1964 PGA Tour
The 1964 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 22. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tony Lema won the most tournaments, five, and there were seven first-time winners. Jack Nicklaus was the leading money winner with earnings of $113,285. Ken Venturi was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Arnold Palmer won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1964 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Los Angeles Open | California |  Paul Harney (4) |
280 (−4) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Jan 12 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | Art Wall Jr. (12) |
274 (−6) | 30,000 | 4,000 |
| Jan 19 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Tony Lema (5) |
284 (−4) | 60,000 | 5,800 |
| Jan 27 | Lucky International Open[2] | California | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2) |
272 (−12) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Feb 2 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | California | Tommy Jacobs (4) |
353 (−7) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Feb 9 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | Jack Nicklaus (9) |
271 (−13) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Feb 16 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | Jacky Cupit (3) |
274 (−14) | 4,000 | |
| Mar 2 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | Mason Rudolph (3) |
283 (−5) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Mar 9 | Pensacola Open[3] | Florida |  Gary Player (8) |
274 (−14) | 30,000 | 4,000 |
| Mar 15 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida |  Bruce Devlin (1) |
272 (−16) | 3,300 | |
| Mar 22 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | Billy Casper (21) |
277 (−11) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Mar 30 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | Al Besselink (4) |
282 (−6) | 20,000 | 2,700 |
| Apr 5 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Julius Boros (13) |
277 (−7) | 45,000 | 6,600 |
| Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Arnold Palmer (43) |
276 (−12) | 129,800 | 20,000 |
| Apr 19 | Houston Classic | Texas | Mike Souchak (14) |
278 (−6) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Apr 26 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | Bruce Crampton (3) |
273 (−7) | 40,000 | 5,800 |
| May 3 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Jack Nicklaus (10) |
279 (−9) | 12,000 | |
| May 3 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | Pete Brown (1) |
280 (−8) | 2,700 | |
| May 10 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Billy Casper (22) |
279 (−1) | 75,000 | 14,000 |
| May 18 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | Arnold Palmer (44) |
277 (−11) | 5,800 | |
| May 24 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | Mike Souchak (15) |
270 (−10) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| May 31 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Gary Player (9) |
273 (−11) | 12,000 | |
| Jun 7 | Thunderbird Classic | New York | Tony Lema (6) |
276 (−12) | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| Jun 14 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Tony Lema (7) |
277 (−11) | 8,000 | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Maryland | Ken Venturi (11) |
278 (−2) | 88,000 | 17,000 |
| Jun 28 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | Tony Lema (8) |
270 (−14) | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| Jul 5 | Whitemarsh Open Invitational | Pennsylvania | Jack Nicklaus (11) |
276 (−12) | 24,000 | |
| Jul 10 | British Open | Scotland | Tony Lema (9) |
279 (−9) | 23,800 | 4,200 |
| Jul 19 | PGA Championship | Ohio | Bobby Nichols (4) |
271 (−9) | 100,000 | 18,000 |
| Jul 26 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | Ken Venturi (12) |
273 (−11) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Aug 2 | Canadian Open | Canada | Kel Nagle (2) |
277 (−7) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Aug 9 | Western Open | Illinois | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3) |
268 (−16) | 11,000 | |
| Aug 16 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | Chuck Courtney (1) |
272 (−12) | 11,500 | |
| Aug 23 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Ken Venturi (13) |
275 (−5) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Aug 30 | Carling World Open | Michigan | Bobby Nichols (5) |
278 (−2) | 35,000 | |
| Sep 7 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | Charles Coody (1) |
271 (−9) | 40,000 | 5,800 |
| Sep 20 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | Jack Nicklaus (12) |
275 (−13) | 40,000 | 5,800 |
| Sep 27 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational | Washington | Billy Casper (23) |
265 (−15) | 40,000 | 5,800 |
| Oct 4 | Fresno Open Invitational | California |  George Knudson (3) |
280 (−8) | 5,000 | |
| Oct 11 | Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational | California | Bob McCallister (2) |
281 (−3) | 3,300 | |
| Oct 18 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | R. H. Sikes (1) |
275 (−9) | 77,777 | 12,000 |
| Oct 25 | Mountain View Open | California | Jack McGowan (1) |
273 (−11) | 40,000 | 5,800 |
| Nov 3 | Almaden Open Invitational[4] | California | Billy Casper (24) |
279 (−9) | 25,000 | 3,300 |
| Nov 22 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | Miller Barber (1) |
277 (−7) | 3,300 |
Money leaders[]
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
113,285 |
| 2 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
113,203 |
| 3 | Billy Casper | United States |
90,130 |
| 4 | Tony Lema | United States |
74,130 |
| 5 | Bobby Nichols | United States |
74,013 |
| 6 | Ken Venturi | United States |
62,466 |
| 7 | Gary Player | South Africa |
64,490 |
| 8 | Mason Rudolph | United States |
52,569 |
| 9 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States |
49,339 |
| 10 | Mike Souchak | United States |
39,559 |
Source:[7]
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Jack Nicklaus | United States
|
| PGA Player of the Year | Ken Venturi | United States
|
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Arnold Palmer | United States
|
References[]
- ^ "P.G.A. Picks Venturi As Golfer of Year". The New York Times. UPI. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Rodriguez Steady To Nip January". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. UPI. January 28, 1964. p. 12.
- ^ "Player Has 71 To Win Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. AP. March 10, 1964. p. 6.
- ^ "Casper Beats Brown In Almaden Playoff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania. UPI. November 4, 1964. p. 74.
- ^ "1964 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 643–50. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ^ "Nicklaus Exempt From Fees In 1965 Events". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. AP. November 24, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
External links[]
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