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San Antonio, TX
Pecan Valley Golf Club
Pecan Valley’s place in championship history rests on the 1968 PGA Championship. Julius Boros won with a total of 281, one stroke ahead of Bob Charles and Arnold Palmer.1
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
- Course
- Pecan Valley Golf Club
- Club website
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Pecan Valley Golf Club history
Boros was forty-eight, an exceptional age for a major winner. His closing performance supplied the defining episode of the San Antonio venue’s national tournament history.1
The course
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Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
PGA Championship
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Julius Boros
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Sources and editorial notes3 references
Sources for this story
- PGA Championship | History PGA of America
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 50th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.
- PGA Championship host record The 1968 PGA record names Pecan Valley. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.