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1962 PGA Tour

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

1962 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1962 (1962-01-05) – December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
Number of official events50
Most winsUnited States Arnold Palmer (8)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
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Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] 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[b]
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

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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

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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

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Arnold Palmer [5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Arnold Palmer [4]

Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ a b "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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