1961 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1961 PGA Tour 1961 1 6 – 1961 12 10 48 USA Arnold Palmer (6) Money list ZAF 1928 Gary Player PGA Player of the Year USA Jerry Barber 1960 1962 The 1961 PGA Tour was the 46th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1961 season.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1961.html 1961 winners sorted by age PGA Tour July 9, 2008 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129020249/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1961.html 29 November 2014Johnson Sal Seanor Dave The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia 2009 Skyhorse Publishing New York, New York 623–30 978-1-60239-302-8 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.Notes Jan 9 Los Angeles Open California 45,000 USA Bob Goalby (3) Jan 15 San Diego Open Invitational California 22,500 USA Arnold Palmer (22) Jan 22 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 USA Bob Rosburg (5) Pro-Am Jan 29 Lucky International Open California 57,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (3) New tournament Feb 5 Palm Springs Golf Classic California 52,000 USA Billy Maxwell (5) Pro-Am Feb 13 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 30,000 USA Arnold Palmer (23) Feb 19 Home of the Sun Open Arizona 20,000 USA Dave Hill (1) Feb 26 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000 USA Arnold Palmer (24) Mar 5 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 30,000 USA Doug Sanders (4) Mar 12 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Tommy Bolt (15) Mar 19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Bob Goalby (4) Mar 26 Sunshine Open Invitational Florida 25,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (4) New tournament Apr 2 Azalea Open North Carolina 12,000 USA Jerry Barber (5) Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 110,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (5) Major championship Apr 16 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 22,500 USA Mike Souchak (13) Apr 24 Houston Classic Texas 40,000 USA Jay Hebert (6) Apr 30 Texas Open Invitational Texas 30,000 USA Arnold Palmer (25) May 7 Tournament of Champions Nevada 52,000 USA Sam Snead (81) Winners-only event May 7 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma 20,000 USA Butch Baird (1) New tournamentAlternate event May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas 40,000 USA Doug Sanders (5) Invitational May 21 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 20,000 USA Doug Sanders (6) May 28 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 50,000 USA Doug Ford (16) Jun 4 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 30,000 USA Cary Middlecoff (39) Jun 17 U.S. Open Michigan 60,000 USA Gene Littler (17) Major championship Jun 25 Western Open Michigan 55,000 USA Arnold Palmer (26) Jul 3 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000 USA Jack Burke Jr. (15) Jul 9 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 30,000 USA Don January (3) Jul 15 The Open Championship England £8,500 USA Arnold Palmer (27) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 15 Canadian Open Canada 30,000 USA Jacky Cupit (1) Jul 23 Milwaukee Open Invitational Wisconsin 30,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (1) Jul 31 PGA Championship Illinois 65,000 USA Jerry Barber (6) Major championship Aug 6 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 35,000 USA Doug Sanders (7) Aug 13 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 30,000 USA Billy Maxwell (6) Aug 20 Carling Open Invitational Maryland 35,000 USA Gay Brewer (1) Aug 27 American Golf Classic Ohio 50,000 USA Jay Hebert (7) New tournament Sep 4 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 30,000 USA Earl Stewart (3) Sep 10 Denver Open Invitational Colorado 25,000 USA Dave Hill (2) Sep 17 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Washington 25,000 USA Dave Marr (1) Sep 24 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 25,000 USA Billy Casper (14) Oct 1 Bakersfield Open California 25,000 USA Jack Fleck (3) New tournament Oct 15 Ontario Open California 20,000 USA Eric Monti (3) New tournament Oct 22 Orange County Open Invitational California 17,500 USA Bob McCallister (1) Nov 5 Almaden Open Invitational California 12,000 AUS Jim Ferrier (18) New to PGA Tour Nov 12 Beaumont Open Invitational Texas 20,000 USA Joe Campbell (1) New tournament Nov 19 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 USA Doug Sanders (8) Nov 26 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama 15,000 USA Gay Brewer (2) Dec 3 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Gay Brewer (3) Dec 10 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida]20,000 CAN 1957 George Knudson (1) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesOct 14Ryder CupEnglandn/aUSA Team USATeam eventJun 4Canada CupPuerto Rico6,300USA Jimmy Demaret andUSA Sam SneadTeam eventCanada Cup Individual TrophyUSA Sam Snead Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B44tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zp0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3780,3048311&dq=player+money+winner&hl=en Gary Player Top Money Winner The Montreal Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Associated Press 32 December 15, 1961 March 19, 2013 Google News Archive Position Player Prize money ($)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 64,5402 USA Arnold Palmer 61,0913 USA Doug Sanders 57,4284 USA Billy Casper 37,7675 USA Jay Hebert 35,5836 USA Johnny Pott 33,2687 USA Gay Brewer 31,1508 USA Bob Goalby 30,9199 USA Gene Littler 29,24610 USA Billy Maxwell 28,335 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Jerry Barber https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GzRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6782,3016342&dq=player-of-the-year+golf&hl=en Pro Golfers Vote Barber Top Player The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press 2 October 8, 1961 March 19, 2013 Google News Archive Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Arnold Palmer https://www.newspapers.com/image/528544910/ Arnold Palmer Wins Golf's Vardon Trophy The Independent-Record Helena, Montana 24 December 1961 10 November 2023 13 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour