1967 PGA Tour

1967 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 12, 1967 (1967-01-12) – December 3, 1967 (1967-12-03)
Number of official events	40
Most wins	Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money list	Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year	Jack Nicklaus
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The 1967 PGA Tour was the 52nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1967 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 15	San Diego Open Invitational	California	71,000	Bob Goalby (7)
Jan 23	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	80,000	Jack Nicklaus (21)	Pro-Am
Jan 29	Los Angeles Open	California	100,000	Arnold Palmer (49)
Feb 5	Bob Hope Desert Classic	California	88,000	Tom Nieporte (3)	Pro-Am
Feb 12	Phoenix Open Invitational	Arizona	70,000	Julius Boros (14)
Feb 19	Tucson Open Invitational	Arizona	60,000	Arnold Palmer (50)
Mar 5	Doral Open Invitational	Florida	100,000	Doug Sanders (18)
Mar 12	Florida Citrus Open Invitational	Florida	115,000	Julius Boros (15)
Mar 19	Jacksonville Open	Florida	100,000	Dan Sikes (3)
Mar 26	Pensacola Open Invitational	Florida	75,000	Gay Brewer (8)
Apr 2	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	125,000	George Archer (2)
Apr 9	Masters Tournament	Georgia	165,000	Gay Brewer (9)	Major championship
Apr 16	Tournament of Champions	Nevada	100,000	Frank Beard (4)	Winners-only event
Apr 16	Azalea Open Invitational	North Carolina	25,000	Randy Glover (1)	Alternate event
Apr 24	Dallas Open Invitational	Texas	100,000	Bert Yancey (4)
Apr 30	Texas Open Invitational	Texas	100,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
May 7	Houston Champions International	Texas	115,000	Frank Beard (5)
May 14	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	Louisiana	100,000	George Knudson (4)
May 21	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	115,000	Dave Stockton (1)	Invitational
May 28	Oklahoma City Open Invitational	Oklahoma	66,000	Miller Barber (2)
Jun 4	Memphis Open Invitational	Tennessee	100,000	Dave Hill (4)
Jun 11	Buick Open Invitational	Michigan	100,000	Julius Boros (16)
Jun 18	U.S. Open	New Jersey	170,000	Jack Nicklaus (22)	Major championship
Jun 25	Cleveland Open Invitational	Ohio	103,500	Gardner Dickinson (4)
Jul 3	Canadian Open	Canada	100,000	Billy Casper (33)
Jul 9	500 Festival Open Invitation	Indiana	100,000	Frank Beard (6)
Jul 15	The Open Championship	England	£15,000	Roberto De Vicenzo (6)	Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 24	PGA Championship	Colorado	150,000	Don January (6)	Major championship
Jul 30	Minnesota Golf Classic	Minnesota	100,000	Lou Graham (1)
Aug 6	Western Open	Illinois	100,000	Jack Nicklaus (23)
Aug 13	American Golf Classic	Ohio	100,000	Arnold Palmer (51)
Aug 20	Greater Hartford Open Invitational	Connecticut	100,000	Charlie Sifford (1)
Aug 30	Westchester Classic	New York	250,000	Jack Nicklaus (24)	New tournament
Sep 4	Carling World Open	Canada	175,000	Billy Casper (34)
Sep 17	Philadelphia Golf Classic	Pennsylvania	110,000	Dan Sikes (4)
Sep 24	Thunderbird Classic	New Jersey	150,000	Arnold Palmer (52)
Oct 1	Atlanta Classic	Georgia	110,000	Bob Charles (4)
Oct 28	Sahara Invitational	Nevada	100,000	Jack Nicklaus (25)
Nov 5	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	100,000	Dudley Wysong (2)
Dec 3	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	Louisiana	35,000	Marty Fleckman (1)

Unofficial events

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
Oct 22	Ryder Cup	Texas	n/a	Team USA	Team event
Nov 12	World Cup	Mexico	6,300	Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			Arnold Palmer

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	188,998
2	Arnold Palmer	184,065
3	Billy Casper	129,423
4	Julius Boros	126,786
5	Dan Sikes	111,509
6	Doug Sanders	109,455
7	Frank Beard	105,779
8	George Archer	84,344
9	Gay Brewer	78,549
10	Bob Goalby	77,107

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Jack Nicklaus	[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Arnold Palmer	[5]

Notes

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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1967 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
2. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 662–8. ISBN   978-1-60239-302-8.
3. "Jack Still No. 1" . The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 5, 1967. p. 34. Retrieved November 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Nicklaus Earns Pro Golfer Award". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 14, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2013– via Google News Archive.
5. "A year of epic achievement" . Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 16, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website