1960 PGA Championship

August 2023 1960 PGA Championship July 21–24, 1960 Akron, Ohio Firestone Country ClubSouth Course PGA of America PGA Tour 70 7165 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pMlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7455%2C5708552 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jay Hebert rallies to win PGA with 281 July 25, 1960 20, 23 Stroke play 183 players,95 after 1st cut60 after 2nd cut 151 (+11) (1st cut)224 (+14) (2nd cut) $63,130http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=388&date=1960&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023162332/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=388&date=1960&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1960 PGA Championship December 29, 2012 $11,000 USA Jay Hebert 281 (+1) 1959 1961 USA 1 Akron bottom 41.008 -81.508 Location in the United States 5 235 USA Ohio 1 Akron bottom 41.008 -81.508 Location in Ohio 5 140 The 1960 PGA Championship was the 42nd PGA Championship, played July 21–24 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Jay Hebert won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Ferrier, the 1947 champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6907%2C3209462 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Hebert's birdies win PGA July 25, 1960 10https://www.si.com/vault/1960/08/01/588765/mr-abear-makes-it Sports Illustrated Wright Alfred Mr. 'A-Bear' Makes It August 1, 1960 12 Only one player broke par in the final round; Wes Ellis shot 69 (−1) and finished in sixth place.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1pwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6855%2C3719859 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Jay Hebert wins PGA Championship July 25, 1960 17 Hebert's younger brother Lionel won the title in 1957, the last PGA Championship contested in match play format. Third round leader Doug Sanders shot 73 (+3) on Sunday and finished two strokes back in a tie for third. Arnold Palmer, reigning champion of the Masters and U.S. Open, carded a triple-bogey eight on the 16th hole on Saturday,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gxhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6744%2C3974011 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Sanders fires 67 (69) for lead in PGA as Palmer falters July 24, 1960 1B and finished five strokes back. Palmer was attempting to win a third major in 1960; in addition to his wins at the Masters and U.S. Open, he was runner-up by a stroke at the British Open at St Andrews. At Firestone, Palmer opened with a 67 for the first round lead,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oclaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7023%2C4890661 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Palmer's sizzling 67 leads way in PGA July 22, 1960 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VBMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957%2C2045855 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Palmer grabs PGA lead July 22, 1960 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qxErAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zZsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5484%2C2527504 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Palmer gets off to superb start in PGA tourney July 22, 1960 14 but fell off the pace late on Saturday and tied for seventh; he won seven majors but never a PGA Championship. Through 2017, no player has won all three U.S. majors (Masters, U.S. Open, PGA) in the same calendar year. Two-time champion Ben Hogan played in the PGA Championship for the first time since his match play victory in 1948. A third round 78 (+8) left him at 225 (+15) and he missed the 54-hole cut by one stroke. Attendance figures were 14,141 for Sunday's final round, with a four-day total of 53,509. This was the first of three PGA Championships at the South Course, which later hosted in 1966 and 1975. It is the current venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976 as the World Series of Golf on the PGA Tour. The American Golf Classic was held at Firestone 's south course from 1961 to 1975. Course layout Firestone Country Club South Course Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4005004504652304502254504653,6354053651804604102306253904653,5307,165Par454434344354434435443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, July 21, 1960 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Arnold Palmer 67 −3 2 USA Sam Snead 68 −2 T3 USA Fred Haas 69 −1 USA Paul Harney T5 USA Don Fairfield 70 E USA Don January USA Doug SandersT8 USA George Bayer 71 +1 USA Al Besselink USA Bill Collins USA Jim Ferree USA Jim Ferrier USA Ed Griffiths USA Bob Harris USA John O'Donnell USA Ernie Vossler USA Don Whitt Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oclaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2579%2C4895229 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette First round PGA scores July 22, 1960 19 Second round Friday, July 22, 1960 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jay Hebert 72-67=139 −12 USA Don January 70-70=140 ET3 USA Arnold Palmer 67-74=141 +1 USA Doug Sanders 70-71=141 USA Sam Snead 68-73=141T6 USA Fred Hawkins 73-69=142 +2 USA John O'Donnell 71-71=142 USA Ken Venturi 70-72=142 9 USA Mason Rudolph 72-71=143 +3T10 USA George Bayer 71-73=144 +4 USA Tommy Bolt 72-72=144 USA Wes Ellis 72-72=144 USA Ted Kroll 73-71=144 USA Gene Littler 74-70=144 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oslaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6390%2C5029165 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jay Hebert fires 67, leads PGA July 23, 1960 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oslaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2477%2C5063620 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Second round PGA scores July 23, 1960 20 Third round Saturday, July 23, 1960 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Doug Sanders 70-71-69=210 E T2 USA Jim Ferrier 71-74-66=211 +1 USA Jay Hebert 72-67-72=211 USA Sam Snead 68-73-70=2115 USA Don January 70-70-72=212 +2T6 USA Doug Ford 75-70-69=214 +4 USA Fred Hawkins 73-69-72=214 T8 USA Dow Finsterwald 73-73-69=215 +5 USA Dave Marr 75-71-69=215 USA Ken Venturi 70-72-73=215 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o8laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957%2C5215762 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Sanders leads PGA with 210 July 24, 1960 1, section 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o8laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2167%2C5223188 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Third round PGA scores July 24, 1960 1, section 2 Final round Sunday, July 24, 1960 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jay Hebert 72-67-72-70=281 +1 11,0002 USA Jim Ferrier 71-74-66-71=282 +2 5,500T3 USA Doug Sanders 70-71-69-73=283 +3 3,350 USA Sam Snead 68-73-70-72=2835 USA Don January 70-70-72-72=284 +4 2,8006 USA Wes Ellis 72-72-72-69=285 +5 2,500T7 USA Doug Ford 75-70-69-72=286 +6 2,125 USA Arnold Palmer 67-74-75-70=2869 USA Ken Venturi 70-72-73-72=287 +7 1,900T10 USA Fred Hawkins 73-69-72-74=288 +8 1,750 USA Dave Marr 75-71-69-73=288 Source: References External links GolfCompendium.com – 1960 PGA Championship PGA.com – 1960 PGA Championship 1960 41.008 -81.508 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Akron, Ohio PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship