Golf tour season
The 1960 PGA Tour was the 45th season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 12
Los Angeles Open
California
37,500
Dow Finsterwald (9)
Jan 18
Yorba Linda Open Invitational
California
20,000
Jerry Barber (3)
New tournament
Jan 24
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
California
50,000
Ken Venturi (9)
Pro-Am
Jan 31
San Diego Open Invitational
California
20,000
Mike Souchak (11)
Feb 7
Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic
California
70,000
Arnold Palmer (14)
New tournament Pro-Am
Feb 15
Phoenix Open Invitational
Arizona
22,500
Jack Fleck (2)
Feb 21
Tucson Open Invitational
Arizona
20,000
Don January (2)
Feb 28
Texas Open Invitational
Texas
20,000
Arnold Palmer (15)
Mar 6
Baton Rouge Open Invitational
Louisiana
15,000
Arnold Palmer (16)
Mar 13
Pensacola Open Invitational
Florida
15,000
Arnold Palmer (17)
Mar 21
St. Petersburg Open Invitational
Florida
15,000
George Bayer (4)
Mar 27
De Soto Open Invitational
Florida
35,000
Sam Snead (79)
New tournament
Apr 3
Azalea Open
North Carolina
15,000
Tom Nieporte (2)
Apr 10
Masters Tournament
Georgia
87,000
Arnold Palmer (18)
Major championship
Apr 17
Greater Greensboro Open
North Carolina
20,000
Sam Snead (80)
Apr 24
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
Louisiana
25,000
Dow Finsterwald (10)
May 3
Houston Classic
Texas
35,000
Bill Collins (2)
May 8
Tournament of Champions
Nevada
42,000
Jerry Barber (4)
Winners-only event
May 15
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
30,000
Julius Boros (9)
Invitational
May 22
Hot Springs Open Invitational
Arkansas
20,000
Bill Collins (3)
May 22
Sam Snead Festival
West Virginia
15,000
Dave Marr (n/a)
Alternate event[ b]
May 29
500 Festival Open Invitation
Indiana
50,000
Doug Ford (15)
New tournament
Jun 6
Memphis Open Invitational
Tennessee
30,000
Tommy Bolt (14)
Jun 12
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
Oklahoma
30,000
Gene Littler (15)
Jun 18
U.S. Open
Colorado
60,000
Arnold Palmer (19)
Major championship
Jul 4
Buick Open Invitational
Michigan
50,000
Mike Souchak (12)
Jul 9
The Open Championship
Scotland
£7,000
Kel Nagle (1)
Major championship [ c]
Jul 9
Canadian Open
Canada
25,000
Art Wall Jr. (11)
Jul 17
Western Open
Michigan
30,000
Stan Leonard (3)
Jul 24
PGA Championship
Ohio
65,000
Jay Hebert (5)
Major championship
Jul 31
Eastern Open Invitational
Maryland
25,000
Gene Littler (16)
Aug 7
Insurance City Open Invitational
Connecticut
25,000
Arnold Palmer (20)
Aug 21
St. Paul Open Invitational
Minnesota
30,000
Don Fairfield (2)
Aug 28
Milwaukee Open Invitational
Wisconsin
30,000
Ken Venturi (10)
Sep 5
Dallas Open Invitational
Texas
25,000
Johnny Pott (1)
Sep 12
Utah Open Invitational
Utah
20,000
Bill Johnston (2)
Sep 18
Carling Open Invitational
Washington
25,000
Ernie Vossler (3)
Sep 25
Portland Open Invitational
Oregon
20,000
Billy Casper (11)
Oct 3
Hesperia Open Invitational
California
15,000
Billy Casper (12)
Oct 16
Orange County Open Invitational
California
15,000
Billy Casper (13)
Nov 20
Cajun Classic Open Invitational
Louisiana
15,000
Lionel Hebert (3)
Nov 27
Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational
Alabama
15,000
Arnold Palmer (21)
Dec 4
West Palm Beach Open Invitational
Florida
15,000
Johnny Pott (2)
Dec 11
Coral Gables Open Invitational
Florida
20,000
Bob Goalby (2)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Arnold Palmer
80,968
2
Ken Venturi
46,410
3
Dow Finsterwald
43,942
4
Billy Casper
38,107
5
Jay Hebert
36,840
6
Doug Ford
34,428
7
Gene Littler
32,568
8
Mike Souchak
32,121
9
Doug Sanders
30,506
10
Bill Collins
30,165
^ 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.
^ Official money; unofficial win.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "1960 winners sorted by age" . PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .
^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia . New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 616–23. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8 .
^ "Från USA-cirkusen" [From the U.S. circuit]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. March 1961. p. 30. Retrieved November 10, 2023 .
^ "Golf Award To Palmer" . Youngstown Vindicator . Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Bill Casper Wins Vardon Trophy With 69.950 Average in 1960" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. January 8, 1961. p. 79. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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