1967 PGA Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1967
| tour = PGA Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1967|1|12}} – {{end date|1967|12|3}}
| no_of_events = 40
| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (5)
| honor1 = Money list
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus
| honor2 = PGA Player of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus
| honor3 =
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| honor4 =
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| prevseason = 1966
| nextseason = 1968
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1967.html |title=1967 winners sorted by age |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 9, 2008 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045438/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1967.html |archive-date=29 November 2014}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-first=Sal |editor2-last=Seanor |editor2-first=Dave |title=The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia |year=2009 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=New York, New York |pages=662–8 |isbn=978-1-60239-302-8}}
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner{{efn|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.}} !Notes | |||||
| Jan 15 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | align=right|71,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby (7) | |
| Jan 23 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | align=right|80,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (21) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 29 | Los Angeles Open | California | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (49) | |
| Feb 5 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | align=right|88,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Nieporte (3) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 12 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | align=right|70,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Boros (14) | |
| Feb 19 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | align=right|60,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (50) | |
| Mar 5 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders (18) | |
| Mar 12 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | Florida | align=right|115,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Boros (15) | |
| Mar 19 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Sikes (3) | |
| Mar 26 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | align=right|75,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gay Brewer (8) | |
| Apr 2 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | align=right|125,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} George Archer (2) | |
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| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | align=right|165,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gay Brewer (9) | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Beard (4) | Winners-only event |
| Apr 16 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Randy Glover (1) | Alternate event |
| Apr 24 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bert Yancey (4) | |
| Apr 30 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4) | |
| May 7 | Houston Champions International | Texas | align=right|115,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Beard (5) | |
| May 14 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|CAN}} George Knudson (4) | |
| May 21 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | align=right|115,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Stockton (1) | Invitational |
| May 28 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | align=right|66,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Miller Barber (2) | |
| Jun 4 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Hill (4) | |
| Jun 11 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Boros (16) | |
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| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | New Jersey | align=right|170,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (22) | Major championship |
| Jun 25 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | align=right|103,500 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gardner Dickinson (4) | |
| Jul 3 | Canadian Open | Canada | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (33) | |
| Jul 9 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Beard (6) | |
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| Jul 15 | The Open Championship | England | align=right|£15,000 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto De Vicenzo (6) | Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}} |
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| Jul 24 | PGA Championship | Colorado | align=right|150,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Don January (6) | Major championship |
| Jul 30 | Minnesota Golf Classic | Minnesota | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lou Graham (1) | |
| Aug 6 | Western Open | Illinois | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (23) | |
| Aug 13 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (51) | |
| Aug 20 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational | Connecticut | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Sifford (1) | |
| Aug 30 | Westchester Classic | New York | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (24) | New tournament |
| Sep 4 | Carling World Open | Canada | align=right|175,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (34) | |
| Sep 17 | Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | align=right|110,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Sikes (4) | |
| Sep 24 | Thunderbird Classic | New Jersey | align=right|150,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (52) | |
| Oct 1 | Atlanta Classic | Georgia | align=right|110,000 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles (4) | |
| Oct 28 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (25) | |
| Nov 5 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | align=right|100,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dudley Wysong (2) | |
| Dec 3 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | align=right|35,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Fleckman (1) |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner(s) !Notes |
| Oct 22
|Texas |align=center|n/a |{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA |Team event |
| rowspan=2|Nov 12
|rowspan=2|Mexico |rowspan=2 align=right|6,300 |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus and |Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy
|{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/370995331/ |title=Jack Still No. 1 |newspaper=The Evening Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=5 December 1967 |access-date=9 November 2023 |page=34 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus | align=center|188,998 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer | align=center|184,065 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper | align=center|129,423 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Julius Boros | align=center|126,786 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Sikes | align=center|111,509 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders | align=center|109,455 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Beard | align=center|105,779 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|USA}} George Archer | align=center|84,344 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gay Brewer | align=center|78,549 |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby | align=center|77,107 |
Awards
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|https://www.pgatour.com/}}
{{PGA Tour Seasons}}