1959 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1959 PGA Tour 1959 1 2 – 1959 12 6 46 USA 1959 Gene Littler (5) Money list USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. PGA Player of the Year USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. 1958 1960 The 1959 PGA Tour was the 44th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1959 season.http://www.kronishsports.com/SE/Golf/PGA/1950s/1959.htm PGA 1959 Recap Kronish Sports 10 November 2023 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 5 Los Angeles Open California 35,000 USA 1912 Ken Venturi (7) Jan 12 Tijuana Open Invitational Mexico 20,000 USA 1912 Ernie Vossler (2) Jan 18 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 USA 1912 Art Wall Jr. (7) Pro-Am Jan 25 Thunderbird Invitational California 15,000 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer (11) Feb 1 San Diego Open Invitational California 20,000 USA 1912 Marty Furgol (4) Feb 8 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 20,000 USA 1912 Gene Littler (10) Feb 15 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 15,000 USA 1912 Gene Littler (11) Feb 22 Texas Open Invitational Texas 20,000 USA 1912 Wes Ellis (2) Mar 1 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 USA 1912 Howie Johnson (2) Mar 9 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000 USA 1912 Bill Collins (1) Mar 15 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 15,000 USA 1912 Paul Harney (3) Mar 23 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 15,000 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff (38) Mar 30 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 15,000 USA 1912 Art Wall Jr. (8) Apr 5 Masters Tournament Georgia 75,000 USA 1912 Art Wall Jr. (9) Major championship Apr 12 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 20,000 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald (6) Apr 19 Houston Classic Texas 30,000 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. (14) Apr 26 Tournament of Champions Nevada 20,000 USA 1912 Mike Souchak (8) Winners-only event May 3 Colonial National Invitation Texas 27,300 USA 1912 Ben Hogan (64) Invitational May 11 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 25,000 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer (12) May 17 Arlington Hotel Open Arkansas 20,000 USA 1912 Gene Littler (12) May 25 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 25,000 USA 1912 Don Whitt (1) May 31 Kentucky Derby Open Kentucky 20,000 USA 1912 Don Whitt (2) Jun 7 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 20,000 USA 1912 Dave Ragan (1) Jun 13 U.S. Open New York 50,000 USA 1912 Billy Casper (7) Major championship Jun 20 Canadian Open Canada 25,000 USA 1912 Doug Ford (14) Jun 27 Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Illinois 57,000 USA 1912 Ken Venturi (8) Jul 3 The Open Championship Scotland £5,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (2) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 5 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 57,000 USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. (10) Jul 12 Western Open Pennsylvania 30,000 USA 1959 Mike Souchak (9) Jul 19 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 25,000 USA 1959 Gene Littler (12) Aug 2 PGA Championship Minnesota 50,000 USA 1959 Bob Rosburg (4) Major championship Aug 9 Carling Open Invitational Washington 25,000 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald (7) Aug 16 Motor City Open Michigan 25,000 USA 1959 Mike Souchak (10) Aug 23 Rubber City Open Invitational Ohio 20,000 USA 1959 Tom Nieporte (1) Aug 30 Miller Open Invitational Wisconsin 35,000 USA 1959 Gene Littler (13) Sep 7 Kansas City Open Invitational Missouri 20,000 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald (8) Sep 14 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 25,000 USA 1959 Julius Boros (8) Sep 20 El Paso Open Texas 20,000 USA 1959 Marty Furgol (5) Sep 27 Golden Gate Championship California 45,000 USA 1959 Mason Rudolph (1) New tournament Oct 4 Portland Centennial Open Invitational Oregon 20,000 USA 1959 Billy Casper (8) Oct 11 Hesperia Open Invitational California 15,000 USA 1959 Eric Monti (2) Oct 18 Orange County Open Invitational California 15,000 USA 1959 Jay Hebert (4) New tournament Nov 15 Lafayette Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 USA 1959 Billy Casper (9) Nov 22 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama 15,000 USA 1959 Billy Casper (10) New tournament Nov 29 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 15,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (13) Dec 6 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA 1959 Doug Sanders (3) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesNov 7Ryder CupCalifornian/aUSA Team USATeam eventNov 21Canada CupAustralian/aAUS Kel Nagle andAUS Peter ThomsonTeam eventCanada Cup Individual TrophyBEL Flory Van Donck Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/101374469/ Wall Tops The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio 20 December 1959 10 November 2023 109 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. 53,1682 USA 1959 Gene Littler 38,2963 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald 33,9064 USA 1959 Billy Casper 33,8995 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer 32,4626 USA 1959 Mike Souchak 31,8077 USA 1959 Bob Rosburg 31,6768 USA 1959 Doug Ford 31,0099 USA 1959 Jay Hebert 26,03410 USA 1959 Ken Venturi 25,886 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. https://www.newspapers.com/image/587511335/ Art Wall Named Golfer Of Year Johnson City Press Johnson City, Tennessee 9 December 1959 10 November 2023 15 (B3 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. https://www.newspapers.com/image/458679395/ Wall Top PGA Earner; Also Takes Vardon Cup The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California 20 December 1959 10 November 2023 41 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour