1968 PGA Tour

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1968 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1968 (1968-01-11) – November 24, 1968 (1968-11-24)
Number of official events46
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (6)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
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The 1968 PGA Tour was the 53rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner(s) [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 14 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California80,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Pott (5)Pro-Am
Jan 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Zarley (1)New tournament
Jan 28 Los Angeles Open California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (35)
Feb 4 Bob Hope Desert Classic California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (53)Pro-Am
Feb 11 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (1)
Feb 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson (5)
Feb 25 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson (6)
Mar 10 Doral Open Invitational Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson (5)
Mar 17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes (5)
Mar 25 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida80,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (3)
Mar 31 Jacksonville Open Invitational Florida100,000 Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin (1)
Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina137,500 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (36)
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (8) Major championship
Apr 14 Rebel Yell Open Tennessee14,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mowry (n/a)New tournament
Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 21 Tournament of Champions Nevada150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (7)Winners-only event
Apr 21 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Reid (1)Alternate event
Apr 28 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (3)
May 5 Houston Champions International Texas100,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (7)
May 12 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana100,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (4)
May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (37)Invitational
May 19 Magnolia Classic Mississippi14,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mac McLendon (n/a)New tournament
Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
May 26 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lunn (1)
Jun 2 Atlanta Classic Georgia115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lunn (2)
Jun 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (38)
Jun 16 U.S. Open New York190,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (1) Major championship
Jun 23 Canadian Open Canada125,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (5)
Jun 30 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton (2)
Jul 7 Buick Open Invitational Michigan125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf (2)
Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland£20,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (11) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton (3)New tournament
Alternate event
Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (17) Major championship
Jul 28 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes (6)
Aug 4 Western Open Illinois130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (26)
Aug 11 American Golf Classic Ohio125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (27)
Aug 18 Westchester Classic New York250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (18)
Aug 25 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy (1)
Sep 2 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy (2)
Sep 8 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (39)
Sep 15 Kemper Open Massachusetts150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (54)New tournament
Sep 22 PGA National Team Championship Oklahoma100,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (5) and
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (8)		New to PGA Tour
Team event
Sep 29 Robinson Open Illinois25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Refram (1)New tournament
Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
Oct 27 Haig Open Invitational California110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Dickson (1)New tournament
Nov 3 Lucky International Open California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (40)
Nov 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (2)
Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Cerrudo (1)

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Nov 17 World Cup Italy6,300 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Al Balding and
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Al Balding

Money list

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

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

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper [3]

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. 1 2 Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  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.
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