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1963 PGA Tour

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1963 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) – November 24, 1963 (1963-11-24)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Arnold Palmer (7)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Julius Boros
1962
1964

The 1963 PGA Tour was the 48th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 7 Los Angeles Open California 50,000 United States Arnold Palmer (36)
Jan 13 San Diego Open Invitational California 25,000 South Africa Gary Player (7)
Jan 20 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 United States Billy Casper (19) Pro-Am
Jan 27 Lucky International Open California 50,000 United States Jack Burke Jr. (16)
Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California 50,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (4) Pro-Am
Feb 12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 35,000 United States Arnold Palmer (37)
Feb 17 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 25,000 United States Don January (4)
Mar 4 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 40,000 United States Bo Wininger (6)
Mar 10 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 25,000 United States Arnold Palmer (38)
Mar 17 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 25,000 United States Raymond Floyd (1)
Mar 24 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida 50,000 United States Dan Sikes (1)
Mar 31 Azalea Open North Carolina 20,000 United States Jerry Barber (7)
Apr 7 Masters Tournament Georgia 112,500 United States Jack Nicklaus (5) Major championship
Apr 14 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 35,000 United States Doug Sanders (12)
Apr 21 Houston Classic Texas 50,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (1)
Apr 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas 30,000 United States Phil Rodgers (3)
May 5 Tournament of Champions Nevada 60,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (6) Winners-only event
May 5 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma 20,000 United States Gay Brewer (4) Alternate event
May 12 Colonial National Invitation Texas 60,000 United States Julius Boros (10) Invitational
May 19 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 35,000 United States Don Fairfield (3)
May 27 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 50,000 United States Tony Lema (4)
Jun 3 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 55,000 United States Dow Finsterwald (11)
Jun 9 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000 United States Julius Boros (11)
Jun 16 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New York 100,000 United States Arnold Palmer (39)
Jun 23 U.S. Open Massachusetts 90,000 United States Julius Boros (12) Major championship
Jul 1 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000 United States Arnold Palmer (40) New tournament
Jul 6 Canadian Open Canada 50,000 United States Doug Ford (19)
Jul 13 The Open Championship England £8,500 New Zealand Bob Charles (2) Major championship[b]
Jul 14 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 25,000 United States Dave Hill (3) Alternate event
Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 80,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (7) Major championship
Jul 29 Western Open Illinois 55,000 United States Arnold Palmer (41)
Aug 4 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 35,000 United States Jack Rule Jr. (1)
Aug 18 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 40,000 United States Billy Casper (20)
Aug 25 American Golf Classic Ohio 50,000 United States Johnny Pott (4)
Sep 1 Denver Open Invitational Colorado 35,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)
Sep 8 Utah Open Utah 40,000 United States Tommy Jacobs (3)
Sep 15 Seattle Open Invitational Washington 35,000 United States Bobby Nichols (3)
Sep 22 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 30,000 Canada George Knudson (2)
Oct 6 Whitemarsh Open Invitational Pennsylvania 125,000 United States Arnold Palmer (42) New tournament
Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 70,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (8)
Oct 27 Fig Garden Village Open Invitational California 25,000 United States Mason Rudolph (2) New tournament
Nov 3 Almaden Open Invitational California 25,000 United States Al Geiberger (2)
Nov 10 Frank Sinatra Open Invitational California 50,000 United States Frank Beard (1) New tournament
Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000 United States Rex Baxter (1)

Unofficial events

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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 list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Arnold Palmer 128,230
2 United States Jack Nicklaus 100,050
3 United States Julius Boros 77,357
4 United States Tony Lema 67,113
5 South Africa Gary Player 55,455
6 United States Dow Finsterwald 49,863
7 United States Mason Rudolph 39,120
8 United States Al Geiberger 34,126
9 United States Don January 33,755
10 United States Bobby Nichols 33,605

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Julius Boros [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) United States Billy Casper [5]

Notes

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  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.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1963 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bill Casper Wins Award". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Casper Nips Arnie For Vardon Trophy". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. December 8, 1963. p. 2B. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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