Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Raymond Floyd
- U.S. Open - Jerry Pate
- British Open - Johnny Miller
- PGA Championship - Dave Stockton
- PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $266,439
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - Dick Siderowf
- U.S. Amateur - Bill Sander
Women's professional
- LPGA Championship - Betty Burfeindt
- U.S. Women's Open - JoAnne Carner
- LPGA Tour money leader - Judy Rankin - $150,734, she is the first to ever earn more than $100,000 in a season.
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