1964 PGA Tour

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1964 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1964 (1964-01-03) – November 22, 1964 (1964-11-22)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (5)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi
1963
1965

The 1964 PGA Tour was the 49th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6 Los Angeles Open California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Harney (4)
Jan 12 San Diego Open Invitational California30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. (12)
Jan 19 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (5)Pro-Am
Jan 27 Lucky International Open California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2)
Feb 2 Palm Springs Golf Classic California50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Jacobs (4)Pro-Am
Feb 9 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (9)
Feb 16 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jacky Cupit (3)
Mar 2 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Rudolph (3)
Mar 9 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida30,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (8)
Mar 15 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida25,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin (1)
Mar 22 Doral Open Invitational Florida50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (21)
Mar 30 Azalea Open North Carolina20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Besselink (4)
Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina45,000 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (13)
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (43) Major championship
Apr 19 Houston Classic Texas50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak (14)
Apr 26 Texas Open Invitational Texas40,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (3)
May 3 Tournament of Champions Nevada65,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (10)Winners-only event
May 3 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Brown (1)Alternate event
May 10 Colonial National Invitation Texas75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (22)Invitational
May 18 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (44)
May 24 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak (15)
May 31 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana70,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (9)
Jun 7 Thunderbird Classic New York100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (6)
Jun 14 Buick Open Invitational Michigan60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (7)
Jun 20 U.S. Open Maryland88,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi (11) Major championship
Jun 28 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (8)
Jul 5 Whitemarsh Open Invitational Pennsylvania25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (11)
Jul 10 The Open Championship Scotland£8,500 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (9) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 19 PGA Championship Ohio100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (4) Major championship
Jul 26 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi (12)
Aug 2 Canadian Open Canada50,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle (2)
Aug 9 Western Open Illinois65,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3)
Aug 16 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota65,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Courtney (1)
Aug 23 American Golf Classic Ohio50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi (13)
Aug 30 Carling World Open Michigan200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (5)
Sep 7 Dallas Open Invitational Texas40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody (1)
Sep 20 Portland Open Invitational Oregon40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (12)
Sep 27 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Washington40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (23)
Oct 4 Fresno Open Invitational California35,000 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson (3)
Oct 11 Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob McCallister (2)New tournament
Oct 18 Sahara Invitational Nevada70,000 Flag of the United States.svg R. H. Sikes (1)
Oct 25 Mountain View Open California40,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack McGowan (1)New tournament
Nov 3 Almaden Open Invitational California25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (24)
Nov 22 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (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
Dec 6 Canada Cup Hawaiin/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] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 113,285
2 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 113,203
3 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 90,130
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema 74,130
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols 74,013
6 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi 62,466
7 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 61,450
8 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Rudolph 52,569
9 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez 49,339
10 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak 39,559

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi [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

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  4. 1 2 "Nicklaus the Richest; Palmer Vardon Winner" . Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. December 24, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved November 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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