Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Gary Player becomes the first international golfer to win the Masters.
- U.S. Open - Gene Littler
- British Open - Arnold Palmer
- PGA Championship - Jerry Barber
- PGA Tour money leader - Gary Player - $64,540
- Ryder Cup - United States wins 14½ to 9½ over Britain in team golf.
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - Michael Bonallack
- U.S. Amateur - Jack Nicklaus
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open - Mary Lena Faulk
- LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
- U.S. Women's Open - Mickey Wright
- Titleholders Championship - Mickey Wright
- LPGA Tour money leader - Mickey Wright - $22,236
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“And the wind shall say “Here were decent godless people;
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls.””
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“And the wind shall say: “Here were decent godless people:
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls.””
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.”
—Paul Gallico (1897–1976)