1960 PGA Tour

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1960 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1960 (1960-01-08) – December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (8)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
← 1959
1961 →

The 1960 PGA Tour was the 45th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1960 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 12 Los Angeles Open California37,500 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dow Finsterwald (9)
Jan 18 Yorba Linda Open Invitational California20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Jerry Barber (3)New tournament
Jan 24 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California50,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Ken Venturi (9)Pro-Am
Jan 31 San Diego Open Invitational California20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Mike Souchak (11)
Feb 7 Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic California70,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (14)New tournament
Pro-Am
Feb 15 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona22,500 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Jack Fleck (2)
Feb 21 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Don January (2)
Feb 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (15)
Mar 6 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (16)
Mar 13 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (17)
Mar 21 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg George Bayer (4)
Mar 27 De Soto Open Invitational Florida35,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Sam Snead (79)New tournament
Apr 3 Azalea Open North Carolina15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Tom Nieporte (2)
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia87,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (18) Major championship
Apr 17 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Sam Snead (80)
Apr 24 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana25,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dow Finsterwald (10)
May 3 Houston Classic Texas35,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Bill Collins (2)
May 8 Tournament of Champions Nevada42,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Jerry Barber (4)Winners-only event
May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas30,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Julius Boros (9)Invitational
May 22 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas20,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Bill Collins (3)
May 22 Sam Snead Festival West Virginia15,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dave Marr (n/a)Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
May 29 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana50,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Doug Ford (15)New tournament
Jun 6 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee30,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Tommy Bolt (14)
Jun 12 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma30,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Gene Littler (15)
Jun 18 U.S. Open Colorado60,000 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Arnold Palmer (19) Major championship
Jul 4 Buick Open Invitational Michigan50,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak (12)
Jul 9 The Open Championship Scotland£7,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle (1) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 9 Canadian Open Canada25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. (11)
Jul 17 Western Open Michigan30,000 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Stan Leonard (3)
Jul 24 PGA Championship Ohio65,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hebert (5) Major championship
Jul 31 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (16)
Aug 7 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (20)
Aug 21 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Fairfield (2)
Aug 28 Milwaukee Open Invitational Wisconsin30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi (10)
Sep 5 Dallas Open Invitational Texas25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Pott (1)
Sep 12 Utah Open Invitational Utah20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Johnston (2)
Sep 18 Carling Open Invitational Washington25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Vossler (3)
Sep 25 Portland Open Invitational Oregon20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (11)
Oct 3 Hesperia Open Invitational California15,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (12)
Oct 16 Orange County Open Invitational California15,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (13)
Nov 20 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana15,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lionel Hebert (3)
Nov 27 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama15,000 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (21)
Dec 4 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida15,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Pott (2)
Dec 11 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida20,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby (2)

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
Jun 26 Canada Cup Irelandn/a Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer and
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flory Van Donck

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 Arnold Palmer 80,968
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi 46,410
3 Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald 43,942
4 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 38,107
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hebert 36,840
6 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford 34,428
7 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 32,568
8 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak 32,121
9 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders 30,506
10 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Collins 30,165

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer [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. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. ↑ "1960 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. 616–23. ISBN   978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ↑ "Från USA-cirkusen" [From the U.S. circuit]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. March 1961. p. 30. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "Bill Casper Wins Vardon Trophy With 69.950 Average in 1960" . The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 8, 1961. p. 79. Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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