1960 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1960 PGA Tour 1960 1 8 – 1960 12 11 44 USA Arnold Palmer (8) Money list USA Arnold Palmer PGA Player of the Year USA Arnold Palmer 1959 1961 The 1960 PGA Tour was the 45th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1960.html 1960 winners sorted by age PGA Tour July 9, 2008 March 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045740/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1960.html 29 November 2014Johnson Sal Seanor Dave The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia 2009 Skyhorse Publishing New York, New York 616–23 978-1-60239-302-8 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 12 Los Angeles Open California 37,500 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald (9) Jan 18 Yorba Linda Open Invitational California 20,000 USA 1959 Jerry Barber (3) New tournament Jan 24 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 USA 1959 Ken Venturi (9) Pro-Am Jan 31 San Diego Open Invitational California 20,000 USA 1959 Mike Souchak (11) Feb 7 Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic California 70,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (14) New tournamentPro-Am Feb 15 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 22,500 USA 1959 Jack Fleck (2) Feb 21 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 20,000 USA 1959 Don January (2) Feb 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas 20,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (15) Mar 6 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (16) Mar 13 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 15,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (17) Mar 21 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 15,000 USA 1959 George Bayer (4) Mar 27 De Soto Open Invitational Florida 35,000 USA 1959 Sam Snead (79) New tournament Apr 3 Azalea Open North Carolina 15,000 USA 1959 Tom Nieporte (2) Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 87,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (18) Major championship Apr 17 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 20,000 USA 1959 Sam Snead (80) Apr 24 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 25,000 USA 1959 Dow Finsterwald (10) May 3 Houston Classic Texas 35,000 USA 1959 Bill Collins (2) May 8 Tournament of Champions Nevada 42,000 USA 1959 Jerry Barber (4) Winners-only event May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas 30,000 USA 1959 Julius Boros (9) Invitational May 22 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 20,000 USA 1959 Bill Collins (3) May 22 Sam Snead Festival West Virginia 15,000 USA 1959 Dave Marr (n/a) Alternate eventalt Official money; unofficial win. May 29 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 50,000 USA 1959 Doug Ford (15) New tournament Jun 6 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 30,000 USA 1959 Tommy Bolt (14) Jun 12 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 30,000 USA 1959 Gene Littler (15) Jun 18 U.S. Open Colorado 60,000 USA 1959 Arnold Palmer (19) Major championship Jul 4 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000 USA Mike Souchak (12) Jul 9 The Open Championship Scotland £7,000 AUS Kel Nagle (1) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 9 Canadian Open Canada 25,000 USA Art Wall Jr. (11) Jul 17 Western Open Michigan 30,000 CAN 1957 Stan Leonard (3) Jul 24 PGA Championship Ohio 65,000 USA Jay Hebert (5) Major championship Jul 31 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 25,000 USA Gene Littler (16) Aug 7 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 25,000 USA Arnold Palmer (20) Aug 21 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 30,000 USA Don Fairfield (2) Aug 28 Milwaukee Open Invitational Wisconsin 30,000 USA Ken Venturi (10) Sep 5 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 25,000 USA Johnny Pott (1) Sep 12 Utah Open Invitational Utah 20,000 USA Bill Johnston (2) Sep 18 Carling Open Invitational Washington 25,000 USA Ernie Vossler (3) Sep 25 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 20,000 USA Billy Casper (11) Oct 3 Hesperia Open Invitational California 15,000 USA Billy Casper (12) Oct 16 Orange County Open Invitational California 15,000 USA Billy Casper (13) Nov 20 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 USA Lionel Hebert (3) Nov 27 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama 15,000 USA Arnold Palmer (21) Dec 4 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 15,000 USA Johnny Pott (2) Dec 11 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida 20,000 USA Bob Goalby (2) Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesJun 26Canada CupIrelandn/aUSA Arnold Palmer andUSA Sam SneadTeam 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.e-magin.se/paper/jpp3fq7z/paper/32#/paper/s4h8mdrp/30 Från USA-cirkusen From the U.S. circuit sv Svensk Golf 10 November 2023 March 1961 1 30 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Arnold Palmer 80,9682 USA Ken Venturi 46,4103 USA Dow Finsterwald 43,9424 USA Billy Casper 38,1075 USA Jay Hebert 36,8406 USA Doug Ford 34,4287 USA Gene Littler 32,5688 USA Mike Souchak 32,1219 USA Doug Sanders 30,50610 USA Bill Collins 30,165 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Arnold Palmer https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ifNJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XYUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=821,2610339&dq=player-of-the-year+golf&hl=en Golf Award To Palmer Youngstown Vindicator Youngstown, Ohio Associated Press D-8 October 9, 1960 March 19, 2013 Google News Archive Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Billy Casper https://www.newspapers.com/image/386279689/ Bill Casper Wins Vardon Trophy With 69.950 Average in 1960 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California 8 January 1961 10 November 2023 79 Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour