1966 PGA Tour
The 1966 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to November 27. The season consisted of 40 official money events. Billy Casper won the most tournaments, four, and there were six first-time winners. Casper was the leading money winner with earnings of $121,945. He was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Money leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
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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 |
Source:[6]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
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Money winner | Billy Casper | ![]() |
PGA Player of the Year | Billy Casper | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper | ![]() |
References
- "Casper Is Named Golfer Of Year; Billy Burke is Selected for Hall of Fame by P.G.A." The New York Times. UPI. November 2, 1966. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- "Rudolph Holds Off Bear". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. August 15, 1966. p. 1-C.
- Rescheduled to November after original May 5–8 tourney was rained out.
- "1966 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 656–62. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- "Casper Leads Golf Earnings". Playground Daily News. Fort Walton Beach, Florida. AP. November 29, 1966. p. 7.
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