The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner(s)[ a]
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 Major championship
Apr 14
Rebel Yell Open Tennessee
14,000
Larry Mowry (n/a)New tournament[ b]
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[ b]
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 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 Major championship [ c]
Jul 14
Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin
200,000
Dave Stockton (3)New tournament
Jul 21
PGA Championship Texas
150,000
Julius Boros 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
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)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 2]
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
^ 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.
^ a b Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "1968 winners sorted by age" . PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .^ "Casper's $205,168 tops prize list" Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 27, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "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.
Billy Casper (6)
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