1967 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 20–24, 1967
LocationColumbine Valley, Colorado
Course(s)Columbine Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,436 yards (6,799 m)[1]
Field143 players, 75 after cut
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$148,200[2]
Winner's share$25,000
Champion
United States Don January
281 (−7), playoff
Columbine CC is located in the United States
Columbine CC
Columbine CC
Location in United States

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, where it remained through 2018 (except 1971, when it was played in late February). In 2019, the tournament moved to the weekend before Memorial Day.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 20, 1967

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Dave Hill66−6
2United States Jack Nicklaus67−5
T3United States Don Bies69−3
United States Julius Boros
United States Davis Love, Jr.
United States Dan Sikes
T7United States Tommy Aaron70−2
United States Rich Bassett
United States Bob Goalby
United States Don Massengale
United States Arnold Palmer
United States Mike Souchak

Second round

Friday, July 21, 1967

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tommy Aaron70-65=135−9
T2United States Don Bies69-70=139−5
United States Dave Hill66-73=139
United States Dan Sikes69-70=139
5United States Arnold Palmer70-71=141−3
6United States Jack Nicklaus67-75=142−2
T7United States Bill Bisdorf72-71=143−1
United States Raymond Floyd74-69=143
United States Don January71-72=143
United States R. H. Sikes72-71=143
United States Mike Souchak70-73=143
United States Dudley Wysong73-70=143

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, July 22, 1967

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Dan Sikes69-70-70=209−7
T2United States Tommy Aaron70-65-76=211−5
United States Jack Nicklaus67-75-69=211
4United States Bob Goalby70-74-68=212−4
T5United States Al Geiberger73-71-69=213−3
United States Dave Hill66-73-74=213
United States Don January71-72-70=213
United States Arnold Palmer70-71-72=213
United States R. H. Sikes71-71-71=213
United States Mike Souchak70-73-70=213

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, July 23, 1967

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1United States Don January71-72-70-68=281−7Playoff
United States Don Massengale70-75-70-66=281
T3United States Jack Nicklaus67-75-69-71=282−69,000
United States Dan Sikes69-70-70-73=282
T5United States Julius Boros69-76-70-68=283−56,500
United States Al Geiberger73-71-69-70=283
T7United States Frank Beard71-74-70-70=285−34,750
United States Don Bies69-70-76-70=285
United States Bob Goalby70-74-68-73=285
United States Gene Littler73-72-71-69=285

Source:[1]

Playoff

Monday, July 24, 1967

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Don January36-33=69−325,000
2United States Don Massengale36-35=71−115,000

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par453444354345544344
United States JanuaryEEE+1+1+1+1EE−1−1−2−2−3−4−4−3−3
United States MassengaleEEEE−1−1EEEEE−1−1−2−2−2−1−1
Birdie Bogey

Source:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Texans Massengale, January tie in down-to-wire PGA final round". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 24, 1967. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Info for: 1967 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "January breaks playoff jinx to win PGA by two strokes". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 25, 1967.
  4. ↑ Wright, Alfred (July 31, 1967). "Two Dons In Quest Of A Title". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pro golfers settle odds with PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 6, 1967. p. 1C.
  6. 1 2 "Aaron erases course record". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 22, 1967. p. 1B.
  7. 1 2 "PGA rebel grabs lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 23, 1967. p. 1B.
  8. ↑ "January Beats Massengale in PGA Playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 25, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

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