1960 PGA Tour
The 1960 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to December 11. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, eight, and there were two first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $75,263. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1960 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Los Angeles Open[2] | California | .svg.png){kind=small} | 280 (−4) | 5,500 |
| Jan 18 | Yorba Linda Open Invitational | California | | 278 (−10) | 2,800 |
| Jan 24 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | | 286 (−2) | 4,000 |
| Jan 31 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | | 269 (−19) | 2,800 |
| Feb 7 | Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic | California | | 338 (−20) | 12,000 |
| Feb 15 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | | 273 (−11) | 3,150 |
| Feb 21 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | | 271 (−9) | 2,800 |
| Feb 28 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | | 276 (−12) | 2,800 |
| Mar 6 | Baton Rouge Open Invitational | Louisiana | | 279 (−9) | 2,000 |
| Mar 13 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | | 273 (−15) | 2,000 |
| Mar 21 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | | 282 (−6) | 2,000 |
| Mar 27 | De Soto Open Invitational | Florida | | 276 (−8) | 5,300 |
| Apr 3 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | | 277 (−11) | 2,000 |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | | 282 (−6) | 17,500 |
| Apr 17 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | | 270 (−14) | 2,800 |
| Apr 24 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | | 270 (−18) | 3,500 |
| May 3 | Houston Classic[3] | Texas | | 280 (−8) | 5,300 |
| May 8 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | | 268 (−20) | 10,000 |
| May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | | 280 (E) | 5,000 |
| May 22 | Hot Springs Open Invitational | Arkansas | | 275 (−13) | 2,800 |
| May 22 | Sam Snead Festival | West Virginia | | 265 (−15) | 2,000 |
| May 29 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | | 270 (−14) | 9,000 |
| Jun 6 | Memphis Open Invitational[5] | Tennessee | | 273 (−7) | 4,300 |
| Jun 12 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | | 273 (−11) | 4,300 |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | Colorado | | 280 (−4) | 14,400 |
| Jul 4 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan |  | 282 (−6) | 9,000 |
| Jul 9 | British Open | Scotland | .svg.png){kind=small} | 278 (−10) | 3,500 |
| Jul 9 | Canadian Open | Canada | | 269 (−19) | 3,500 |
| Jul 17 | Western Open | Michigan | .svg.png){kind=small} | 278 (−10) | 5,000 |
| Jul 24 | PGA Championship | Ohio | | 281 (+1) | 11,000 |
| Jul 31 | Eastern Open Invitational | Maryland | | 273 (−15) | 3,500 |
| Aug 7 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | | 270 (−14) | 3,500 |
| Aug 21 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | | 266 (−22) | 4,300 |
| Aug 28 | Milwaukee Open Invitational | Wisconsin | | 271 (−9) | 4,300 |
| Sep 5 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | | 275 (−5) | 3,500 |
| Sep 12 | Utah Open Invitational | Utah | | 262 (−22) | 2,800 |
| Sep 18 | Carling Open Invitational | Washington | | 272 (−12) | 3,500 |
| Sep 25 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | | 266 (−22) | 2,800 |
| Oct 3 | Hesperia Open Invitational | California | | 275 (−13) | 2,000 |
| Oct 16 | Orange County Open Invitational | California | | 276 (−8) | 2,000 |
| Nov 20 | Cajun Classic | Louisiana | | 272 (−12) | 2,000 |
| Nov 27 | Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational | Alabama | | 274 (−14) | 2,000 |
| Dec 4 | West Palm Beach Open Invitational | Florida | | 278 (−10) | 2,000 |
| Dec 11 | Coral Gables Open Invitational | Florida | | 272 (−12) | 2,800 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Arnold Palmer | |
| PGA Player of the Year | Arnold Palmer | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper | |
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References
- "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- "Finsterwald L.A. Champ; Monti Slips". Chicago Tribune. Illinois. AP. January 13, 1960. p. 45.
- "Bill Collins Winner Over Arnold Palmer". Milwaukee Journal. Wisconsin. May 4, 1960. p. 15.
- (Unofficial win)
- "Bolt Wins Playoff by Stroke; Hogan 2d". Chicago Tribune. Illinois. AP. June 7, 1960. p. 4:1.
- "1960 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. 616–23. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
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