1968 PGA Championship

1968 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates July 18–21, 1968
Location San Antonio, Texas
Course(s) Pecan Valley Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 70
Length 7,096 yards (6,489 m)
Field 165 players, 75 after cut[1]
Cut 149 (+9)
Prize fund $150,000[1]
Winner's share $25,000
Champion
United States Julius Boros
281 (+1)
«1967
1969»
Pecan Valley Golf Club
Location in United States

The 1968 PGA Championship was the 50th PGA Championship played July 18–21 at Pecan Valley Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. Julius Boros, age 48, won the third of his three major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Bob Charles and Arnold Palmer.[2] Through 2013, Boros remains the oldest winner of a major championship. The tournament was played in very hot conditions, and Palmer had an 8-foot (2.4 m) putt to tie on the 72nd green, but it missed on the high side of the hole.[3][4] It was the second of his three runner-up finishes at the only major he never won; he also tied for second in 1964 and 1970.

This was the final major tournament before the formation of the Tournament Players Division, later renamed the PGA Tour. The tour pros broke away from the PGA of America in August and formed an independent tour, the American Professional Golfers, Inc. (APG).[5][6][7][8] A compromise was reached in December which brought the tournament players back to the PGA in a separate division with its own policy board and commissioner.[9][10][11]

In his seventh PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus missed his first cut in the event by a stroke; five of his six finishes were in the top three, with a victory in 1963 in Dallas.

This PGA Championship was played immediately after the Open Championship in Scotland, the fifth time during the 1960s which the final two majors were played in consecutive weeks. This PGA Championship was also the last held in July; it moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971 in February in Florida).

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Al Geiberger  United States 1966 70 73 71 71 285 +5 T8
Lionel Hebert  United States 1957 75 71 70 74 290 +10 T30
Sam Snead  United States 1942, 1949, 1951 75 71 72 73 291 +11 T34
Dow Finsterwald  United States 1958 71 75 75 74 295 +15 T48
Don January  United States 1967 78 71 75 72 296 +16 T51
Bobby Nichols  United States 1964 75 72 76 75 298 +18 T57

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1963 71 79 150 +8
Bob Rosburg  United States 1959 75 75 150 +8
Jerry Barber  United States 1961 77 74 151 +9
Walter Burkemo  United States 1953 74 78 152 +10
Dave Marr  United States 1965 77 76 153 +11
Paul Runyan  United States 1934, 1938 79 74 153 +11
Doug Ford  United States 1955 77 77 154 +12
Jay Hebert  United States 1960 74 80 154 +12
Jim Ferrier  Australia 1947 80 76 156 +14
Jim Turnesa  United States 1952 78 78 156 +14

Source:[1]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 21, 1968

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Julius Boros  United States 71-71-70-69=281 +1 25,000
T2 Bob Charles  New Zealand 72-70-70-70=282 +2 12,500
Arnold Palmer  United States 71-69-72-70=282
T4 George Archer  United States 71-69-74-69=283 +3 7,500
Marty Fleckman  United States 66-72-72-73=283
T6 Frank Beard  United States 68-70-72-74=284 +4 5,750
Billy Casper  United States 74-70-70-70=284
T8 Miller Barber  United States 70-70-72-73=285 +5 3,406
Frank Boynton  United States 70-73-72-70=285
Charles Coody  United States 70-77-70-68=285
Al Geiberger  United States 70-73-71-71=285
Bob Goalby  United States 73-72-70-70=285
Lou Graham  United States 73-70-70-72=285
Doug Sanders  United States 72-67-73-73=285
Dan Sikes  United States 70-72-73-70=285
Kermit Zarley  United States 72-75-68-70=285

Source:[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tournament Info for: 1968 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (July 29, 1968). "The Junkman Cools It". Sports Illustrated: 12.
  3. ↑ "Boros wins PGA; Palmer ties for 2nd". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1968. p. 20.
  4. ↑ "Boros oldest victor in PGA meet". Milwaukee Journal. July 22, 1968. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Touring Pros Studying Break". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 23, 1968. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rebel Golfers Number 205". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). Associated Press. August 20, 1968. p. 3B. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Touring Golf Pros Set Up Own Shop". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). August 20, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ Mulvoy, Mark (September 2, 1968). "The Revolt Of The Touring Pros". Sports Illustrated: 20. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ Awtrey, Stan (February 11, 2009). "Professionals' split was a good thing for the game". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tour Golfers, PGA Settle Fuss Over Tourney Control". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1968. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Pro Golf Struggle Is Settled; PGA Forms Tourney Group". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). December 14, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Bad news for Young Pros: Vet PGA King to Play On". Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Washington). July 22, 1968. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

External links

Preceded by
1968 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1969 Masters

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