1965 PGA Tour

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1965 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1965 (1965-01-08) – November 28, 1965 (1965-11-28)
Number of official events40
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Dave Marr
1964
1966

The 1965 PGA Tour was the 50th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1965 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11 Los Angeles Open California70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Harney (5)
Jan 17 San Diego Open Invitational California39,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis (3)
Jan 24 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California84,500 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (4)Pro-Am
Jan 31 Lucky International Open California57,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (1)
Feb 7 Bob Hope Desert Classic California80,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (25)Pro-Am
Feb 14 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona65,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rod Funseth (1)
Feb 21 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona46,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (3)
Mar 7 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (13)
Mar 14 Doral Open Invitational Florida70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders (14)
Mar 21 Jacksonville Open Florida57,500 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Weaver (1)
Mar 28 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina28,750 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Hart (1)
Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead (82)
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (13) Major championship
Apr 18 Houston Classic Texas75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (6)
Apr 25 Texas Open Invitational Texas50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard (2)
May 2 Tournament of Champions Nevada70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (45)Winners-only event
May 11 Colonial National Invitation Texas100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (5)Invitational
May 16 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mayer (7)
May 23 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (14)
May 30 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana87,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (6)
Jun 6 Buick Open Invitational Michigan100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (10)
Jun 13 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio135,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Sikes (2)
Jun 21 U.S. Open Missouri125,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player (10) Major championship
Jun 27 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (2)
Jul 4 Western Open Illinois70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (26)
Jul 9 The Open Championship England£10,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson (6) Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 17 Canadian Open Canada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (20)
Jul 25 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut70,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (27)
Aug 1 Thunderbird Classic New York100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (15)
Aug 8 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (16)
Aug 15 PGA Championship Pennsylvania150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Marr (3) Major championship
Aug 23 Carling World Open Massachusetts175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema (11)
Aug 29 American Golf Classic Ohio100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (3)
Sep 5 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Rule Jr. (2)
Sep 19 Portland Open Invitational Oregon50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (17)
Sep 26 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Washington45,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer (5)
Oct 23 Sahara Invitational Nevada100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (28)
Oct 31 Almaden Open Invitational California46,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Verwey (1)
Nov 7 Hawaiian Open Hawaii45,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer (6)
Nov 28 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana32,000 Flag of the United States.svg Babe Hiskey (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 3 Canada Cup Spainn/a Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Harold Henning and
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player
Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player
Oct 9 Ryder Cup Englandn/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event

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 Jack Nicklaus 140,752
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema 101,816
3 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 99,931
4 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders 72,182
5 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player 69,964
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin 67,657
7 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Marr 63,375
8 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 59,699
9 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 58,898
10 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 57,770

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Dave Marr [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. "1965 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. 650–6. ISBN   978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. "Jack Nicklaus Was Golf's Top Money Winner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. December 5, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved March 20, 2013 via Google News Archive.
  4. "PGA Names Dave Marr Best Of 1965". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 19, 1965. p. 3B. Retrieved March 19, 2013 via Google News Archive.
  5. "Billy Casper Awarded Vardon Trophy for '65" . Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. December 16, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved November 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.