1963 PGA Championship

August 2023 1963 PGA Championship July 18–21, 1963 Dallas, Texas Dallas Athletic ClubBlue Course USA#Texas yes Dallas AC Location in the United States##Location in Texas 32.841 -96.645 type:event_region:US-TX inline,title PGA of America PGA Tour 71 7046 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4_5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460%2C3684034 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Crampton snatches PGA lead July 21, 1963 1B 165 players, 83 after cut 151 (+9) $80,900http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=390&date=1963&tourn_name_id=2 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1963 PGA Championship July 18, 2012 August 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120801154912/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=390&date=1963&tourn_name_id=2 dead $13,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 279 (−5) 1962 1964 The 1963 PGA Championship was the 45th PGA Championship, played July 18–21 at the Blue Course of Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas, Texas. Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five PGA Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/22/page/35/article/nicklaus-wins-p-g-a-on-30-foot-putt Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Nicklaus wins P.G.A. on 30-foot putt July 22, 1963 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=by9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6lgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=735%2C2144817 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio UPI Petersen Leo Birdie putt on 15th clinches PGA tourney victory for Nicklaus at Dallas July 22, 1963 19 It was the second major win of the year for Nicklaus, and the third of his eighteen major titles.https://www.si.com/vault/1963/07/29/597365/hottest-man-in-a-furnace Sports Illustrated Hottest man in a furnace Wright Alfred July 29, 1963 16 Nicklaus entered the final round in third place, three shots behind 54-hole leader Bruce Crampton.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/21/page/41/article/crampton-leads-p-g-a-meet-on-208 Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Crampton leads P.G.A. meet on 208 July 21, 1963 1, sec. 2 He shot a three-under 68 while Crampton fell back to third with 74 (+3) in the Texas heat, with temperatures over 100 F.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TtBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7129%2C2852568 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Nicklaus fires final round 68, wins PGA July 22, 1963 21 At the trophy presentation in the bright sunshine, Nicklaus grasped the very hot Wanamaker Trophy with the aid of a towel.http://www.golf.com/photos/making-major Golf The making of a major April 13, 2017 The temperature in downtown Dallas on Sunday reached a high of 110 F. With the victory, Nicklaus at age 23 joined Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Ben Hogan as the only winners of all three American majors: the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5P5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3971%2C4015461 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Nicklaus wins PGA title July 22, 1963 3B Nicklaus completed the first of his three career grand slams three years later at Muirfield in 1966. The Open Championship was played the previous week in northwest England at Lytham St Annes, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. Nicklaus bogeyed the last two holes at Lytham and finished a stroke out of the 36-hole Saturday playoff, won by Bob Charles.https://www.si.com/vault/1963/07/22/595061/the-ham-and-the-knife Sports Illustrated Brown Gwilym S. The Ham and the Knife 22 July 1963 10–11, 43–45 The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February to avoid Florida's summer). After cool temperatures in Britain, the oppressive July heat in Dallas was difficult for many to adjust to. Nicklaus won the Masters in April, the first of his six green jackets, marking only the third time that the Masters champion won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. He was preceded by Sam Snead in 1949 (May) and Jack Burke Jr. in 1956. Through 2016, it has been accomplished only four times, twice by Nicklaus, most recently 1975 in August 1975. On Wednesday, Nicklaus set a record in the long drive contest at over 341 yd; breaking the record set in 1952 by 12 yd in.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/18/page/105/article/nicklaus-drive-of-341-yards-wins-contest Chicago Tribune Associated Press Nicklaus drive of 341 yards wins contest July 18, 1963 5, sec. 3 Course layout Dallas Athletic Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards5214073565732063962294454023,5354744285432064594242163414203,5117,046Par544534344364453443443571 Round summaries First round Thursday, July 18, 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Dick Hart 66 −5T2 USA Julius Boros 69 −2 NZL Bob Charles USA Shelley Mayfield USA Jack Nicklaus USA Mason Rudolph T7 USA Charles Congdon 70 −1 AUS Bruce Crampton USA Doug Ford USA Bernie Haas USA Tony Lema USA Earl Stewart Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/07/19/page/45/article/hinsdale-pro-gets-ace-66-p-g-a-lead Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Hinsdale gets ace, 66, P.G.A. lead July 19, 1963 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D2oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IbcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1040%2C3362844 Palm Beach Post Associated Press Hart takes early lead in PGA, shoots ace, 66 July 19, 1963 25 Second round Friday, July 19, 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Dick Hart 66-72=138 −4T2 USA Julius Boros 69-72=141 −1 USA Tony Lema 70-71=141 USA Shelley Mayfield 69-72=141T5 ESP 1945 Manuel de la Torre 71-71=142 E USA Doug Ford 70-72=142 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-73=142T8 AUS Bruce Crampton 70-73=143 +1 USA Bill Johnston 71-72=143 USA Gene Littler 71-72=143 USA Doug Sanders 74-69=143 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EGoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IbcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942%2C3559013 Palm Beach Post Associated Press PGA Scores July 20, 1963 14 Third round Saturday, July 20, 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 AUS Bruce Crampton 70-73-65=208 −52 USA Dow Finsterwald 72-72-66=210 −33 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-73-69=211 −2 4 USA Dave Ragan 75-70-67=212 −1T5 USA Doug Ford 70-72-71=213 E USA Billy Maxwell 73-71-69=213 USA Doug Sanders 74-69-70=213T8 USA Julius Boros 69-72-73=214 +1 USA Al Geiberger 72-73-69=214 USA Dick Hart 66-72-76=214 USA Dave Hill 73-72-69=214 USA Sam Snead 71-73-70=214 Source: Final round Sunday, July 21, 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 69-73-69-68=279 −5 13,0002 USA Dave Ragan 75-70-67-69=281 −3 7,000T3 AUS Bruce Crampton 70-73-65-74=282 −2 3,750 USA Dow Finsterwald 72-72-66-72=282T5 USA Al Geiberger 72-73-69-70=284 E 3,125 USA Billy Maxwell 73-71-69-71=2847 AUS Jim Ferrier 73-73-70-69=285 +1 2,750T8 USA Gardner Dickinson 72-74-74-66=286 +2 2,090 USA Tommy Jacobs 74-72-70-70=286 USA Bill Johnston 71-72-72-71=286 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 74-75-67-70=286 USA Art Wall Jr. 73-76-66-71=286 Source: References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1963 PGA Championship Golf Channel: 1963 PGA Championship PGA of America   Nicklaus reflects on 1963 PGA Championship 1963 Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Texas Category:Sports competitions in Dallas PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship