1962 PGA Tour
The 1962 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to December 9. The season consisted of 50 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, eight, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $81,448. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|
| Jan 8 | Los Angeles Open | California |  Phil Rodgers (1) | 268 (−16) | 7,500 |
| Jan 14 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | Tommy Jacobs (2) | 277 (−7) | 3,500 |
| Jan 22 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am[2] | California | Doug Ford (17) | 286 (−2) | 5,300 |
| Jan 28 | Lucky International Open | California | Gene Littler (18) | 274 (−10) | 9,000 |
| Feb 4 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | California | Arnold Palmer (28) | 342 (−17) | 5,300 |
| Feb 11 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | Arnold Palmer (29) | 269 (−15) | 5,300 |
| Feb 18 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | Phil Rodgers (2) | 263 (−17) | 2,800 |
| Feb 25 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | Bo Wininger (4) | 281 (−7) | 4,300 |
| Mar 4 | Baton Rouge Open Invitational | Louisiana | Joe Campbell (2) | 274 (−14) | 2,800 |
| Mar 11 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | Doug Sanders (9) | 270 (−18) | 2,800 |
| Mar 19 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational[3] | Florida | Bobby Nichols (1) | 272 (−16) | 2,800 |
| Mar 26 | Doral C.C. Open Invitational[4] | Florida | Billy Casper (15) | 283 (−5) | 9,000 |
| Apr 1 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | Dave Marr (2) | 281 (−7) | 2,800 |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Arnold Palmer (30) | 280 (−8) | 20,000 |
| Apr 15 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Billy Casper (16) | 275 (−9) | 5,300 |
| Apr 23 | Houston Classic[5] | Texas | Bobby Nichols (2) | 278 (−2) | 9,000 |
| Apr 29 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | Arnold Palmer (31) | 273 (−11) | 4,300 |
| May 6 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Arnold Palmer (32) | 276 (−12) | 11,000 |
| May 6 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | Johnny Pott (3) | 276 (−16) | 2,800 |
| May 14 | Colonial National Invitation[6] | Texas | Arnold Palmer (33) | 281 (+1) | 7,000 |
| May 20 | Hot Springs Open Invitational | Arkansas | .svg.png) Al Johnston (1) | 273 (−15) | 2,800 |
| May 27 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Billy Casper (17) | 264 (−20) | 9,000 |
| Jun 3 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | Lionel Hebert (4) | 267 (−13) | 6,400 |
| Jun 10 | Thunderbird Classic Invitational | New Jersey | Gene Littler (19) | 275 (−13) | 25,000 |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | Jack Nicklaus (1) | 283 (−1) | 17,500 |
| Jun 24 | Eastern Open Invitational | Maryland | Doug Ford (18) | 279 (−9) | 5,300 |
| Jul 1 | Western Open | Illinois | Jacky Cupit (2) | 281 (−3) | 11,000 |
| Jul 8 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Bill Collins (4) | 284 (−4) | 9,000 |
| Jul 13 | British Open | Scotland | Arnold Palmer (34) | 276 (−12) | 3,920 |
| Jul 15 | Motor City Open | Michigan |  Bruce Crampton (2) | 267 (−17) | 5,300 |
| Jul 22 | PGA Championship | Pennsylvania | .svg.png) Gary Player (6) | 278 (−2) | 13,000 |
| Jul 29 | Canadian Open | Canada | Ted Kroll (8) | 278 (−10) | 4,300 |
| Aug 5 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | Bob Goalby (5) | 271 (−13) | 5,300 |
| Aug 12 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Arnold Palmer (35) | 276 (−4) | 9,000 |
| Aug 19 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | Doug Sanders (10) | 269 (−19) | 4,300 |
| Aug 26 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | Doug Sanders (11) | 280 (−8) | 5,300 |
| Sep 3 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | Billy Maxwell (7) | 277 (−3) | 5,300 |
| Sep 9 | Denver Open Invitational | Colorado | Bob Goalby (6) | 277 (−3) | 4,300 |
| Sep 16 | Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational | Washington | Jack Nicklaus (2) | 265 (−15) | 4,300 |
| Sep 23 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | Jack Nicklaus (3) | 269 (−19) | 3,500 |
| Sep 30 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | Tony Lema (1) | 270 (−14) | 2,800 |
| Oct 14 | Bakersfield Open Invitational | California | Billy Casper (18) | 272 (−16) | 6,400 |
| Oct 21 | Ontario Open Invitational | California | Al Geiberger (1) | 276 (−8) | 3,500 |
| Oct 28 | Orange County Open Invitational | California | Tony Lema (2) | 267 (−17) | 2,800 |
| Nov 4 | Beaumont Open Invitational | Texas | Dave Ragan (2) | 283 (−5) | 2,800 |
| Nov 11 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | John Barnum (1) | 270 (−14) | 2,400 |
| Nov 18 | Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational | Alabama | Tony Lema (3) | 273 (−15) | 2,000 |
| Nov 25 | Carling Open Invitational | Florida | Bo Wininger (5) | 274 (−10) | 5,300 |
| Dec 2 | West Palm Beach Open Invitational | Florida | Dave Ragan (3) | 277 (−11) | 2,800 |
| Dec 9 | Coral Gables Open Invitational | Florida | Gardner Dickinson (3) | 274 (−10) | 2,800 |
Source:[7][8]
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 81,448 |
| 2 | Gene Littler | United States | 66,201 |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 61,869 |
| 4 | Billy Casper | United States | 61,842 |
| 5 | Bob Goalby | United States | 46,241 |
| 6 | Gary Player | South Africa | 45,838 |
| 7 | Doug Sanders | United States | 43,340 |
| 8 | Dave Ragan | United States | 37,327 |
| 9 | Bobby Nichols | United States | 34,312 |
| 10 | Phil Rodgers | United States | 32,182 |
Source:[9]
Awards
References
- ↑ "Palmer Tops PGA Ranks Second Time". The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania). UPI. October 4, 1962. p. 6.
For the first time, the award was open to PGA members only, so Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, both approved tournament players, were not eligible.
- ↑ "An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe". St. Petersburg Times (Florida). AP. January 23, 1962. p. 1-C.
- ↑ "Nichols' Iron Shots Aid St. Pete Victory". The Pittsburg Press (Pennsylvania). UPI. March 20, 1962. p. 31.
- ↑ "Casper Wins Doral Open Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania). AP. March 27, 1962. p. 19.
- ↑ "Nichols' Eagle Wins At Houston". Milwaukee Sentinel (Wisconsin). UPI. April 24, 1962. p. 4:2.
- ↑ "Palmer Takes Colonial Gold From Pott In Playoffs". Prescott Evening Courier (Arizona). UPI. May 15, 1962. p. 5.
- ↑ "1962 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner". Beaver County Times (Beaver, Pennsylvania). UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
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