1968 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 July 1968 |
| Location | Angus, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Carnoustie Golf Links Championship Course |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 7,252 yards (6,631 m)[1] |
| Field | 130 players 70 after 1st cut 45 after 2nd cut[1] |
| Cut | 155 (+11) (1st cut) 228 (+12) (2nd cut)[1] |
| Prize fund | £20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £3,000 $7,200 |
| Champion | |
| South Africa Gary Player | |
| 289 (+1) | |
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The 1968 Open Championship was the 97th Open Championship, played 10–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. Gary Player won the second of his three Open titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus.[2] It was the fifth of Player's nine major titles.
This Open introduced the second cut at 54 holes, used through 1985. In addition, starting with this Championship all past Open champions were exempt from qualifying (though, eventually, an age restriction was placed on past champions).
The inaugural Greater Milwaukee Open was held in the United States during the same week, with a first prize of $40,000, over five times the winner's share of the Open Championship, which was $7,200 (£3,000).
The PGA Championship was played the next week in San Antonio, Texas, the fifth and final time in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February) and remained there until 2019, when it moved to May between The Masters and U.S. Open.
Course
[edit | edit source]Carnoustie Golf Links - Championship Course
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cup | 406 | 4 | 10 | South America | 446 | 4 |
| 2 | Gulley | 468 | 4 | 11 | Dyke | 370 | 4 |
| 3 | Jockie's Burn | 343 | 4 | 12 | Southward Ho | 473 | 4 |
| 4 | Hillocks | 429 | 4 | 13 | Whins | 168 | 3 |
| 5 | Brae | 389 | 4 | 14 | Spectacles | 485 | 5 |
| 6 | Long | 565 | 5 | 15 | Lucky Slap | 460 | 4 |
| 7 | Plantation | 386 | 4 | 16 | Barry Burn | 243 | 3 |
| 8 | Short | 163 | 3 | 17 | Island | 458 | 4 |
| 9 | Railway | 475 | 4 | 18 | Home | 525 | 5 |
| Out | 3,624 | 36 | In | 3,628 | 36 | ||
| Total | 7,252 | 72 | |||||
Round summaries
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Wednesday, 10 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 70 | −2 |
| England Michael Bonallack (a) | |||
| T3 | England Maurice Bembridge | 71 | −1 |
| England Peter Mills | |||
| T5 | United States Billy Casper | 72 | E |
| New Zealand Bob Charles | |||
| England Tony Jacklin | |||
| Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt | |||
| T9 | England Peter Alliss | 73 | +1 |
| Spain Sebastián Miguel | |||
| Scotland Sandy Wilson |
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Second round
[edit | edit source]Thursday, 11 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Billy Casper | 72-68=140 | −4 |
| T2 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 70-74=144 | E |
| New Zealand Bob Charles | 72-72=144 | ||
| England Tony Jacklin | 72-72=144 | ||
| T5 | United States Jack Nicklaus | 76-69=145 | +1 |
| South Africa Gary Player | 74-71=145 | ||
| Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt | 72-73=145 | ||
| T8 | England Maurice Bembridge | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| Wales Dave Thomas | 75-71=146 | ||
| T10 | Scotland Harry Bannerman | 74-73=147 | +3 |
| England Michael Bonallack (a) | 70-77=147 | ||
| United States Gay Brewer | 74-73=147 | ||
| Wales Brian Huggett | 76-71=147 | ||
| England Peter Mills | 71-76=147 |
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Amateurs: Bonallack (+3), Monguzzi (+8), O'Connor (+12), Sweeny Jr (+12), Shade (+13), Oosterhuis (+16), Saddler (+16).
Third round
[edit | edit source]Friday, 13 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Billy Casper | 72-68-74=214 | −2 |
| 2 | New Zealand Bob Charles | 72-72-71=215 | −1 |
| 3 | South Africa Gary Player | 74-71-71=216 | E |
| 4 | United States Jack Nicklaus | 76-69-73=218 | +2 |
| T5 | England Maurice Bembridge | 71-75-73=219 | +3 |
| United States Gay Brewer | 74-73-72=219 | ||
| England Tony Jacklin | 72-72-75=219 | ||
| 8 | United States Arnold Palmer | 77-71-72=220 | +4 |
| 9 | England Michael Bonallack (a) | 70-77-74=221 | +5 |
| T10 | England Neil Coles | 75-76-71=222 | +6 |
| Australia Bruce Devlin | 77-73-72=222 | ||
| Wales Brian Huggett | 76-71-75=222 | ||
| Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt | 72-73-77=222 |
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Amateurs: Bonallack (+5), Monguzzi (+18).
Final round
[edit | edit source]Saturday, 13 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa Gary Player | 74-71-71-73=289 | +1 | 3,000 |
| T2 | New Zealand Bob Charles | 72-72-71-76=291 | +3 | 1,738 |
| United States Jack Nicklaus | 76-69-73-73=291 | |||
| 4 | United States Billy Casper | 72-68-74-78=292 | +4 | 1,225 |
| 5 | England Maurice Bembridge | 71-75-73-74=293 | +5 | 1,000 |
| T6 | Scotland Brian Barnes | 70-74-80-71=295 | +7 | 658 |
| United States Gay Brewer | 74-73-72-76=295 | |||
| England Neil Coles | 75-76-71-73=295 | |||
| 9 | Canada Al Balding | 74-76-74-72=296 | +8 | 475 |
| T10 | Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo | 77-72-74-74=297 | +9 | 402 |
| Australia Bruce Devlin | 77-73-72-75=297 | |||
| United States Arnold Palmer | 77-71-72-77=297 |
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Amateurs: Bonallack (+12).
References
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