The Senior PGA Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1967 Senior PGA Championship | ||
| Date: | January 26 - 29, 1967 |
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| Site: | PGA National Golf Club | |
| Champion: | Sam Snead | |
| Purse: | $40,000.00 | |
| Field: | 58 | |
| Cut at: | 0 | |
| Par: | 36 - 36 - 72 (00 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 0 | |
Sam Snead demonstrated his new "Squat-shot" putting style,claiming he could "see the line of the putts better by facing the hole." (The between-the-legs "croquet" putting method was outlawed by the USGA within a year.) Snead posted a 9-under-par 279,winning the overall title by nine shots over Bob Hamilton and 10 shots over defending Champion Freddie Haas, who finished third.
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Sam Snead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1: | 74.79 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 70 John Barnum, Marty Furgol | 70 John Barnum, Marty Furgol | 71 |
| Round 2: | 74.9 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 69 Sam Snead | 140 Sam Snead | 140 |
| Round 3: | 77.33 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 70 Luca Barbato | 213 Sam Snead | 213 |
| Round 4: | 75.71 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 66 Sam Snead | 279 Sam Snead | 279 |
| Totals: | 75.68 | 18 | 26 | 188 | |||
