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 |  Arnold Palmer (36) | 274 (–10) | 9,000 |
| Jan 13 | San Diego Open Invitational | California |  Gary Player (7) | 270 (–14) | 3,500 |
| Jan 20 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Billy Casper (19) | 285 (–3) | 5,300 |
| Jan 27 | Lucky International Open | California | Jack Burke, Jr. (16) | 276 (–8) | 9,000 |
| Feb 3 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | California | Jack Nicklaus (4) | 345 (–13) | 9,000 |
| Feb 12 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | Arnold Palmer (37) | 273 (–15) | 5,300 |
| Feb 17 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | Don January (4) | 266 (–22) | 3,500 |
| Mar 4 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | Bo Wininger (6) | 279 (–9) | 6,400 |
| Mar 10 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | Arnold Palmer (38) | 273 (–15) | 3,500 |
| Mar 17 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | Raymond Floyd (1) | 274 (–14) | 3,500 |
| Mar 24 | Doral C.C. Open Invitational | Florida | Dan Sikes (1) | 283 (–5) | 9,000 |
| Mar 31 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | Jerry Barber (7) | 274 (–14) | 2,800 |
| Apr 7 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Jack Nicklaus (5) | 286 (–2) | 20,000 |
| Apr 14 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Doug Sanders (12) | 270 (–10) | 5,500 |
| Apr 21 | Houston Classic | Texas |  Bob Charles (1) | 268 (–12) | 10,000 |
| Apr 28 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | Phil Rodgers (3) | 268 (–12) | 4,300 |
| May 5 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Jack Nicklaus (6) | 273 (–15) | 13,000 |
| May 5 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | Gay Brewer (4) | 280 (–8) | 2,800 |
| May 12 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Julius Boros (10) | 279 (–1) | 12,000 |
| May 19 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | Don Fairfield (3) | 280 (–8) | 5,300 |
| May 27 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | Tony Lema (4) | 270 (–10) | 9,000 |
| Jun 3 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Dow Finsterwald (11) | 268 (–16) | 10,000 |
| Jun 9 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Julius Boros (11) | 274 (–14) | 9,000 |
| Jun 16 | Thunderbird Classic Invitational | New York | Arnold Palmer (39) | 277 (–11) | 25,000 |
| Jun 23 | U.S. Open | Massachusetts | Julius Boros (12) | 293 (+9) | 17,500 |
| Jul 1 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | Arnold Palmer (40) | 273 (–11) | 22,000 |
| Jul 6 | Canadian Open | Canada | Doug Ford (19) | 280 (–4) | 9,000 |
| Jul 13 | British Open | England | Bob Charles (2) | 277 (–7) | 4,200 |
| Jul 14 | Hot Springs Open Invitational | Arkansas | Dave Hill (3) | 277 (–11) | 3,500 |
| Jul 21 | PGA Championship | Texas | Jack Nicklaus (7) | 279 (–5) | 13,000 |
| Jul 29 | Western Open | Illinois | Arnold Palmer (41) | 280 (–4) | 11,000 |
| Aug 4 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | Jack Rule, Jr. (1) | 266 (–22) | 5,300 |
| Aug 18 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | Billy Casper (20) | 271 (–13) | 6,400 |
| Aug 25 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Johnny Pott (4) | 276 (–4) | 9,000 |
| Sep 1 | Denver Open Invitational | Colorado | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1) | 276 (–4) | 5,300 |
| Sep 8 | Utah Open | Utah | Tommy Jacobs (3) | 272 (–12) | 6,500 |
| Sep 15 | Seattle Open Invitational | Washington | Bobby Nichols (3) | 272 (–16) | 5,300 |
| Sep 22 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon |  George Knudson (2) | 271 (–17) | 4,300 |
| Oct 6 | Whitemarsh Open Invitational | Pennsylvania | Arnold Palmer (42) | 281 (–7) | 26,000 |
| Oct 20 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | Jack Nicklaus (8) | 276 (–12) | 13,000 |
| Oct 27 | Fig Garden Village Open Invitational | California | Mason Rudolph (2) | 275 (–13) | 3,500 |
| Nov 3 | Almaden Open Invitational | California | Al Geiberger (2) | 277 (–11) | 3,500 |
| Nov 10 | Frank Sinatra Open Invitational | California | Frank Beard (1) | 278 (–6) | 9,000 |
| Nov 24 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | Rex Baxter (1) | 275 (–9) | 2,800 |
Source:[2][3]
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 128,230 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 100,050 |
| 3 | Julius Boros | United States | 77,357 |
| 4 | Tony Lema | United States | 67,113 |
| 5 | Gary Player | South Africa | 55,455 |
| 6 | Dow Finsterwald | United States | 49,683 |
| 7 | Mason Rudolph | United States | 39,120 |
| 8 | Al Geiberger | United States | 34,126 |
| 9 | Don January | United States | 33,755 |
| 10 | Bobby Nichols | United States | 33,605 |
Source:[4]
Awards
References
- ↑ "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California). AP. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ↑ "1963 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ Seanor, Dave, ed. (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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