The following table lists official events during the 1966 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
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 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 Major championship
Jun 26
Western Open Illinois
100,000
Billy Casper (31)
Jul 9
The Open Championship Scotland
£15,000
Jack Nicklaus Major championship [ b]
Jul 17
Minnesota Golf Classic Minnesota
100,000
Bobby Nichols (7)
Jul 24
PGA Championship Ohio
150,000
Al Geiberger 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)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Billy Casper 121,945
2
Jack Nicklaus 111,419
3
Arnold Palmer 110,468
4
Doug Sanders 80,096
5
Gay Brewer 75,688
6
Phil Rodgers 68,360
7
Gene Littler 68,345
8
R. H. Sikes 67,349
9
Frank Beard 66,041
10
Al Geiberger 63,220
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "1966 winners sorted by age" . PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia . New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 656–62. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8 ^ "Casper Winnings Top For Year" Tallahassee Democrat . Tallahassee, Florida. November 29, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Casper Is Named Golfer Of Year; Billy Burke is Selected for Hall of Fame by P.G.A." The New York Times . UPI. November 2, 1966. Retrieved March 20, 2013 .^ Cathey, John (December 21, 1966). "Gay Brewer Set For GGO Action" The Greensboro Record . Greensboro, North Carolina. p. 26 (C4 in paper). Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Billy Casper (4)