1959 PGA Championship

August 2023 1959 PGA Championship July 30 – August 2, 1959 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Minneapolis Golf Club PGA of America PGA Tour 70 Stroke play 6850 yd 0 174 players,100 after 1st cut64 after 2nd cut 150 (+10) (1st cut)221 (+11) (2nd cut) $51,175http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=387&date=1959&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023162637/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=387&date=1959&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1959 PGA Championship December 29, 2012 $8,250 USA 1959 Bob Rosburg 277 (−3) 1958 1960 The 1959 PGA Championship was the 41st PGA Championship played from July 30 to August 2 at Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb west of Minneapolis. Six strokes back at the start of the final round, Bob Rosburg shot a 66 (−4) to win his only major championship at 277 (−3), one stroke ahead of runners-up Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/08/03/page/59/article/rosburg-wins-p-g-a-title-with-277 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Rosburg wins P.G.A. title with 277 August 3, 1959 1, part 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tMlRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7184%2C217254 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Rosburg Rallies to Win PGA August 3, 1959 18, 21https://www.si.com/vault/1959/08/10/609939/drama-at-minneapolis-in-wind-and-rain Sports Illustrated Brown Gwilym Drama at Minneapolis in wind and rain August 10, 1959 42 Rosburg had managed only five birdies in the first three rounds,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/08/02/page/32/article/barber-keeps-p-g-a-lead-by-stroke-with-205 Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Barber keeps P.G.A. lead by stroke with 205 August 2, 1959 1, part 2 but had five in the first nine on Sunday to go out in 30, then a record. Barber shot a 65 on Friday and was the 36-hole and 54-hole leader at 205 (−5), with Sanders a stroke back.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bQBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2693%2C144157 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Barber keeps lead August 2, 1959 1C Barber won the title two years later, in a Monday playoff in 1961. Tied for fourteenth at 286 (+6) was Arnold Palmer. This was the second year of stroke play at the PGA Championship, a match play event through 1957. Daily admission was three dollars on Thursday and Friday, and five dollars per day on the weekend.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/07/30/page/77/article/old-timer-laments-match-play-passing-as-41st-pga-meet-opens Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Old timer laments match play passing as 41st PGA meet opens July 30, 1959 3, part 6 The winner's share was increased fifty per cent to $8,250; two years earlier, it was $8,000 for the final match play competition. The Open Championship was played several weeks earlier in Scotland at Muirfield; only four Americans (two amateurs) were in the field and none made the cut. Round summaries First round Thursday, July 30, 1959 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1959 Jerry Barber 69 −1 USA 1959 Jackson Bradley USA 1959 Walter Burkemo USA 1959 Billy Casper USA 1959 Dick Hart USA 1959 Chuck Klein USA 1959 Mike Krak USA 1959 Gene Littler USA 1959 Mike Souchak T10 USA 1959 Jack Burke Jr. 70 E USA 1959 Buster Cupit USA 1959 Don Fairfield USA 1959 Al Feminelli USA 1959 Billy Maxwell USA 1959 Herman Scharlau USA 1959 Don Shock USA 1959 Ken Venturi USA 1959 Art Wall Jr. Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CppjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7252%2C4198430 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Nine players tied for PGA lead with 69s July 31, 1959 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CppjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3683%2C4203099 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press PGA tournament scoreboard July 31, 1959 18 Second round Friday, July 31, 1959 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1959 Jerry Barber 69-65=134 −6 2 USA 1959 Mike Souchak 69-67=136 −4 3 USA 1959 Doug Sanders 72-66=138 −2 T4 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald 71-68=139 −1 USA 1959 Gene Littler 69-70=139T6 USA 1959 Billy Casper 69-71=140 E USA 1959 Lionel Hebert 71-69=140 USA 1959 Cary Middlecoff 72-68=140 T9 USA 1959 Walter Burkemo 69-71=141 +1 USA 1959 Fred Hawkins 72-69=141 USA 1959 Bob Goalby 72-69=141 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s8lRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6740%2C60513 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Jerry Barber grabs PGA lead with 134 August 1, 1959 11 Third round Saturday, August 1, 1959 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1959 Jerry Barber 69-65-71=205 −5 2 USA 1959 Doug Sanders 72-66-68=206 −43 USA 1959 Mike Souchak 69-67-71=207 −3T4 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald 71-68-71=210 E USA 1959 Cary Middlecoff 72-68-70=210T6 USA 1959 Jay Hebert 72-70-69=211 +1 USA 1959 Gene Littler 69-70-72=211 USA 1959 Bob Rosburg 71-72-68=211 T9 USA 1959 Tommy Jacobs 73-71-68=212 +2 USA 1959 Sam Snead 71-73-68=212 USA 1959 Ken Venturi 70-72-70=212 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BTJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5735%2C753445 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Barber keeps lead on great final shot August 2, 1959 1, sports Final round Sunday, August 2, 1959 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1959 Bob Rosburg 71-72-68-66=277 −3 8,250T2 USA 1959 Jerry Barber 69-65-71-73=278 −2 3,563 USA 1959 Doug Sanders 72-66-68-72=2784 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald 71-68-71-70=280 E 2,500T5 USA 1959 Bob Goalby 72-69-72-68=281 +1 2,000 USA 1959 Mike Souchak 69-67-71-74=281 USA 1959 Ken Venturi 70-72-70-69=281T8 USA 1959 Cary Middlecoff 72-68-70-72=282 +2 1,600 USA 1959 Sam Snead 71-73-68-70=28210 USA 1959 Gene Littler 69-70-72-73=284 +4 1,450 Source: Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par445343444 344445344USA 1959 Rosburg +1E−1−1−2−2−2−3−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3USA 1959 Barber −5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−4−4−3−2USA 1959 Sanders −4−4−4−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−1−2 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Double EagleEagle -->BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source: References External links PGA.com – 1959 PGA Championship 1959 44.964 -93.395 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Minnesota PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship