Golf tour season
The 1967 PGA Tour was the 52nd season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1967 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 15
San Diego Open Invitational
California
71,000
Bob Goalby (7)
Jan 23
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
California
80,000
Jack Nicklaus (21)
Pro-Am
Jan 29
Los Angeles Open
California
100,000
Arnold Palmer (49)
Feb 5
Bob Hope Desert Classic
California
88,000
Tom Nieporte (3)
Pro-Am
Feb 12
Phoenix Open Invitational
Arizona
70,000
Julius Boros (14)
Feb 19
Tucson Open Invitational
Arizona
60,000
Arnold Palmer (50)
Mar 5
Doral Open Invitational
Florida
100,000
Doug Sanders (18)
Mar 12
Florida Citrus Open Invitational
Florida
115,000
Julius Boros (15)
Mar 19
Jacksonville Open
Florida
100,000
Dan Sikes (3)
Mar 26
Pensacola Open Invitational
Florida
75,000
Gay Brewer (8)
Apr 2
Greater Greensboro Open
North Carolina
125,000
George Archer (2)
Apr 9
Masters Tournament
Georgia
165,000
Gay Brewer (9)
Major championship
Apr 16
Tournament of Champions
Nevada
100,000
Frank Beard (4)
Winners-only event
Apr 16
Azalea Open Invitational
North Carolina
25,000
Randy Glover (1)
Alternate event
Apr 24
Dallas Open Invitational
Texas
100,000
Bert Yancey (4)
Apr 30
Texas Open Invitational
Texas
100,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
May 7
Houston Champions International
Texas
115,000
Frank Beard (5)
May 14
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
Louisiana
100,000
George Knudson (4)
May 21
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
115,000
Dave Stockton (1)
Invitational
May 28
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
Oklahoma
66,000
Miller Barber (2)
Jun 4
Memphis Open Invitational
Tennessee
100,000
Dave Hill (4)
Jun 11
Buick Open Invitational
Michigan
100,000
Julius Boros (16)
Jun 18
U.S. Open
New Jersey
170,000
Jack Nicklaus (22)
Major championship
Jun 25
Cleveland Open Invitational
Ohio
103,500
Gardner Dickinson (4)
Jul 3
Canadian Open
Canada
100,000
Billy Casper (33)
Jul 9
500 Festival Open Invitation
Indiana
100,000
Frank Beard (6)
Jul 15
The Open Championship
England
£15,000
Roberto De Vicenzo (6)
Major championship [ b]
Jul 24
PGA Championship
Colorado
150,000
Don January (6)
Major championship
Jul 30
Minnesota Golf Classic
Minnesota
100,000
Lou Graham (1)
Aug 6
Western Open
Illinois
100,000
Jack Nicklaus (23)
Aug 13
American Golf Classic
Ohio
100,000
Arnold Palmer (51)
Aug 20
Greater Hartford Open Invitational
Connecticut
100,000
Charlie Sifford (1)
Aug 30
Westchester Classic
New York
250,000
Jack Nicklaus (24)
New tournament
Sep 4
Carling World Open
Canada
175,000
Billy Casper (34)
Sep 17
Philadelphia Golf Classic
Pennsylvania
110,000
Dan Sikes (4)
Sep 24
Thunderbird Classic
New Jersey
150,000
Arnold Palmer (52)
Oct 1
Atlanta Classic
Georgia
110,000
Bob Charles (4)
Oct 28
Sahara Invitational
Nevada
100,000
Jack Nicklaus (25)
Nov 5
Hawaiian Open
Hawaii
100,000
Dudley Wysong (2)
Dec 3
Cajun Classic Open Invitational
Louisiana
35,000
Marty Fleckman (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.[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Jack Nicklaus
188,998
2
Arnold Palmer
184,065
3
Billy Casper
129,423
4
Julius Boros
126,786
5
Dan Sikes
111,509
6
Doug Sanders
109,455
7
Frank Beard
105,779
8
George Archer
84,344
9
Gay Brewer
78,549
10
Bob Goalby
77,107
^ 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "1967 winners sorted by age" . PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. 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 .
^ "Jack Still No. 1" . The Evening Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. December 5, 1967. p. 34. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "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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