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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 United States Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money list United States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year United States 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.

Schedule

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 United States Bob Goalby (7)
Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 80,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (21) Pro-Am
Jan 29 Los Angeles Open California 100,000 United States Arnold Palmer (49)
Feb 5 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 88,000 United States Tom Nieporte (3) Pro-Am
Feb 12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 70,000 United States Julius Boros (14)
Feb 19 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 60,000 United States Arnold Palmer (50)
Mar 5 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000 United States Doug Sanders (18)
Mar 12 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 115,000 United States Julius Boros (15)
Mar 19 Jacksonville Open Florida 100,000 United States Dan Sikes (3)
Mar 26 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 75,000 United States Gay Brewer (8)
Apr 2 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 125,000 United States George Archer (2)
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 165,000 United States Gay Brewer (9) Major championship
Apr 16 Tournament of Champions Nevada 100,000 United States Frank Beard (4) Winners-only event
Apr 16 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 25,000 United States Randy Glover (1) Alternate event
Apr 24 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 100,000 United States Bert Yancey (4)
Apr 30 Texas Open Invitational Texas 100,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
May 7 Houston Champions International Texas 115,000 United States Frank Beard (5)
May 14 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 Canada George Knudson (4)
May 21 Colonial National Invitation Texas 115,000 United States Dave Stockton (1) Invitational
May 28 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 66,000 United States Miller Barber (2)
Jun 4 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000 United States Dave Hill (4)
Jun 11 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 100,000 United States Julius Boros (16)
Jun 18 U.S. Open New Jersey 170,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (22) Major championship
Jun 25 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 103,500 United States Gardner Dickinson (4)
Jul 3 Canadian Open Canada 100,000 United States Billy Casper (33)
Jul 9 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000 United States Frank Beard (6)
Jul 15 The Open Championship England £15,000 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (6) Major championship [b]
Jul 24 PGA Championship Colorado 150,000 United States Don January (6) Major championship
Jul 30 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 United States Lou Graham (1)
Aug 6 Western Open Illinois 100,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (23)
Aug 13 American Golf Classic Ohio 100,000 United States Arnold Palmer (51)
Aug 20 Greater Hartford Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 United States Charlie Sifford (1)
Aug 30 Westchester Classic New York 250,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (24) New tournament
Sep 4 Carling World Open Canada 175,000 United States Billy Casper (34)
Sep 17 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 110,000 United States Dan Sikes (4)
Sep 24 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 150,000 United States Arnold Palmer (52)
Oct 1 Atlanta Classic Georgia 110,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (4)
Oct 28 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (25)
Nov 5 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 100,000 United States Dudley Wysong (2)
Dec 3 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 35,000 United 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 list

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

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

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Jack Nicklaus [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) United States 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.

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.

External links

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