1968 - Men Awards
The winners in the category "1968 - Men Awards" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Awards
British PGA
Townsend (Eng) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the GB&I PGA Tour, with 71.33. Neil Coles (Eng) was second with 71.62; Brian Huggett (Wales) was third with 71.65. Amongst those playing less than 40 rounds on the Tour, Tony Jacklin (Eng) averaged 71.58 over 12 rounds.
Awards
PGA of America
Casper (USA) won his fifth PGA of America Vardon Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour. Jack Nicklaus (USA) was second with 69.97; George Archer (USA) was third with 70.34.
Awards
PGA of America
Casper (USA) won his second PGA Tour leading money winner title, with 1968 season earnings of $205,168 on the Tour. Jack Nicklaus (USA) was second with $155,285; Tom Weiskopf (USA) was third with $152,946.
Awards
British PGA
Huggett (Wales) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1968 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Huggett accumulated 919 pts; Peter Butler (Eng) was second with 909 pts; Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire) was third with 895.5 pts. Peter Townsend (Eng) topped the Tour's 1968 Prize Money List with £9,593; Huggett was second with £8,223; Neil Coles (Eng) was third with £5,934.
Awards
PGA of America
PGA of America Player of the Year Award award not made in 1968.
Awards
British PGA
Gallacher (Scot) won the British PGA 1968 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season tour player. Gallacher finished 32nd on the PGA's (points-based) Order of Merit; he won £953 in prize money during the season.
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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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