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1960 PGA Tour

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

1960 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1960 (1960-01-08) – December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Arnold Palmer (8)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
← 1959
1961 →

Schedule

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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

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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
Canada Cup Individual Trophy   Flory Van Donck

Money list

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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

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

Notes

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

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Från USA-cirkusen" [From the U.S. circuit]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. March 1961. p. 30. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "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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