# 1966 PGA Tour

The 1966 PGA Tour was the 51st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1966 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 9 | Los Angeles Open | California | 70,000 | Arnold Palmer (46) | |
| Jan 16 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | 45,000 | Billy Casper (29) | |
| Jan 23 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 104,500 | Don Massengale (1) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 31 | Lucky International Open | California | 57,000 | Ken Venturi (14) | |
| Feb 6 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 80,000 | Doug Sanders (15) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | 60,000 | Dudley Wysong (1) | |
| Feb 20 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | 45,000 | Joe Campbell (3) | |
| Mar 7 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | 50,000 | Gay Brewer (7) | |
| Mar 13 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | 100,000 | Phil Rodgers (4) | |
| Mar 20 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | Florida | 110,000 | Lionel Hebert (5) | New tournament |
| Mar 27 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | 82,000 | Doug Sanders (16) | |
| Apr 3 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 100,000 | Doug Sanders (17) | |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 100,000 | Jack Nicklaus (18) | Major championship |
| Apr 17 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | 22,800 | Bert Yancey (1) | Alternate event |
| Apr 18 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 100,000 | Arnold Palmer (47) | Winners-only event |
| Apr 26 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | 85,000 | Roberto De Vicenzo (5) | |
| May 1 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | 80,000 | Harold Henning (1) | |
| May 16 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | 100,000 | Frank Beard (3) | |
| May 22 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 110,000 | Bruce Devlin (2) | Invitational |
| May 29 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | 42,500 | Tony Lema (12) | |
| Jun 5 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | 100,000 | Bert Yancey (2) | |
| Jun 12 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | 100,000 | Phil Rodgers (5) | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | California | 150,000 | Billy Casper (30) | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Western Open | Illinois | 100,000 | Billy Casper (31) | |
| Jul 9 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £15,000 | Jack Nicklaus (19) | Major championship |
| Jul 17 | Minnesota Golf Classic | Minnesota | 100,000 | Bobby Nichols (7) | |
| Jul 24 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 150,000 | Al Geiberger (4) | Major championship |
| Jul 31 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | 100,000 | Billy Casper (32) | |
| Aug 7 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | 100,000 | R. H. Sikes (2) | |
| Aug 14 | Thunderbird Classic | New Jersey | 100,000 | Mason Rudolph (4) | |
| Aug 21 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | 100,000 | Art Wall Jr. (13) | |
| Aug 28 | Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | 110,000 | Don January (5) | |
| Sep 3 | Carling World Open | England | 175,000 | Bruce Devlin (3) | |
| Sep 18 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | 50,000 | Bert Yancey (3) | |
| Sep 25 | Greater Seattle-Everett Classic | Washington | 50,000 | Homero Blancas (1) | |
| Oct 2 | Canadian Open | Canada | 100,000 | Don Massengale (2) | |
| Oct 15 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | 100,000 | Jack Nicklaus (20) | |
| Oct 30 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 42,500 | Ted Makalena (1) | |
| Nov 20 May 8 | Houston Champions International | Texas | 110,000 | Arnold Palmer (48) | |
| Nov 27 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | 34,500 | Jacky Cupit (4) | |

### 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 14 | Canada Cup | Japan | 6,300 | Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer | Team event |
| Nov 14 | Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Japan | 6,300 | George Knudson | |

## 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 | 121,945 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | 111,419 |
| 3 | Arnold Palmer | 110,468 |
| 4 | Doug Sanders | 80,096 |
| 5 | Gay Brewer | 75,688 |
| 6 | Phil Rodgers | 68,360 |
| 7 | Gene Littler | 68,345 |
| 8 | R. H. Sikes | 67,349 |
| 9 | Frank Beard | 66,041 |
| 10 | Al Geiberger | 63,220 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| PGA Player of the Year | Billy Casper | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper | |