1962 PGA Championship

The 1962 PGA Championship was the 44th PGA Championship, played July 19–22 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. Gary Player won the first of his two PGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Goalby,[1][3] for the third of his nine major titles and the third leg of his career grand slam.

1962 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 19–22, 1962
LocationNewtown Square, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Aronimink Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,045 yards (6,442 m)[1]
Field170 players,
91 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut
Cut151 (+11) (1st cut)
222 (+12) (2nd cut)
Prize fund$69,400[2]
Winner's share$13,000
Champion
Gary Player
278 (−2)
Aronomink 
Golf Club
Location in the United States
Aronomink GC 
Location in Pennsylvania

The Open Championship was played the previous week in Troon, Scotland, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February).

Player missed the 36-hole cut at Troon, the British Open was won by Arnold Palmer for the second straight year. Palmer had also won the Masters in April. Both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship were played in his home state of Pennsylvania in 1962, just five weeks apart. Palmer lost to 22-year-old Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh, then finished ten strokes back in a tie for 17th at Aronimink.[4]

Jack Nicklaus, age 22, shot a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third in his first PGA Championship.[5]

This championship was originally scheduled for Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles,[6][7] the first in California since 1929. In November 1960, the PGA of America had voted to retain its "caucasian only" clause, and had gained the ire of California's attorney general Stanley Mosk, who threatened to shut down the PGA in the state until the clause was removed. In response, the championship for 1962 was moved from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. The PGA of America dropped the clause in November 1961 by amending its constitution.[6][7] The championship returned to California in 1977 at Pebble Beach, but was not played in southern California until 1983 at Riviera.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Doug Ford United States195569697371282+25
Jay Hebert United States196073727070285+510
Dow Finsterwald United States195873707073286+6T11
Chick Harbert United States195468766973286+6T11
Jack Burke Jr. United States195673697175288+8T17
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195175707172288+8T17
Walter Burkemo United States195372757274293+13T39
Jim Ferrier Australia194772717377293+13T39
Vic Ghezzi United States194176697479298+18T57

Missed the first cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jerry Barber United States19617973152+12
Lionel Hebert United States19577775152+12
Jim Turnesa United States19527777154+14

Source:[2][8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 19, 1962

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John Barnum United States66−4
2Chick Harbert United States68−2
T3George Bayer United States69−1
Doug Ford United States
Bob Goalby United States
Frank Stranahan United States
T7Leo Biagetti United States70E
Joe Campbell United States
Paul Harney United States
Dick Hart United States
Don January United States

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, July 20, 1962

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Doug Ford United States69-69=138−2
T2George Bayer United States69-70=139−1
Cary Middlecoff United States73-66=139
Gary Player South Africa72-67=139
T5John Barnum United States66-74=140E
Bob McCollister United States74-66=140
7Bob Goalby United States69-72=141+1
T8Julius Boros United States73-69=142+2
Jack Burke Jr. United States73-69=142
Marty Furgol United States71-71=142
Bobby Nichols United States72-70=142
Frank Stranahan United States69-73=142

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, July 21, 1962

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gary Player South Africa72-67-69=208−2
T2George Bayer United States69-70-71=210E
Bob McCollister United States74-66-70=210
4Doug Ford United States69-69-73=211+1
5Bob Goalby United States69-72-71=212+2
T6Jack Burke Jr. United States73-69-71=213+3
Dow Finsterwald United States73-70-70=213
Jack Fleck United States74-69-70=213
Chick Harbert United States68-76-69=213
Cary Middlecoff United States73-66-74=213
Bobby Nichols United States72-70-71=213

Source:[10]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 22, 1962

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Gary Player South Africa72-67-69-70=278−213,000
2Bob Goalby United States69-72-71-67=279−16,700
T3George Bayer United States69-70-71-71=281+13,450
Jack Nicklaus United States71-74-69-67=281
5Doug Ford United States69-69-73-71=282+22,900
6Bobby Nichols United States72-70-71-70=283+32,500
T7Jack Fleck United States74-69-70-71=284+42,067
Paul Harney United States70-73-72-69=284
Dave Ragan United States72-74-70-68=284
10Jay Hebert United States73-72-70-70=285+51,750
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References
  1. "Player strokes way to win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 23, 1962. p. 8.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1962 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  3. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 23, 1962). "Gary Player Wins PGA; Goalby 2nd". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  4. Wright, Alfred (July 30, 1962). "The trouble with leading an army". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  5. "Player, PGA champ, gives credit to Palmer". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 23, 1962. p. 14.
  6. "PGA opens its doors to Negroes, world golfers". Florence Times. Alabama. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 4, section 2.
  7. "PGA group abolishes 'Caucasian'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 22.
  8. "Ford tops PGA tourney field". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. UPI. July 21, 1962. p. 6.
  9. "Barnum's 66 leads PGA". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. UPI. July 20, 1962. p. 12.
  10. Bartlett, Charles (July 22, 1962). "Player's 208 leads P.G.A. by 2 strokes". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
Preceded by
1962 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1963 Masters

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