1964 PGA Tour

The 1964 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 22. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tony Lema won the most tournaments, five, and there were seven first-time winners. Jack Nicklaus was the leading money winner with earnings of $113,285. Ken Venturi was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Arnold Palmer won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.

1964 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1964 (1964-01-03) – November 22, 1964 (1964-11-22)
Number of official events44
Most wins5:
United States Tony Lema
Money winnerUnited States Jack Nicklaus
Player of the YearUnited States Ken Venturi
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.[2][3][4][5][6]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6Los Angeles OpenCalifornia50,000United States Paul Harney (4)
Jan 12San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia30,000United States Art Wall Jr. (12)
Jan 19Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia60,000United States Tony Lema (5)Pro-Am
Jan 27Lucky International OpenCalifornia50,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2)
Feb 2Palm Springs Golf ClassicCalifornia50,000United States Tommy Jacobs (4)Pro-Am
Feb 9Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona50,000United States Jack Nicklaus (9)
Feb 16Tucson Open InvitationalArizona30,000United States Jacky Cupit (3)
Mar 2Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana50,000United States Mason Rudolph (3)
Mar 9Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida30,000South Africa Gary Player (8)
Mar 15St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida25,000Australia Bruce Devlin (1)
Mar 22Doral Open InvitationalFlorida50,000United States Billy Casper (21)
Mar 30Azalea OpenNorth Carolina20,000United States Al Besselink (4)
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina45,000United States Julius Boros (13)
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia130,000United States Arnold Palmer (43)Major championship
Apr 19Houston ClassicTexas50,000United States Mike Souchak (14)
Apr 26Texas Open InvitationalTexas40,000Australia Bruce Crampton (3)
May 3Tournament of ChampionsNevada65,000United States Jack Nicklaus (10)Winners-only event
May 3Waco Turner OpenOklahoma20,000United States Pete Brown (1)Alternate event
May 10Colonial National InvitationTexas75,000United States Billy Casper (22)Invitational
May 18Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma40,000United States Arnold Palmer (44)
May 24Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee50,000United States Mike Souchak (15)
May 31500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana70,000South Africa Gary Player (9)
Jun 7Thunderbird ClassicNew York100,000United States Tony Lema (6)
Jun 14Buick Open InvitationalMichigan60,000United States Tony Lema (7)
Jun 20U.S. OpenMaryland88,000United States Ken Venturi (11)Major championship
Jun 28Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio100,000United States Tony Lema (8)
Jul 5Whitemarsh Open InvitationalPennsylvania25,000United States Jack Nicklaus (11)
Jul 10The Open ChampionshipScotland£8,500United States Tony Lema (9)Major championship
Jul 19PGA ChampionshipOhio100,000United States Bobby Nichols (4)Major championship
Jul 26Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut50,000United States Ken Venturi (12)
Aug 2Canadian OpenCanada50,000Australia Kel Nagle (2)
Aug 9Western OpenIllinois65,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3)
Aug 16St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota65,000United States Chuck Courtney (1)
Aug 23American Golf ClassicOhio50,000United States Ken Venturi (13)
Aug 30Carling World OpenMichigan200,000United States Bobby Nichols (5)
Sep 7Dallas Open InvitationalTexas40,000United States Charles Coody (1)
Sep 20Portland Open InvitationalOregon40,000United States Jack Nicklaus (12)
Sep 27Greater Seattle Open InvitationalWashington40,000United States Billy Casper (23)
Oct 4Fresno Open InvitationalCalifornia35,000Canada George Knudson (3)
Oct 11Sunset-Camellia Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000United States Bob McCallister (2)New tournament
Oct 18Sahara InvitationalNevada70,000United States R. H. Sikes (1)
Oct 25Mountain View OpenCalifornia40,000United States Jack McGowan (1)New tournament
Nov 3Almaden Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000United States Billy Casper (24)
Nov 22Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana25,000United States Miller Barber (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
Dec 6 Canada Cup Hawaii 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.[7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus113,285
2United States Arnold Palmer113,203
3United States Billy Casper90,130
4United States Tony Lema74,130
5United States Bobby Nichols74,013

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winnerUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Ken Venturi
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. "P.G.A. Picks Venturi As Golfer of Year". The New York Times. UPI. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. "Rodriguez Steady To Nip January". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. UPI. January 28, 1964. p. 12.
  3. "Player Has 71 To Win Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. AP. March 10, 1964. p. 6.
  4. "Casper Beats Brown In Almaden Playoff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania. UPI. November 4, 1964. p. 74.
  5. "1964 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  6. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 643–50. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  7. "Nicklaus Exempt From Fees In 1965 Events". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. AP. November 24, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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