# 1968 PGA Tour

The 1968 PGA Tour was the 53rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1968 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Jan 14 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 80,000 | Johnny Pott (5) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 21 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California | 125,000 | Kermit Zarley (1) | New tournament |
| Jan 28 | Los Angeles Open | California | 100,000 | Billy Casper (35) | |
| Feb 4 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 100,000 | Arnold Palmer (53) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 11 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | 150,000 | Tom Weiskopf (1) | |
| Feb 18 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | 100,000 | George Knudson (5) | |
| Feb 25 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | 100,000 | George Knudson (6) | |
| Mar 10 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | 100,000 | Gardner Dickinson (5) | |
| Mar 17 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | Florida | 115,000 | Dan Sikes (5) | |
| Mar 25 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | 80,000 | George Archer (3) | |
| Mar 31 | Jacksonville Open Invitational | Florida | 100,000 | Tony Jacklin (1) | |
| Apr 8 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 137,500 | Billy Casper (36) | |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 100,000 | Bob Goalby (8) | Major championship |
| Apr 14 | Rebel Yell Open | Tennessee | 14,000 | Larry Mowry (n/a) | New tournament Second Tour |
| Apr 21 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 150,000 | Don January (7) | Winners-only event |
| Apr 21 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | 25,000 | Steve Reid (1) | Alternate event |
| Apr 28 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 100,000 | Miller Barber (3) | |
| May 5 | Houston Champions International | Texas | 100,000 | Roberto De Vicenzo (7) | |
| May 12 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | 100,000 | George Archer (4) | |
| May 19 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 125,000 | Billy Casper (37) | Invitational |
| May 19 | Magnolia Classic | Mississippi | 14,000 | Mac McLendon (n/a) | New tournament Second Tour |
| May 26 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | 100,000 | Bob Lunn (1) | |
| Jun 2 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | 115,000 | Bob Lunn (2) | |
| Jun 9 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | 100,000 | Billy Casper (38) | |
| Jun 16 | U.S. Open | New York | 190,000 | Lee Trevino (1) | Major championship |
| Jun 23 | Canadian Open | Canada | 125,000 | Bob Charles (5) | |
| Jun 30 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | 110,000 | Dave Stockton (2) | |
| Jul 7 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | 125,000 | Tom Weiskopf (2) | |
| Jul 13 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £20,000 | Gary Player (11) | Major championship |
| Jul 14 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 200,000 | Dave Stockton (3) | New tournament Alternate event |
| Jul 21 | PGA Championship | Texas | 150,000 | Julius Boros (17) | Major championship |
| Jul 28 | Minnesota Golf Classic | Minnesota | 100,000 | Dan Sikes (6) | |
| Aug 4 | Western Open | Illinois | 130,000 | Jack Nicklaus (26) | |
| Aug 11 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | 125,000 | Jack Nicklaus (27) | |
| Aug 18 | Westchester Classic | New York | 250,000 | Julius Boros (18) | |
| Aug 25 | Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | 100,000 | Bob Murphy (1) | |
| Sep 2 | Thunderbird Classic | New Jersey | 150,000 | Bob Murphy (2) | |
| Sep 8 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | 100,000 | Billy Casper (39) | |
| Sep 15 | Kemper Open | Massachusetts | 150,000 | Arnold Palmer (54) | New tournament |
| Sep 22 | PGA National Team Championship | Oklahoma | 100,000 | George Archer (5) and Bobby Nichols (8) | New to PGA Tour Team event |
| Sep 29 | Robinson Open | Illinois | 25,000 | Dean Refram (1) | New tournament |
| Oct 20 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | 100,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5) | |
| Oct 27 | Haig Open Invitational | California | 110,000 | Bob Dickson (1) | New tournament |
| Nov 3 | Lucky International Open | California | 100,000 | Billy Casper (40) | |
| Nov 10 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 125,000 | Lee Trevino (2) | |
| Nov 24 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | 35,000 | Ron Cerrudo (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 |
| Nov 17 | World Cup | Italy | 6,300 | Al Balding and George Knudson | Team event |
| Nov 17 | World Cup Individual Trophy | Italy | 6,300 | Al Balding | |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Billy Casper | 205,168 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 155,285 |
| 3 | Tom Weiskopf | 152,945 |
| 4 | George Archer | 150,972 |
| 5 | Julius Boros | 148,310 |
| 6 | Lee Trevino | 132,127 |
| 7 | Arnold Palmer | 114,602 |
| 8 | Dan Sikes | 108,330 |
| 9 | Miller Barber | 105,845 |
| 10 | Bob Murphy | 105,595 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper | |