1963 PGA Tour
The 1963 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to November 24. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, seven, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $128,230. Julius Boros was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | Los Angeles Open | California |  | 274 (−10) | 9,000 |
| Jan 13 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | .svg.png){kind=small} | 270 (−14) | 3,500 |
| Jan 20 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | | 285 (−3) | 5,300 |
| Jan 27 | Lucky International Open | California | | 276 (−8) | 9,000 |
| Feb 4 | Palm Springs Golf Classic[2] | California | | 345 (−13) | 9,000 |
| Feb 12 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | | 273 (−15) | 5,300 |
| Feb 17 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | | 266 (−22) | 3,500 |
| Mar 4 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | | 279 (−9) | 6,400 |
| Mar 10 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | | 273 (−15) | 3,500 |
| Mar 17 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | | 274 (−14) | 3,500 |
| Mar 24 | Doral C.C. Open Invitational | Florida | | 283 (−5) | 9,000 |
| Mar 31 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | | 274 (−14) | 2,800 |
| Apr 7 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | | 286 (−2) | 20,000 |
| Apr 14 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | | 270 (−14) | 5,500 |
| Apr 21 | Houston Classic | Texas |  | 268 (−12) | 10,000 |
| Apr 28 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | | 268 (−16) | 4,300 |
| May 5 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | | 273 (−15) | 13,000 |
| May 5 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | | 280 (−12) | 2,800 |
| May 12 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | | 279 (−1) | 12,000 |
| May 19 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | | 280 (−8) | 5,300 |
| May 27 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | | 270 (−10) | 9,000 |
| Jun 3 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | | 268 (−16) | 10,000 |
| Jun 9 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | | 274 (−14) | 9,000 |
| Jun 16 | Thunderbird Classic Invitational | New York | | 277 (−11) | 25,000 |
| Jun 23 | U.S. Open | Massachusetts | | 293 (+9) | 17,500 |
| Jul 1 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | | 273 (−11) | 22,000 |
| Jul 6 | Canadian Open | Canada | | 280 (−4) | 9,000 |
| Jul 13 | British Open | England | | 277 (−3) | 4,200 |
| Jul 14 | Hot Springs Open Invitational | Arkansas | | 277 (−11) | 3,500 |
| Jul 21 | PGA Championship | Texas | | 279 (−5) | 13,000 |
| Jul 29 | Western Open | Illinois | | 280 (−4) | 11,000 |
| Aug 4 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | | 266 (−22) | 5,300 |
| Aug 18 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | | 271 (−13) | 6,400 |
| Aug 25 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | | 276 (−4) | 9,000 |
| Sep 1 | Denver Open Invitational | Colorado | | 276 (−4) | 5,300 |
| Sep 8 | Utah Open[3] | Utah | | 272 (−8) | 6,400 |
| Sep 15 | Seattle Open Invitational | Washington | | 272 (−16) | 5,300 |
| Sep 22 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | .svg.png){kind=small} | 271 (−17) | 4,300 |
| Oct 6 | Whitemarsh Open Invitational | Pennsylvania | | 281 (−7) | 26,000 |
| Oct 20 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | | 276 (−8) | 13,000 |
| Oct 27 | Fig Garden Village Open Invitational | California | | 275 (−13) | 3,500 |
| Nov 3 | Almaden Open Invitational | California | | 277 (−11) | 3,500 |
| Nov 10 | Frank Sinatra Open Invitational | California | | 278 (−6) | 9,000 |
| Nov 24 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | | 275 (−13) | 2,800 |
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | | 128,230 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | | 100,050 |
| 3 | Julius Boros | | 77,357 |
| 4 | Tony Lema | | 67,113 |
| 5 | Gary Player | | 55,455 |
| 6 | Dow Finsterwald | | 49,683 |
| 7 | Mason Rudolph | | 39,120 |
| 8 | Al Geiberger | | 34,126 |
| 9 | Don January | | 33,755 |
| 10 | Bobby Nichols | | 33,605 |
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Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Arnold Palmer | |
| PGA Player of the Year | Julius Boros | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper | |
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References
- "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. AP. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- "Nicklaus Routs Player; Wins Palm Springs Open". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. AP. February 5, 1963. p. 10.
- "Jacobs Wins Utah Open". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. September 9, 1963. p. 8.
- "1963 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. 637–43. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- "Bill Casper Wins Award". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
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