1966 PGA Championship

August 2023 1966 PGA Championship July 21–24, 1966 Akron, Ohio Firestone Country ClubSouth Course PGA of America PGA Tour 70 7180 yd 0 162 players, 77 after cut 151 (+11) $149,360http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=392&date=1966&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023163930/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=392&date=1966&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1966 PGA Championship December 31, 2012 $25,000 USA Al Geiberger 280 (Even) 1965 1967 USA 1 Firestone CC 41.008 -81.508 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Ohio 1 Firestone CC bottom 41.008 -81.508 Location in Ohio 5 160 The 1966 PGA Championship was the 48th PGA Championship, played July 21–24 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Al Geiberger won his only major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Dudley Wysong.https://www.si.com/vault/1966/08/01/608621/a-happy-stroll-for-golfs-smiling-gei Sports Illustrated Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins A happy stroll for golf's smiling Gei August 1, 1966 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hy9JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F4QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=825%2C3202151 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Mooshil Joe Geiberger's par-matching 280 captures PGA title at Akron Firestone July 25, 1966 20 Sam Snead, age 54, was co-leader and leader after the first two days, but shot 75 in the third round on Saturday. Geiberger carded a two-under 68 to lead by four strokes over Wysong, who shot a 66.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FOdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5650%2C4829570 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Geiberger grabs lead from Sam July 24, 1966 1B Both shot two-over 72 on Sunday as both bogeyed the first two holes. The lead shrank to two as Wysong birdied the third while Geiberger bogeyed the fourth, but then birdied the fifth and ninth holes to regain the four-stroke advantage.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FedVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5943%2C5339461 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Lema's death shocks golf world, we were like brothers, says Ken July 25, 1966 2B The 1966 championship was originally scheduled to be held at Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. A flash flood of the adjacent South Platte River in June 1965 caused significant damage to the course and forced a postponement. Firestone was scheduled to host in 1967, so the venues swapped years.https://www.si.com/vault/1967/07/31/609383/two-dons-in-quest-of-a-title Sports Illustrated Two Dons in quest of a title Wright Alfred July 31, 1967 18 This was the second of three PGA Championships at the South Course, which previously hosted in 1960 and later in 1975. It is the current venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976 as the "World Series of Golf" on the PGA Tour, preceded by the American Golf Classic, which debuted in 1961. Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4005004504652304652254504653,6504053651804604102306253904653,5307,180Par454434344354434435443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, July 21, 1966 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Al Geiberger 68 −2 USA Sam Snead T3 USA Julius Boros 69 −1 USA Don January USA Doug Sanders 6 USA Jacky Cupit 70 E T7 USA Tommy Aaron 71 +1 USA Larry Beck AUS Jim Ferrier USA Jack Fleck USA Walker Inman Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JXhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7212%2C4243744 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Snead, Geiberger lead PGA with 68s July 22, 1966 2, part 2 Second round Friday, July 22, 1966 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Sam Snead 68-71=139 −1 T2 USA Al Geiberger 68-72=140 E USA Don January 69-71=1404 USA Julius Boros 69-72=141 +1T5 USA Tommy Aaron 71-72=143 +3 USA Jacky Cupit 70-73=143 USA Billy Farrell 73-70=143 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-70=143 USA Doug Sanders 69-74=14310 USA Dow Finsterwald 74-70=144 +4 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E-dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6739%2C4687111 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Swinging, not slamming Sammy holds PGA lead July 23, 1966 1B Third round Saturday, July 23, 1966 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Al Geiberger 68-72-68=208 −2 2 USA Dudley Wysong 74-72-66=212 +2 T3 USA Don January 69-71-73=213 +3 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-70-70=213T5 USA Frank Beard 73-72-69=214 +4 USA Billy Farrell 73-70-71=214 USA Sam Snead 68-71-75=214T8 USA Julius Boros 69-72-75=216 +6 USA Billy Casper 73-73-70=216 USA Jacky Cupit 70-73-73=216 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FOdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5650%2C4829570 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Geiberger grabs lead from Sam July 24, 1966 1B Final round Sunday, July 24, 1966 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Al Geiberger 68-72-68-72=280 E 25,0002 USA Dudley Wysong 74-72-66-72=284 +4 15,000T3 USA Billy Casper 73-73-70-70=286 +6 8,334 USA Gene Littler 75-71-71-69=286 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-70-70-73=286T6 USA Julius Boros 69-72-75-71=287 +7 5,000 USA Jacky Cupit 70-73-73-71=287 USA Arnold Palmer 75-73-71-68=287 USA Doug Sanders 69-74-73-71=287 USA Sam Snead 68-71-75-73=287 Source: Lema and wife killed Hours after the championship's conclusion on Sunday, Tony Lema and his wife Betty were among four fatalities in a chartered private plane crash near the Indiana-Illinois border. Lema, age 32, had finished tied for 34th and was heading west to a Monday tournament in the Chicago area. Both pilots of the twin-engine Beechcraft Bonanza were also killed as they attempted an emergency landing on a golf course in Lansing, Illinois, near the destination airport.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KHhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008%2C4871934 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Lema plane crash probed July 26, 1966 2, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VUkNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6893%2C3801043 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Lema crash probed by aviation group July 26, 1966 19https://www.si.com/vault/1995/07/31/204989/the-toast-of-golf-in-1964-tony-lema-came-away-from-his-first-trip-to-britain-with-an-open-title-and-lots-of-new-fans Sports Illustrated Fimrite Ron Ron Fimrite The Toast Of Golf July 31, 1995 G14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FudVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3685%2C5473006 Eugene Register-Guard wire reports Muncie, Ind., crash probed July 26, 1966 3B References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 GolfCompendium.com: – 1966 PGA Championship PGA.com – 1966 PGA Championship 1966 41.008 -81.508 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Akron, Ohio PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship