The 1965 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 28. The season consisted of 40 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, five, and there were six first-time winners. Jack Nicklaus was the leading money winner with earnings of $140,752. Dave Marr was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1965 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|
| Jan 11 | Los Angeles Open | California |  Paul Harney (5) | 276 (–8) | 12,000 |
| Jan 17 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | Wes Ellis (3) | 267 (–17) | 4,850 |
| Jan 24 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California |  Bruce Crampton (4) | 284 (–4) | 11,000 |
| Jan 31 | Lucky International Open | California | George Archer (1) | 278 (–6) | 8,500 |
| Feb 7 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | Billy Casper (25) | 348 (–12) | 15,000 |
| Feb 14 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | Rod Funseth (1) | 274 (–14) | 10,500 |
| Feb 21 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona |  Bob Charles (3) | 271 (–17) | 6,800 |
| Feb 28 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | Doug Sanders (13) | 277 (–11) | 10,000 |
| Mar 7 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | Doug Sanders (14) | 274 (–14) | 11,000 |
| Mar 14 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | Bert Weaver (1) | 285 (–3) | 8,500 |
| Mar 21 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | Dick Hart (1) | 276 (–12) | 3,850 |
| Mar 28 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Sam Snead (82) | 273 (–11) | 11,000 |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Jack Nicklaus (13) | 271 (–17) | 20,000 |
| Apr 18 | Houston Classic | Texas | Bobby Nichols (6) | 273 (–11) | 12,000 |
| Apr 25 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | Frank Beard (2) | 270 (–10) | 7,500 |
| May 2 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Arnold Palmer (45) | 277 (–11) | 14,000 |
| May 11 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Bruce Crampton (5) | 276 (–4) | 20,000 |
| May 16 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | Dick Mayer (7) | 273 (–15) | 20,000 |
| May 23 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | Jack Nicklaus (14) | 271 (–9) | 9,000 |
| May 30 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Bruce Crampton (6) | 279 (–5) | 15,200 |
| Jun 6 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Tony Lema (10) | 280 (–8) | 20,000 |
| Jun 13 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | Dan Sikes (2) | 272 (–12) | 25,000 |
| Jun 21 | U.S. Open | Missouri |  Gary Player (10) | 282 (+2) | 26,000 |
| Jun 27 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | Raymond Floyd (2) | 270 (–14) | 20,000 |
| Jul 4 | Western Open | Illinois | Billy Casper (26) | 270 (–14) | 11,000 |
| Jul 9 | British Open | England | Peter Thomson (6) | 285 (–3) | 4,900 |
| Jul 17 | Canadian Open | Canada | Gene Littler (20) | 273 (–7) | 20,000 |
| Jul 25 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | Billy Casper (27) | 274 (–10) | 11,000 |
| Aug 1 | Thunderbird Classic | New York | Jack Nicklaus (15) | 270 (–18) | 20,000 |
| Aug 8 | Philadelphia Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | Jack Nicklaus (16) | 277 (–11) | 24,300 |
| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Pennsylvania | Dave Marr (3) | 280 (–4) | 25,000 |
| Aug 23 | Carling World Open | Massachusetts | Tony Lema (11) | 279 (–5) | 35,000 |
| Aug 29 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | Al Geiberger (3) | 280 (E) | 20,000 |
| Sep 5 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | Jack Rule, Jr. (2) | 283 (–5) | 10,000 |
| Sep 19 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | Jack Nicklaus (17) | 273 (–15) | 6,600 |
| Sep 26 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational | Washington | Gay Brewer (5) | 279 (–9) | 6,600 |
| Oct 23 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | Billy Casper (28) | 269 (–15) | 20,000 |
| Oct 31 | Almaden Open Invitational | California | Bobby Verwey (1) | 273 (–15) | 6,800 |
| Nov 7 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | Gay Brewer (6) | 281 (–7) | 9,000 |
| Nov 28 | Cajun Classic | Louisiana | Babe Hiskey (1) | 275 (–13) | 4,250 |
Source:[2][3]
Money leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) |
|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 140,752 |
| 2 | Tony Lema | United States | 101,816 |
| 3 | Billy Casper | United States | 99,931 |
| 4 | Doug Sanders | United States | 72,182 |
| 5 | Gary Player | South Africa | 69,964 |
| 6 | Bruce Devlin | Australia | 67,657 |
| 7 | Dave Marr | United States | 63,375 |
| 8 | Al Geiberger | United States | 59,699 |
| 9 | Gene Littler | United States | 58,898 |
| 10 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 57,770 |
Source:[4]
Awards
References
- ↑ "PGA Names Dave Marr Best Of 1965". The Miami News (Miami, Florida). AP. October 19, 1965. p. 3B. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ "1965 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. 650–6. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ↑ "Jack Nicklaus Was Golf's Top Money Winner". Lewiston Morning Tribune (Lewiston, Idaho). AP. December 5, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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