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1968 Open Championship

Field	Value
name	1968 Open Championship
location	Angus, Scotland
course	Carnoustie Golf Links
Championship Course
dates	10–13 July 1968
tour
par	72
yardage	7252 yd
field	130 players
70 after 1st cut
45 after 2nd cut
cut	155 (+11) (1st cut)
228 (+12) (2nd cut)
purse	£20,000
winners_share	£3,000
$7,200
champion	ZAF Gary Player
score	289 (+1)
previous	[1967](1967-open-championship)
next	[1969](1969-open-championship)

Championship Course 70 after 1st cut 45 after 2nd cut 228 (+12) (2nd cut) $7,200

|UK Scotland |Scotland Angus 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. 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

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	SCO Brian Barnes	70	−2
ENG Michael Bonallack (a)
T3	ENG Maurice Bembridge	71	−1
ENG Peter Mills
T5	USA Billy Casper	72	E
NZL Bob Charles
ENG Tony Jacklin
IRL Paddy Skerritt
T9	ENG Peter Alliss	73	+1
ESP Sebastián Miguel
SCO Sandy Wilson

Second round

Thursday, 11 July 1968

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Billy Casper	72-68=140	−4
T2	SCO Brian Barnes	70-74=144	E
NZL Bob Charles	72-72=144
ENG Tony Jacklin	72-72=144
T5	USA Jack Nicklaus	76-69=145	+1
ZAF Gary Player	74-71=145
IRL Paddy Skerritt	72-73=145
T8	ENG Maurice Bembridge	71-75=146	+2
WAL Dave Thomas	75-71=146
T10	SCO Harry Bannerman	74-73=147	+3
ENG Michael Bonallack (a)	70-77=147
USA Gay Brewer	74-73=147
WAL Brian Huggett	76-71=147
ENG 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	USA Billy Casper	72-68-74=214	−2
2	NZL Bob Charles	72-72-71=215	−1
3	ZAF Gary Player	74-71-71=216	E
4	USA Jack Nicklaus	76-69-73=218	+2
T5	ENG Maurice Bembridge	71-75-73=219	+3
USA Gay Brewer	74-73-72=219
ENG Tony Jacklin	72-72-75=219
8	USA Arnold Palmer	77-71-72=220	+4
9	ENG Michael Bonallack (a)	70-77-74=221	+5
T10	ENG Neil Coles	75-76-71=222	+6
AUS Bruce Devlin	77-73-72=222
WAL Brian Huggett	76-71-75=222
IRL Paddy Skerritt	72-73-77=222

Amateurs: Bonallack (+5), Monguzzi (+18).

Final round

Saturday, 13 July 1968

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (£)
1	ZAF Gary Player	74-71-71-73=289	+1	3,000
T2	NZL Bob Charles	72-72-71-76=291	+3	1,738
USA Jack Nicklaus	76-69-73-73=291
4	USA Billy Casper	72-68-74-78=292	+4	1,225
5	ENG Maurice Bembridge	71-75-73-74=293	+5	1,000
T6	SCO Brian Barnes	70-74-80-71=295	+7	658
USA Gay Brewer	74-73-72-76=295
ENG Neil Coles	75-76-71-73=295
9	CAN Al Balding	74-76-74-72=296	+8	475
T10	ARG Roberto De Vicenzo	77-72-74-74=297	+9	402
AUS Bruce Devlin	77-73-72-75=297
USA Arnold Palmer	77-71-72-77=297

Amateurs: Bonallack (+12).

References

(2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
Brown, Gwilym S .. (22 July 1968). "A sweet win on a sour links".

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