1967 PGA Tour

The 1967 PGA Tour season was played from January 12 to December 3, and 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.

1967 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 12, 1967 (1967-01-12) – December 3, 1967 (1967-12-03)
Number of official events40
Most wins5:
United States Jack Nicklaus
Money winnerUnited States Jack Nicklaus
Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1967 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 15San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia71,000United States Bob Goalby (7)
Jan 23Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia80,000United States Jack Nicklaus (21)Pro-Am
Jan 29Los Angeles OpenCalifornia100,000United States Arnold Palmer (49)
Feb 5Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia88,000United States Tom Nieporte (3)Pro-Am
Feb 12Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona70,000United States Julius Boros (14)
Feb 19Tucson Open InvitationalArizona60,000United States Arnold Palmer (50)
Mar 5Doral Open InvitationalFlorida100,000United States Doug Sanders (18)
Mar 12Florida Citrus Open InvitationalFlorida115,000United States Julius Boros (15)
Mar 19Jacksonville OpenFlorida100,000United States Dan Sikes (3)
Mar 26Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida75,000United States Gay Brewer (8)
Apr 2Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina125,000United States George Archer (2)
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia165,000United States Gay Brewer (9)Major championship
Apr 16Tournament of ChampionsNevada100,000United States Frank Beard (4)Winners-only event
Apr 16Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina25,000United States Randy Glover (1)Alternate event
Apr 24Dallas Open InvitationalTexas100,000United States Bert Yancey (4)
Apr 30Texas Open InvitationalTexas100,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
May 7Houston Champions InternationalTexas115,000United States Frank Beard (5)
May 14Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana100,000Canada George Knudson (4)
May 21Colonial National InvitationTexas115,000United States Dave Stockton (1)Invitational
May 28Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma66,000United States Miller Barber (2)
Jun 4Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee100,000United States Dave Hill (4)
Jun 11Buick Open InvitationalMichigan100,000United States Julius Boros (16)
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew Jersey170,000United States Jack Nicklaus (22)Major championship
Jun 25Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio103,500United States Gardner Dickinson (4)
Jul 3Canadian OpenCanada100,000United States Billy Casper (33)
Jul 9500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana100,000United States Frank Beard (6)
Jul 15The Open ChampionshipEngland£15,000Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (6)Major championship
Jul 24PGA ChampionshipColorado150,000United States Don January (6)Major championship
Jul 30Minnesota Golf ClassicMinnesota100,000United States Lou Graham (1)
Aug 6Western OpenIllinois100,000United States Jack Nicklaus (23)
Aug 13American Golf ClassicOhio100,000United States Arnold Palmer (51)
Aug 20Greater Hartford Open InvitationalConnecticut100,000United States Charlie Sifford (1)
Aug 30Westchester ClassicNew York250,000United States Jack Nicklaus (24)New tournament
Sep 4Carling World OpenCanada175,000United States Billy Casper (34)
Sep 17Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania110,000United States Dan Sikes (4)
Sep 24Thunderbird ClassicNew Jersey150,000United States Arnold Palmer (52)
Oct 1Atlanta ClassicGeorgia110,000New Zealand Bob Charles (4)
Oct 28Sahara InvitationalNevada100,000United States Jack Nicklaus (25)
Nov 5Hawaiian OpenHawaii100,000United States Dudley Wysong (2)
Dec 3Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana35,000United States Marty Fleckman (1)

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Oct 22 Ryder Cup Texas n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 12 World Cup Mexico 6,300 United States Jack Nicklaus and
United States Arnold Palmer		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy United States Arnold Palmer

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[9]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus188,998
2United States Arnold Palmer184,065
3United States Billy Casper129,423
4United States Julius Boros126,785
5United States Dan Sikes111,508

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winnerUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Arnold Palmer

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.

References
  1. "Nicklaus Earns Pro Golfer Award". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. AP. November 14, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. "Sanders Makes Doral Chance Golden". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. March 6, 1967. p. 1-C.
  3. "Jack's Birdie Binge Wins Crosby By 5". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. January 24, 1967. p. 1-C.
  4. "Yancey's Finish Wins Dallas Golf". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. April 25, 1967. p. 1-C.
  5. "Jack Nicklaus Wins Sahara Golf Tourney". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. AP. October 29, 1967. p. 11.
  6. "Wysong Tops Casper". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. November 6, 1967. p. 3-C.
  7. "1967 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  8. 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.
  9. "Nicklaus is PGA Leading Money Maker". Naugatuck Daily News. Naugatuck, Connecticut. UPI. December 5, 1967. p. 5.
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