1963 PGA Tour

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1963 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) – November 24, 1963 (1963-11-24)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (7)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros
1962
1964

The 1963 PGA Tour was the 48th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1963 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7 Los Angeles Open California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (36)
Jan 13 San Diego Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (7)
Jan 20 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (19)Pro-Am
Jan 27 Lucky International Open California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Burke Jr. (16)
Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (4)Pro-Am
Feb 12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (37)
Feb 17 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (4)
Mar 4 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Wininger (6)
Mar 10 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (38)
Mar 17 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (1)
Mar 24 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes (1)
Mar 31 Azalea Open North Carolina20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Barber (7)
Apr 7 Masters Tournament Georgia112,500 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (5) Major championship
Apr 14 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (12)
Apr 21 Houston Classic Texas50,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (1)
Apr 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers (3)
May 5 Tournament of Champions Nevada60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (6)Winners-only event
May 5 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer (4)Alternate event
May 12 Colonial National Invitation Texas60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (10)Invitational
May 19 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Fairfield (3)
May 27 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (4)
Jun 3 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana55,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald (11)
Jun 9 Buick Open Invitational Michigan50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (11)
Jun 16 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New York100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (39)
Jun 23 U.S. Open Massachusetts90,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (12) Major championship
Jul 1 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio110,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (40)New tournament
Jul 6 Canadian Open Canada50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford (19)
Jul 13 The Open Championship England£8,500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (2) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 14 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (3)Alternate event
Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas80,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (7) Major championship
Jul 29 Western Open Illinois55,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (41)
Aug 4 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Rule Jr. (1)
Aug 18 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (20)
Aug 25 American Golf Classic Ohio50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Pott (4)
Sep 1 Denver Open Invitational Colorado35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)
Sep 8 Utah Open Utah40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Jacobs (3)
Sep 15 Seattle Open Invitational Washington35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (3)
Sep 22 Portland Open Invitational Oregon30,000 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson (2)
Oct 6 Whitemarsh Open Invitational Pennsylvania125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (42)New tournament
Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (8)
Oct 27 Fig Garden Village Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Rudolph (2)New tournament
Nov 3 Almaden Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (2)
Nov 10 Frank Sinatra Open Invitational California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (1)New tournament
Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rex Baxter (1)

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
Oct 13 Ryder Cup Georgian/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Oct 28 Canada Cup Francen/a Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus and
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 128,230
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 100,050
3 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros 77,357
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema 67,113
5 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 55,455
6 Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald 49,863
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Rudolph 39,120
8 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 34,126
9 Flag of the United States.svg Don January 33,755
10 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols 33,605

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper [5]

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. "1963 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 637–43. ISBN   978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. "Bill Casper Wins Award". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013 via Google News Archive.
  4. "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013 via Google News Archive.
  5. "Casper Nips Arnie For Vardon Trophy" . Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. December 8, 1963. p. 2B. Retrieved November 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.