1967 PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 20–24, 1967 |
| Location | Columbine Valley, Colorado |
| Course(s) | Columbine Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,436 yards (6,799 m)[1] |
| Field | 143 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $148,200[2] |
| Winner's share | $25,000 |
| Champion | |
 Don January |
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| 281 (−7), playoff | |
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The 1967 PGA Championship was the 49th PGA Championship, played July 20–24 at Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Don January won his only major title in an 18-hole playoff over Don Massengale (69-71).[3] Both had overtaken the leaders with low scores in the fourth round on Sunday.
Columbine was scheduled to host the championship in 1966, but flooding of the course by the South Platte River caused a postponement of a year. Firestone Country Club in Ohio, scheduled to host in 1967, swapped years with Columbine and was the site of the tournament in 1966.[4]
There was a possibility of a boycott of the championship by the top tournament players, due to grievances with the PGA of America. An understanding was achieved several weeks before and the top players entered.[5]
At the time, Columbine was the longest course in major championship history at 7,436 yards (6,799 m). The elevation of the course is over 5,300 feet (1,620 m) above sea level, additionally dry and fast conditions shortened its effective length. Tommy Aaron carded a course record 65 in the second round to take a four-stroke lead,[6] but a 76 on Saturday dropped him two back and he fell out of contention on Sunday with a 78. The 54-hole leader was Dan Sikes, the chairman of the tournament players committee,[7] who shot a final round 73 and finished a stroke out of the playoff, in a tie for third with Jack Nicklaus.[1]
This was the second and final 18-hole Monday playoff at the PGA Championship, formerly a match play event through 1957. The next playoff was ten years later in 1977 and the format was changed to sudden-death, immediately following the fourth round. It was later changed to a three-hole aggregate format, first used in 2000.
The Open Championship was played the previous week near Liverpool, England, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February).
Contents
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1963 | 67 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 282 | −6 | T3 |
| Al Geiberger | United States |
1966 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 283 | −5 | T5 |
| Lionel Hebert | United States |
1957 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 287 | −1 | T14 |
| Bobby Nichols | United States |
1964 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 70 | 287 | −1 | T14 |
| Dave Marr | United States |
1965 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 293 | +5 | T33 |
| Jack Burke, Jr. | United States |
1956 | 73 | 78 | 71 | 73 | 295 | +7 | T42 |
| Dow Finsterwald | United States |
1958 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 299 | +11 | T64 |
| Jim Ferrier |  Australia |
1947 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 301 | +13 | T64 |
| Chick Harbert | United States |
1954 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 302 | +14 | T67 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Ford | United States |
1955 | 78 | 74 | 152 | +8 |
| Jay Hebert | United States |
1960 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +8 |
| Bob Rosburg | United States |
1959 | 79 | 74 | 153 | +9 |
| Jerry Barber | United States |
1961 | 75 | 80 | 155 | +11 |
| Walter Burkemo | United States |
1953 | 81 | 75 | 156 | +12 |
| Chandler Harper | United States |
1950 | DQ |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 20, 1967
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Hill | United States |
66 | −6 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
67 | −5 |
| T3 | Don Bies | United States |
69 | −3 |
| Julius Boros | United States |
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| Davis Love, Jr. | United States |
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| Dan Sikes | United States |
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| T7 | Tommy Aaron | United States |
70 | −2 |
| Rich Bassett | United States |
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| Bob Goalby | United States |
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| Don Massengale | United States |
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| Arnold Palmer | United States |
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| Mike Souchak | United States |
Second round
Friday, July 21, 1967
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Aaron | United States |
70-65=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Don Bies | United States |
69-70=139 | −5 |
| Dave Hill | United States |
66-73=139 | ||
| Dan Sikes | United States |
69-70=139 | ||
| 5 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
70-71=141 | −3 |
| 6 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
67-75=142 | −2 |
| T7 | Bill Biedorf | United States |
72-71=143 | −1 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States |
74-69=143 | ||
| Don January | United States |
71-72=143 | ||
| R. H. Sikes | United States |
72-71=143 | ||
| Mike Souchak | United States |
70-73=143 | ||
| Dudley Wysong | United States |
73-70=143 |
Source:[6]
Third round
Saturday, July 22, 1967
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Sikes | United States |
69-70-70=209 | −7 |
| T2 | Tommy Aaron | United States |
70-65-76=211 | −5 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
67-75-69=211 | ||
| 4 | Bob Goalby | United States |
70-74-68=212 | −4 |
| T5 | Al Geiberger | United States |
73-71-69=213 | −3 |
| Dave Hill | United States |
66-73-74=213 | ||
| Don January | United States |
71-72-70=213 | ||
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
70-71-72=213 | ||
| R. H. Sikes | United States |
71-71-71=213 | ||
| Mike Souchak | United States |
70-73-70=213 |
Source:[7]
Final round
Sunday, July 23, 1967
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Don January | United States |
71-72-70-68=281 | −7 | Playoff |
| Don Massengale | United States |
70-75-70-66=281 | |||
| T3 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
67-75-69-71=282 | −6 | 9,000 |
| Dan Sikes | United States |
69-70-70-73=282 | |||
| T5 | Julius Boros | United States |
69-76-70-68=283 | −5 | 6,500 |
| Al Geiberger | United States |
73-71-69-70=283 | |||
| T7 | Frank Beard | United States |
71-74-70-70=285 | −3 | 4,750 |
| Don Bies | United States |
69-70-76-70=285 | |||
| Bob Goalby | United States |
70-74-68-73=285 | |||
| Gene Littler | United States |
73-72-71-69=285 |
Source:[1]
Playoff
Monday, July 24, 1967
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don January | United States |
36-33=69 | −3 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Don Massengale | United States |
36-35=71 | −1 | 15,000 |
Scorecard
| Birdie | Bogey |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| January |
E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 |
| Massengale |
E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 |
Source:[8]
References
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External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- About.com: 1967 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1967 PGA Championship
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1968 Masters |
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