1967 PGA Tour

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1967 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 12, 1967 (1967-01-12) – December 3, 1967 (1967-12-03)
Number of official events40
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
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The 1967 PGA Tour was the 52nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1967 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 15 San Diego Open Invitational California71,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (7)
Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California80,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (21)Pro-Am
Jan 29 Los Angeles Open California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (49)
Feb 5 Bob Hope Desert Classic California88,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Nieporte (3)Pro-Am
Feb 12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (14)
Feb 19 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (50)
Mar 5 Doral Open Invitational Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (18)
Mar 12 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (15)
Mar 19 Jacksonville Open Florida100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes (3)
Mar 26 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer (8)
Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina125,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (2)
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia165,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer (9) Major championship
Apr 16 Tournament of Champions Nevada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (4)Winners-only event
Apr 16 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Glover (1)Alternate event
Apr 24 Dallas Open Invitational Texas100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Yancey (4)
Apr 30 Texas Open Invitational Texas100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
May 7 Houston Champions International Texas115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (5)
May 14 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana100,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson (4)
May 21 Colonial National Invitation Texas115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton (1)Invitational
May 28 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma66,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (2)
Jun 4 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (4)
Jun 11 Buick Open Invitational Michigan100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (16)
Jun 18 U.S. Open New Jersey170,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (22) Major championship
Jun 25 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio103,500 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson (4)
Jul 3 Canadian Open Canada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (33)
Jul 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (6)
Jul 15 The Open Championship England£15,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (6) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 24 PGA Championship Colorado150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (6) Major championship
Jul 30 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lou Graham (1)
Aug 6 Western Open Illinois100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (23)
Aug 13 American Golf Classic Ohio100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (51)
Aug 20 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Sifford (1)
Aug 30 Westchester Classic New York250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (24)New tournament
Sep 4 Carling World Open Canada175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (34)
Sep 17 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes (4)
Sep 24 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (52)
Oct 1 Atlanta Classic Georgia110,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (4)
Oct 28 Sahara Invitational Nevada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (25)
Nov 5 Hawaiian Open Hawaii100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dudley Wysong (2)
Dec 3 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Marty Fleckman (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Oct 22 Ryder Cup Texasn/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Nov 12 World Cup Mexico6,300 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus and
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 		Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 188,998
2 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 184,065
3 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 129,423
4 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros 126,786
5 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes 111,509
6 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders 109,455
7 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard 105,779
8 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer 84,344
9 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer 78,549
10 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby 77,107

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer [5]

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. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. ↑ "1967 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Jack Still No. 1" . The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 5, 1967. p. 34. Retrieved November 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nicklaus Earns Pro Golfer Award". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 14, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2013– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "A year of epic achievement" . Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. December 16, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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