The Australian Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for Australian or Australian-based players. From 1963...

number of wins in the early part of his professional career including the Piccadilly PGA Close Championship in 1968. He represented Great Britain twice in...

ranking 1968 Australian Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1968 Australian...

., the U.S. professional championship, and to some extent the tournament in Paris were the major professional tournaments prior to 1968." The oldest...

again in 2022. The championship started in 1929, when the Australian Golf Union decided to hold the Australian Professional Championship during their annual...

Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs...

The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the richest, with total prize...

national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the...

the game of golf. In 1968, the PGA Tour was spun off from the PGA of America as a separate organization to administer professional golf tours. However...

resulting in no Australian Open in 1986. The Australian Open was an Open Era event for the first time in 1969. One year previously in 1968 the French Open...

disciplines. Soon after the Open Era began in 1968, the new professional tours each held a year-end championship; elite tournaments featuring only the top...

morning of October 16, 1968, US athlete Tommie Smith won the 200-meter race with a world-record time of 19.83 seconds. Australia's Peter Norman finished...

into the Open Championship. The Australian Open was once referred to as the "fifth major" by Jack Nicklaus and Rory McIlroy. The Australian Golf Union was...

considered the world's championship until 1967. The third professional major was the French Pro Championship, played between 1934 and 1968, on the clay courts...

1968 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1968. 1968 (MCMLXVIII)...

called the Wembley Professional Championships, although it was later named the London Indoor Professional Championships. In 1968 it was titled the Jack...

The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand...

however, may turn professional after winning the U.S. Amateur and retain his eligibility. Winner of the previous year's Amateur Championship The previous year's...

Open 1963 Lakes Open 1967 Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open 1968 South Australian Open, Victorian Open 1972 Australian Open 1950 New Zealand Open...

Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). Prior to the WPBSA assuming control of the professional game in 1968, the world championship was...

The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf. The competitions are the...

retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, Player won nine major championships on...

amateurs as well as professionals. Ten professionals and eight amateurs contested the event, with Old Tom Morris winning the championship by 4 shots from...

Rugby League in 1998 to form the National Rugby League City Cup Australian Rugby Championship (2007) National Soccer League (1977–2004) Canadian Association...

Brogan – played basketball in Australia for the Adelaide 36ers, winning the 1998 NBL Championship, before switching to Australian Rules football for Port Adelaide...

known as the World Professional Billiards Championship until 2010, and has had other names in the past, e.g. Billiards Championship of the World. In addition...

over a world championship challenge match, the Professional Billiard Players Association (PBPA) — which had been re-established in 1968 by reigning world...

national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the...

Angola at world championships". Retrieved 11 August 2016. "Australia's Boomers deny 'tanking' at Basketball World Cup". The Guardian. Australian Associated...

June 13, 1982), better known as Peter Maivia, was a Samoan-American professional wrestler, actor and stunt coordinator. Maivia was the grandfather of...