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1968 PGA RECAP  

FINAL ROUND

DATE

Tournament COURSE WINNER
1/14 Bing Crosby Pro-Am   Johnny Pott      
1/21 Kaiser International Open Silverado Country Club , NAPA, Calif Kermit Zarley
1/28 Los Angeles Open Brookside G.C.
Pasadena , CA
Billy Casper     
2/4 Bob Hope Desert Classic   Arnold Palmer
2/11 Andy Williams San Diego Open Torrey Pines Golf Course
LaJolla, CA
Tom Weiskopf    
2/18 Phoenix Open Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz. George Knudson  
2/25 Tucson Open Tucson National GC , Tucson, Ariz. George Knudson
3/10 Doral Open Invitational Doral Golf Resort and Spa
(Blue Course)
Miami, FL
Gardner Dickinson
3/17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Rio Pinar CC
Orlando, FL
Dan Sikes         
3/25 Pensacola Open   George Archer
3/31 Greater Jacksonville Open   Tony Jacklin
4/8 Greensboro Classic   Billy Casper        
4/15 The Masters    Bob Goalby
4/21 Tournament Of Champions Stardust C.C. , Las Vegas Don January
4/21 Azalea Open Invitational   Steve Reid
4/28 Byron Nelson Classic   Miller Barber      
5/5 Houston Open   Roberto De Vicenzo
5/12 New Orleans Open   George Archer   
5/19 Magnolia State Classic   Mac McLendon
5/19 The Colonial   Billy Casper       
5/26 MEMPHIS INVITATIONAL OPEN   Bob Lunn     
6/2 Atlanta Classic Atlanta CC

Marietta, Ga.

Bob Lunn         
6/9 Speedway Open Indianapolis Billy Casper
616 U.S. Open    Lee Trevino
6/23 Canadian Open   Bob Charles      
6/30 Cleveland Open   Dave Stockton
7/7 Buick Open Invitational  
Tom Weiskopf  
7/13 British Open   Gary Player
7/15 Greater Milwaukee Open   Dave Stockton   
7/21 PGA Championship   Julius Boros
7/29 Minnesota Golf Classic   Dan Sikes
8/5 Western Open   Jack Nicklaus
8/11 American Golf Classic AKRON, Ohio Jack Nicklaus
8/18 Westchester Classic   Julius Boros   
8/25 Philadelphia Golf Classic WHITEMARSH, Pa Bob Murphy
9/2 Thunderbird Classic CLIFTON, N. J., Bob Murphy
9/8 Greater Hartford Open   Billy Casper     
9/18 Kemper Open Pleasant Valley C.C. , Sutton, MA Arnold Palmer
10/20 Sahara Invitational   Chi Chi  Rodriguez
11/3 Lucky open SAN FRANCISCO Billy Casper
11/10 Hawaiian Open Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, HI
Lee Trevino     
11/24 Cajun Classic LAFAYETTE, La Ron Cerrudo
End Date Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/14 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Johnny Pott * 285 - 3 0 16,000.00 Billy Casper,Bruce Devlin
01/21 Kaiser International Open Invitational Kermit Zarley 273 N/A 1 25,000.00 Dave Marr
01/28 Los Angeles Open Billy Casper 274 -10 3 20,000.00 Arnold Palmer
02/04 Bob Hope Desert Classic Arnold Palmer * 348 -12 0 20,000.00 Deane Beman
02/11 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Tom Weiskopf 273 -15 1 30,000.00 Al Geiberger
02/18 Phoenix Open Invitational George Knudson 272 -12 3 20,000.00 Julius Boros,Sam Carmichael,Jack Montgomery
02/18 Los Lagartos International Roberto De Vicenzo 269 N/A 5 3,000.00 Butch Baird
02/25 Tucson Open Invitational George Knudson 273 N/A 1 20,000.00 Frank Beard,Frank Boynton
02/25 Panama Open Invitational Butch Baird 267 N/A 11 3,000.00 Wes Ellis,Vicente Fernandez
03/03 Maracaibo Open Wes Ellis 280 N/A 1 3,000.00 Rocky Thompson
03/10 Doral Open Invitational Gardner Dickinson 275 -13 1 20,000.00 Tom Weiskopf
03/17 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Dan Sikes 274 -14 1 23,000.00 Tom Weiskopf
03/24 Pensacola Open Invitational George Archer 268 -20 1 16,000.00 Tony Jacklin,Dave Marr
03/31 Jacksonville Open Invitational Tony Jacklin 273 -15 2 20,000.00 Gardner Dickinson,Don January,Chi Chi Rodriguez,Doug Sanders,DeWitt Weaver
04/07 Greater Greensboro Open Billy Casper 267 -17 4 27,500.00 George Archer,Gene Littler,Bobby Nichols
04/14 Masters Tournament Bob Goalby 277 -11 1 20,000.00 Roberto De Vicenzo
04/14 Rebel Yell Open Larry Mowry * 279 N/A 0 2,800.00 Chris Blocker
04/21 Tournament of Champions Don January 276 - 8 1 30,000.00 Julius Boros
04/21 Azalea Open Invitational Steve Reid * 271 -17 0 5,000.00 Gary Player
04/28 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Miller Barber 270 -10 1 20,000.00 Kermit Zarley
05/05 Houston Champions International Roberto De Vicenzo 274 -10 1 20,000.00 Lee Trevino
05/12 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational George Archer 271 -17 2 20,000.00 Bert Yancey
05/19 Colonial National Invitation Billy Casper 275 - 5 5 25,000.00 Gene Littler
05/19 Magnolia Classic Mac McLendon * 269 -11 0 2,800.00 Pete Fleming
05/26 Memphis Open Invitational Bob Lunn 268 -12 1 20,000.00 Monty Kaser
06/02 Atlanta Classic Bob Lunn 280 N/A 3 23,000.00 Lee Trevino
06/09 500 Festival Open Invitation Billy Casper 280 N/A 1 20,000.00 Frank Beard,Mike Hill
06/16 U.S. Open Championship Lee Trevino 275 - 5 4 30,000.00 Jack Nicklaus
06/23 Canadian Open Bob Charles 274 - 6 2 23,225.00 Jack Nicklaus
06/30 Cleveland Open Invitational Dave Stockton 276 - 8 2 22,000.00 Bob Dickson
07/07 Buick Open Invitational Tom Weiskopf 280 N/A 1 25,000.00 Mike Hill
07/13 The Open Championship Gary Player 289 + 1 2 7,200.00 Bob Charles,Jack Nicklaus
07/14 Greater Milwaukee Open Dave Stockton 275 N/A 4 40,000.00 Sam Snead
07/21 PGA Championship Julius Boros 281 + 1 1 25,000.00 Bob Charles,Arnold Palmer
07/28 Minnesota Golf Classic Dan Sikes 272 -12 1 20,000.00 Ken Still
08/04 Western Open Jack Nicklaus 273 -11 3 26,000.00 Miller Barber
08/05 Children's Memorial Hospital Pro-Am Dick Mayer 064 N/A 4 1,500.00 Charles Courtney,Rod Funseth
08/11 American Golf Classic Jack Nicklaus * 280 E 0 25,000.00 Frank Beard,Lee Elder
08/18 Westchester Classic Julius Boros 272 -16 1 50,000.00 Bob Murphy,Jack Nicklaus,Dan Sikes
08/25 Philadelphia Golf Classic Bob Murphy * 276 -12 0 20,000.00 Labron Harris
09/01 Thunderbird Classic Bob Murphy 277 N/A 3 30,000.00 Bruce Crampton,Bob Lunn
09/08 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Billy Casper 266 -18 3 20,000.00 Bruce Crampton
09/15 Kemper Open Arnold Palmer 276 -12 4 30,000.00 Bruce Crampton,Art Wall
09/22 PGA Team Championship

 
N/A N/A 0 20,000.00 
20,000.00
Monty Kaser,Rives McBee
09/29 Robinson Open Dean Refram 270 N/A 5 5,000.00 Mike Hill
10/20 Sahara Invitational Chi Chi Rodriguez * 274 N/A 0 20,000.00 Dale Douglass
10/27 Haig Open Invitational Bob Dickson 271 N/A 2 22,000.00 Chi Chi Rodriguez
11/03 Lucky International Open Billy Casper 269 N/A 4 20,000.00 Raymond Floyd,Don Massengale
11/10 Hawaiian Open Lee Trevino 272 -16 2 25,000.00 George Archer
11/17 Caracas General Motors Open Bert Weaver 269 N/A 1 4,000.00 Wes Ellis
11/24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Ron Cerrudo 270 N/A 4 5,000.00 Bobby Mitchell,Charles Sifford
11/24 West End Classic Bruce Crampton 276 N/A 2 4,000.00 Gene Borek,Bob Watson
12/08 PGA Club Professionals' Championship Howell Fraser 272 N/A 4 8,000.00 Chuck Malchaski,Bob Rosburg
12/31 Pro-Am Misc Money   272 N/A 4   Chuck Malchaski,Bob Rosburg

* indicates a playoff.

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