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 |
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. |