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1963 PGA Tour

The 1963 PGA Tour was the 48th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1963 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) – November 24, 1963 (1963-11-24)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Arnold Palmer (7)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Julius Boros
← 1962
1964 →

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 7 Los Angeles Open California 50,000   Arnold Palmer (36)
Jan 13 San Diego Open Invitational California 25,000   Gary Player (7)
Jan 20 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000   Billy Casper (19) Pro-Am
Jan 27 Lucky International Open California 50,000   Jack Burke Jr. (16)
Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California 50,000   Jack Nicklaus (4) Pro-Am
Feb 12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 35,000   Arnold Palmer (37)
Feb 17 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 25,000   Don January (4)
Mar 4 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 40,000   Bo Wininger (6)
Mar 10 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 25,000   Arnold Palmer (38)
Mar 17 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 25,000   Raymond Floyd (1)
Mar 24 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida 50,000   Dan Sikes (1)
Mar 31 Azalea Open North Carolina 20,000   Jerry Barber (7)
Apr 7 Masters Tournament Georgia 112,500   Jack Nicklaus (5) Major championship
Apr 14 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 35,000   Doug Sanders (12)
Apr 21 Houston Classic Texas 50,000   Bob Charles (1)
Apr 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas 30,000   Phil Rodgers (3)
May 5 Tournament of Champions Nevada 60,000   Jack Nicklaus (6) Winners-only event
May 5 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma 20,000   Gay Brewer (4) Alternate event
May 12 Colonial National Invitation Texas 60,000   Julius Boros (10) Invitational
May 19 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 35,000   Don Fairfield (3)
May 27 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 50,000   Tony Lema (4)
Jun 3 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 55,000   Dow Finsterwald (11)
Jun 9 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000   Julius Boros (11)
Jun 16 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New York 100,000   Arnold Palmer (39)
Jun 23 U.S. Open Massachusetts 90,000   Julius Boros (12) Major championship
Jul 1 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000   Arnold Palmer (40) New tournament
Jul 6 Canadian Open Canada 50,000   Doug Ford (19)
Jul 13 The Open Championship England £8,500   Bob Charles (2) Major championship[b]
Jul 14 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 25,000   Dave Hill (3) Alternate event
Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 80,000   Jack Nicklaus (7) Major championship
Jul 29 Western Open Illinois 55,000   Arnold Palmer (41)
Aug 4 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 35,000   Jack Rule Jr. (1)
Aug 18 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 40,000   Billy Casper (20)
Aug 25 American Golf Classic Ohio 50,000   Johnny Pott (4)
Sep 1 Denver Open Invitational Colorado 35,000   Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)
Sep 8 Utah Open Utah 40,000   Tommy Jacobs (3)
Sep 15 Seattle Open Invitational Washington 35,000   Bobby Nichols (3)
Sep 22 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 30,000   George Knudson (2)
Oct 6 Whitemarsh Open Invitational Pennsylvania 125,000   Arnold Palmer (42) New tournament
Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 70,000   Jack Nicklaus (8)
Oct 27 Fig Garden Village Open Invitational California 25,000   Mason Rudolph (2) New tournament
Nov 3 Almaden Open Invitational California 25,000   Al Geiberger (2)
Nov 10 Frank Sinatra Open Invitational California 50,000   Frank Beard (1) New tournament
Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000   Rex Baxter (1)

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
Oct 13 Ryder Cup Georgia n/a   Team USA Team event
Oct 28 Canada Cup France n/a   Jack Nicklaus and
  Arnold Palmer 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy   Jack Nicklaus

Money list edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Arnold Palmer 128,230
2   Jack Nicklaus 100,050
3   Julius Boros 77,357
4   Tony Lema 67,113
5   Gary Player 55,455
6   Dow Finsterwald 49,863
7   Mason Rudolph 39,120
8   Al Geiberger 34,126
9   Don January 33,755
10   Bobby Nichols 33,605

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Julius Boros [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Billy Casper [5]

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "1963 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. 637–43. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ^ "Bill Casper Wins Award". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Casper Nips Arnie For Vardon Trophy". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. December 8, 1963. p. 2B. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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