1967 PGA Championship

Golf tournament held in 1967 August 2023 1967 PGA Championship July 20–24, 1967 Columbine Valley, Colorado Columbine Country Club PGA of America PGA Tour 72 7,436 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lL5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6874%2C2873813 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Texans Massengale, January tie in down-to-wire PGA final round July 24, 1967 10 143 players, 75 after cut 151 (+7) $148,200http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=393&date=1967&tourn_name_id=2 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1967 PGA Championship July 14, 2012 August 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120801154931/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=393&date=1967&tourn_name_id=2 dead $25,000 USA Don January 281 (−7), playoff 1966 1968 USA 1 Columbine CC 39.60 -105.036 Location in United States 5 240 The 1967 PGA Championship was the 49th PGA Championship, played July 20–24 at Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Don January won his only major title in an 18-hole playoff over Don Massengale (69–71).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lb5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6834%2C2953905 Spokesman-Review Associated Press January breaks playoff jinx to win PGA by two strokes July 25, 1967 Both had overtaken the leaders with low scores in the fourth round on Sunday. Columbine was scheduled to host the championship in 1966, but flooding of the course by the South Platte River caused a postponement of a year. Firestone Country Club in Ohio, scheduled to host in 1967, swapped years with Columbine and was the site of the tournament in 1966. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1080117/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121114140947/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1080117/index.htm dead November 14, 2012 Sports Illustrated Two Dons In Quest Of A Title Wright Alfred July 31, 1967 18 January 2, 2013 There was a possibility of a boycott of the championship by the top tournament players, due to grievances with the PGA of America. An understanding was achieved several weeks before and the top players entered.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fNhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ReEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3882,1059293 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Pro golfers settle odds with PGA July 6, 1967 1C At the time, Columbine was the longest course in major championship history at 7436 yd. The elevation of the course is over 5300 ft -1 above sea level, additionally dry and fast conditions shortened its effective length. Tommy Aaron carded a course record 65 in the second round to take a four-stroke lead,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i9hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ReEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5472%2C4096438 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Aaron erases course record July 22, 1967 1B but a 76 on Saturday dropped him two back and he fell out of contention on Sunday with a 78. The 54-hole leader was Dan Sikes, the chairman of the tournament players committee,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jNhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ReEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5262%2C4230841 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press PGA rebel grabs lead July 23, 1967 1B who shot a final round 73 and finished a stroke out of the playoff, in a tie for third with Jack Nicklaus. This was the second and final 18-hole Monday playoff at the PGA Championship, formerly a match play event through 1957. The next playoff was ten years later in 1977 and the format was changed to sudden-death, immediately following the fourth round. It was later changed to a three-hole aggregate format, first used in 2000. The Open Championship was played the previous week near Liverpool, England, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969, where it remained through 2018 (except 1971, when it was played in late February). In 2019, the tournament moved to the weekend before Memorial Day. Round summaries First round Thursday, July 20, 1967 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Dave Hill 66−62 USA Jack Nicklaus 67 −5T3 USA Don Bies 69 −3 USA Julius Boros USA Davis Love Jr. USA Dan Sikes T7 USA Tommy Aaron 70 −2 USA Rich Bassett USA Bob Goalby USA Don Massengale USA Arnold Palmer USA Mike Souchak Second round Friday, July 21, 1967 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tommy Aaron 70-65=135 −9 T2 USA Don Bies 69-70=139 −5 USA Dave Hill 66-73=139 USA Dan Sikes 69-70=139 5 USA Arnold Palmer 70-71=141 −36 USA Jack Nicklaus 67-75=142 −2T7 USA Bill Bisdorf 72-71=143 −1 USA Raymond Floyd 74-69=143 USA Don January 71-72=143 USA R. H. Sikes 72-71=143 USA Mike Souchak 70-73=143 USA Dudley Wysong 73-70=143 Source: Third round Saturday, July 22, 1967 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Dan Sikes 69-70-70=209 −7 T2 USA Tommy Aaron 70-65-76=211 −5 USA Jack Nicklaus 67-75-69=2114 USA Bob Goalby 70-74-68=212−4T5 USA Al Geiberger 73-71-69=213 −3 USA Dave Hill 66-73-74=213 USA Don January 71-72-70=213 USA Arnold Palmer 70-71-72=213 USA R. H. Sikes 71-71-71=213 USA Mike Souchak 70-73-70=213 Source: Final round Sunday, July 23, 1967 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA Don January 71-72-70-68=281 −7 Playoff USA Don Massengale 70-75-70-66=281T3 USA Jack Nicklaus 67-75-69-71=282 −6 9,000 USA Dan Sikes 69-70-70-73=282T5 USA Julius Boros 69-76-70-68=283 −5 6,500 USA Al Geiberger 73-71-69-70=283T7 USA Frank Beard 71-74-70-70=285 −3 4,750 USA Don Bies 69-70-76-70=285 USA Bob Goalby 70-74-68-73=285 USA Gene Littler 73-72-71-69=285 Source: Playoff Monday, July 24, 1967 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Don January 36-33=69−325,0002 USA Don Massengale 36-35=71−115,000 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par453444354 345544344USA JanuaryEEE+1+1+1+1EE−1−1−2−2−3−4−4−3−3USA MassengaleEEEE−1−1EEEEE−1−1−2−2−2−1−1 Double EagleEagle -->BirdieBogey Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KNwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7266%2C3185753 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Associated Press January Beats Massengale in PGA Playoff July 25, 1967 16 January 2, 2013 References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 GolfCompendium.com: 1967 PGA Championship PGA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20131213135357/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1967.html 2013-12-13 – 1967 PGA Championship 1967 39.60 -105.036 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Colorado Category:Sports competitions in Denver PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship Category:1960s in Denver