1967 PGA Tour
The 1967 PGA Tour season was played from January 12 to December 3. The season consisted of 40 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, five, and there were five first-time winners. Nicklaus was the leading money winner with earnings of $188,998. Nicklaus was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Arnold Palmer won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1967 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|
| Jan 15 | San Diego Open Invitational | California |  Bob Goalby (7) | 269 (−15) | 13,200 |
| Jan 23 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am[2] | California | Jack Nicklaus (21) | 284 (−4) | 16,000 |
| Jan 29 | Los Angeles Open | California | Arnold Palmer (49) | 269 (−15) | 20,000 |
| Feb 5 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | Tom Nieporte (3) | 349 (−11) | 17,600 |
| Feb 12 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | Julius Boros (14) | 272 (−12) | 14,000 |
| Feb 19 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | Arnold Palmer (50) | 273 (−15) | 12,000 |
| Mar 5 | Doral Open Invitational[3] | Florida | Doug Sanders (18) | 275 (−9) | 20,000 |
| Mar 12 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | Florida | Julius Boros (15) | 274 (−10) | 23,000 |
| Mar 19 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | Dan Sikes (3) | 279 (−9) | 20,000 |
| Mar 26 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | Gay Brewer (8) | 262 (−26) | 15,000 |
| Apr 2 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | George Archer (2) | 267 (−17) | 25,000 |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Gay Brewer (9) | 280 (−8) | 20,000 |
| Apr 16 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Frank Beard (4) | 278 (−6) | 20,000 |
| Apr 16 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | Randy Glover (1) | 278 (−10) | 5,000 |
| Apr 24 | Dallas Open Invitational[4] | Texas | Bert Yancey (4) | 274 (−6) | 20,000 |
| Apr 30 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4) | 277 (−7) | 20,000 |
| May 7 | Houston Champions International | Texas | Frank Beard (5) | 274 (−10) | 23,000 |
| May 14 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana |  George Knudson (4) | 277 (−11) | 20,000 |
| May 21 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Dave Stockton (1) | 278 (−2) | 23,000 |
| May 28 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | Miller Barber (2) | 278 (−10) | 13,200 |
| Jun 4 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | Dave Hill (4) | 272 (−8) | 20,000 |
| Jun 11 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Julius Boros (16) | 283 (−5) | 20,000 |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | New Jersey | Jack Nicklaus (22) | 275 (−5) | 30,000 |
| Jun 25 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | Gardner Dickinson (4) | 271 (−9) | 20,700 |
| Jul 3 | Canadian Open | Canada | Billy Casper (33) | 279 (−5) | 30,000 |
| Jul 9 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Frank Beard (6) | 279 (−9) | 20,000 |
| Jul 15 | British Open | England |  Roberto De Vicenzo (6) | 278 (−10) | 5,880 |
| Jul 24 | PGA Championship | Colorado | Don January (6) | 281 (−7) | 25,000 |
| Jul 30 | Minnesota Golf Classic | Minnesota | Lou Graham (1) | 286 (−2) | 20,000 |
| Aug 6 | Western Open | Illinois | Jack Nicklaus (23) | 274 (−10) | 20,000 |
| Aug 13 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Arnold Palmer (51) | 276 (−4) | 20,000 |
| Aug 20 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | Charlie Sifford (1) | 272 (−12) | 20,000 |
| Aug 30 | Westchester Classic | New York | Jack Nicklaus (24) | 272 (−16) | 50,000 |
| Sep 4 | Carling World Open | Canada | Billy Casper (34) | 281 (−3) | 35,000 |
| Sep 17 | Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | Dan Sikes (4) | 276 (−12) | 22,000 |
| Sep 24 | Thunderbird Classic | New Jersey | Arnold Palmer (52) | 283 (−5) | 30,000 |
| Oct 1 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia |  Bob Charles (4) | 282 (−6) | 22,000 |
| Oct 28 | Sahara Invitational[5] | Nevada | Jack Nicklaus (25) | 270 (−14) | 20,000 |
| Nov 5 | Hawaiian Open[6] | Hawaii | Dudley Wysong (2) | 284 (−4) | 20,000 |
| Dec 3 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | Marty Fleckman (1) | 275 (−13) | 5,000 |
Source:[7][8]
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 188,998 |
| 2 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 184,065 |
| 3 | Billy Casper | United States | 129,423 |
| 4 | Julius Boros | United States | 126,785 |
| 5 | Dan Sikes | United States | 111,508 |
| 6 | Doug Sanders | United States | 109,455 |
| 7 | Frank Beard | United States | 105,778 |
| 8 | George Archer | United States | 84,344 |
| 9 | Gay Brewer | United States | 78,548 |
| 10 | Bob Goalby | United States | 77,106 |
Source:[9]
Awards
References
- ↑ "Nicklaus Earns Pro Golfer Award". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. AP. November 14, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Jack's Birdie Binge Wins Crosby By 5". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. January 24, 1967. p. 1-C.
- ↑ "Sanders Makes Doral Chance Golden". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. March 6, 1967. p. 1-C.
- ↑ "Yancey's Finish Wins Dallas Golf". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. April 25, 1967. p. 1-C.
- ↑ "Jack Nicklaus Wins Sahara Golf Tourney". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. AP. October 29, 1967. p. 11.
- ↑ "Wysong Tops Casper". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. November 6, 1967. p. 3-C.
- ↑ "1967 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 662–8. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ↑ "Nicklaus is PGA Leading Money Maker". Naugatuck Daily News. Naugatuck, Connecticut. UPI. December 5, 1967. p. 5.
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