1963 PGA Tour

The 1963 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to November 24. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, seven, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $128,230. Julius Boros was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.

1963 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) – November 24, 1963 (1963-11-24)
Number of official events44
Most wins7:
United States Arnold Palmer
Money winnerUnited States Arnold Palmer
Player of the YearUnited States Julius Boros
← 1962
1964 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.[2][3][4][5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7Los Angeles OpenCalifornia50,000United States Arnold Palmer (36)
Jan 13San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000South Africa Gary Player (7)
Jan 20Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia50,000United States Billy Casper (19)Pro-Am
Jan 27Lucky International OpenCalifornia50,000United States Jack Burke Jr. (16)
Feb 4Palm Springs Golf ClassicCalifornia50,000United States Jack Nicklaus (4)Pro-Am
Feb 12Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona35,000United States Arnold Palmer (37)
Feb 17Tucson Open InvitationalArizona25,000United States Don January (4)
Mar 4Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana40,000United States Bo Wininger (6)
Mar 10Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida25,000United States Arnold Palmer (38)
Mar 17St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida25,000United States Raymond Floyd (1)
Mar 24Doral C.C. Open InvitationalFlorida50,000United States Dan Sikes (1)
Mar 31Azalea OpenNorth Carolina20,000United States Jerry Barber (7)
Apr 7Masters TournamentGeorgia112,500United States Jack Nicklaus (5)Major championship
Apr 14Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina35,000United States Doug Sanders (12)
Apr 21Houston ClassicTexas50,000New Zealand Bob Charles (1)
Apr 28Texas Open InvitationalTexas30,000United States Phil Rodgers (3)
May 5Tournament of ChampionsNevada60,000United States Jack Nicklaus (6)Winners-only event
May 5Waco Turner OpenOklahoma20,000United States Gay Brewer (4)Alternate event
May 12Colonial National InvitationTexas60,000United States Julius Boros (10)Invitational
May 19Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma35,000United States Don Fairfield (3)
May 27Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee50,000United States Tony Lema (4)
Jun 3500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana55,000United States Dow Finsterwald (11)
Jun 9Buick Open InvitationalMichigan50,000United States Julius Boros (11)
Jun 16Thunderbird Classic InvitationalNew York100,000United States Arnold Palmer (39)
Jun 23U.S. OpenMassachusetts90,000United States Julius Boros (12)Major championship
Jul 1Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio110,000United States Arnold Palmer (40)New tournament
Jul 6Canadian OpenCanada50,000United States Doug Ford (19)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipEngland£8,500New Zealand Bob Charles (2)Major championship
Jul 14Hot Springs Open InvitationalArkansas25,000United States Dave Hill (3)Alternate event
Jul 21PGA ChampionshipTexas80,000United States Jack Nicklaus (7)Major championship
Jul 29Western OpenIllinois55,000United States Arnold Palmer (41)
Aug 4St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota35,000United States Jack Rule Jr. (1)
Aug 18Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut40,000United States Billy Casper (20)
Aug 25American Golf ClassicOhio50,000United States Johnny Pott (4)
Sep 1Denver Open InvitationalColorado35,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)
Sep 8Utah OpenUtah40,000United States Tommy Jacobs (3)
Sep 15Seattle Open InvitationalWashington35,000United States Bobby Nichols (3)
Sep 22Portland Open InvitationalOregon30,000Canada George Knudson (2)
Oct 6Whitemarsh Open InvitationalPennsylvania125,000United States Arnold Palmer (42)New tournament
Oct 20Sahara InvitationalNevada70,000United States Jack Nicklaus (8)
Oct 27Fig Garden Village Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000United States Mason Rudolph (2)New tournament
Nov 3Almaden Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000United States Al Geiberger (2)
Nov 10Frank Sinatra Open InvitationalCalifornia50,000United States Frank Beard (1)New tournament
Nov 24Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana20,000United States Rex Baxter (1)

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
Oct 13 Ryder Cup Georgia n/a Team USA Team event
Oct 28 Canada Cup France n/a United States Jack Nicklaus and
United States Arnold Palmer		 Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy United States Jack Nicklaus

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Arnold Palmer128,230
2United States Jack Nicklaus100,050
3United States Julius Boros77,357
4United States Tony Lema67,113
5South Africa Gary Player55,455

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

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. "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. AP. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  2. "Nicklaus Routs Player; Wins Palm Springs Open". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. AP. February 5, 1963. p. 10.
  3. "Jacobs Wins Utah Open". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. September 9, 1963. p. 8.
  4. "1963 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 637–43. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  6. "Bill Casper Wins Award". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
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