Raymond Floyd, age 26, won the first of his four major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Gary Player.

Ice was thrown in Player's face and one spectator yelled while Nicklaus prepared to putt.

It also marked the permanent move of the PGA Championship to August, excluding 1971, which was played in Florida in February.

Except for 1965, it had been played in July in the 1960s; five times during the decade it was held the week immediately after The Open Championship in Britain, including 1968.

The new scheduling allowed more players to participate in both majors, cementing the concept of the modern grand slam.