1965 PGA Championship

August 2023 1965 PGA Championship August 12–15, 1965 Ligonier, Pennsylvania Laurel Valley Golf Club PGA of America PGA Tour 71 7090 yd 0 165 players, 77 after cut 151 (+9) $149,700http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=391&date=1965&tourn_name_id=2 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1965 PGA Championship December 31, 2012 November 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130083323/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=391&date=1965&tourn_name_id=2 dead $25,000 USA Dave Marr 280 (−4) 1964 1966 USA 1 Laurel Valley Golf Club 40.229 -79.236 Location in United States 5 240 USA Pennsylvania 1 Laurel Valley Golf Club 40.229 -79.236 Location in Pennsylvania 5 180 The 1965 PGA Championship was the 47th PGA Championship, played August 12–15 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, a suburb southeast of Pittsburgh. Dave Marr won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RNlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7273%2C2139018 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Dave Marr wins PGA with 280 August 16, 1965 1, 30 January 2, 2013https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iEcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5825%2C145539 Pittsburgh Press Kienzl Ray Marr bulldogs way to PGA title August 16, 1965 28 https://www.si.com/vault/1965/08/23/606466/diary-of-a-career-in-turmoil Sports Illustrated Wright Alfred Diary of a career in turmoil August 23, 1965 24 Marr was the co-leader after 54 holes with Tommy Aaron, a stroke ahead of Gardner Dickinson and two shots ahead of major champions Nicklaus and Casper.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i_xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6632%2C2898800 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Dapper David ties tiring Tom as PGA leader August 15, 1965 3B Aaron shot 78 and Dickinson 74 on Sunday, while Marr matched an even-par 71 with Nicklaus and Casper.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6767%2C3302487 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Confidence top prize August 16, 1965 3B Not far from his hometown of Latrobe, Laurel Valley was co-founded by Arnold Palmer in 1959,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2LYiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HLUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5022%2C2475576 Beaver County Times Pennsylvania Bires Mike Big time: Laurel Valley stands out July 9, 2004 C8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QdlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7329%2C1642661 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jack Nicklaus PGA 'Pick' in Palmerland August 12, 1965 28 who had another disappointing major in his home state and finished 14 strokes back, tied for 33rd.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QelRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3522%2C7466274 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino A place in the world of golf June 23, 1989 23 Three years earlier, he lost an 18-hole playoff to Nicklaus in the U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh, then finished tied for 17th five weeks later at the PGA Championship at Aronimink, outside Philadelphia. (Palmer won the other two majors of 1962, the Masters and the Open Championship, but never won the PGA Championship for a career grand slam.) After the practice rounds, a 60 ft 0 on fir tree was installed on the par-5 third hole to prevent corner-cutting from the tee to an adjacent fairway, over the objections of the club professional.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q9laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2232%2C1936555 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Laurel Valley prexy discounts Erath move August 14, 2016 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o0cqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P08EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4772%2C5241986 Pittsburgh Press UPI Tree grows, Laruel feud flares August 15, 1965 1, section 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QphRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5667%2C2083298 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Aaron leads by 2; Palmer in rhubarb August 14, 1965 2, part 2 This was the final PGA Championship appearance for two-time champion Ben Hogan, age 53, who tied for 15th place. After his near-fatal auto accident in early 1949, Hogan's legs could not withstand the grueling match play schedule and he did not play again in the championship until it became a stroke play event. He missed the 54-hole cut by a stroke in 1960 and tied for ninth place in 1964. Hogan won the title as a match play event in 1946 and 1948. Twenty former champions were in the field and twelve made the cut. Palmer was assessed a two-stroke penalty in both of the first two rounds and was at 147 (+5), ten shots back. A decade later, Laurel Valley hosted the Ryder Cup in 1975, the last Ryder Cup held in the U.S. without players from continental Europe. Course layout Laurel Valley Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4404005404312165053752384553,6004125354333971903754482304703,4907,090 Par445435434364544344343571 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QdlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5928%2C1643937 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Laurel Valley (yardages) August 12, 1965 28 Round summaries First round Thursday, August 12, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tommy Aaron 66 −5 T2 USA Gardner Dickinson 67 −4 USA Mason Rudolph T4 AUS Bruce Devlin 68 −3 USA Raymond Floyd USA Sam Snead 7 USA Jack Nicklaus 69 −2T8 USA Billy Casper 70 −1 USA Dave Marr USA Mike Souchak USA Wynsol Spencer Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QZhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6945%2C1681190 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Aaron's 66 leads PGA August 13, 1965 2, part 2 Second round Friday, August 13, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tommy Aaron 66-71=137 −5 T2 USA Dave Marr 70-69=139 −3 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-70=1394 USA Billy Casper 70-70=140 −2 T5 USA Gardner Dickinson 67-74=141 −1 USA Raymond Floyd 68-73=141 T7 USA Don Bies 71-71=142 E USA R. H. Sikes 71-71=142 USA Mike Souchak 70-72=142T10 AUS Bruce Devlin 68-75=143 +1 USA Doug Ford 73-70=143 USA Mason Rudolph 67-76=143 USA Sam Snead 68-75=143 Source: Third round Saturday, August 14, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Tommy Aaron 66-71-72=209 −4 USA Dave Marr 70-69-70=209 3 USA Gardner Dickinson 67-74-69=210 −3 T4 USA Billy Casper 70-70-71=211 −2 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-70-72=211T6 USA Raymond Floyd 68-73-72=213 E USA R. H. Sikes 71-71-71=213 USA Sam Snead 68-75-70=2139 USA Bob McCallister 76-68-70=214 +110 AUS Bruce Devlin 68-75-72=215 +2 Source: Final round Sunday, August 15, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Dave Marr 70-69-70-71=280 −4 25,000T2 USA Billy Casper 70-70-71-71=282 −2 12,500 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-70-72-71=2824 USA Bo Wininger 73-72-72-66=283 −1 8,0005 USA Gardner Dickinson 67-74-69-74=284 E 7,000T6 AUS Bruce Devlin 68-75-72-70=285 +1 5,750 USA Sam Snead 68-75-70-72=285T8 USA Tommy Aaron 66-71-72-78=287 +3 4,040 USA Jack Burke Jr. 75-71-72-69=287 USA Jacky Cupit 72-76-70-69=287 USA Rod Funseth 75-72-69-71=287 USA Bob McCallister 76-68-70-73=287 Source: Television This was the first PGA Championship televised by the ABC network, which retained the broadcast rights through 1990, when it was succeeded by CBS. References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20130813105344/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1965.html August 13, 2013 – 1965 PGA Championship 1965 40.229 -79.236 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship