1968 PGA Championship
This was the final major before the formation of the Tournament Players Division, later renamed the PGA Tour. The tour pros broke away from the PGA of America in August and formed an independent tour, the American Professional Golfers, Inc. (APG). A compromise was reached in December which brought the tournament players back to the PGA in a separate division with its own policy board and commissioner.
In his seventh PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus missed his first cut in the event by a stroke; five of his six previous finishes were in the top three, with a victory in 1963 in Dallas. He made the next nine cuts at the PGA Championship and won four more times (1971, 1973, 1975, 1980).
This PGA Championship was played immediately after the Open Championship in Scotland, the fifth time during the 1960s which the final two majors were played in consecutive weeks. This PGA Championship was also the last held in July (until 2016); it moved to August in 1969 (except 1971 when it was played in February in Florida).
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 18, 1968
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66 | −4 |
2 | ![]() |
68 | −2 |
T3 | ![]() |
69 | −1 |
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T6 | ![]() |
70 | E |
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Second round
Friday, July 19, 1968
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
68-70=138 | −2 |
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66-72=138 | ||
3 | ![]() |
72-67=139 | −1 |
T4 | ![]() |
71-69=140 | E |
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70-70=140 | ||
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71-69=140 | ||
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70-70=140 | ||
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69-71=140 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
69-73=142 | +2 |
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71-71=142 | ||
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72-70=142 | ||
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70-72=142 |
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Third round
Saturday, July 20, 1968
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
68-70-72=210 | E |
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66-72-72=210 | ||
T3 | ![]() |
70-70-72=212 | +2 |
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71-71-70=212 | ||
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72-70-70=212 | ||
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71-69-72=212 | ||
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72-72-68=212 | ||
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72-67-73=212 | ||
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69-71-72=212 | ||
10 | ![]() |
73-70-70=213 | +3 |
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Final round
Sunday, July 21, 1968
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
71-71-70-69=281 | +1 | 25,000 |
T2 | ![]() |
72-70-70-70=282 | +2 | 12,500 |
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71-69-72-70=282 | |||
T4 | ![]() |
71-69-74-69=283 | +3 | 7,500 |
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66-72-72-73=283 | |||
T6 | ![]() |
68-70-72-74=284 | +4 | 5,750 |
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74-70-70-70=284 | |||
T8 | ![]() |
70-70-72-73=285 | +5 | 3,406 |
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70-73-72-70=285 | |||
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70-77-70-68=285 | |||
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70-73-71-71=285 | |||
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73-72-70-70=285 | |||
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73-70-70-72=285 | |||
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72-67-73-73=285 | |||
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70-72-73-70=285 | |||
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72-75-68-70=285 |
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