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1958 PGA Tour

The 1958 PGA Tour was the 43rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1958 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1958 (1958-01-03) – December 14, 1958 (1958-12-14)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Ken Venturi (4)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Dow Finsterwald
← 1957
1959 →

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1958 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 6 Los Angeles Open California 35,000   Frank Stranahan (6)
Jan 12 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship California 50,000   Billy Casper (4) Pro-Am
Jan 20 Tijuana Open Invitational Mexico 20,000   Dutch Harrison (18)
Jan 26 Thunderbird Invitational California 15,000   Ken Venturi (3)
Jan 29 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 15,000   Ken Venturi (4)
Feb 9 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 15,000   Lionel Hebert (2)
Feb 16 Texas Open Invitational Texas 15,000   Bill Johnston (1)
Feb 24 Houston Open Texas 30,000   Ed Oliver (8)
Mar 2 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000   Ken Venturi (5)
Mar 11 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000   Billy Casper (5)
Mar 16 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 15,000   Doug Ford (13)
Mar 23 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 15,000   Arnold Palmer (8)
Mar 30 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 15,000   Howie Johnson (1)
Apr 6 Masters Tournament Georgia 60,000   Arnold Palmer (9) Major championship
Apr 13 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 15,000   Bob Goalby (1)
Apr 20 Kentucky Derby Open Kentucky 20,000   Gary Player (1)
Apr 27 Tournament of Champions Nevada 20,000   Stan Leonard (2) Winners-only event
Apr 27 Lafayette Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000   Jay Hebert (9) New tournament
Alternate event
May 4 Colonial National Invitation Texas 25,000   Tommy Bolt (12) Invitational
May 11 Arlington Hotel Open Arkansas 20,000   Julius Boros (6)
May 18 Memphis Open Tennessee 20,000   Billy Maxwell (4) New tournament
May 25 Kansas City Open Missouri 20,000   Ernie Vossler (1)
Jun 1 Western Open Michigan 25,000   Doug Sanders (2)
Jun 8 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 25,000   Sam Snead (72)
Jun 14 U.S. Open Oklahoma 35,000   Tommy Bolt (13) Major championship
Jun 23 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 57,000   Billy Casper (6) New tournament
Jun 30 Pepsi Championship New York 52,000   Arnold Palmer (10) New tournament
Jul 4 The Open Championship England £4,850   Peter Thomson (5) Major championship[b]
Jul 6 Rubber City Open Invitational Ohio 20,000   Art Wall Jr. (5)
Jul 13 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 25,000   Jack Burke Jr. (13)
Jul 20 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 40,000   Dow Finsterwald (4) Major championship
Jul 27 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 20,000   Art Wall Jr. (6)
Aug 4 Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Illinois 50,000   Ken Venturi (6)
Aug 11 Miller Open Invitational Wisconsin 35,000   Cary Middlecoff (37)
Aug 17 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 25,000   Mike Souchak (7)
Aug 23 Canadian Open Canada 25,000   Wes Ellis (1)
Sep 1 Vancouver Open Invitational Canada 42,000   Jim Ferree (1) New tournament
Sep 8 Utah Open Utah 15,000   Dow Finsterwald (5)
Sep 14 Denver Open Colorado 20,000   Tommy Jacobs (1)
Sep 21 Hesperia Open Invitational California 15,000   John McMullin (1)
Nov 9 Carling Open Invitational Georgia 25,000   Julius Boros (7)
Nov 16 Havana International Cuba 45,000   George Bayer (2)
Nov 23 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 15,000   Pete Cooper (5)
Nov 30 Havana Invitational Cuba 15,000   Billy Casper (n/a) Pro-Am[c]
Dec 14 Mayfair Inn Open Florida 15,000   George Bayer (3)

Unofficial events edit

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 23 Canada Cup Mexico n/a   Harry Bradshaw and
  Christy O'Connor Snr 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy   Ángel Miguel

Money list edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Arnold Palmer 42,608
2   Billy Casper 41,324
3   Ken Venturi 36,268
4   Dow Finsterwald 35,393
5   Art Wall Jr. 29,841
6   Julius Boros 29,817
7   Tommy Bolt 26,941
8   Jay Hebert 26,385
9   Bob Rosburg 25,171
10   Doug Ford 21,875

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Dow Finsterwald [3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Bob Rosburg [4]

Notes edit

  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.
  3. ^ Official money; unofficial win.

References edit

  1. ^ "PGA 1958 Recap". Kronish Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Palmer Shows Best At Golf Pay Window". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 21, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Finsterwald Voted Golfer of the Year". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 28, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wood, Hal (December 23, 1958). "Major Leagues Sparked Coast's Top Sports Year | Rosburg Wins Trophy". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. United Press International. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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