1962 PGA Tour

The 1962 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to December 9. The season consisted of 50 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, eight, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $81,448. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.

1962 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1962 (1962-01-05) – December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
Number of official events50
Most wins8:
United States Arnold Palmer
Money winnerUnited States Arnold Palmer
Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
← 1961
1963 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 8Los Angeles OpenCalifornia45,000United States Phil Rodgers (1)
Jan 14San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000United States Tommy Jacobs (2)
Jan 22Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia50,000United States Doug Ford (17)Pro-Am
Jan 28Lucky International OpenCalifornia50,000United States Gene Littler (18)
Feb 4Palm Springs Golf ClassicCalifornia35,000United States Arnold Palmer (28)Pro-Am
Feb 11Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona35,000United States Arnold Palmer (29)
Feb 18Tucson Open InvitationalArizona20,000United States Phil Rodgers (2)
Feb 25Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana30,000United States Bo Wininger (4)
Mar 4Baton Rouge Open InvitationalLouisiana20,000United States Joe Campbell (2)
Mar 11Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida20,000United States Doug Sanders (9)
Mar 19St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida20,000United States Bobby Nichols (1)
Mar 26Doral C.C. Open InvitationalFlorida50,000United States Billy Casper (15)New tournament
Apr 1Azalea OpenNorth Carolina20,000United States Dave Marr (2)
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia110,000United States Arnold Palmer (30)Major championship
Apr 15Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina35,000United States Billy Casper (16)
Apr 23Houston ClassicTexas50,000United States Bobby Nichols (2)
Apr 29Texas Open InvitationalTexas30,000United States Arnold Palmer (31)
May 6Tournament of ChampionsNevada50,000United States Arnold Palmer (32)Winners-only event
May 6Waco Turner OpenOklahoma20,000United States Johnny Pott (3)Alternate event
May 14Colonial National InvitationTexas40,000United States Arnold Palmer (33)Invitational
May 20Hot Springs Open InvitationalArkansas20,000Canada Al Johnston (1)
May 27500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana50,000United States Billy Casper (17)
Jun 3Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee40,000United States Lionel Hebert (4)
Jun 10Thunderbird Classic InvitationalNew Jersey100,000United States Gene Littler (19)New tournament
Jun 17U.S. OpenPennsylvania75,000United States Jack Nicklaus (1)Major championship
Jun 24Eastern Open InvitationalMaryland35,000United States Doug Ford (18)
Jul 1Western OpenIllinois55,000United States Jacky Cupit (2)
Jul 8Buick Open InvitationalMichigan50,000United States Bill Collins (4)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipScotland£8,500United States Arnold Palmer (34)Major championship
Jul 15Motor City OpenMichigan35,000Australia Bruce Crampton (2)Alternate event
Jul 22PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania70,000South Africa Gary Player (6)Major championship
Jul 29Canadian OpenCanada30,000United States Ted Kroll (8)
Aug 5Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut35,000United States Bob Goalby (5)
Aug 12American Golf ClassicOhio50,000United States Arnold Palmer (35)
Aug 19St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota30,000United States Doug Sanders (10)
Aug 26Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma35,000United States Doug Sanders (11)
Sep 3Dallas Open InvitationalTexas35,000United States Billy Maxwell (7)
Sep 9Denver Open InvitationalColorado30,000United States Bob Goalby (6)
Sep 16Seattle World's Fair Open InvitationalWashington30,000United States Jack Nicklaus (2)
Sep 23Portland Open InvitationalOregon25,000United States Jack Nicklaus (3)
Sep 30Sahara InvitationalNevada20,000United States Tony Lema (1)New to PGA Tour
Oct 14Bakersfield Open InvitationalCalifornia40,000United States Billy Casper (18)
Oct 21Ontario Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000United States Al Geiberger (1)
Oct 28Orange County Open InvitationalCalifornia20,000United States Tony Lema (2)
Nov 4Beaumont Open InvitationalTexas20,000United States Dave Ragan (2)
Nov 11Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana17,500United States John Barnum (1)
Nov 18Mobile Sertoma Open InvitationalAlabama11,500United States Tony Lema (3)
Nov 25Carling Open InvitationalFlorida35,000United States Bo Wininger (5)
Dec 2West Palm Beach Open InvitationalFlorida20,000United States Dave Ragan (3)
Dec 9Coral Gables Open InvitationalFlorida20,000United States Gardner Dickinson (3)

Unofficial events

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
Nov 11 Canada Cup Argentina 6,300 United States Arnold Palmer and
United States Sam Snead		 Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[9]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Arnold Palmer81,448
2United States Gene Littler66,201
3United States Jack Nicklaus61,869
4United States Billy Casper61,842
5United States Bob Goalby46,241

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winnerUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Arnold Palmer

Notes
  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.

References
  1. "Palmer Tops PGA Ranks Second Time". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. UPI. October 4, 1962. p. 6. For the first time, the award was open to PGA members only, so Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, both approved tournament players, were not eligible.
  2. "An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. January 23, 1962. p. 1-C.
  3. "Nichols' Iron Shots Aid St. Pete Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania. UPI. March 20, 1962. p. 31.
  4. "Casper Wins Doral Open Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. AP. March 27, 1962. p. 19.
  5. "Nichols' Eagle Wins At Houston". Milwaukee Sentinel. Wisconsin. UPI. April 24, 1962. p. 4:2.
  6. "Palmer Takes Colonial Gold From Pott In Playoffs". Prescott Evening Courier. Arizona. UPI. May 15, 1962. p. 5.
  7. "1962 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  8. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 630–7. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  9. "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner". Beaver County Times. Beaver, Pennsylvania. UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
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