1960 PGA Tour

1960 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 8, 1960 – December 11, 1960
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Arnold Palmer (8)
Money list	Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year	Arnold Palmer
	← 1959 1961 →

The 1960 PGA Tour was the 45th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.^[1]^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	Notes
Jan 12	Los Angeles Open	California	37,500	Dow Finsterwald (9)
Jan 18	Yorba Linda Open Invitational	California	20,000	Jerry Barber (3)	New tournament
Jan 24	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	50,000	Ken Venturi (9)	Pro-Am
Jan 31	San Diego Open Invitational	California	20,000	Mike Souchak (11)
Feb 7	Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic	California	70,000	Arnold Palmer (14)	New tournament Pro-Am
Feb 15	Phoenix Open Invitational	Arizona	22,500	Jack Fleck (2)
Feb 21	Tucson Open Invitational	Arizona	20,000	Don January (2)
Feb 28	Texas Open Invitational	Texas	20,000	Arnold Palmer (15)
Mar 6	Baton Rouge Open Invitational	Louisiana	15,000	Arnold Palmer (16)
Mar 13	Pensacola Open Invitational	Florida	15,000	Arnold Palmer (17)
Mar 21	St. Petersburg Open Invitational	Florida	15,000	George Bayer (4)
Mar 27	De Soto Open Invitational	Florida	35,000	Sam Snead (79)	New tournament
Apr 3	Azalea Open	North Carolina	15,000	Tom Nieporte (2)
Apr 10	Masters Tournament	Georgia	87,000	Arnold Palmer (18)	Major championship
Apr 17	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	20,000	Sam Snead (80)
Apr 24	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	Louisiana	25,000	Dow Finsterwald (10)
May 3	Houston Classic	Texas	35,000	Bill Collins (2)
May 8	Tournament of Champions	Nevada	42,000	Jerry Barber (4)	Winners-only event
May 15	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	30,000	Julius Boros (9)	Invitational
May 22	Hot Springs Open Invitational	Arkansas	20,000	Bill Collins (3)
May 22	Sam Snead Festival	West Virginia	15,000	Dave Marr (n/a)	Alternate event^[b]
May 29	500 Festival Open Invitation	Indiana	50,000	Doug Ford (15)	New tournament
Jun 6	Memphis Open Invitational	Tennessee	30,000	Tommy Bolt (14)
Jun 12	Oklahoma City Open Invitational	Oklahoma	30,000	Gene Littler (15)
Jun 18	U.S. Open	Colorado	60,000	Arnold Palmer (19)	Major championship
Jul 4	Buick Open Invitational	Michigan	50,000	Mike Souchak (12)
Jul 9	The Open Championship	Scotland	£7,000	Kel Nagle (1)	Major championship^[c]
Jul 9	Canadian Open	Canada	25,000	Art Wall Jr. (11)
Jul 17	Western Open	Michigan	30,000	Stan Leonard (3)
Jul 24	PGA Championship	Ohio	65,000	Jay Hebert (5)	Major championship
Jul 31	Eastern Open Invitational	Maryland	25,000	Gene Littler (16)
Aug 7	Insurance City Open Invitational	Connecticut	25,000	Arnold Palmer (20)
Aug 21	St. Paul Open Invitational	Minnesota	30,000	Don Fairfield (2)
Aug 28	Milwaukee Open Invitational	Wisconsin	30,000	Ken Venturi (10)
Sep 5	Dallas Open Invitational	Texas	25,000	Johnny Pott (1)
Sep 12	Utah Open Invitational	Utah	20,000	Bill Johnston (2)
Sep 18	Carling Open Invitational	Washington	25,000	Ernie Vossler (3)
Sep 25	Portland Open Invitational	Oregon	20,000	Billy Casper (11)
Oct 3	Hesperia Open Invitational	California	15,000	Billy Casper (12)
Oct 16	Orange County Open Invitational	California	15,000	Billy Casper (13)
Nov 20	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	Louisiana	15,000	Lionel Hebert (3)
Nov 27	Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational	Alabama	15,000	Arnold Palmer (21)
Dec 4	West Palm Beach Open Invitational	Florida	15,000	Johnny Pott (2)
Dec 11	Coral Gables Open Invitational	Florida	20,000	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	Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead	Team event
Jun 26	Canada Cup Individual Trophy	Ireland	n/a	Flory Van Donck

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Arnold Palmer	80,968
2	Ken Venturi	46,410
3	Dow Finsterwald	43,942
4	Billy Casper	38,107
5	Jay Hebert	36,840
6	Doug Ford	34,428
7	Gene Littler	32,568
8	Mike Souchak	32,121
9	Doug Sanders	30,506
10	Bill Collins	30,165

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Arnold Palmer	^[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Billy Casper	^[5]

Notes

^ 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.
^ Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

^ "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. 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.
^ "Från USA-cirkusen" [From the U.S. circuit]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. March 1961. p. 30. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Bill Casper Wins Vardon Trophy With 69.950 Average in 1960". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 8, 1961. p. 79. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Official website

[3] 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.

[alt-4] Official money; unofficial win.

[unofficial-5] Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

[1] "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.

[2] 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.

[6] "Från USA-cirkusen" [From the U.S. circuit]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. March 1961. p. 30. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[7] "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.

[8] "Bill Casper Wins Vardon Trophy With 69.950 Average in 1960". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 8, 1961. p. 79. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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