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
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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.

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 United States Johnny Pott (5) Pro-Am
Jan 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 125,000 United States Kermit Zarley (1) New tournament
Jan 28 Los Angeles Open California 100,000 United States Billy Casper (35)
Feb 4 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 100,000 United States Arnold Palmer (53) Pro-Am
Feb 11 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 United States Tom Weiskopf (1)
Feb 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 Canada George Knudson (5)
Feb 25 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 Canada George Knudson (6)
Mar 10 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000 United States Gardner Dickinson (5)
Mar 17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 115,000 United States Dan Sikes (5)
Mar 25 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 80,000 United States George Archer (3)
Mar 31 Jacksonville Open Invitational Florida 100,000 England Tony Jacklin (1)
Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 137,500 United States Billy Casper (36)
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 United States Bob Goalby (8) Major championship
Apr 14 Rebel Yell Open Tennessee 14,000 United States Larry Mowry (n/a) New tournament
Second Tour[b]
Apr 21 Tournament of Champions Nevada 150,000 United States Don January (7) Winners-only event
Apr 21 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000 United States Steve Reid (1) Alternate event
Apr 28 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000 United States Miller Barber (3)
May 5 Houston Champions International Texas 100,000 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (7)
May 12 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 United States George Archer (4)
May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 United States Billy Casper (37) Invitational
May 19 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 14,000 United States Mac McLendon (n/a) New tournament
Second Tour[b]
May 26 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000 United States Bob Lunn (1)
Jun 2 Atlanta Classic Georgia 115,000 United States Bob Lunn (2)
Jun 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000 United States Billy Casper (38)
Jun 16 U.S. Open New York 190,000 United States Lee Trevino (1) Major championship
Jun 23 Canadian Open Canada 125,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (5)
Jun 30 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000 United States Dave Stockton (2)
Jul 7 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 125,000 United States Tom Weiskopf (2)
Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £20,000 South Africa Gary Player (11) Major championship[c]
Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 200,000 United States Dave Stockton (3) New tournament
Alternate event
Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 150,000 United States Julius Boros (17) Major championship
Jul 28 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 United States Dan Sikes (6)
Aug 4 Western Open Illinois 130,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (26)
Aug 11 American Golf Classic Ohio 125,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (27)
Aug 18 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 United States Julius Boros (18)
Aug 25 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 100,000 United States Bob Murphy (1)
Sep 2 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 150,000 United States Bob Murphy (2)
Sep 8 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 United States Billy Casper (39)
Sep 15 Kemper Open Massachusetts 150,000 United States Arnold Palmer (54) New tournament
Sep 22 PGA National Team Championship Oklahoma 100,000 United States George Archer (5) and
United States Bobby Nichols (8)		 New to PGA Tour
Team event
Sep 29 Robinson Open Illinois 25,000 United States Dean Refram (1) New tournament
Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
Oct 27 Haig Open Invitational California 110,000 United States Bob Dickson (1) New tournament
Nov 3 Lucky International Open California 100,000 United States Billy Casper (40)
Nov 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 125,000 United States Lee Trevino (2)
Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 35,000 United States 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 Canada Al Balding and
Canada George Knudson 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Canada 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 United States Billy Casper 205,168
2 United States Jack Nicklaus 155,285
3 United States Tom Weiskopf 152,945
4 United States George Archer 150,972
5 United States Julius Boros 148,310
6 United States Lee Trevino 132,127
7 United States Arnold Palmer 114,602
8 United States Dan Sikes 108,330
9 United States Miller Barber 105,845
10 United States Bob Murphy 105,595

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) United States 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. ^ a b Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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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