1968 Open Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 July 1968 |
| Location | Angus, Scotland |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | 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 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | |
| 289 (+1) | |
| Template:Succession links | |
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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
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
First round
Wednesday, 10 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 70 | −2 |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Bonallack (a) | |||
| T3 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge | 71 | −1 |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Mills | |||
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 72 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | |||
| Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | |||
| Template:Flagicon Paddy Skerritt | |||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss | 73 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Sebastián Miguel | |||
| Template:Flagicon Sandy Wilson |
Second round
Thursday, 11 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 72-68=140 | −4 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 70-74=144 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 72-72=144 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 72-72=144 | ||
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 76-69=145 | +1 |
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 74-71=145 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Paddy Skerritt | 72-73=145 | ||
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas | 75-71=146 | ||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Harry Bannerman | 74-73=147 | +3 |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Bonallack (a) | 70-77=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer | 74-73=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 76-71=147 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Mills | 71-76=147 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+3), Monguzzi (+8), O'Connor (+12), Sweeny Jr (+12), Shade (+13), Oosterhuis (+16), Saddler (+16).
Third round
Friday, 13 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 72-68-74=214 | −2 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 72-72-71=215 | −1 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 74-71-71=216 | E |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 76-69-73=218 | +2 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge | 71-75-73=219 | +3 |
| Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer | 74-73-72=219 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 72-72-75=219 | ||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 77-71-72=220 | +4 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Michael Bonallack (a) | 70-77-74=221 | +5 |
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Neil Coles | 75-76-71=222 | +6 |
| Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin | 77-73-72=222 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 76-71-75=222 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Paddy Skerritt | 72-73-77=222 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+5), Monguzzi (+18).
Final round
Saturday, 13 July 1968
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 74-71-71-73=289 | +1 | 3,000 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 72-72-71-76=291 | +3 | 1,738 |
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 76-69-73-73=291 | |||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 72-68-74-78=292 | +4 | 1,225 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge | 71-75-73-74=293 | +5 | 1,000 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 70-74-80-71=295 | +7 | 658 |
| Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer | 74-73-72-76=295 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Neil Coles | 75-76-71-73=295 | |||
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Al Balding | 74-76-74-72=296 | +8 | 475 |
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo | 77-72-74-74=297 | +9 | 402 |
| Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin | 77-73-72-75=297 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 77-71-72-77=297 |
Amateurs: Bonallack (+12).
References
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- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 68, 203–8. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brown, Gwilym S . (22 July 1968). "A sweet win on a sour links". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
External links
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