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

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner(s)	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
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
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
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)

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.

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

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Billy Casper

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.

External links

• Official website

• PGA Tour seasons
• 1968 in golf
• 1968 in American sports