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1960 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1960 (1960-01-08) – December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)
Number of official events44
Most wins8:
United States Arnold Palmer
Money winnerUnited States Arnold Palmer
Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
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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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.[2][3][4][5][6]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 12 Los Angeles Open California 37,500 United States Dow Finsterwald (9)
Jan 18 Yorba Linda Open Invitational California 20,000 United States Jerry Barber (3) New tournament
Jan 24 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 United States Ken Venturi (9) Pro-Am
Jan 31 San Diego Open Invitational California 20,000 United States Mike Souchak (11)
Feb 7 Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic California 70,000 United States Arnold Palmer (14) New tournament
Pro-Am
Feb 15 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 22,500 United States Jack Fleck (2)
Feb 21 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 20,000 United States Don January (2)
Feb 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas 20,000 United States Arnold Palmer (15)
Mar 6 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 United States Arnold Palmer (16)
Mar 13 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 15,000 United States Arnold Palmer (17)
Mar 21 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 15,000 United States George Bayer (4)
Mar 27 De Soto Open Invitational Florida 35,000 United States Sam Snead (79) New tournament
Apr 3 Azalea Open North Carolina 15,000 United States Tom Nieporte (2)
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 87,000 United States Arnold Palmer (18) Major championship
Apr 17 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 20,000 United States Sam Snead (80)
Apr 24 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 25,000 United States Dow Finsterwald (10)
May 3 Houston Classic Texas 35,000 United States Bill Collins (2)
May 8 Tournament of Champions Nevada 42,000 United States Jerry Barber (4) Winners-only event
May 15 Colonial National Invitation Texas 30,000 United States Julius Boros (9) Invitational
May 22 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 20,000 United States Bill Collins (3)
May 22 Sam Snead Festival West Virginia 15,000 United States Dave Marr (n/a) Alternate event[b]
May 29 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 50,000 United States Doug Ford (15) New tournament
Jun 6 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 30,000 United States Tommy Bolt (14)
Jun 12 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 30,000 United States Gene Littler (15)
Jun 18 U.S. Open Colorado 60,000 United States Arnold Palmer (19) Major championship
Jul 4 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000 United States Mike Souchak (12)
Jul 9 The Open Championship Scotland £7,000 Australia Kel Nagle (1) Major championship
Jul 9 Canadian Open Canada 25,000 United States Art Wall Jr. (11)
Jul 17 Western Open Michigan 30,000 Canada Stan Leonard (3)
Jul 24 PGA Championship Ohio 65,000 United States Jay Hebert (5) Major championship
Jul 31 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 25,000 United States Gene Littler (16)
Aug 7 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 25,000 United States Arnold Palmer (20)
Aug 21 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 30,000 United States Don Fairfield (2)
Aug 28 Milwaukee Open Invitational Wisconsin 30,000 United States Ken Venturi (10)
Sep 5 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 25,000 United States Johnny Pott (1)
Sep 12 Utah Open Invitational Utah 20,000 United States Bill Johnston (2)
Sep 18 Carling Open Invitational Washington 25,000 United States Ernie Vossler (3)
Sep 25 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 20,000 United States Billy Casper (11)
Oct 3 Hesperia Open Invitational California 15,000 United States Billy Casper (12)
Oct 16 Orange County Open Invitational California 15,000 United States Billy Casper (13)
Nov 20 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 United States Lionel Hebert (3)
Nov 27 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama 15,000 United States Arnold Palmer (21)
Dec 4 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 15,000 United States Johnny Pott (2)
Dec 11 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida 20,000 United States Bob Goalby (2)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Jun 26 Canada Cup Ireland n/a United States Arnold Palmer and
United States Sam Snead 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Belgium Flory Van Donck

Awards

Award Winner
Money winner United States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year United States Arnold Palmer
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) United States Billy Casper

Notes

  1. ^ The 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.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.

References

  1. ^ "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Finsterwald L.A. Champ; Monti Slips". Chicago Tribune. Illinois. AP. January 13, 1960. p. 45.
  3. ^ "Bill Collins Winner Over Arnold Palmer". Milwaukee Journal. Wisconsin. May 4, 1960. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Bolt Wins Playoff by Stroke; Hogan 2d". Chicago Tribune. Illinois. AP. June 7, 1960. p. 4:1.
  5. ^ "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  6. ^ 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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