1967 PGA Tour

The 1967 PGA Tour was the 52nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1967 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 12, 1967 (1967-01-12) – December 3, 1967 (1967-12-03)
Number of official events40
Most wins Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money list Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Jack Nicklaus
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1967 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 15San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia71,000 Bob Goalby (7)
Jan 23Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia80,000 Jack Nicklaus (21)Pro-Am
Jan 29Los Angeles OpenCalifornia100,000 Arnold Palmer (49)
Feb 5Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia88,000 Tom Nieporte (3)Pro-Am
Feb 12Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona70,000 Julius Boros (14)
Feb 19Tucson Open InvitationalArizona60,000 Arnold Palmer (50)
Mar 5Doral Open InvitationalFlorida100,000 Doug Sanders (18)
Mar 12Florida Citrus Open InvitationalFlorida115,000 Julius Boros (15)
Mar 19Jacksonville OpenFlorida100,000 Dan Sikes (3)
Mar 26Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida75,000 Gay Brewer (8)
Apr 2Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina125,000 George Archer (2)
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia165,000 Gay Brewer (9)Major championship
Apr 16Tournament of ChampionsNevada100,000 Frank Beard (4)Winners-only event
Apr 16Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina25,000 Randy Glover (1)Alternate event
Apr 24Dallas Open InvitationalTexas100,000 Bert Yancey (4)
Apr 30Texas Open InvitationalTexas100,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
May 7Houston Champions InternationalTexas115,000 Frank Beard (5)
May 14Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana100,000 George Knudson (4)
May 21Colonial National InvitationTexas115,000 Dave Stockton (1)Invitational
May 28Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma66,000 Miller Barber (2)
Jun 4Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee100,000 Dave Hill (4)
Jun 11Buick Open InvitationalMichigan100,000 Julius Boros (16)
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew Jersey170,000 Jack Nicklaus (22)Major championship
Jun 25Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio103,500 Gardner Dickinson (4)
Jul 3Canadian OpenCanada100,000 Billy Casper (33)
Jul 9500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana100,000 Frank Beard (6)
Jul 15The Open ChampionshipEngland£15,000 Roberto De Vicenzo (6)Major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 24PGA ChampionshipColorado150,000 Don January (6)Major championship
Jul 30Minnesota Golf ClassicMinnesota100,000 Lou Graham (1)
Aug 6Western OpenIllinois100,000 Jack Nicklaus (23)
Aug 13American Golf ClassicOhio100,000 Arnold Palmer (51)
Aug 20Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut100,000 Charlie Sifford (1)
Aug 30Westchester ClassicNew York250,000 Jack Nicklaus (24)New tournament
Sep 4Carling World OpenCanada175,000 Billy Casper (34)
Sep 17Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania110,000 Dan Sikes (4)
Sep 24Thunderbird ClassicNew Jersey150,000 Arnold Palmer (52)
Oct 1Atlanta ClassicGeorgia110,000 Bob Charles (4)
Oct 28Sahara InvitationalNevada100,000 Jack Nicklaus (25)
Nov 5Hawaiian OpenHawaii100,000 Dudley Wysong (2)
Dec 3Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana35,000 Marty Fleckman (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Oct 22 Ryder Cup Texas n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 12 World Cup Mexico 6,300 Jack Nicklaus and
Arnold Palmer		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Arnold Palmer

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus188,998
2 Arnold Palmer184,065
3 Billy Casper129,423
4 Julius Boros126,786
5 Dan Sikes111,509
6 Doug Sanders109,455
7 Frank Beard105,779
8 George Archer84,344
9 Gay Brewer78,549
10 Bob Goalby77,107

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Jack Nicklaus[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Arnold Palmer[5]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "1967 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 662–8. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. "Jack Still No. 1". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 5, 1967. p. 34. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Nicklaus Earns Pro Golfer Award". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 14, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "A year of epic achievement". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 16, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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