Played as the Aetna Challenge (Feb 24-26). Second-placed Harold Henning (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Gene Littler (USA), who recorded the last of his eight Senior PGA Tour wins. [The Club Pelican Bay, Naples, FL].

Played as the inaugural Gus Machado Senior Classic. Second-placed Orville Moody (USA) finished 3 shots behind Littler (USA). [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as the Links at Key Biscayne].

Played as the NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative. Second-placed Dale Douglass (USA) finished 1 shot behind Littler (USA). [Sleepy Hollow CC, Scarborough, New York].

Played as the inaugural Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Classic (May 2-4). Second-placed Don January (USA) finished 2 shots behind Littler (USA). [Canyon Club, Albuquerque, New Mexico; at the time known as Four Hills CC].

Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Jim Ferree (USA) and Charlie Sifford (USA) finished 2 shots behind Don January (USA) & Gene Littler (USA). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].

Played as the Bank One Senior Golf Classic. Littler (USA) beat Miller Barber (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole; Bob Goalby (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Griffin Gate Resort, Lexington, Kentucky].

Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Miller Barber (USA) & Gay Brewer (USA), Billy Casper (USA) & Lee Elder (USA) and Bob Goalby (USA) & Sam Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Don January (USA) & Gene Littler (USA). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].

Played as the inaugural Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship (Jan 6-8; Snr PGA Tour season opener). Littler (USA) beat Don January (USA) by 1 hole in the 18-hole final. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].

Played as the Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic. Second-placed Don January (USA) finished 2 shots behind Littler (USA). [Bellevue CC, Syracuse, New York].

Played as the Vintage Invitational (unofficial US Snr Tr event). Second-placed Paul Harney (USA) finished 1 shot behind (USA). [Vintage Club, Palm Desert, California].

Played as the inaugural Greater Daytona Senior Classic (March 18-20). Second-placed Guy Wolstenholme (Eng) finished 6 shots behind first-time US Snr Tr winner Littler (USA). [North course, Club at Pelican Bay, Daytona Beach, FL].

Played as the World Seniors Invitational. Second-placed and defending champion Miller Barber (USA) finished 5 shots behind Littler (USA). [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina].

Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (unofficial two-man better-ball team event; first time over 72 holes). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) and Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA) & Bob Rosburg (USA). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].

Played as the inaugural Vintage Invitational (unofficial US Snr Tr event). Second-placed Bob Goalby (USA) finished 9 shots behind Littler (USA). [Vintage Club, Palm Desert, California].

Played as the inaugural World Seniors Invitational. Second-placed Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Littler (USA). [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina].

Played as the Australian Masters. Rodger Davis (Aus) finished in second place behind Littler (USA).

Played as the Houston Open (Apr 28-May 1). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 3 shots behind Littler (USA), who recorded the last of his 29 PGA Tour wins. [The Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX. Course used was based on the current back-nine of the Tournament course and part of the neighbouring Panther Trail course].

Played as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (May 22-25). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) finished 5 shots behind Littler (USA). [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].

Played as the Westchester Classic (July 31-Aug 3). Littler (USA) beat Julius Boros (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].

Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 23-26). Second-placed Hubert Green (USA) finished 4 shots behind Littler (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].

Played as the Taiheiyo Club Pacific Masters (Oct 9-12; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Lee Elder (USA) and Hubert Green (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Littler (USA), who recorded his second Japan Tour win. [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].

Played as the Taiheiyo Club Pacific Masters (Oct 10-14; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Yancey (USA) finished 5 shots behind first-time Japan Tour winner Littler (USA). [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].

Played as the St Louis Golf Classic (July 19-22). Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Littler (USA), who recorded his 25th PGA Tour win, and first following cancer surgery 16 months earlier. [West course, Norwood Hills CC, St Louis, Missouri; originally North Hills CC].

Played as the Monsanto Open (April 15-18). Second-placed George Archer (USA) and Pete Brown (USA) finished 3 shots behind Littler (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].

Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 20-23). Second-placed Bert Yancey (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA). [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].

Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 3-6). Littler (USA) beat Julius Boros (USA) and Orville Moody (USA) with a birdie at the fifth playoff hole. Tom Weiskopf (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC].

Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Feb 13-16). Second-placed Don January (USA), Billy Maxwell (USA) and Miller Barber (USA) finished 2 shots behind Littler (USA), who won this event for the third time. [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the World Series of Golf (Sept 10/11; unofficial four-man 36-hole exhibition event for the season's four major championship winners ... or substitutes). Gene Littler (USA; Canadian Open) beat Jack Nicklaus (USA; British Open and Masters) and Al Geiberger (USA; US PGA) with a 22-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole. All three scored 143 in regulation play. Fourth with 144 was Billy Casper (USA; US Open). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].

Played as the Canadian Open (July 14-17). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA), who recorded his 20th PGA Tour win. [Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga, Ont.].

Played as the inaugural Thunderbird Classic Invitational. Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Littler (USA). [Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, NJ].

Played as the Lucky International Open (Jan 25-28). Second-placed George Knudson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gene Littler (USA). [Harding Park GC, San Francisco, Calif. Now known as TPC Harding Park].

The US Open (61st) (Jun 15-17). Second-placed Doug Sanders (USA) and Bob Goalby (USA) finished 1 shot behind Littler (USA). [South course, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan].

Played as the Oklahoma City Open Invitational.

Played as the Eastern Open (July 28-31). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Gene Littler (USA). [Pine Ridge GC, Lutherville, Maryland].

Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 12-15). Second-placed Joe Campbell (USA) and Art Wall Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA), who also won the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open a week earlier. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].

Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Feb 5-8). Second-placed Art Wall Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Littler (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the Milwaukee (Miller) Open (Aug 27-30). Second-placed Bob Rosburg (USA), Ted Kroll (USA) and Bo Wininger (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA). [Tripoli CC, Brown Deer, nr Milwaukee, Wisconsin; from 2016 called the University Club of Milwaukee].

Played as the Arlington Hotel Open (May 14-17). Second-placed Jim Ferree (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA). [Arlington course, Hot Springs CC, Hot Springs, AR].

Played as the Insurance City Open Invitational (July 16-19). Second-placed Tom Nieporte (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA). [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].

Played as the Tournament of Champions (April 18-21). Second-placed Billy Casper (USA), Jimmy Demaret (USA), Dow Finsterwald (USA) and Billy Maxwell (USA) finished 3 shots behind Littler (USA), who recorded the last of his three straight wins in this event. [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].

Played as the Palm Beach Invitational.

Played as the Tournament of Champions (April 26-29). Second-placed Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Littler (USA), who recorded the second of his three straight wins in this event. [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].

Played as the Texas Open Invitational (Feb 16-19). Second-placed Mike Fetchick (USA), Frank Stranahan (USA) and Ernie Vossler (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gene Littler (USA). [Ft Sam Houston GC, San Antonio, TX].

Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 7-10). Second-placed Ted Kroll (USA) finished 2 shots behind Littler (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win as a pofessional. [Inglewood CC, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA. Course is believed to have closed].

Played as the Phoenix Open (Feb 3-6). Second-placed Billy Maxwell (USA) and Johnny Palmer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Littler (USA). [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].

Played as the Tournament of Champions (Apr 28-May 1). Second-placed Jerry Barber (USA), Pete Cooper (USA) and Bob Toski (USA) finished 13 shots behind Littler (USA), who recorded the first of his three straight wins in this event. [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].

Played as the Labatt Open (Aug 25-28). Gene Littler (USA) beat Stan Leonard (Can) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-5 1st), to win his fifth PGA Tour title. Just prior to the playoff, Littler and Leonard agreed to share the first and second place prize money. [Summerlea G&CC, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Québec].

Played as the San Diego Open (Jan 21-24). E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Littler (US, amateur). Harrison collected the $2,400 top money prize. [Rancho Sante Fe GC, nr San Diego, CA].

The US Amateur Championship (53rd) (Sept 14-19). Gene Littler (USA) beat Dale Morey (USA) 1 up in the 36-hole final. [Oklahoma City G&CC, Nichols Hill, OK].