George Archer (5) and
  Bobby Nichols (8)		 New to PGA Tour
Team event
Sep 29 Robinson Open Illinois 25,000   Dean Refram (1) New tournament
Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000   Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
Oct 27 Haig Open Invitational California 110,000   Bob Dickson (1) New tournament
Nov 3 Lucky International Open California 100,000   Billy Casper (40)
Nov 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 125,000   Lee Trevino (2)
Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 35,000   Ron Cerrudo (1)

Unofficial events edit

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Nov 17 World Cup Italy 6,300   Al Balding and
  George Knudson 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy   Al Balding

Money list edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Billy Casper 205,168
2   Jack Nicklaus 155,285
3   Tom Weiskopf 152,945
4   George Archer 150,972
5   Julius Boros 148,310
6   Lee Trevino 132,127
7   Arnold Palmer 114,602
8   Dan Sikes 108,330
9   Miller Barber 105,845
10   Bob Murphy 105,595

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Billy Casper [3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ a b Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References edit

  1. ^ "1968 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Casper's $205,168 tops prize list". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 27, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Who's The Greatest of Them All?". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. January 19, 1969. p. 14 (2B in paper). Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links edit

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