1962 PGA Tour

1962 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 5, 1962 (1962-01-05) – December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
Number of official events	50
Most wins	Arnold Palmer (8)
Money list	Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year	Arnold Palmer
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The 1962 PGA Tour was the 47th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 8	Los Angeles Open	California	45,000	Phil Rodgers (1)
Jan 14	San Diego Open Invitational	California	25,000	Tommy Jacobs (2)
Jan 22	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	50,000	Doug Ford (17)	Pro-Am
Jan 28	Lucky International Open	California	50,000	Gene Littler (18)
Feb 4	Palm Springs Golf Classic	California	35,000	Arnold Palmer (28)	Pro-Am
Feb 11	Phoenix Open Invitational	Arizona	35,000	Arnold Palmer (29)
Feb 18	Tucson Open Invitational	Arizona	20,000	Phil Rodgers (2)
Feb 25	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	Louisiana	30,000	Bo Wininger (4)
Mar 4	Baton Rouge Open Invitational	Louisiana	20,000	Joe Campbell (2)
Mar 11	Pensacola Open Invitational	Florida	20,000	Doug Sanders (9)
Mar 19	St. Petersburg Open Invitational	Florida	20,000	Bobby Nichols (1)
Mar 26	Doral C.C. Open Invitational	Florida	50,000	Billy Casper (15)	New tournament
Apr 1	Azalea Open	North Carolina	20,000	Dave Marr (2)
Apr 9	Masters Tournament	Georgia	110,000	Arnold Palmer (30)	Major championship
Apr 15	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	35,000	Billy Casper (16)
Apr 23	Houston Classic	Texas	50,000	Bobby Nichols (2)
Apr 29	Texas Open Invitational	Texas	30,000	Arnold Palmer (31)
May 6	Tournament of Champions	Nevada	50,000	Arnold Palmer (32)	Winners-only event
May 6	Waco Turner Open	Oklahoma	20,000	Johnny Pott (3)	Alternate event
May 14	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	40,000	Arnold Palmer (33)	Invitational
May 20	Hot Springs Open Invitational	Arkansas	20,000	Al Johnston (1)
May 27	500 Festival Open Invitation	Indiana	50,000	Billy Casper (17)
Jun 3	Memphis Open Invitational	Tennessee	40,000	Lionel Hebert (4)
Jun 10	Thunderbird Classic Invitational	New Jersey	100,000	Gene Littler (19)	New tournament
Jun 17	U.S. Open	Pennsylvania	75,000	Jack Nicklaus (1)	Major championship
Jun 24	Eastern Open Invitational	Maryland	35,000	Doug Ford (18)
Jul 1	Western Open	Illinois	55,000	Jacky Cupit (2)
Jul 8	Buick Open Invitational	Michigan	50,000	Bill Collins (4)
Jul 13	The Open Championship	Scotland	£8,500	Arnold Palmer (34)	Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 15	Motor City Open	Michigan	35,000	Bruce Crampton (2)	Alternate event
Jul 22	PGA Championship	Pennsylvania	70,000	Gary Player (6)	Major championship
Jul 29	Canadian Open	Canada	30,000	Ted Kroll (8)
Aug 5	Insurance City Open Invitational	Connecticut	35,000	Bob Goalby (5)
Aug 12	American Golf Classic	Ohio	50,000	Arnold Palmer (35)
Aug 19	St. Paul Open Invitational	Minnesota	30,000	Doug Sanders (10)
Aug 26	Oklahoma City Open Invitational	Oklahoma	35,000	Doug Sanders (11)
Sep 3	Dallas Open Invitational	Texas	35,000	Billy Maxwell (7)
Sep 9	Denver Open Invitational	Colorado	30,000	Bob Goalby (6)
Sep 16	Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational	Washington	30,000	Jack Nicklaus (2)
Sep 23	Portland Open Invitational	Oregon	25,000	Jack Nicklaus (3)
Sep 30	Sahara Invitational	Nevada	20,000	Tony Lema (1)	New to PGA Tour
Oct 14	Bakersfield Open Invitational	California	40,000	Billy Casper (18)
Oct 21	Ontario Open Invitational	California	25,000	Al Geiberger (1)
Oct 28	Orange County Open Invitational	California	20,000	Tony Lema (2)
Nov 4	Beaumont Open Invitational	Texas	20,000	Dave Ragan (2)
Nov 11	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	Louisiana	17,500	John Barnum (1)
Nov 18	Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational	Alabama	11,500	Tony Lema (3)
Nov 25	Carling Open Invitational	Florida	35,000	Bo Wininger (5)
Dec 2	West Palm Beach Open Invitational	Florida	20,000	Dave Ragan (3)
Dec 9	Coral Gables Open Invitational	Florida	20,000	Gardner Dickinson (3)

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	Notes
Nov 11	Canada Cup	Argentina	6,300	Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead	Team event
	Canada Cup Individual Trophy			Roberto De Vicenzo

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Arnold Palmer	81,448
2	Gene Littler	66,201
3	Jack Nicklaus	61,869
4	Billy Casper	61,842
5	Bob Goalby	46,241
6	Gary Player	45,838
7	Doug Sanders	43,340
8	Dave Ragan	37,327
9	Bobby Nichols	34,312
10	Phil Rodgers	32,182

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Arnold Palmer	[5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	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.

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. "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.

External links

• Official website