1968 PGA Tour

The 1968 PGA Tour season was played from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 46 official money events. Billy Casper won the most tournaments, six, and there were 11 first-time winners. Casper was the leading money winner with earnings of $205,169 and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average. The PGA Player of the Year was not awarded.

1968 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1968 (1968-01-11) – November 24, 1968 (1968-11-24)
Number of official events46
Most wins6:
United States Billy Casper
Money winnerUnited States Billy Casper
← 1967
1969 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Billy Casper205,169
2United States Jack Nicklaus155,285
3United States Tom Weiskopf152,945
4United States George Archer150,972
5United States Julius Boros148,310

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winnerUnited States Billy Casper
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Billy Casper
PGA Player of the YearNo award

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.

References
  1. "1968 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 668–75. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. "Weiskopf Wins at San Diego". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. February 12, 1968. p. 33 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Bob Lunn Is Victor at Memphis". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. May 27, 1968. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Jacksonville's Dan Sikes Wins Minnesota Classic". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. July 29, 1968. p. 21 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "Billy Casper Captures Lucky With Run Away". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 4, 1968. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Bill Casper Nails Down Purse Title". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. UPI. November 28, 1968. p. 6-D.
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