1968 PGA Tour
| Duration | January 11, 1968 – November 24, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 46 |
| Most wins |  Billy Casper (6) |
| Money list | Billy Casper |
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The 1968 PGA Tour was the 53rd season of the
professional golf tour
in the United States.
Schedule
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
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
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
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper |
[3] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Official money; unofficial win.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- ^ "1968 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Casper's $205,168 tops prize list". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 27, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.