1968 PGA Championship: The 50th Winner Was ...
The 1968 PGA Championship was the 50th anniversary edition of the tournament, the 50th time it was played.
Winner: Julius Boros, 281
Where it was played: Pecan Valley Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas
Tournament dates: July 18-21, 1968
Leader after first round: Marty Fleckman, 66
Leader after second round: Frank Beard and Marty Fleckman, 138
Leader after third round: Frank Beard and Marty Fleckman, 210
Notable Notes: A final-round 69 helped Julius Boros to the victory. At age 48, he became the oldest winner not only of the PGA Championship, but of any of the four professional majors. Arnold Palmer tied with Bob Charles in second, one stroke behind Boros. Palmer never won the PGA Championship, but finished second three times.
Final Scores
Julius Boros | 71-71-70-69—281 |
Bob Charles | 72-70-70-70—282 |
Arnold Palmer | 71-69-72-70—282 |
George Archer | 71-69-74-69—283 |
Marty Fleckman | 66-72-72-73—283 |
Frank Beard | 68-70-72-74—284 |
Billy Casper | 74-70-70-70—284 |
Miller Barber | 70-70-72-73—285 |
Frank Boynton | 70-73-72-70—285 |
Charles Coody | 70-77-70-68—285 |
Al Geiberger | 70-73-71-71—285 |
Bob Goalby | 73-72-70-70—285 |
Lou Graham | 73-70-70-72—285 |
Doug Sanders | 72-67-73-73—285 |
Dan Sikes | 70-72-73-70—285 |
Kermit Zarley | 72-75-68-70—285 |
Dave Hill | 72-74-69-71—286 |
Mason Rudolph | 69-75-70-72—286 |
Dave Stockton | 75-71-68-72—286 |
Gay Brewer | 71-72-72-72—287 |
Al Mengert | 71-73-70-73—287 |
Dick Rhyan | 72-72-68-75—287 |
Bruce Crampton | 71-75-70-72—288 |
Lee Trevino | 69-71-72-76—288 |
Bert Yancey | 75-71-70-72—288 |
Tommy Aaron | 73-73-73-70—289 |
Don Bies | 69-73-74-73—289 |
Dick Crawford | 71-75-73-70—289 |
Steve Reid | 73-73-71-72—289 |
Gardner Dickinson | 74-69-76-71—290 |
Lionel Hebert | 75-71-70-74—290 |
Gene Littler | 73-74-74-69—290 |
Bob Lunn | 72-75-72-71—290 |
Johnny Pott | 70-70-75-76—291 |
Sam Snead | 75-71-72-73—291 |
Terry Wilcox | 74-73-71-73—291 |
Mac Hunter | 71-72-73-76—292 |
John Lively | 74-74-72-72—292 |
Jerry Pittman | 74-71-74-73—292 |
Bill Sporre | 73-73-76-70—292 |
Tim Debaufre | 72-75-73-73—293 |
Raymond Floyd | 79-70-73-71—293 |
Earl Jacobson | 73-74-74-72—293 |
Tom Shaw | 76-71-77-69—293 |
Harold Henning | 73-74-76-71—294 |
Robert Stone | 74-72-72-76—294 |
Larry Wise | 75-71-74-74—294 |
Al Chandler | 72-74-77-72—295 |
Dow Finsterwald | 71-75-75-74—295 |
Ken Venturi | 74-71-75-75—295 |
Tommy Aycock | 73-74-71-78—296 |
Sam Carmichael | 73-73-78-72—296 |
Don January | 78-71-75-72—296 |
Jim Mooney | 75-74-73-75—297 |
Stan Mosel | 76-73-77-71—297 |
Don Whitt T | 75-71-74-77—297 |
Laurie Hammer | 70-78-78-72—298 |
Bobby Nichols | 75-72-76-75—298 |
Ross Coon | 72-76-76-75—299 |
Bob Hamilton | 78-71-74-76—299 |
Bobby Mitchell | 74-75-72-78—299 |
Horace Moore | 72-76-77-74—299 |
Charles Sifford | 73-74-77-75—299 |
Bob Benning | 76-71-79-74—300 |
Bill Collins | 76-73-74-77—300 |
Pat Rea | 76-73-76-75—300 |
Joe Cardenas | 73-74-80-75—302 |
Bob Crowley | 77-71-77-77—302 |
Jim Picard | 77-70-77-79—303 |
Gene Mitchell | 75-70-82-79—306 |
Robert Schoener | 79-70-79-78—306 |
Gene Webb | 76-73-79-78—306 |
Manuel De La Torre | 73-76-80-78—307 |
Larry Ziegler | 75-73-76-83—307 |