1966 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1966 PGA Tour 1966 1 6 – 1966 11 27 40 USA Billy Casper (4) Money list USA Billy Casper PGA Player of the Year USA Billy Casper 1965 1967 The 1966 PGA Tour was the 51st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1966 season.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1966.html 1966 winners sorted by age PGA Tour July 9, 2008 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045933/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1966.html 29 November 2014Johnson Sal Seanor Dave The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia 2009 Skyhorse Publishing New York, New York 656–62 978-1-60239-302-8 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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 9 Los Angeles Open California 70,000 USA Arnold Palmer (46) Jan 16 San Diego Open Invitational California 45,000 USA Billy Casper (29) Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 104,500 USA Don Massengale (1) Pro-Am Jan 31 Lucky International Open California 57,000 USA Ken Venturi (14) Feb 6 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 80,000 USA Doug Sanders (15) Pro-Am Feb 14 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 60,000 USA Dudley Wysong (1) Feb 20 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 45,000 USA Joe Campbell (3) Mar 7 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 50,000 USA Gay Brewer (7) Mar 13 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000 USA Phil Rodgers (4) Mar 20 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 110,000 USA Lionel Hebert (5) New tournament Mar 27 Jacksonville Open Florida 82,000 USA Doug Sanders (16) Apr 3 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 100,000 USA Doug Sanders (17) Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (18) Major championship Apr 17 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 22,800 USA Bert Yancey (1) Alternate event Apr 18 Tournament of Champions Nevada 100,000 USA Arnold Palmer (47) Winners-only event Apr 26 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 85,000 ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (5) May 1 Texas Open Invitational Texas 80,000 ZAF 1928 Harold Henning (1) May 16 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 USA Frank Beard (3) May 22 Colonial National Invitation Texas 110,000 AUS Bruce Devlin (2) Invitational May 29 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 42,500 USA Tony Lema (12) Jun 5 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000 USA Bert Yancey (2) Jun 12 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 100,000 USA Phil Rodgers (5) Jun 20 U.S. Open California 150,000 USA Billy Casper (30) Major championship Jun 26 Western Open Illinois 100,000 USA Billy Casper (31) Jul 9 The Open Championship Scotland £15,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (19) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 17 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 USA Bobby Nichols (7) Jul 24 PGA Championship Ohio 150,000 USA Al Geiberger (4) Major championship Jul 31 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000 USA Billy Casper (32) Aug 7 Cleveland Open Ohio 100,000 USA R. H. Sikes (2) Aug 14 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 100,000 USA Mason Rudolph (4) Aug 21 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 USA Art Wall Jr. (13) Aug 28 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 110,000 USA Don January (5) Sep 3 Carling World Open England 175,000 AUS Bruce Devlin (3) Sep 18 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 50,000 USA Bert Yancey (3) Sep 25 Greater Seattle-Everett Classic Washington 50,000 USA Homero Blancas (1) Oct 2 Canadian Open Canada 100,000 USA Don Massengale (2) Oct 15 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (20) Oct 30 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 42,500 USA Ted Makalena (1) Nov 20May 8 Houston Champions International Texas 110,000 USA Arnold Palmer (48) Nov 27 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 34,500 USA Jacky Cupit (4) 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 14Canada CupJapan6,300USA Jack Nicklaus andUSA Arnold PalmerTeam eventCanada Cup Individual TrophyCAN George Knudson Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/245182590/ Casper Winnings Top For Year Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida 29 November 1966 10 November 2023 15 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Billy Casper 121,9452 USA Jack Nicklaus 111,4193 USA Arnold Palmer 110,4684 USA Doug Sanders 80,0965 USA Gay Brewer 75,6886 USA Phil Rodgers 68,3607 USA Gene Littler 68,3458 USA R. H. Sikes 67,3499 USA Frank Beard 66,04110 USA Al Geiberger 63,220 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Billy Casper https://www.nytimes.com/1966/11/02/archives/casper-is-named-golfer-of-year-billy-burke-is-selected-for-hall-of.html Casper Is Named Golfer Of Year; Billy Burke is Selected for Hall of Fame by P.G.A. The New York Times UPI November 2, 1966 March 20, 2013 Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Billy Casper https://www.newspapers.com/image/939917424/ Gay Brewer Set For GGO Action The Greensboro Record Greensboro, North Carolina 21 December 1966 10 November 2023 26 (C4 in paper) John Cathey Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour