1965 PGA Tour

The 1965 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 28. The season consisted of 40 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, five, and there were six first-time winners. Jack Nicklaus was the leading money winner with earnings of $140,752. Dave Marr was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.

1965 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1965 (1965-01-08) – November 28, 1965 (1965-11-28)
Number of official events40
Most wins5:
United States Jack Nicklaus
Money winnerUnited States Jack Nicklaus
Player of the YearUnited States Dave Marr
← 1964
1966 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1965 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11Los Angeles OpenCalifornia70,000United States Paul Harney (5)
Jan 17San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia39,000United States Wes Ellis (3)
Jan 24Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia84,500Australia Bruce Crampton (4)Pro-Am
Jan 31Lucky International OpenCalifornia57,000United States George Archer (1)
Feb 7Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia80,000United States Billy Casper (25)Pro-Am
Feb 14Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona65,000United States Rod Funseth (1)
Feb 21Tucson Open InvitationalArizona46,000New Zealand Bob Charles (3)
Mar 7Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida50,000United States Doug Sanders (13)
Mar 14Doral Open InvitationalFlorida70,000United States Doug Sanders (14)
Mar 21Jacksonville OpenFlorida57,500United States Bert Weaver (1)
Mar 28Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina28,750United States Dick Hart (1)
Apr 4Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina70,000United States Sam Snead (82)
Apr 11Masters TournamentGeorgia100,000United States Jack Nicklaus (13)Major championship
Apr 18Houston ClassicTexas75,000United States Bobby Nichols (6)
Apr 25Texas Open InvitationalTexas50,000United States Frank Beard (2)
May 2Tournament of ChampionsNevada70,000United States Arnold Palmer (45)Winners-only event
May 11Colonial National InvitationTexas100,000Australia Bruce Crampton (5)Invitational
May 16Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana100,000United States Dick Mayer (7)
May 23Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee60,000United States Jack Nicklaus (14)
May 30500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana87,000Australia Bruce Crampton (6)
Jun 6Buick Open InvitationalMichigan100,000United States Tony Lema (10)
Jun 13Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio135,000United States Dan Sikes (2)
Jun 21U.S. OpenMissouri125,000South Africa Gary Player (10)Major championship
Jun 27St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota100,000United States Raymond Floyd (2)
Jul 4Western OpenIllinois70,000United States Billy Casper (26)
Jul 9The Open ChampionshipEngland£10,000Australia Peter Thomson (6)Major championship
Jul 17Canadian OpenCanada100,000United States Gene Littler (20)
Jul 25Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut70,000United States Billy Casper (27)
Aug 1Thunderbird ClassicNew York100,000United States Jack Nicklaus (15)
Aug 8Philadelphia Golf ClassicPennsylvania125,000United States Jack Nicklaus (16)
Aug 15PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania150,000United States Dave Marr (3)Major championship
Aug 23Carling World OpenMassachusetts175,000United States Tony Lema (11)
Aug 29American Golf ClassicOhio100,000United States Al Geiberger (3)
Sep 5Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma50,000United States Jack Rule Jr. (2)
Sep 19Portland Open InvitationalOregon50,000United States Jack Nicklaus (17)
Sep 26Greater Seattle Open InvitationalWashington45,000United States Gay Brewer (5)
Oct 23Sahara InvitationalNevada100,000United States Billy Casper (28)
Oct 31Almaden Open InvitationalCalifornia46,000South Africa Bobby Verwey (1)
Nov 7Hawaiian OpenHawaii45,000United States Gay Brewer (6)
Nov 28Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana32,000United States Babe Hiskey (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 3 Canada Cup Spain n/a South Africa Harold Henning and
South Africa Gary Player		 Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy South Africa Gary Player
Oct 9 Ryder Cup England n/a Team USA Team event

Money leaders

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus140,752
2United States Tony Lema101,816
3United States Billy Casper99,931
4United States Doug Sanders72,182
5South Africa Gary Player69,964

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winnerUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Dave Marr
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. "PGA Names Dave Marr Best Of 1965". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. AP. October 19, 1965. p. 3B. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. "Sanders Nips Nicklaus In Sudden Death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. AP. March 8, 1965. p. 35.
  3. "Doug Sanders Awaits Bid To Masters". Toledo Blade. Ohio. AP. March 15, 1965. p. 16–17.
  4. "Bert Weaver Wins Jacksonville Open Golf Tournament". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. March 22, 1965. p. 10.
  5. "Dick Hart Wins Azalea Open In Sudden-Death Play". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. March 29, 1965. p. 8.
  6. Alyta, Ken (April 5, 1965). "Sam Snead Wins Eighth Greensboro Open Golf Tourney". Lewiston Daily Sun. Maine. AP. p. 14.
  7. "1965 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. 650–6. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  9. "Jack Nicklaus Was Golf's Top Money Winner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. AP. December 5, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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