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{{Short description|American professional golfer (1931–2015)}}
{{For|the fictional character with the same name|A Kestrel for a Knave}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| image = Billy Casper (cropped).jpg{{!}}border
| imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) -->
| caption = Casper in 2008
| fullname = William Earl Casper Jr.
| nickname = Buffalo Bill
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|6|24}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|2015|2|7|1931|6|24}}}}
| death_place = [[Springville, Utah]], U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{flagu|United States|1960}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Shirley Franklin|1952|<!--2015; his death-->}}
| children = 11
| college = [[University of Notre Dame]]
| yearpro = 1954
| extour = {{ubl|[[PGA Tour]]|[[Champions Tour]]}}
| prowins = 72
| pgawins = 51 ([[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins|7th all time]])
| eurowins = 1
| champwins = 9
| otherwins = {{ubl|10 (regular)|1 (senior)}}
| majorwins = 3
| masters = '''Won''': [[1970 Masters Tournament|1970]]
| usopen = '''Won''': [[1959 U.S. Open (golf)|1959]], [[1966 U.S. Open (golf)|1966]]
| open = 4th: [[1968 Open Championship|1968]]
| pga = 2nd/T2: [[1958 PGA Championship|1958]], [[1965 PGA Championship|1965]], [[1971 PGA Championship|1971]]
| wghofid = billy-casper
| wghofyear = 1978
| award1 = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year1 = [[1960 PGA Tour|1960]], [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]], [[1965 PGA Tour|1965]],<br>[[1966 PGA Tour|1966]], [[1968 PGA Tour|1968]]
| award2 = [[PGA Tour#Money list winners|PGA Tour<br>money list winner]]
| year2 = [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]], [[1968 PGA Tour|1968]]
| award3 = [[PGA Player of the Year]]
| year3 = [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]], [[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
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 | signature       = Billy Casper signature.jpg
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'''William Earl Casper Jr.''' (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American [[professional golfer]]. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the [[PGA Tour]] from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.

In his youth, Casper started as a [[caddie]] and emerged from the junior golf hotbed of [[San Diego]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Strege |first=John |date=August 5, 2017 |title=San Diego CC recalls Mickey Wright, Billy Casper and a course deserving 'more national acclaim' |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/san-diego-cc-recalls-mickey-wright-billy-casper-and-a-course-deserving-more-national-acclaim |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Golf Digest}}</ref><ref name=DN-obit>{{Cite news |last=Benson |first=Lee |date=February 8, 2015 |title=Golf legend Billy Casper dies |url=https://www.deseret.com/2015/2/7/20558187/golf-legend-billy-casper-dies/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |newspaper=Deseret News}}</ref> where golf could be played year-round, to rank seventh all-time in career Tour wins with 51, across 20 years between 1956 and 1975. Fellow San Diegan great [[Gene Littler]] was a friend and rival from teenager to senior. Casper won three [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]], represented the United States on a then-record eight [[Ryder Cup]] teams, and holds the U.S. record for career Ryder Cup points won. After reaching age 50, Casper regularly played the [[Senior PGA Tour]] and was a winner there until 1989. In his later years, Casper successfully developed businesses in golf course design and management of golf facilities.

Casper served as Ryder Cup captain in 1979, was twice [[PGA Player of the Year]] (1966 and 1970), was twice the leading money winner, and won five [[Vardon Trophy]] awards for the lowest seasonal scoring average on the Tour.

Respected for his extraordinary putting and short-game skills, Casper was a superior strategist who overcame his distance disadvantages against longer-hitting competitors such as [[Arnold Palmer]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]] with moxie, creative shot-making, and clever golf-course management abilities. Never a flashy gallery favorite, Casper developed his self-contained style, relying on solid technique, determination, concentration, and perseverance.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/us-open/2012-06/billy-casper-profile-diaz |title=Out Of The Darkness |magazine=Golf Digest |date=June 2012 |first=Jaime |last=Diaz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210021008/http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/us-open/2012-06/billy-casper-profile-diaz |archive-date=2015-02-10 }}</ref>

He converted to [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in 1966. Casper was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

==Early life==
Casper was born in [[San Diego, California]].<ref name=PGApro>{{cite web |title=PGA Tour profile – Billy Casper |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01177.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref> He grew up in [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennewein |first=Chris |date=2015-02-08 |title=Billy Casper, Golf Legend from Chula Vista, Dies at 83 |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2015/02/08/billy-casper-golf-legend-chula-vista-dies-83/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |newspaper=Times of San Diego}}</ref><ref name=DN-obit/> His father started him in golf at age five.<ref name="media">{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Media Guide – Billy Casper |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01177.billy-casper.html/media-guide/#uber |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140116181740/http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01177.billy-casper.html/media-guide/%23uber |archive-date=2014-01-16 |access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref> Casper caddied during his youth at [[San Diego Country Club]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kuhlken |first=Ken |date=October 1, 1998 |title=San Diego Country Club - a little history, and some personal stories |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1998/oct/01/vandal-green/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |newspaper=San Diego Reader}}</ref> to earn money for golf. 

== Amateur career ==
Casper spent one semester at the [[University of Notre Dame]] on a golf scholarship, after graduating from high school. He returned to San Diego to marry his wife Shirley in 1952. Casper competed frequently as an amateur against fellow San Diegan [[Gene Littler]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Billy Casper: Winner |first=Paul D. |last=Peery |publisher=Prentice-Hall |year=1969 |isbn=978-0130762818 |url=https://archive.org/details/billycasperwinne00peer }}</ref> After graduating from Notre Dame, he turned professional in 1954.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IkwqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5114,4314580&dq=billy-casper+labatt&hl=en |title=Casper Tops Million Mark |newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |location=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |date=January 12, 1970 |page=62 |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=January 31, 2012}}</ref>

==Professional career==
[[File:Billy Casper and Gene Littler 1970.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Gene Littler]] (right) congratulates Casper with winning the 1970 [[Masters Tournament]]]]
Casper had 51 PGA Tour wins in his career, with his first coming in 1956. This total places him seventh on the [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins|all-time list]]. His victories helped him finish third in [[McCormack's World Golf Rankings]] in 1968, 1969, and 1970, the first three years they were published. He won three [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]]: the 1959 and 1966 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Opens]], and the 1970 [[Masters Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-24 |title=The Lost Icons of Golf: Why Some 20-Win Careers Ended Quietly |url=https://www.betzillion.com/news/the-forgotten-few-golfers-who-reached-20-wins-but-disappeared-anyway/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=BZNews}}</ref>

He was the [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|PGA Tour Money Winner]] in 1966 and 1968. He was [[PGA Player of the Year]] in 1966 and 1970. Casper won the [[Vardon Trophy]] for lowest scoring average five times: 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1968.

Casper was a member of the United States team in the [[Ryder Cup]] eight times: 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, and a non-playing captain in 1979. Casper has scored the most points in the Ryder Cup by an American player.

Casper won at least one PGA Tour event for 16 straight seasons, from 1956 to 1971, the third-longest streak, trailing only [[Arnold Palmer]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]], who each won on Tour in 17 straight years.

On the senior circuit, Casper earned nine Senior PGA Tour (now the [[Champions Tour]]) wins from 1982 to 1989, including two [[Senior major golf championships|senior majors]].

==Legacy==
Much has been written in the annals of golf that Casper was the most underrated star in golf history, and the best modern golfer who never received the accolades he deserved. He was not considered one of the "Big Three"&nbsp;— [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Arnold Palmer]] and [[Gary Player]]&nbsp;— who is widely credited with popularizing and bringing enormous commercial success to the sport around the world; however, between 1964 and 1970, Casper won 27 tournaments on the PGA Tour, two more than Nicklaus and six more than Palmer and Player combined, during that period. He is considered by many to have been the best putter of his era.<ref name=wghof>{{cite web |title=Billy Casper profile |publisher=World Golf Hall of Fame |url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/billy-casper/ |access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>

Casper's 20-year period of winning on the PGA Tour—between 1956 and 1975—was an era of extraordinary growth in tournament purses, television coverage, and depth of competition. Casper faced legends such as Palmer, Nicklaus, [[Sam Snead]], [[Cary Middlecoff]], [[Gary Player]], and [[Lee Trevino]] when they were all at or near their peaks.

Casper was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1978. In 2000, he was ranked as the 15th greatest golfer of all time by ''[[Golf Digest]]'' magazine.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527082522/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233/ |archive-date=2012-05-27 |access-date=December 5, 2007 |magazine=[[Golf Digest]]}}</ref>

Casper's grandson, Mason Casper, played for the Utah Valley University golf team. Mason qualified for NCAA post-season play in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/54066620-77/golf-golfer-bid-casper.html.csp |title=Golf: Utah Valley golfer receives NCAA Tournament bid |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Casper was a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], joining in early 1966 at age 34, at the height of his playing career.<ref name=vcon>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p-VVAAAAIBAJ&pg=7012%2C4753668 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Hoefflin |first=Walter |title=Billy Casper faces varied conflicts |date=September 22, 1966 |page=2D}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=J. B. |last=Haws |title=The Mormon Image in the American Mind: Fifty Years of Public Perception |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2013 |page=30 |isbn=978-0-19-989764-3}}</ref>

Casper died at age 83 in <!--Feb 7-->2015 of a heart attack at his home in [[Springville, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/02/07/billy-casper-obit.html |title=Billy Casper passes away at age 83 |date=February 8, 2015 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref> He was survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Shirley Franklin Casper, 11 children, six of whom are adopted, 71 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/sports/golf/billy-casper-twice-a-us-open-winner-dies-at-83.html |title=Billy Casper, Overlooked Titan of Golf, Dies at 83 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Richard |last=Goldstein |date=February 7, 2015}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
===Golf course design and management===
[[File:Billy Casper 2010.jpg|thumb|Casper in 2010]]
After his professional career, Casper was a designer for many golf courses, such as The Highlands, The Palm, and Eagle Crest in [[Sun City Summerlin, Nevada]]. He also designed the Hidden Oaks Golf Course, 9 holes of a beloved Par 3 in a residential neighborhood just north of Santa Barbara, CA. As of 2017. [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]] Golf Course, designed by Billy Casper, is a par 73 with three par 5's on the front nine and two on the back.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Course Details |url=https://chulavistagc.com/course-details/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> Billy Casper Golf (BCG) is one of the largest privately owned golf course management companies in the United States, with roughly 150 owned or managed courses in their portfolio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billycaspergolf.com/solutions |title=Providing Solutions for Golf Courses & Golf Course Owners |publisher=Billy Casper Golf |access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> Billy Casper Golf annually hosts the "World's Largest Golf Outing" – a national golf outing fundraiser benefiting military charities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billycaspergolf.com/ventures/wlgo |title=World's Largest Golf Outing a BCG Venture |publisher=Billy Casper Golf |access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

===Acting===
Casper had a cameo appearance in the movie, ''[[Now You See Him, Now You Don't]]''.

===Billy's Kids===
Casper was active in charitable work for children and hosted fundraisers, including an annual tournament at San Diego Country Club for "Billy's Kids".

== Awards and honors ==

* In 1978, Casper was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]
* In 2000, he was ranked as the 15th greatest golfer of all time by ''[[Golf Digest]]'' magazine<ref name=":0" />

== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book |title=Golf Shotmaking |first1=Billy |last1=Casper |first2=Bob |last2=Toski |author-link2=Bob Toski |publisher=Golf Digest/Doubleday |year=1966 |asin=B0000CN8TV}}
*{{cite book |title=The Good Sense of Golf |first1=Billy |last1=Casper |first2=Al |last2=Barkow |author-link2=Al Barkow |year=1980 |publisher=Prentice-Hall |isbn=978-0133605112 |url=https://archive.org/details/goodsenseofgolf00casp }}
*{{cite book |title=The Big Three And Me |first1=Billy |last1=Casper |first2=James |last2=Parkinson |first3=Lee |last3=Benson |author-link3=Lee Benson |publisher=Genesis Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-58571-628-9}}

==Professional wins (72)==

===PGA Tour wins (51)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (3)
|- 
|Other PGA Tour (48)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 15, 1956
|[[Labatt Open]]
|−14 (68-68-67-71=274)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Demaret]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Feb 3, 1957
|[[Phoenix Open Invitational]]
|−9 (68-71-65-67=271)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Souchak]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Apr 28, 1957
|[[Kentucky Derby Open|Kentucky Derby Open Invitational]]
|−7 (68-68-71-70=277)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Thomson (golfer)|Peter Thomson]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Jan 12, [[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship]]
|−11 (71-66-69-71=277)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Mar 12, 1958
|[[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]]
|−10 (69-70-70-69=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Venturi]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Jun 23, 1958
|[[Buick Open Invitational]]
|−3 (70-73-71-71=285)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|7
|align=right|Jun 14, [[1959 PGA Tour|1959]]
|'''[[1959 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
| +2 (71-68-69-74=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Oct 4, 1959
|[[Portland Centennial Open Invitational]]
|−19 (69-64-67-69=269)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Duden]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Nov 15, 1959
|[[Lafayette Open Invitational]]
|−11 (69-64-71-69=273)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Bayer]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Nov 22, 1959
|[[Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational]]
|−8 (71-68-68-73=280)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wes Ellis]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Sep 25, [[1960 PGA Tour|1960]]
|[[Portland Open Invitational]] (2)
|−22 (68-67-66-65=266)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Harney]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Oct 3, 1960
|[[Hesperia Open Invitational]]
|−13 (70-68-67-70=275)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|Oct 16, 1960
|[[Orange County Open Invitational]]
|−8 (70-68-69-69=276)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Sifford]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|Sep 24, [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Portland Open Invitational]] (3)
|−15 (68-71-67-67=273)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|Mar 26, [[1962 PGA Tour|1962]]
|[[Doral C.C. Open Invitational]]
|−5 (70-67-75-71=283)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Bondeson]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|Apr 15, 1962
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|−9 (69-70-68-68=275)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Souchak]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|May 27, 1962
|[[500 Festival Open Invitation]]
|−20 (66-67-67-64=264)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Bayer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Steelsmith]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|Oct 14, 1962
|[[Bakersfield Open Invitational]]
|−16 (69-71-65-67=272)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]]
|-
|align=center|19
|align=right|Jan 20, [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]]
|[[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am]] (2)
|−3 (73-65-73-74=285)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]],<br>{{Flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|-
|align=center|20
|align=right|Aug 18, 1963
|[[Insurance City Open Invitational]]
|−13 (67-68-71-65=271)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Bayer]]
|-
|align=center|21
|align=right|Mar 22, [[1964 PGA Tour|1964]]
|[[Doral Open Invitational]] (2)
|−11 (70-70-67-70=277)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|22
|align=right|May 10, 1964
|[[Colonial National Invitation]]
|−1 (72-67-70-70=279)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Jacobs]]
|-
|align=center|23
|align=right|Sep 27, 1964
|[[Greater Seattle Open Invitational]]
|−15 (68-67-66-64=265)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mason Rudolph (golfer)|Mason Rudolph]]
|-
|align=center|24
|align=right|Nov 3, 1964
|[[Almaden Open Invitational]]
|−9 (68-70-73-68=279)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Brown (golfer)|Pete Brown]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Steelsmith]]
|-
|align=center|25
|align=right|Feb 7, [[1965 PGA Tour|1965]]
|[[Bob Hope Desert Classic]]
|−12 (70-70-69-67-72=348)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Aaron]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|26
|align=right|Jul 4, 1965
|[[Western Open]]
|−14 (70-66-70-64=270)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack McGowan (golfer)|Jack McGowan]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|-
|align=center|27
|align=right|Jul 25, 1965
|[[Insurance City Open Invitational]] (2)
|−10 (70-72-66-66=274)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|-
|align=center|28
|align=right|Oct 23, 1965
|[[Sahara Invitational]]
|−15 (66-66-68-69=269)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Martindale]]
|-
|align=center|29
|align=right|Jan 16, [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]]
|[[San Diego Open Invitational]]
|−16 (70-66-68-64=268)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Aaron]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|30
|align=right|Jun 20, 1966
|'''[[1966 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' (2)
|−2 (69-68-73-68=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|31
|align=right|Jun 26, 1966
|[[Western Open]] (2)
|−1 (69-72-72-70=283)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]]
|-
|align=center|32
|align=right|Jul 31, 1966
|[[500 Festival Open Invitation]] (2)
|−11 (69-70-68-70=277)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[R. H. Sikes]]
|-
|align=center|33
|align=right|Jul 3, [[1967 PGA Tour|1967]]
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|−5 (69-70-71-69=279)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|-
|align=center|34
|align=right|Sep 4, 1967
|[[Carling World Open]]
|−3 (74-68-70-69=281)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]]
|-
|align=center|35
|align=right|Jan 28, [[1968 PGA Tour|1968]]
|[[Los Angeles Open]]
|−10 (70-67-68-69=274)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|36
|align=right|Apr 8, 1968
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (2)
|−17 (65-67-69-66=267)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Archer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]]
|-
|align=center|37
|align=right|May 19, 1968
|[[Colonial National Invitation]] (2)
|−5 (68-71-68-68=275)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]]
|-
|align=center|38
|align=right|Jun 9, 1968
|[[500 Festival Open Invitation]] (3)
|−8 (70-71-69-70=280)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Beard (golfer)|Frank Beard]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]]
|-
|align=center|39
|align=right|Sep 8, 1968
|[[Greater Hartford Open Invitational]] (3)
|−18 (68-65-67-66=266)
|3 strokes
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]]
|-
|align=center|40
|align=right|Nov 3, 1968
|[[Lucky International Open]]
|−15 (68-65-70-66=269)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Massengale]]
|-
|align=center|41
|align=right|Feb 9, [[1969 PGA Tour|1969]]
|[[Bob Hope Desert Classic]] (2)
|−15 (71-68-71-69-66=345)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]]
|-
|align=center|42
|align=right|Jun 8, 1969
|[[Western Open]] (3)
|−8 (72-69-68-67=276)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rocky Thompson (golfer)|Rocky Thompson]]
|-
|align=center|43
|align=right|Sep 28, 1969
|[[Alcan Open]]
|−14 (70-68-70-66=274)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Trevino]]
|-
|align=center|44
|align=right|Jan 11, [[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
|[[Los Angeles Open]] (2)
|−8 (68-68-68-72=276)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|45
|align=right|Apr 13, 1970
|'''[[1970 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|−9 (72-68-68-71=279)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]]
|-
|align=center|46
|align=right|Jul 19, 1970
|[[IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic]]
|−14 (68-67-71-68=274)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Wilcox]]
|-
|align=center|47
|align=right|Aug 24, 1970
|[[AVCO Golf Classic]]
|−11 (68-67-73-69=277)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rod Funseth]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|-
|align=center|48
|align=right|Oct 24, [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]]
|[[Kaiser International Open Invitational]]
|−19 (67-65-69-68=269)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Marti]]
|-
|align=center|49
|align=right|Jul 1, [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]]
|[[Western Open]] (4)
|−12 (67-69-67-69=272)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Hinson]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]
|-
|align=center|50
|align=right|Sep 3, 1973
|[[Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open]] (4)
|−20 (67-65-68-64=264)
|1 stroke
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Devlin]]
|-
|align=center|51
|align=right|May 18, [[1975 PGA Tour|1975]]
|[[First NBC New Orleans Open]] (2)
|−17 (67-68-66-70=271)
|2 strokes
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Oosterhuis]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (8–8)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Venturi]]
|Won with an eagle on the second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Buick Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Burke Jr.]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|Burke won 18-hole playoff;<br>Burke: −1 (71),<br>Casper: +2 (74),<br>Pott: +2 (74)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|[[1964 PGA Tour|1964]]
|[[Almaden Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Brown (golfer)|Pete Brown]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Steelsmith]]
|Won with a birdie on the third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;<br>Casper: −4 (68),<br>Brown: −4 (68),<br>Steelsmith: +1 (73)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[1965 PGA Tour|1965]]
|[[San Diego Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wes Ellis]]
|Lost to a birdie on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|1965
|[[Insurance City Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|Won with a birdie on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|6
|[[1966 PGA Tour|1966]]
|'''[[1966 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Casper: −1 (69),<br>Palmer: +3 (73)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|[[1967 PGA Tour|1967]]
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Casper: −6 (65),<br>Wall: −2 (69)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|8
|1967
|[[Carling World Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]]
|Won with a par on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|9
|1967
|[[Hawaiian Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dudley Wysong]]
|Lost to par on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|10
|[[1968 PGA Tour|1968]]
|[[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am]]
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Devlin]],  {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|Pott won with a birdie on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|11
|[[1969 PGA Tour|1969]]
|[[Kaiser International Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Archer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don January]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|Nicklaus won with birdie on second extra hole<br>January eliminated by birdie on first hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|12
|[[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
|[[Los Angeles Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]
|Won with a birdie on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|13
|1970
|'''[[1970 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Casper: −3 (69),<br>Littler: +2 (74)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|14
|[[1971 PGA Tour|1971]]
|[[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lunn]]
|Lost to a birdie on the fourth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|15
|[[1972 PGA Tour|1972]]
|[[Byron Nelson Golf Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|Lost to a birdie on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|16
|[[1975 PGA Tour|1975]]
|[[World Open Golf Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|Lost to par on the first extra hole
|}

Source:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |author-link=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |year=1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/262 262–3] |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/262 }}</ref>

===European Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|Oct 19, [[1975 European Tour|1975]]
|[[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]]
|−2 (74-69-70-73=286)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]
|}

===Latin American wins (4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 14, 1958
|[[Brazil Open (golf)|Brazil Open]]
|−14 (67-66-67-70=270)
|9 strokes
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leopoldo Ruiz]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Nov 30, 1958
|[[Havana Invitational]]
|−10 (68-66-76-68=278)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Oct 25, 1958
|[[Brazil Open (golf)|Brazil Open]] (2)
|−4 (67-67-66-68=268)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Mário Gonzalez (golfer)|Mário Gonzalez]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Nov 13, 1977
|[[Mexican Open (golf)|Mexican Open]]
|−6 (68-67-68-71=274)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]]
|}

===Other wins (6)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Nov 7, 1971
|[[Miki Gold Cup]]
|−8 (70-70-68=208)
|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Masashi Ozaki]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Dec 9, 1973
|[[Hassan II Golf Trophy]]
|−4 (69-70-73-76=288)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rod Funseth]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Oct 6, 1974
|[[Trophée Lancôme]]
|−5 (66-74-70-73=283)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Oct 13, 1974
|[[Lancia d'Oro]]
|−5 (68-69-72=209)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Bobby Cole (golfer)|Bobby Cole]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Dec 14, 1975
|[[Hassan II Golf Trophy]] (2)
|−8 (72-71-73-68=284)
|11 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Aaron]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ron Cerrudo]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Mar 14, 1976
|[[Gran Premio Is Molas]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |title=The World of Professional Golf 1977 |date=1977 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0002168790 |pages=229–230, 449}}</ref>
| +4 (74-71-70-77=292)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lanny Wadkins]]
|}

===Senior PGA Tour wins (9)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Senior PGA Tour major championships  (2)
|- 
|Other Senior PGA Tour (7)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 28, [[1982 Senior PGA Tour|1982]]
|[[Shootout at Jeremy Ranch]]
|−9 (74-71-69-65=279)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don January]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Sep 19, 1982
|[[Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am]]
|−10 (68-7-68=206)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Toski]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|Jul 25, [[1983 Senior PGA Tour|1983]]
|'''[[U.S. Senior Open]]'''
| +4 (73-73-69-73=288)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rod Funseth]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Apr 22, [[1984 Senior PGA Tour|1984]]
|[[Senior PGA Tour Roundup]]
|−14 (68-69-65=202)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Stone (golfer)|Bob Stone]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Mar 15, [[1987 Senior PGA Tour|1987]]
|[[Del E. Webb Arizona Classic]]
|−15 (68-65-68=201)
|5 strokes
|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Douglass]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Jun 28, 1987
|[[Greater Grand Rapids Open]]
|−13 (69-68-63=200)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|May 8, [[1988 Senior PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[Vantage at The Dominion]]
|−14 (70-68-67=205)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|8
|align=right|Jun 12, 1988
|'''[[Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship]]'''
|−10 (69-68-74-67=278)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Oct 22, [[1989 Senior PGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Transamerica Senior Golf Championship]]
|−9 (69-70-68=207)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]]
|}

'''Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1981 Senior PGA Tour|1981]]
|'''[[U.S. Senior Open]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Stone (golfer)|Bob Stone]]
|Palmer won 18-hole playoff;<br>Palmer: E (70),<br>Stone: +4 (74),<br>Casper: +7 (77)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[1982 Senior PGA Tour|1982]]
|[[Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Toski]]
|Won with a birdie on the fourth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1983 Senior PGA Tour|1983]]
|[[Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Don January]]
|Lost to par on the fifth extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|1983
|'''[[U.S. Senior Open]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rod Funseth]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;<br>Casper: +4 (75),<br>Funseth: +4 (75)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|5
|[[1988 Senior PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[United Hospitals Classic]]
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]]
|Lost to a birdie on the first extra hole
|}

===Other senior wins (1)===
*1984 [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] (with [[Gay Brewer]])

==Major championships==
===Wins (3)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[1959 U.S. Open (golf)|1959]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] ||3 shot lead ||−2 (71-68-69-74=282) ||1 stroke ||{{Flagdeco|USA|1912|size=23px}} [[Bob Rosburg]]
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[1966 U.S. Open (golf)|1966]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] <small>(2)</small>||3 shot deficit ||−2 (69-68-73-68=278) ||Playoff <sup>1</sup> ||{{Flagdeco|USA|1960|size=23px}} [[Arnold Palmer]]
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1970 Masters Tournament|1970]] ||[[Masters Tournament]] ||1 shot lead ||−9 (72-68-68-71=279) ||Playoff <sup>2</sup> ||{{Flagdeco|USA|1960|size=23px}} [[Gene Littler]]
|}
<sup>1</sup> Defeated Palmer in an 18-hole playoff: Casper 69 (−1), Palmer 73 (+3).<br />
<sup>2</sup> Defeated Littler in an 18-hole playoff: Casper 69 (−3), Littler 74 (+2).

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1956
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|T20
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T14
|CUT
|T13
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T17
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
!1963
!1964
!1965
!1966
!1967
!1968
!1969
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T15
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T35
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T24
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T12
|T17
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T17
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T40
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T25
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T24
|T15
|T51
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|19
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T35
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1970
!1971
!1972
!1973
!1974
!1975
!1976
!1977
!1978
!1979
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T13
|T17
|T17
|T37
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|style="background:yellow;"|8
|T14
|CUT
|43
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|T11
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T30
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T40
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T18
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T35
|T63
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T51
|T31
|CUT
|CUT
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T57
|CUT
|T50
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T67
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|WD
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
"T" = tied

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 1 || 1 || 0 ||  4 ||  8 || 18 || 45 || 23
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 2 || 0 || 0 ||  4 ||  6 || 12 || 20 || 14
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  1 ||  2 ||  4 ||  5 ||  5
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 3 || 1 ||  6 ||  8 || 13 || 24 || 20
|-
!Totals                                    !! 3 !! 4 !! 1 !! 15 !! 24 !! 47 !! 94 !! 62
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 27 (1962 PGA – 1971 Masters)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (twice)

==Champions Tour major championships==
===Wins (2)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| 1983 ||[[United States Senior Open]] || +4 (73-69-73-73=288) || Playoff<sup>1</sup> ||{{Flagdeco|USA|1960|size=23px}} [[Rod Funseth]]
|-style="background:#FFFF99;"
| 1988 ||[[Senior Players Championship|Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship]] || −10 (69-68-74-67=278) || 2 strokes || {{Flagdeco|USA|1960|size=23px}} [[Al Geiberger]]
|}
<sup>1</sup> The 18-hole playoff finished in a tie, Casper (75) to Funseth (75), Casper won with a birdie on the first sudden-death hole.

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Professional'''
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]] (winners), [[1963 Ryder Cup|1963]] (winners), [[1965 Ryder Cup|1965]] (winners), [[1967 Ryder Cup|1967]] (winners), [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]] (winners), [[1971 Ryder Cup|1971]] (winners), [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]] (winners), [[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]] (winners), [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] (winners, non-playing captain)

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]
*[[List of men's major championships winning golfers]]
*[[List of longest PGA Tour win streaks]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite magazine |url= http://ldsliving.com/story/70577-johnny-lingo-cast-the-jets-and-other-mormon-celebs-where-they-are-now |title=Johnny Lingo Cast, The Jets, and Other Mormon Celebs: Where They Are Now |first1=Brooke |last1=Ward |first2=Jenny |last2=Spencer |date=September 18, 2014 | magazine=[[LDS Living]]}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*[http://billycasper.com/golf-academy/ Billy Casper Golf Academy]
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*{{EuroTour player|4373}}
*{{World Golf Hall of Fame|billy-casper}}

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