1968 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament – Bob Goalby wins after Roberto DeVicenzo makes on a score card error. DeVicenzo writes a 4 instead of the 3 on the 17th hole.
  • U.S. Open – Lee Trevino becomes the first golfer to shoot in the 1960s in every round of the U.S. Open.
  • British Open – Gary Player
  • PGA Championship – Julius Boros
  • PGA Tour money leader – Billy Casper – $205,169

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur – Michael Bonallack
  • U.S. Amateur – Bruce Fleisher

Women's professional

  • Women's Western Open – discontinued
  • LPGA Championship – Sandra Post
  • U.S. Women's Open – Susie Berning
  • Titleholders Championship – not playes
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $48,379
  • Canadian rookie Sandra Post became the youngest golfer to ever win an LPGA major tournament by capturing the LPGA Championship.

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