1960 PGA Championship

1960 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	July 21–24, 1960
Location	Akron, Ohio
Course(s)	Firestone Country Club South Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,165 yards (6,552 m)^[1]
Field	183 players, 95 after 1st cut 60 after 2nd cut
Cut	151 (+11) (1st cut) 224 (+14) (2nd cut)
Prize fund	$63,130^[2]
Winner's share	$11,000
Champion
Jay Hebert
281 (+1)
«1959 1961»

The 1960 PGA Championship was the 42nd PGA Championship played July 21–24 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Jay Hebert won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Ferrier, the 1947 champion.^[3] Only one player broke par in the final round; Wes Ellis shot 69 (−1) and finished in sixth place.^[4] Hebert's younger brother Lionel won the title in 1957, the last PGA Championship contested in match play format.

Third round leader Doug Sanders shot 73 (+3) on Sunday and finished two strokes back in a tie for third.

Two-time champion Ben Hogan played in the PGA Championship for the first time since his match play victory in 1948. A third round 78 (+8) left him at 225 (+15) and he missed the 54-hole cut by one stroke.^[5]

Attendance figures were 14,141 for Sunday's final round, with a four-day total of 53,509.^[1]

This was the first of three PGA Championships at the South Course, which later hosted in 1966 and 1975. It is the current venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976 as the "World Series of Golf" on the PGA Tour.

Past champions in the field

Firestone CC

Location in the United States

Made both cuts

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jim Ferrier	Australia	1947	71	74	66	71	282	+2	2
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	68	73	70	72	283	+3	T3
Doug Ford	United States	1955	75	70	69	72	286	+6	T7
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	73	73	69	76	291	+11	T15
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	75	72	70	75	292	+12	T18
Walter Burkemo	United States	1953	72	77	73	72	294	+14	T24
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	73	72	78	72	295	+15	T29
Chick Harbert	United States	1954	78	72	71	75	296	+16	T32
Henry Picard	United States	1939	77	73	73	73	296	+16	T32
Jim Turnesa	United States	1952	76	73	72	75	296	+16	T32

Missed the second cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	Total	To par
Ben Hogan	United States	1946, 1948	74	74	78	225	+15
Bob Rosburg	United States	1959	74	75	77	226	+16

Missed the first cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Chandler Harper	United States	1950	76	76	152	+12
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	76	79	155	+15
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	78	80	158	+18

Source:^[2]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 24, 1960

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jay Hebert	United States	72-67-72-70=281	+1	11,000
2	Jim Ferrier	Australia	71-74-66-71=282	+2	5,500
T3	Doug Sanders	United States	70-71-69-73=283	+3	3,350
T3	Sam Snead	United States	68-73-70-72=283	+3	3,350
5	Don January	United States	70-70-72-72=284	+4	2,800
6	Wes Ellis	United States	72-72-72-69=285	+5	2,500
T7	Doug Ford	United States	75-70-69-72=286	+6	2,125
T7	Arnold Palmer	United States	67-74-75-70=286	+6	2,125
9	Ken Venturi	United States	70-72-73-72=287	+7	1,900
T10	Fred Hawkins	United States	73-69-72-74=288	+8	1,750
T10	Dave Marr	United States	75-71-69-73=288	+8	1,750

References

1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). pp. 20, 23. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1960 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
↑ Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'A-Bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
↑ "Jay Hebert wins PGA Championship". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1960. p. 17.
↑ "Sanders fires 67 (69) for lead in PGA as Palmer falters". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 24, 1960. p. 1B.

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Preceded by 1960 Open Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1961 Masters

1960 Men's Major Golf Championships

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LPGA events	Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA Championship Ginn Open (2006-2008) Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W / 41.008; -81.508

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