1968 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1968 PGA Tour 1968 1 11 – 1968 11 24 46 USA Billy Casper (6) Money list USA Billy Casper 1967 1969 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.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1968.html 1968 winners sorted by age PGA Tour July 9, 2008 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124816/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1968.html 24 September 2015 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.Notes Jan 14 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 80,000 USA Johnny Pott (5) Pro-Am Jan 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 125,000 USA Kermit Zarley (1) New tournament Jan 28 Los Angeles Open California 100,000 USA Billy Casper (35) Feb 4 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 100,000 USA Arnold Palmer (53) Pro-Am Feb 11 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (1) Feb 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 CAN George Knudson (5) Feb 25 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 CAN George Knudson (6) Mar 10 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000 USA Gardner Dickinson (5) Mar 17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 115,000 USA Dan Sikes (5) Mar 25 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 80,000 USA George Archer (3) Mar 31 Jacksonville Open Invitational Florida 100,000 ENG Tony Jacklin (1) Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 137,500 USA Billy Casper (36) Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 USA Bob Goalby (8) Major championship Apr 14 Rebel Yell Open Tennessee 14,000 USA Larry Mowry (n/a) New tournamentSecond Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 21 Tournament of Champions Nevada 150,000 USA Don January (7) Winners-only event Apr 21 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000 USA Steve Reid (1) Alternate event Apr 28 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000 USA Miller Barber (3) May 5 Houston Champions International Texas 100,000 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (7) May 12 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 USA George Archer (4) May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 USA Billy Casper (37) Invitational May 19 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 14,000 USA Mac McLendon (n/a) New tournamentSecond Touralt May 26 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000 USA Bob Lunn (1) Jun 2 Atlanta Classic Georgia 115,000 USA Bob Lunn (2) Jun 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000 USA Billy Casper (38) Jun 16 U.S. Open New York 190,000 USA Lee Trevino (1) Major championship Jun 23 Canadian Open Canada 125,000 NZL Bob Charles (5) Jun 30 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000 USA Dave Stockton (2) Jul 7 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 125,000 USA Tom Weiskopf (2) Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £20,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (11) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 200,000 USA Dave Stockton (3) New tournamentAlternate event Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 150,000 USA Julius Boros (17) Major championship Jul 28 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 USA Dan Sikes (6) Aug 4 Western Open Illinois 130,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (26) Aug 11 American Golf Classic Ohio 125,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (27) Aug 18 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 USA Julius Boros (18) Aug 25 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 100,000 USA Bob Murphy (1) Sep 2 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 150,000 USA Bob Murphy (2) Sep 8 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 USA Billy Casper (39) Sep 15 Kemper Open Massachusetts 150,000 USA Arnold Palmer (54) New tournament Sep 22 PGA National Team Championship Oklahoma 100,000 USA George Archer (5) andUSA Bobby Nichols (8) New to PGA TourTeam event Sep 29 Robinson Open Illinois 25,000 USA Dean Refram (1) New tournament Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5) Oct 27 Haig Open Invitational California 110,000 USA Bob Dickson (1) New tournament Nov 3 Lucky International Open California 100,000 USA Billy Casper (40) Nov 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 125,000 USA Lee Trevino (2) Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 35,000 USA 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)NotesNov 17World CupItaly6,300CAN Al Balding andCAN George KnudsonTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyCAN Al Balding Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/185120623/ Casper's $205,168 tops prize list Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota 27 November 1968 9 November 2023 22 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Billy Casper 205,1682 USA Jack Nicklaus 155,2853 USA Tom Weiskopf 152,9454 USA George Archer 150,9725 USA Julius Boros 148,3106 USA Lee Trevino 132,1277 USA Arnold Palmer 114,6028 USA Dan Sikes 108,3309 USA Miller Barber 105,84510 USA Bob Murphy 105,595 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Billy Casper https://www.newspapers.com/image/439716527/ Who's The Greatest of Them All? Victoria Advocate Victoria, Texas 19 January 1969 9 November 2023 14 (2B in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour