1962 PGA Tour

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1962 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1962 (1962-01-05) – December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
Number of official events50
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (8)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
← 1961
1963 →

The 1962 PGA Tour was the 47th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1962 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 8 Los Angeles Open California45,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers (1)
Jan 14 San Diego Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Jacobs (2)
Jan 22 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford (17)Pro-Am
Jan 28 Lucky International Open California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (18)
Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (28)Pro-Am
Feb 11 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (29)
Feb 18 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers (2)
Feb 25 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Wininger (4)
Mar 4 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Campbell (2)
Mar 11 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (9)
Mar 19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (1)
Mar 26 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (15)New tournament
Apr 1 Azalea Open North Carolina20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Marr (2)
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (30) Major championship
Apr 15 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (16)
Apr 23 Houston Classic Texas50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (2)
Apr 29 Texas Open Invitational Texas30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (31)
May 6 Tournament of Champions Nevada50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (32)Winners-only event
May 6 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Pott (3)Alternate event
May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (33)Invitational
May 20 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas20,000 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Al Johnston (1)
May 27 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (17)
Jun 3 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lionel Hebert (4)
Jun 10 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New Jersey100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (19)New tournament
Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (1) Major championship
Jun 24 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford (18)
Jul 1 Western Open Illinois55,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jacky Cupit (2)
Jul 8 Buick Open Invitational Michigan50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Collins (4)
Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland£8,500 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (34) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 15 Motor City Open Michigan35,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (2)Alternate event
Jul 22 PGA Championship Pennsylvania70,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (6) Major championship
Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Kroll (8)
Aug 5 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (5)
Aug 12 American Golf Classic Ohio50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (35)
Aug 19 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (10)
Aug 26 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (11)
Sep 3 Dallas Open Invitational Texas35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Maxwell (7)
Sep 9 Denver Open Invitational Colorado30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (6)
Sep 16 Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational Washington30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (2)
Sep 23 Portland Open Invitational Oregon25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (3)
Sep 30 Sahara Invitational Nevada20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (1)New to PGA Tour
Oct 14 Bakersfield Open Invitational California40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (18)
Oct 21 Ontario Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (1)
Oct 28 Orange County Open Invitational California20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (2)
Nov 4 Beaumont Open Invitational Texas20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Ragan (2)
Nov 11 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana17,500 Flag of the United States.svg John Barnum (1)
Nov 18 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama11,500 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (3)
Nov 25 Carling Open Invitational Florida35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Wininger (5)
Dec 2 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Ragan (3)
Dec 9 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson (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 11 Canada Cup Argentina6,300 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer and
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 81,448
2 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 66,201
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 61,869
4 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 61,842
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby 46,241
6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 45,838
7 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders 43,340
8 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Ragan 37,327
9 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols 34,312
10 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers 32,182

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer [5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer [4]

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. ↑ "1962 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 630–7. ISBN   978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ↑ "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner". Beaver County Times. Beaver, Pennsylvania. UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013– via Google News Archive.
  4. 1 2 "Arnie Palmer Tops 3 Fields" . The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 9, 1962. p. 69. Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Palmer Honored As Golfer Of Year" . Evening Express. Portland, Maine. November 28, 1962. p. 40. Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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