Billy Casper

BillyCasper

USA

United States

BirthdateJun 24, 1931
PassedFebruary 07, 2015 (83)
Turned Pro1954
BirthplaceSan Diego, CA
CollegeUniversity of Notre Dame
Career Wins51
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Billy Casper

Achievements

Events Played

584

PGA TOUR WINS

51

International Wins

14

Cuts Made

495/584

Runner Up

31

Third Place Finishes

21

Top 5 Finishes

149

Top 10 Finishes

236

Year Joined Tour

1955

Official Money

$1,691,583

PGA TOUR WINS

51

1975

1

1975 First NBC New Orleans Open

1973

2

1973 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open

1973 Western Open

1971

1

1971 Kaiser International Open Invitational

1970

4

1970 Avco Classic

1970 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic

1970 Masters Tournament

1970 Los Angeles Open

1969

3

1969 Alcan Open

1969 Western Open

1969 Bob Hope Desert Classic

1968

6

1968 Lucky International Open

1968 Greater Hartford Open Invitational

1968 500 Festival Open Invitation

1968 Colonial National Invitation

1968 Greater Greensboro Open

1968 Los Angeles Open

1967

2

1967 Carling World Open

1967 Canadian Open

1966

4

1966 500 Festival Open Invitation

1966 Western Open

1966 U.S. Open Championship

1966 San Diego Open Invitational

1965

4

1965 Sahara Invitational

1965 Insurance City Open Invitational

1965 Western Open

1965 Bob Hope Desert Classic

1964

4

1964 Almaden Open Invitational

1964 Greater Seattle Open Invitational

1964 Colonial National Invitation

1964 Doral Open Invitational

1963

2

1963 Insurance City Open Invitational

1963 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am

1962

4

1962 Bakersfield Open Invitational

1962 500 Festival Open Invitation

1962 Greater Greensboro Open

1962 Doral C.C. Open Invitational

1961

1

1961 Portland Open Invitational

1960

3

1960 Orange County Open Invitational

1960 Hesperia Open Invitational

1960 Portland Open Invitational

1959

4

1959 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational

1959 Lafayette Open Invitational

1959 Portland Centennial Open Invitational

1959 U.S. Open Championship

1958

3

1958 Buick Open Invitational

1958 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational

1958 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship

1957

2

1957 Kentucky Derby Open Invitational

1957 Phoenix Open Invitational

1956

1

1956 Labatt Open

Additional Wins

10

1956

1

Tijuana Open

1958

1

Brazil Open

1959

1

Brazil Open

1973

1

Hassan II Trophy

1974

1

Lancome Trophy

1975

2

Hassan II Trophy

Italian Open

1977

1

Mexican Open

1984

1

Legends of Golf [with Gay Brewer]

1985

1

Union Mutual Seniors, Doug Sanders Invitational

Playoff Record

1975

World Open Golf Championship

Lost to Jack Nicklaus

1972

Byron Nelson Golf Classic

Lost to Chi Chi Rodriguez

1971

Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open

Lost to Bob Lunn

1970

Los Angeles Open

Defeated Hale Irwin

Masters Tournament

Defeated Gene Littler

1969

Kaiser International Open Invitational

Lost to George Archer, Don January, Jack Nicklaus

1967

Canadian Open

Defeated Art Wall

Carling World Open

Defeated Al Geiberger

Hawaiian Open

Lost to Dudley Wysong

1966

U.S. Open Championship

Defeated Arnold Palmer

1965

San Diego Open Invitational

Lost to Wes Ellis

Insurance City Open Invitational

Defeated Johnny Pott

1964

Almaden Open Invitational

Defeated Pete Brown, Jerry Steelsmith

1961

Buick Open Invitational

Lost to Jack Burke, Jr., Johnny Pott

1958

Greater New Orleans Open Invitational

Defeated Ken Venturi

National Teams

1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975

Ryder Cup

1979

Ryder Cup Captain