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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScore1st prize ($)Notes
Jan 14Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia Johnny Pott (5)285 (−3)16,000
Jan 21Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia Kermit Zarley (1)273 (−15)25,000
Jan 28Los Angeles OpenCalifornia Billy Casper (35)274 (−10)20,000
Feb 4Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia Arnold Palmer (53)348 (−12)20,000
Feb 11Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia Tom Weiskopf (1)273 (−15)30,000
Feb 18Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona George Knudson (5)272 (−12)20,000
Feb 25Tucson Open InvitationalArizona George Knudson (6)273 (−15)20,000
Mar 10Doral Open InvitationalFlorida Gardner Dickinson (5)275 (−13)20,000
Mar 17Florida Citrus Open InvitationalFlorida Dan Sikes (5)274 (−14)23,000
Mar 25Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida George Archer (3)268 (−20)16,000
Mar 31Jacksonville Open InvitationalFlorida Tony Jacklin (1)273 (−15)20,000
Apr 8Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina Billy Casper (36)267 (−17)27,500
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia Bob Goalby (8)277 (−11)20,000
Apr 14Rebel Yell OpenTennessee Larry Mowry (1)279 (−9)2,800Alternate event
Apr 21Tournament of ChampionsNevada Don January (7)276 (−8)30,000
Apr 21Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina Steve Reid (1)271 (−13)5,000Alternate event
Apr 28Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas Miller Barber (3)270 (−10)20,000
May 5Houston Champions InternationalTexas Roberto De Vicenzo (7)274 (−10)20,000
May 12Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana George Archer (4)271 (−17)20,000
May 19Colonial National InvitationTexas Billy Casper (37)275 (−5)25,000
May 19Magnolia State ClassicMississippi Mac McLendon (n/a)269 (−19)2,800Satellite event
May 26Memphis Open Invitational[1]Tennessee Bob Lunn (1)268 (−12)20,000
Jun 2Atlanta ClassicGeorgia Bob Lunn (2)280 (−8)23,000
Jun 9500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana Billy Casper (38)280 (−8)20,000
Jun 16U.S. OpenNew York Lee Trevino (1)275 (−5)30,000
Jun 23Canadian OpenCanada Bob Charles (5)274 (−6)25,000
Jun 30Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio Dave Stockton (2)276 (−8)22,000
Jul 7Buick Open InvitationalMichigan Tom Weiskopf (2)280 (−8)25,000
Jul 13British OpenScotland Gary Player (11)289 (+1)7,200
Jul 14Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin Dave Stockton (3)275 (−13)40,000
Jul 21PGA ChampionshipTexas Julius Boros (17)281 (+1)25,000
Jul 28Minnesota Golf Classic[2]Minnesota Dan Sikes (6)272 (−12)20,000
Aug 4Western OpenIllinois Jack Nicklaus (26)273 (−11)26,000
Aug 11American Golf ClassicOhio Jack Nicklaus (27)280 (E)25,000
Aug 18Westchester ClassicNew York Julius Boros (18)272 (−16)50,000
Aug 25Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania Bob Murphy (1)276 (−12)20,000
Sep 2Thunderbird ClassicNew Jersey Bob Murphy (2)277 (−11)30,000
Sep 8Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut Billy Casper (39)266 (−18)20,000
Sep 15Kemper OpenMassachusetts Arnold Palmer (54)276 (−12)30,000
Sep 22PGA National Team ChampionshipOklahoma George Archer (5) & Bobby Nichols (8)265 (−22)20,000
Sep 29Robinson OpenIllinois Dean Refram (1)270 (−18)5,000
Oct 20Sahara InvitationalNevada Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)274 (−10)20,000
Oct 27Haig Open InvitationalCalifornia Bob Dickson (1)271 (−13)22,000
Nov 3Lucky International Open[3]California Billy Casper (40)269 (−15)20,000
Nov 10Hawaiian OpenHawaii Lee Trevino (2)272 (−16)25,000
Nov 24Cajun ClassicLouisiana Ron Cerrudo (1)270 (−18)5,000

Source:[4][5]

Money leaders
RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)
1Billy Casper United States205,169
2Jack Nicklaus United States155,285
3Tom Weiskopf United States152,945
4George Archer United States150,972
5Julius Boros United States148,310
6Lee Trevino United States132,127
7Arnold Palmer United States114,602
8Dan Sikes United States108,330
9Miller Barber United States105,845
10Bob Murphy United States105,595

Source:[6]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerBilly Casper United States
PGA Player of the YearNo award
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)Billy Casper United States

References
  1. "Bob Lunn Is Victor at Memphis". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. May 27, 1968. p. 9.
  2. "Jacksonville's Dan Sikes Wins Minnesota Classic". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. AP. July 29, 1968. p. 21.
  3. "Billy Casper Captures Lucky With Run Away". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. November 4, 1968. p. 22.
  4. "1968 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. 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.
  6. "Bill Casper Nails Down Purse Title". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. UPI. November 28, 1968. p. 6-D.
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