1960 PGA Tour
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 $75,263. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1960 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | Los Angeles Open | California |  Dow Finsterwald (9) | 280 (−4) | 5,500 |
| Jan 18 | Yorba Linda Open Invitational | California | Jerry Barber (3) | 278 (−10) | 2,800 |
| Jan 24 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | Ken Venturi (9) | 286 (−2) | 4,000 |
| Jan 31 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | Mike Souchak (11) | 269 (−19) | 2,800 |
| Feb 7 | Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic | California | Arnold Palmer (14) | 338 (−20) | 12,000 |
| Feb 15 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | Jack Fleck (2) | 273 (−11) | 3,150 |
| Feb 21 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | Don January (2) | 271 (−9) | 2,800 |
| Feb 28 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | Arnold Palmer (15) | 276 (−12) | 2,800 |
| Mar 6 | Baton Rouge Open Invitational | Louisiana | Arnold Palmer (16) | 279 (−9) | 2,000 |
| Mar 13 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | Arnold Palmer (17) | 273 (−15) | 2,000 |
| Mar 21 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | George Bayer (4) | 282 (−6) | 2,000 |
| Mar 27 | De Soto Open Invitational | Florida | Sam Snead (79) | 276 (−8) | 5,300 |
| Apr 3 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | Tom Nieporte (2) | 277 (−11) | 2,000 |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Arnold Palmer (18) | 282 (−6) | 17,500 |
| Apr 17 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Sam Snead (80) | 270 (−14) | 2,800 |
| Apr 24 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | Dow Finsterwald (10) | 270 (−18) | 3,500 |
| May 2 | Houston Classic | Texas | Bill Collins (2) | 280 (−8) | 5,300 |
| May 8 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | Jerry Barber (4) | 268 (−20) | 10,000 |
| May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | Julius Boros (9) | 280 (E) | 5,000 |
| May 22 | Hot Springs Open Invitational | Arkansas | Bill Collins (3) | 275 (−13) | 2,800 |
| May 22 | Sam Snead Festival | West Virginia | Dave Marr (n/a)[2] | 265 (−15) | 2,000 |
| May 29 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | Doug Ford (15) | 270 (−14) | 9,000 |
| Jun 5 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | Tommy Bolt (14) | 273 (−7) | 4,300 |
| Jun 12 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | Gene Littler (15) | 273 (−11) | 4,300 |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | Colorado | Arnold Palmer (19) | 280 (−4) | 14,400 |
| Jul 4 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | Mike Souchak (12) | 282 (−6) | 9,000 |
| Jul 9 | British Open | Scotland |  Kel Nagle (1) | 278 (−10) | 3,500 |
| Jul 9 | Canadian Open | Canada | Art Wall, Jr. (11) | 269 (−15) | 3,500 |
| Jul 17 | Western Open | Michigan |  Stan Leonard (3) | 278 (−10) | 5,000 |
| Jul 24 | PGA Championship | Ohio | Jay Hebert (5) | 281 (+1) | 11,000 |
| Jul 31 | Eastern Open Invitational | Maryland | Gene Littler (16) | 273 (−15) | 3,500 |
| Aug 7 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | Arnold Palmer (20) | 270 (−14) | 3,500 |
| Aug 21 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | Don Fairfield (2) | 266 (−22) | 4,300 |
| Aug 28 | Milwaukee Open Invitational | Wisconsin | Ken Venturi (10) | 271 (−9) | 4,300 |
| Sep 5 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | Johnny Pott (1) | 275 (−9) | 3,500 |
| Sep 12 | Utah Open Invitational | Utah | Bill Johnston (2) | 262 (−22) | 2,800 |
| Sep 18 | Carling Open Invitational | Washington | Ernie Vossler (3) | 272 (−12) | 3,500 |
| Sep 25 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | Billy Casper (11) | 266 (−22) | 2,800 |
| Oct 3 | Hesperia Open Invitational | California | Billy Casper (12) | 275 (−13) | 2,000 |
| Oct 16 | Orange County Open Invitational | California | Billy Casper (13) | 276 (−8) | 2,000 |
| Nov 20 | Cajun Classic | Louisiana | Lionel Hebert (3) | 272 (−12) | 2,000 |
| Nov 27 | Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational | Alabama | Arnold Palmer (21) | 274 (−14) | 2,000 |
| Dec 4 | West Palm Beach Open Invitational | Florida | Johnny Pott (2) | 278 (−10) | 2,000 |
| Dec 11 | Coral Gables Open Invitational | Florida | Bob Goalby (2) | 272 (−12) | 2,800 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Arnold Palmer | United States |
| PGA Player of the Year | Arnold Palmer | United States |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Billy Casper | United States |
References
- ↑ "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio). AP. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ (Unofficial win)
- ↑ "1960 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. 616–23. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.