Gary Player won the first of his two PGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Goalby,[1][3] for the third of his nine major titles and the third leg of his career grand slam.

Player missed the 36-hole cut at Troon, the British Open was won by Arnold Palmer for the second straight year.

Palmer lost to 22-year-old Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh, then finished ten strokes back in a tie for 17th at Aronimink.

[4] Jack Nicklaus, age 22, shot a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third in his first PGA Championship.

[5] This championship was originally scheduled for Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles,[6][7] the first in California since 1929.