1968 PGA Tour

The 1968 PGA Tour was the 53rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1968 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1968 (1968-01-11) – November 24, 1968 (1968-11-24)
Number of official events46
Most wins Billy Casper (6)
Money list Billy Casper
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 14Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia80,000 Johnny Pott (5)Pro-Am
Jan 21Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia125,000 Kermit Zarley (1)New tournament
Jan 28Los Angeles OpenCalifornia100,000 Billy Casper (35)
Feb 4Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia100,000 Arnold Palmer (53)Pro-Am
Feb 11Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia150,000 Tom Weiskopf (1)
Feb 18Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona100,000 George Knudson (5)
Feb 25Tucson Open InvitationalArizona100,000 George Knudson (6)
Mar 10Doral Open InvitationalFlorida100,000 Gardner Dickinson (5)
Mar 17Florida Citrus Open InvitationalFlorida115,000 Dan Sikes (5)
Mar 25Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida80,000 George Archer (3)
Mar 31Jacksonville Open InvitationalFlorida100,000 Tony Jacklin (1)
Apr 8Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina137,500 Billy Casper (36)
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia100,000 Bob Goalby (8)Major championship
Apr 14Rebel Yell OpenTennessee14,000 Larry Mowry (n/a)New tournament
Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 21Tournament of ChampionsNevada150,000 Don January (7)Winners-only event
Apr 21Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina25,000 Steve Reid (1)Alternate event
Apr 28Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas100,000 Miller Barber (3)
May 5Houston Champions InternationalTexas100,000 Roberto De Vicenzo (7)
May 12Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana100,000 George Archer (4)
May 19Colonial National InvitationTexas125,000 Billy Casper (37)Invitational
May 19Magnolia ClassicMississippi14,000 Mac McLendon (n/a)New tournament
Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
May 26Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee100,000 Bob Lunn (1)
Jun 2Atlanta ClassicGeorgia115,000 Bob Lunn (2)
Jun 9500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana100,000 Billy Casper (38)
Jun 16U.S. OpenNew York190,000 Lee Trevino (1)Major championship
Jun 23Canadian OpenCanada125,000 Bob Charles (5)
Jun 30Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio110,000 Dave Stockton (2)
Jul 7Buick Open InvitationalMichigan125,000 Tom Weiskopf (2)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipScotland£20,000 Gary Player (11)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 14Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin200,000 Dave Stockton (3)New tournament
Alternate event
Jul 21PGA ChampionshipTexas150,000 Julius Boros (17)Major championship
Jul 28Minnesota Golf ClassicMinnesota100,000 Dan Sikes (6)
Aug 4Western OpenIllinois130,000 Jack Nicklaus (26)
Aug 11American Golf ClassicOhio125,000 Jack Nicklaus (27)
Aug 18Westchester ClassicNew York250,000 Julius Boros (18)
Aug 25Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania100,000 Bob Murphy (1)
Sep 2Thunderbird ClassicNew Jersey150,000 Bob Murphy (2)
Sep 8Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut100,000 Billy Casper (39)
Sep 15Kemper OpenMassachusetts150,000 Arnold Palmer (54)New tournament
Sep 22PGA National Team ChampionshipOklahoma100,000 George Archer (5) and
Bobby Nichols (8)		New to PGA Tour
Team event
Sep 29Robinson OpenIllinois25,000 Dean Refram (1)New tournament
Oct 20Sahara InvitationalNevada100,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
Oct 27Haig Open InvitationalCalifornia110,000 Bob Dickson (1)New tournament
Nov 3Lucky International OpenCalifornia100,000 Billy Casper (40)
Nov 10Hawaiian OpenHawaii125,000 Lee Trevino (2)
Nov 24Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana35,000 Ron Cerrudo (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
Nov 17 World Cup Italy 6,300 Al Balding and
George Knudson		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Al Balding

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Billy Casper205,168
2 Jack Nicklaus155,285
3 Tom Weiskopf152,945
4 George Archer150,972
5 Julius Boros148,310
6 Lee Trevino132,127
7 Arnold Palmer114,602
8 Dan Sikes108,330
9 Miller Barber105,845
10 Bob Murphy105,595

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Billy Casper[3]

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. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "1968 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. "Casper's $205,168 tops prize list". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 27, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Who's The Greatest of Them All?". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. January 19, 1969. p. 14 (2B in paper). Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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