1968 - Men America
The winners in the category "1968 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the "500" Festival Open Invitational (June 6-9; held in conjunction with the Indy 500 race week). Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) and defending champion Frank Beard (USA) finished 1 shot behind Billy Casper (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years, and third time in total. [Brickyard Crossing GC, at the time known as Speedway GC, Indianapolis, IN].
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 8-11). Jack Nicklaus (USA) beat PGA Tour rookie Lee Elder (USA) at the fifth playoff hole (par-4 17th), to win for the second consecutive week. Frank Beard (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Bob Hope Desert Classic (Jan 31-Feb 4). Palmer (USA) beat Deane Beman (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; Eldorado CC; La Quinta CC].
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Played as the Argentine Masters (Torneo de Maestros). Bob Goalby (USA) finished in second place behind Archer (USA). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Fidel De Luca (Arg) finished in second place behind Fernandez (Arg). [GC Argentino, Del Viso, Buenos Aires].
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Played as the Florida Citrus Open Invitational (March 14-17). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sikes (USA). [Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, FL].
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Played as the Atlanta Classic (May 30-Jun 2). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lunn (USA), who recorded back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour. [Atlanta CC, Marietta, Georgia].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (Aug 1-4). Second-placed Miller Barber (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Jack Nicklaus (USA). [Olympia Fields CC, nr Chicago, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Kenji Hosoishi (Jpn) and Hugh Baiocchi (RSA, amateur) finished in second place behind Takaaki (Jpn). [Sao Fernando GC, Cotia, nr Sao Paulo].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Open Invitational (July 4-7). Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind Tom Weiskopf (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
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Played as the Cajun Classic (Nov 21-24; PGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Charlie Sifford (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Cerrudo (USA), who shot a tournament record equalling 18-under-par 270. [Oakbourne CC, Lafayette, Louisiana].
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Played as the Canadian Open (June 20-23). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bob Charles (NZ), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [St George's G&CC, Etobicoke, Ontario].
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 16-19). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) finished 5 shots behind Billy Casper (USA), who won this event for the second time. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
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Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile). Won by Travieso (Arg).
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Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (April 25-28). Second-placed Kermit Zarley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barber (USA). [Preston Trail GC, Dallas, TX].
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Played as the Cleveland Open (June 27-30). Second-placed Bob Dickson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Dave Stockton (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Lakewood CC, Westlake, nr Cleveland, OH].
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Played as the Doral Open (March 7-10). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gardner Dickinson (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
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Andy Williams
Played as the Andy Williams San Diego Open Invitational (Feb 8-11). Second-placed Al Geiberger (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Weiskopf (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 25-28). Second-placed and defending champion Palmer (USA) finished 3 shots behind Casper (USA). [Brookside GC, Pasadena, CA].
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Played as the inaugural Greater Milwaukee Open (July 11-14). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 4 shots behind Dave Stockton (USA). [North Shore CC, Mequon, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
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Played as the Houston Champions International (May 2-5). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 1 shot behind Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg), who recorded the last of his seven PGA Tour wins. [Cypress Creek course, Champions GC, Houston, TX].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 28-31). Second-placed Don January (USA), Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Puerto Rico/USA), DeWitt Weaver Jr (USA) and Doug Sanders (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jacklin (Eng), the first Englishman to win on the PGA Tour. [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Kemper Insurance
Played as the inaugural Kemper Open (Sept 12-15). Second-placed Art Wall Jr (USA) and Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 4 shots behind 39-year-old Palmer (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Massachusetts].
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Lucky Lager
Played as the Lucky International Open (Oct 31-Nov 3). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) and Don Massengale (USA) finished 4 shots behind Billy Casper (USA), who recorded his 40th PGA Tour win. [Harding Park GC, San Francisco, Calif. Now known as TPC Harding Park].
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Kaiser Intl.
Played as the inaugural Kaiser International Open Invitational (Jan 18-21). Second-placed Dave Marr (USA) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Kermit Zarley (USA), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [North course, Silverado Resort, Napa, CA].
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Played as the Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (May 9-12). Second-placed Bert Yancey (USA) finished 2 shots behind George Archer (USA). [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
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Played as the Panama Open. Won by Baird (USA) by 11 shots. [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
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Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 11-14; PGA Tour season-opener). Pott (USA) beat Billy Casper (USA) and Bruce Devlin (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his five PGA Tour wins. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
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Played as the Pensacola Open (March 22-25). Second-placed Dave Marr (USA) and Tony Jacklin (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Archer (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
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Played as the Philadelphia Golf Classic (Aug 22-25). 25-year-old tour rookie Bob Murphy (USA) beat Labron Harris Jr (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole (par-5 17th), to claim the first of his five PGA Tour wins. [Whitemarsh Valley CC, Lafayette Hill, nr Philadelphia, PA].
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Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Feb 15-18). Second-placed Jack Montgomery (USA), Sam Carmichael (USA) and defending champion Julius Boros (USA) finished 3 shots behind Knudson (Can), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
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Sahara Hotel
Played as the Sahara Invitational (Oct 17-20). Chi Chi Rodríguez (PR/USA) beat Dale Douglass (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [Paradise Valley CC, Henderson, NV; now called Wildhorse GC].
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Played as the inaugural Magnolia State Classic (May 16-19; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). McLendon (USA) beat Pete Fleming (USA) with an 18-foot birdie putt at the ninth sudden-death playoff hole. [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].
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Played as the Tournament of Champions (April 18-21). Second-placed Julius Boros (USA) finished 1 shot behind January (USA). [Las Vegas National GC, Las Vegas, NV; at the time known as Stardust CC].
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Nov 7-10). Second-placed George Archer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Trevino (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win; the first came earlier in 1968 in the US Open. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
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Played as the Westchester Classic (Aug 15-18). Second-placed Dan Sykes (USA), tour rookie Bob Murphy (USA), and defending champion Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Boros (USA), who recorded the last of his 18 PGA Tour wins. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
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Played as the Memphis Open Invitational (May 23-26). Second-placed Monty Kaser (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Lunn (USA). [Colonial CC, White Station, Memphis, TN. Club relocated to Cordova, nr Memphis in 1972].
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Texas Open not played in 1968 as Pecan Valley hosted the US PGA Championship.
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Played as the Thunderbird Classic. Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) and Bob Lunn (USA) finished 3 shots behind Murphy (USA). [Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, NJ].
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Played as the Greater Hartford Open Invitational (Sept 5-8). Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Billy Casper (USA). This was the third of Casper's four wins in this event. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 22-25). Second-placed Frank Beard (USA) and Frank Boynton (USA) finished 1 shot behind George Knudson (Can), who also won the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open a week earlier. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Caracas Open. Second-placed Wes Ellis (USA) finished 1 shot behind Weaver (USA). [Valle Arriba GC, Caracas, Venezuela].
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Played as the World Series of Golf (Sept 7/8; unofficial four-man 36-hole exhibition event for the season's four major championship winners). Gary Player (RSA; British Open) beat Bob Goalby (USA; Masters) with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole (par-4 18th). Both shot 143 (+3) in regulation play. Third (144): Julius Boros (USA; US PGA). Fourth (153): Lee Trevino (USA; US Open). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 5-8). Second-placed George Archer (USA), Gene Littler (USA) and Bobby Nichols (USA) finished 4 shots behind Casper (USA), who recorded his second win in this event. [Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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