1962 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1962 PGA Tour 1962 1 5 – 1962 12 9 49 USA Arnold Palmer (8) Money list USA Arnold Palmer PGA Player of the Year USA Arnold Palmer 1961 1963 The 1962 PGA Tour was the 47th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1962.html 1962 winners sorted by age PGA Tour July 9, 2008 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141027232402/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1962.html 27 October 2014Johnson Sal Seanor Dave The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia 2009 Skyhorse Publishing New York, New York 630–7 978-1-60239-302-8 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 8 Los Angeles Open California 45,000 USA Phil Rodgers (1) Jan 14 San Diego Open Invitational California 25,000 USA Tommy Jacobs (2) Jan 22 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 USA Doug Ford (17) Pro-Am Jan 28 Lucky International Open California 50,000 USA Gene Littler (18) Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California 35,000 USA Arnold Palmer (28) Pro-Am Feb 11 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 35,000 USA Arnold Palmer (29) Feb 18 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 20,000 USA Phil Rodgers (2) Feb 25 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 30,000 USA Bo Wininger (4) Mar 4 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000 USA Joe Campbell (2) Mar 11 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Doug Sanders (9) Mar 19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Bobby Nichols (1) Mar 26 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida 50,000 USA Billy Casper (15) New tournament Apr 1 Azalea Open North Carolina 20,000 USA Dave Marr (2) Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 110,000 USA Arnold Palmer (30) Major championship Apr 15 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 35,000 USA Billy Casper (16) Apr 23 Houston Classic Texas 50,000 USA Bobby Nichols (2) Apr 29 Texas Open Invitational Texas 30,000 USA Arnold Palmer (31) May 6 Tournament of Champions Nevada 50,000 USA Arnold Palmer (32) Winners-only event May 6 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma 20,000 USA Johnny Pott (3) Alternate event May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas 40,000 USA Arnold Palmer (33) Invitational May 20 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 20,000 CAN 1957 Al Johnston (1) May 27 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 50,000 USA Billy Casper (17) Jun 3 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 40,000 USA Lionel Hebert (4) Jun 10 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New Jersey 100,000 USA Gene Littler (19) New tournament Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 75,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (1) Major championship Jun 24 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 35,000 USA Doug Ford (18) Jul 1 Western Open Illinois 55,000 USA Jacky Cupit (2) Jul 8 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000 USA Bill Collins (4) Jul 13 The Open Championship Scotland £8,500 USA Arnold Palmer (34) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 15 Motor City Open Michigan 35,000 AUS Bruce Crampton (2) Alternate event Jul 22 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 70,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player (6) Major championship Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada 30,000 USA Ted Kroll (8) Aug 5 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 35,000 USA Bob Goalby (5) Aug 12 American Golf Classic Ohio 50,000 USA Arnold Palmer (35) Aug 19 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 30,000 USA Doug Sanders (10) Aug 26 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 35,000 USA Doug Sanders (11) Sep 3 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 35,000 USA Billy Maxwell (7) Sep 9 Denver Open Invitational Colorado 30,000 USA Bob Goalby (6) Sep 16 Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational Washington 30,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (2) Sep 23 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 25,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (3) Oct 14 Bakersfield Open Invitational California 40,000 USA Billy Casper (18) Oct 21 Ontario Open Invitational California 25,000 USA Al Geiberger (1) Oct 28 Orange County Open Invitational California 20,000 USA Tony Lema (2) Nov 4 Beaumont Open Invitational Texas 20,000 USA Dave Ragan (2) Nov 11 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 17,500 USA John Barnum (1) Nov 18 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama 11,500 USA Tony Lema (3) Nov 25 Carling Open Invitational Florida 35,000 USA Bo Wininger (5) Dec 2 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Dave Ragan (3) Dec 9 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Gardner Dickinson (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)Notes Sep 30 Sahara Invitational Nevada 20,000 USA Tony Lema Nov 11Canada CupArgentina6,300USA Arnold Palmer andUSA Sam SneadTeam eventCanada Cup Individual TrophyARG Roberto De Vicenzo 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=HYYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4531,1689333&dq=palmer+money+winner&hl=en Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner Beaver County Times Beaver, Pennsylvania UPI 14 December 11, 1962 March 19, 2013 Google News Archive Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Arnold Palmer 81,4482 USA Gene Littler 66,2013 USA Jack Nicklaus 61,8694 USA Billy Casper 61,8425 USA Bob Goalby 46,2416 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 45,8387 USA Doug Sanders 43,3408 USA Dave Ragan 37,3279 USA Bobby Nichols 34,31210 USA Phil Rodgers 32,182 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Arnold Palmer https://www.newspapers.com/image/853275909/ Palmer Honored As Golfer Of Year Evening Express Portland, Maine 28 November 1962 10 November 2023 40 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Arnold Palmer https://www.newspapers.com/image/149318244/ Arnie Palmer Tops 3 Fields The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9 December 1962 10 November 2023 69 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour