1959 PGA Tour

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1959 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 2, 1959 (1959-01-02) – December 6, 1959 (1959-12-06)
Number of official events46
Most wins Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Gene Littler (5)
Money list Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Art Wall Jr.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Art Wall Jr.
← 1958
1960 →

The 1959 PGA Tour was the 44th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1959 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 5 Los Angeles Open California35,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ken Venturi (7)
Jan 12 Tijuana Open Invitational Mexico20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ernie Vossler (2)
Jan 18 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California50,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Wall Jr. (7)Pro-Am
Jan 25 Thunderbird Invitational California15,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Arnold Palmer (11)
Feb 1 San Diego Open Invitational California20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marty Furgol (4)
Feb 8 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Littler (10)
Feb 15 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona15,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Littler (11)
Feb 22 Texas Open Invitational Texas20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wes Ellis (2)
Mar 1 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana15,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Howie Johnson (2)
Mar 9 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Collins (1)
Mar 15 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida15,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Paul Harney (3)
Mar 23 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida15,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Cary Middlecoff (38)
Mar 30 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina15,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Wall Jr. (8)
Apr 5 Masters Tournament Georgia75,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Wall Jr. (9) Major championship
Apr 12 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dow Finsterwald (6)
Apr 19 Houston Classic Texas30,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jack Burke Jr. (14)
Apr 26 Tournament of Champions Nevada20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mike Souchak (8)Winners-only event
May 3 Colonial National Invitation Texas27,300 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ben Hogan (64)Invitational
May 11 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma25,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Arnold Palmer (12)
May 17 Arlington Hotel Open Arkansas20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Littler (12)
May 25 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee25,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Whitt (1)
May 31 Kentucky Derby Open Kentucky20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Whitt (2)
Jun 7 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland20,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dave Ragan (1)
Jun 13 U.S. Open New York50,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Billy Casper (7) Major championship
Jun 20 Canadian Open Canada25,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doug Ford (14)
Jun 27 Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Illinois57,000 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ken Venturi (8)
Jul 3 The Open Championship Scotland£5,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (2) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 5 Buick Open Invitational Michigan57,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Art Wall Jr. (10)
Jul 12 Western Open Pennsylvania30,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Mike Souchak (9)
Jul 19 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut25,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Gene Littler (12)
Aug 2 PGA Championship Minnesota50,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Bob Rosburg (4) Major championship
Aug 9 Carling Open Invitational Washington25,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dow Finsterwald (7)
Aug 16 Motor City Open Michigan25,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Mike Souchak (10)
Aug 23 Rubber City Open Invitational Ohio20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Tom Nieporte (1)
Aug 30 Miller Open Invitational Wisconsin35,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Gene Littler (13)
Sep 7 Kansas City Open Invitational Missouri20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dow Finsterwald (8)
Sep 14 Dallas Open Invitational Texas25,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Julius Boros (8)
Sep 20 El Paso Open Texas20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Marty Furgol (5)
Sep 27 Golden Gate Championship California45,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Mason Rudolph (1)New tournament
Oct 4 Portland Centennial Open Invitational Oregon20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Billy Casper (8)
Oct 11 Hesperia Open Invitational California15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Eric Monti (2)
Oct 18 Orange County Open Invitational California15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Jay Hebert (4)New tournament
Nov 15 Lafayette Open Invitational Louisiana15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Billy Casper (9)
Nov 22 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Billy Casper (10)New tournament
Nov 29 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (13)
Dec 6 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Doug Sanders (3)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Nov 7 Ryder Cup Californian/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Nov 21 Canada Cup Australian/a Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle and
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flory Van Donck

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Art Wall Jr. 53,168
2 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Gene Littler 38,296
3 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dow Finsterwald 33,906
4 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Billy Casper 33,899
5 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer 32,462
6 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Mike Souchak 31,807
7 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Bob Rosburg 31,676
8 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Doug Ford 31,009
9 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Jay Hebert 26,034
10 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Ken Venturi 25,886

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Art Wall Jr. [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Art Wall Jr. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. ↑ "PGA 1959 Recap". Kronish Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wall Tops" . The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. December 20, 1959. p. 109. Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Wall Top PGA Earner; Also Takes Vardon Cup" . The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. December 20, 1959. p. 41. Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Art Wall Named Golfer Of Year" . Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. December 9, 1959. p. 15 (B3 in paper). Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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