1968 Open Championship

October 2021 August 2013 1968 Open Championship Angus, Scotland Carnoustie Golf LinksChampionship Course 10–13 July 1968 72 7252 yd 130 players70 after 1st cut45 after 2nd cut 155 (+11) (1st cut)228 (+12) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 68, 203–8 8 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £20,000 £3,000$7,200 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 289 (+1) 1967 1969 UK Scotland 1 Carnoustie 56.497 -2.717 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland Angus Carnoustie top 56.497 -2.717 Location in Angus, Scotland 5 top 180 The 1968 Open Championship was the 97th Open Championship, played 10–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Gary Player won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081403/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120913210805/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081403/index.htm dead 13 September 2012 Sports Illustrated Brown Gwilym S . A sweet win on a sour links 22 July 1968 20 It was the fifth of Player's nine major titles. This Open introduced the second cut at 54 holes, used through 1985. In addition, starting with this Championship all past Open champions were exempt from qualifying (though, eventually, an age restriction was placed on past champions). The inaugural Greater Milwaukee Open was held in the United States during the same week, with a first prize of $40,000, over five times the winner's share of the Open Championship, which was $7,200 (£3,000). The PGA Championship was played the next week in San Antonio, Texas, the fifth and final time in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February) and remained there until 2019, when it moved to May between The Masters and U.S. Open. Course Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Cup406410South America44642Gulley468411Dyke37043Jockie's Burn343412Southward Ho4734 4Hillocks429413Whins16835Brae389414Spectacles48556Long565515Lucky Slap46047Plantation386416Barry Burn24338Short163317Island45849Railway475418Home5255Out3,62436In3,62836 　Total7,25272 Round summaries First round Wednesday, 10 July 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 SCO Brian Barnes70−2 ENG Michael Bonallack (a)T3 ENG Maurice Bembridge71−1 ENG Peter MillsT5 USA Billy Casper72E NZL Bob Charles ENG Tony Jacklin IRL Paddy SkerrittT9 ENG Peter Alliss73+1 ESP 1945 Sebastián Miguel SCO Sandy Wilson Second round Thursday, 11 July 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Billy Casper72-68=140−4T2 SCO Brian Barnes70-74=144E NZL Bob Charles72-72=144 ENG Tony Jacklin72-72=144T5 USA Jack Nicklaus76-69=145+1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player74-71=145 IRL Paddy Skerritt72-73=145T8 ENG Maurice Bembridge71-75=146+2 WAL Dave Thomas75-71=146T10 SCO Harry Bannerman74-73=147+3 ENG Michael Bonallack (a)70-77=147 USA Gay Brewer74-73=147 WAL Brian Huggett76-71=147 ENG Peter Mills71-76=147 Amateurs: Bonallack (+3), Monguzzi (+8), O'Connor (+12), Sweeny Jr (+12), Shade (+13), Oosterhuis (+16), Saddler (+16). Third round Friday, 13 July 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Billy Casper72-68-74=214−22 NZL Bob Charles72-72-71=215−13 ZAF 1928 Gary Player74-71-71=216E4 USA Jack Nicklaus76-69-73=218+2T5 ENG Maurice Bembridge71-75-73=219+3 USA Gay Brewer74-73-72=219 ENG Tony Jacklin72-72-75=2198 USA Arnold Palmer77-71-72=220+49 ENG Michael Bonallack (a)70-77-74=221+5T10 ENG Neil Coles75-76-71=222 +6 AUS Bruce Devlin77-73-72=222 WAL Brian Huggett76-71-75=222 IRL Paddy Skerritt72-73-77=222 Amateurs: Bonallack (+5), Monguzzi (+18). Final round Saturday, 13 July 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 74-71-71-73=289 +13,000T2 NZL Bob Charles 72-72-71-76=291 +31,738 USA Jack Nicklaus 76-69-73-73=2914 USA Billy Casper 72-68-74-78=292 +41,2255 ENG Maurice Bembridge 71-75-73-74=293 +51,000T6 SCO Brian Barnes 70-74-80-71=295 +7658 USA Gay Brewer 74-73-72-76=295 ENG Neil Coles 75-76-71-73=2959 CAN Al Balding 74-76-74-72=296 +8475T10 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo 77-72-74-74=297 +9402 AUS Bruce Devlin 77-73-72-75=297 USA Arnold Palmer 77-71-72-77=297 Amateurs: Bonallack (+12). References External links Carnoustie 1968 (Official site) 1968 56.497 -2.717 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Category:Sport in Angus, Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Carnoustie