The 1966 PGA Tour was the 51st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1966 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 9 Los Angeles Open California 70,000 Arnold Palmer (46) Jan 16 San Diego Open Invitational California 45,000 Billy Casper (29) Jan 23 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 104,500 Don Massengale (1) Pro-Am Jan 31 Lucky International Open California 57,000 Ken Venturi (14) Feb 6 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 80,000 Doug Sanders (15) Pro-Am Feb 14 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 60,000 Dudley Wysong (1) Feb 20 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 45,000 Joe Campbell (3) Mar 7 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 50,000 Gay Brewer (7) Mar 13 Doral Open Invitational Florida 100,000 Phil Rodgers (4) Mar 20 Florida Citrus Open Invitational Florida 110,000 Lionel Hebert (5) New tournament Mar 27 Jacksonville Open Florida 82,000 Doug Sanders (16) Apr 3 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 100,000 Doug Sanders (17) Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 Jack Nicklaus (18) Major championship Apr 17 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 22,800 Bert Yancey (1) Alternate event Apr 18 Tournament of Champions Nevada 100,000 Arnold Palmer (47) Winners-only event Apr 26 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 85,000 Roberto De Vicenzo (5) May 1 Texas Open Invitational Texas 80,000 Harold Henning (1) May 16 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 Frank Beard (3) May 22 Colonial National Invitation Texas 110,000 Bruce Devlin (2) Invitational May 29 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 42,500 Tony Lema (12) Jun 5 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 100,000 Bert Yancey (2) Jun 12 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 100,000 Phil Rodgers (5) Jun 20 U.S. Open California 150,000 Billy Casper (30) Major championship Jun 26 Western Open Illinois 100,000 Billy Casper (31) Jul 9 The Open Championship Scotland £15,000 Jack Nicklaus (19) Major championship Jul 17 Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota 100,000 Bobby Nichols (7) Jul 24 PGA Championship Ohio 150,000 Al Geiberger (4) Major championship Jul 31 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 100,000 Billy Casper (32) Aug 7 Cleveland Open Ohio 100,000 R. H. Sikes (2) Aug 14 Thunderbird Classic New Jersey 100,000 Mason Rudolph (4) Aug 21 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 100,000 Art Wall Jr. (13) Aug 28 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 110,000 Don January (5) Sep 3 Carling World Open England 175,000 Bruce Devlin (3) Sep 18 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 50,000 Bert Yancey (3) Sep 25 Greater Seattle-Everett Classic Washington 50,000 Homero Blancas (1) Oct 2 Canadian Open Canada 100,000 Don Massengale (2) Oct 15 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 Jack Nicklaus (20) Oct 30 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 42,500 Ted Makalena (1) Nov 20May 8 Houston Champions International Texas 110,000 Arnold Palmer (48) Nov 27 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 34,500 Jacky Cupit (4)
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesNov 14Canada CupJapan6,300 Jack Nicklaus and Arnold PalmerTeam eventCanada Cup Individual Trophy George Knudson
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Billy Casper 121,9452 Jack Nicklaus 111,4193 Arnold Palmer 110,4684 Doug Sanders 80,0965 Gay Brewer 75,6886 Phil Rodgers 68,3607 Gene Littler 68,3458 R. H. Sikes 67,3499 Frank Beard 66,04110 Al Geiberger 63,220
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Billy Casper Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Billy Casper
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