Golf tour season
1968 PGA Tour season Duration January 11, 1968 (1968-01-11 ) – November 24, 1968 (1968-11-24 ) Number of official events 46 Most wins Billy Casper (6)Money list Billy Casper
The 1968 PGA Tour was the 53rd season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.[ 1]
Date Tournament Location Purse (US$ ) Winner(s)[ a] Notes Jan 14 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 80,000 Johnny Pott (5) Pro-Am Jan 21 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 125,000 Kermit Zarley (1) New tournament Jan 28 Los Angeles Open California 100,000 Billy Casper (35) Feb 4 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 100,000 Arnold Palmer (53) Pro-Am Feb 11 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 150,000 Tom Weiskopf (1) Feb 18 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 George Knudson (5) Feb 25 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 100,000 George Knudson (6) Mar 10 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000 Gardner Dickinson (5) Mar 17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 115,000 Dan Sikes (5) Mar 25 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 80,000 George Archer (3) Mar 31 Jacksonville Open Invitational Florida 100,000 Tony Jacklin (1) Apr 8 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 137,500 Billy Casper (36) Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 Bob Goalby (8) Major championship Apr 14 Rebel Yell Open Tennessee 14,000 Larry Mowry (n/a) New tournament Second Tour[ b] Apr 21 Tournament of Champions Nevada 150,000 Don January (7) Winners-only event Apr 21 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000 Steve Reid (1) Alternate event Apr 28 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 100,000 Miller Barber (3) May 5 Houston Champions International Texas 100,000 Roberto De Vicenzo (7) May 12 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 George Archer (4) May 19 Colonial National Invitation Texas 125,000 Billy Casper (37) Invitational May 19 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 14,000 Mac McLendon (n/a) New tournament Second Tour[ b] May 26 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000 Bob Lunn (1) Jun 2 Atlanta Classic Georgia 115,000 Bob Lunn (2) Jun 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000 Billy Casper (38) Jun 16 U.S. Open New York 190,000 Lee Trevino (1) Major championship Jun 23 Canadian Open Canada 125,000 Bob Charles (5) Jun 30 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000 Dave Stockton (2) Jul 7 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 125,000 Tom Weiskopf (2) Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £20,000 Gary Player (11) Major championship [ c] Jul 14 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 200,000 Dave Stockton (3) New tournament Alternate event Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 150,000 Julius Boros (17) Major championship Jul 28 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 Dan Sikes (6) Aug 4 Western Open Illinois 130,000 Jack Nicklaus (26) Aug 11 American Golf Classic Ohio 125,000 Jack Nicklaus (27) Aug 18 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 Julius Boros (18) Aug 25 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 100,000 Bob Murphy (1) Sep 2 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 150,000 Bob Murphy (2) Sep 8 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 Billy Casper (39) Sep 15 Kemper Open Massachusetts 150,000 Arnold Palmer (54) New tournament Sep 22 PGA National Team Championship Oklahoma 100,000 George Archer (5) and Bobby Nichols (8) New to PGA Tour Team event Sep 29 Robinson Open Illinois 25,000 Dean Refram (1) New tournament Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5) Oct 27 Haig Open Invitational California 110,000 Bob Dickson (1) New tournament Nov 3 Lucky International Open California 100,000 Billy Casper (40) Nov 10 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 125,000 Lee Trevino (2) Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 35,000 Ron Cerrudo (1)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 2]
Position Player Prize money ($) 1 Billy Casper 205,168 2 Jack Nicklaus 155,285 3 Tom Weiskopf 152,945 4 George Archer 150,972 5 Julius Boros 148,310 6 Lee Trevino 132,127 7 Arnold Palmer 114,602 8 Dan Sikes 108,330 9 Miller Barber 105,845 10 Bob Murphy 105,595
^ 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. ^ a b Official money; unofficial win. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. ^ "1968 winners sorted by age" . PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013 . ^ "Casper's $205,168 tops prize list" . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 27, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ^ "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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