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1967 PGA Championship

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.

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
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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

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First round

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Thursday, July 20, 1967

Place Player Score To par
1   Dave Hill 66 −6
2   Jack Nicklaus 67 −5
T3   Don Bies 69 −3
  Julius Boros
  Davis Love Jr.
  Dan Sikes
T7   Tommy Aaron 70 −2
  Rich Bassett
  Bob Goalby
  Don Massengale
  Arnold Palmer
  Mike Souchak

Second round

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Friday, July 21, 1967

Place Player Score To par
1   Tommy Aaron 70-65=135 −9
T2   Don Bies 69-70=139 −5
  Dave Hill 66-73=139
  Dan Sikes 69-70=139
5   Arnold Palmer 70-71=141 −3
6   Jack Nicklaus 67-75=142 −2
T7   Bill Bisdorf 72-71=143 −1
  Raymond Floyd 74-69=143
  Don January 71-72=143
  R. H. Sikes 72-71=143
  Mike Souchak 70-73=143
  Dudley Wysong 73-70=143

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Third round

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Saturday, July 22, 1967

Place Player Score To par
1   Dan Sikes 69-70-70=209 −7
T2   Tommy Aaron 70-65-76=211 −5
  Jack Nicklaus 67-75-69=211
4   Bob Goalby 70-74-68=212 −4
T5   Al Geiberger 73-71-69=213 −3
  Dave Hill 66-73-74=213
  Don January 71-72-70=213
  Arnold Palmer 70-71-72=213
  R. H. Sikes 71-71-71=213
  Mike Souchak 70-73-70=213

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Final round

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Sunday, July 23, 1967

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1   Don January 71-72-70-68=281 −7 Playoff
  Don Massengale 70-75-70-66=281
T3   Jack Nicklaus 67-75-69-71=282 −6 9,000
  Dan Sikes 69-70-70-73=282
T5   Julius Boros 69-76-70-68=283 −5 6,500
  Al Geiberger 73-71-69-70=283
T7   Frank Beard 71-74-70-70=285 −3 4,750
  Don Bies 69-70-76-70=285
  Bob Goalby 70-74-68-73=285
  Gene Littler 73-72-71-69=285

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Playoff

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Monday, July 24, 1967

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Don January 36-33=69 −3 25,000
2   Don Massengale 36-35=71 −1 15,000

Scorecard

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Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
  January E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 E E −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −3 −3
  Massengale E E E E −1 −1 E E E E E −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1
Birdie Bogey

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Pro golfers settle odds with PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 6, 1967. p. 1C.
  6. ^ a b "Aaron erases course record". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 22, 1967. p. 1B.
  7. ^ a b "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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