1962 PGA Championship

The 1962 PGA Championship was the 44th PGA Championship, played July 19–22 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. Gary Player won the first of his two PGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Goalby,[1][3] for the third of his nine major titles and the third leg of his career grand slam.

1962 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 19–22, 1962
LocationNewtown Square, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Aronimink Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,045 yards (6,442 m)[1]
Field170 players,
91 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut
Cut151 (+11) (1st cut)
222 (+12) (2nd cut)
Prize fund$69,400[2]
Winner's share$13,000
Champion
South Africa Gary Player
278 (−2)
Aronomink Golf Club is located in the United States
Aronomink Golf Club
Aronomink 
Golf Club
Location in the United States
Aronomink GC  is located in Pennsylvania
Aronomink GC 
Aronomink GC 
Location in Pennsylvania

The Open Championship was played the previous week in Troon, Scotland, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February).

Player missed the 36-hole cut at Troon, the British Open was won by Arnold Palmer for the second straight year. Palmer had also won the Masters in April. Both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship were played in his home state of Pennsylvania in 1962, just five weeks apart. Palmer lost to 22-year-old Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh, then finished ten strokes back in a tie for 17th at Aronimink.[4]

Jack Nicklaus, age 22, shot a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third in his first PGA Championship.[5]

This championship was originally scheduled for Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles,[6][7] the first in California since 1929. In November 1960, the PGA of America had voted to retain its "caucasian only" clause, and had gained the ire of California's attorney general Stanley Mosk, who threatened to shut down the PGA in the state until the clause was removed. In response, the championship for 1962 was moved from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. The PGA of America dropped the clause in November 1961 by amending its constitution.[6][7] The championship returned to California in 1977 at Pebble Beach, but was not played in southern California until 1983 at Riviera.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 19, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States John Barnum66−4
2United States Chick Harbert68−2
T3United States George Bayer69−1
United States Doug Ford
United States Bob Goalby
United States Frank Stranahan
T7United States Leo Biagetti70E
United States Joe Campbell
United States Paul Harney
United States Dick Hart
United States Don January

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, July 20, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Doug Ford69-69=138−2
T2United States George Bayer69-70=139−1
United States Cary Middlecoff73-66=139
South Africa Gary Player72-67=139
T5United States John Barnum66-74=140E
United States Bob McCallister74-66=140
7United States Bob Goalby69-72=141+1
T8United States Julius Boros73-69=142+2
United States Jack Burke Jr.73-69=142
United States Marty Furgol71-71=142
United States Bobby Nichols72-70=142
United States Frank Stranahan69-73=142

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, July 21, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Africa Gary Player72-67-69=208−2
T2United States George Bayer69-70-71=210E
United States Bob McCallister74-66-70=210
4United States Doug Ford69-69-73=211+1
5United States Bob Goalby69-72-71=212+2
T6United States Jack Burke Jr.73-69-71=213+3
United States Dow Finsterwald73-70-70=213
United States Jack Fleck74-69-70=213
United States Chick Harbert68-76-69=213
United States Cary Middlecoff73-66-74=213
United States Bobby Nichols72-70-71=213

Source:[10]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 22, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1South Africa Gary Player72-67-69-70=278−213,000
2United States Bob Goalby69-72-71-67=279−16,700
T3United States George Bayer69-70-71-71=281+13,450
United States Jack Nicklaus71-74-69-67=281
5United States Doug Ford69-69-73-71=282+22,900
6United States Bobby Nichols72-70-71-70=283+32,500
T7United States Jack Fleck74-69-70-71=284+42,067
United States Paul Harney70-73-72-69=284
United States Dave Ragan72-74-70-68=284
10United States Jay Hebert73-72-70-70=285+51,750

References
  1. "Player strokes way to win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 23, 1962. p. 8.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1962 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  3. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 23, 1962). "Gary Player Wins PGA; Goalby 2nd". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  4. Wright, Alfred (July 30, 1962). "The trouble with leading an army". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  5. "Player, PGA champ, gives credit to Palmer". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 23, 1962. p. 14.
  6. "PGA opens its doors to Negroes, world golfers". Florence Times. Alabama. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 4, section 2.
  7. "PGA group abolishes 'Caucasian'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 10, 1961. p. 22.
  8. "Barnum's 66 leads PGA". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. UPI. July 20, 1962. p. 12.
  9. "Ford tops PGA tourney field". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. UPI. July 21, 1962. p. 6.
  10. Bartlett, Charles (July 22, 1962). "Player's 208 leads P.G.A. by 2 strokes". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.

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