1968 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 July 1968 |
| Location | Angus, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Carnoustie Golf Links Championship Course |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 7,252 yards (6,631 m)[1] |
| Field | 130 players 70 after 1st cut 45 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 155 (+11) (1st cut) 228 (+12) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £3,000 $7,200 |
| Champion | |
 Gary Player |
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| 289 (+1) | |
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The 1968 Open Championship was the 97th Open Championship, played 10–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links. Gary Player won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus.[2] It was the fifth of Player's nine major titles.
This Open introduced the second cut at 54 holes, used through 1985. In addition, starting with this Championship all past Open champions were exempt from qualifying (though, eventually, an age restriction was placed on past champions).
The inaugural Greater Milwaukee Open was held in the United States during the same week, with a first prize of $40,000, over five times the winner's share of the Open Championship, which was $7,200 (£3,000).
The PGA Championship was played the next week in San Antonio, Texas, the fifth and final time 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 both cuts
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Player | South Africa |
1959 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 289 | +1 | 1 |
| Jack Nicklaus |  United States |
1966 | 76 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 291 | +3 | T2 |
| Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
1963 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 291 | +3 | T2 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo |  Argentina |
1967 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 297 | +9 | T10 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
1961, 1962 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 297 | +9 | T10 |
| Kel Nagle |  Australia |
1960 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 298 | +10 | T13 |
| Peter Thomson | Australia |
1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 |
77 | 71 | 78 | 75 | 301 | +13 | T24 |
Missed the first cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Faulkner |  England |
1951 | 74 | 82 | 156 | +12 |
| Dick Burton | England |
1939 | 88 | 84 | 172 | +28 |
Round summaries
First round
Wednesday, 10 July 1968
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Brian Barnes |  Scotland |
70 | −2 |
| Michael Bonallack (a) | England |
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| T3 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
71 | −1 |
| Peter Mills | England |
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| T5 | Billy Casper | United States |
72 | E |
| Bob Charles | New Zealand |
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| Tony Jacklin | England |
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| Paddy Skerritt |  Ireland |
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| T9 | Peter Alliss | England |
73 | +1 |
| Billy Casper | United States |
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| Sebastián Miguel | 23x15px Spain | |||
| Sandy Wilson | Scotland |
Second round
Thursday, 11 July 1968
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper | United States |
72-68=140 | −4 |
| T2 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
70-74=144 | E |
| Bob Charles | New Zealand |
72-72=144 | ||
| Tony Jacklin | England |
72-72=144 | ||
| T5 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
76-69=145 | +1 |
| Gary Player | South Africa |
74-71=145 | ||
| Paddy Skerritt | Ireland |
72-73=145 | ||
| T8 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
71-75=146 | +2 |
| Dave Thomas |  Wales |
75-71=146 | ||
| T10 | Harry Bannerman | Scotland |
74-73=147 | +3 |
| Michael Bonallack (a) | England |
70-77=147 | ||
| Gay Brewer | United States |
74-73=147 | ||
| Brian Huggett | Wales |
76-71=147 | ||
| Peter Mills | England |
71-76=147 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+3), Monguzzi (+8), O'Connor (+12), Sweeny Jr (+12), Shade (+13), Oosterhuis (+16), Saddler (+16).
Third round
Friday, 13 July 1968
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper | United States |
72-68-74=214 | −2 |
| 2 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
72-72-71=215 | −1 |
| 3 | Gary Player | South Africa |
74-71-71=216 | E |
| 4 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
76-69-73=218 | +2 |
| T5 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
71-75-73=219 | +3 |
| Gay Brewer | United States |
74-73-72=219 | ||
| Tony Jacklin | England |
72-72-75=219 | ||
| 8 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
77-71-72=220 | +4 |
| 9 | Michael Bonallack (a) | England |
70-77-74=221 | +5 |
| T10 | Neil Coles | United States |
75-76-71=222 | +6 |
| Bruce Devlin | Australia |
77-73-72=222 | ||
| Brian Huggett | Wales |
76-71-75=222 | ||
| Paddy Skerritt | Ireland |
72-73-77=222 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+5), Monguzzi (+18).
Final round
Saturday, 13 July 1968
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | South Africa |
74-71-71-73=289 | +1 | 3,000 |
| T2 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
72-72-71-76=291 | +3 | 1,738 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
76-69-73-73=291 | |||
| 4 | Billy Casper | United States |
72-68-74-78=292 | +4 | 1,225 |
| 5 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
71-75-73-74=293 | +5 | 1,000 |
| T6 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
70-74-80-71=295 | +7 | 658 |
| Gay Brewer | United States |
74-73-72-76=295 | |||
| Neil Coles | England |
75-76-71-73=295 | |||
| 9 | Al Balding |  Canada |
74-76-74-72=296 | +8 | 475 |
| T10 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina |
77-72-74-74=297 | +9 | 402 |
| Bruce Devlin | Australia |
77-73-72-75=297 | |||
| Arnold Palmer | United States |
77-71-72-77=297 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+12).
References
External links
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