1964 PGA Tour

Golf tour season

1964 PGA Tour seasonDuration| January 3, 1964 (1964-01-03) – November 22, 1964 (1964-11-22)

|

Number of official events| 44
Most wins|  Tony Lema (5)
Money list|  Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year|  Ken Venturi

← 1963

1965 →

The 1964 PGA Tour was the 49th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

## Schedule

[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.[1][2]

Date  | Tournament  | Location  | Purse
(US$)  | Winner[a] | Notes

|
|
|
|
|

Jan 6 | Los Angeles Open | California | 50,000 |  Paul Harney (4) |
Jan 12 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | 30,000 |  Art Wall Jr. (12) |
Jan 19 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 60,000 |  Tony Lema (5) | Pro-Am
Jan 27 | Lucky International Open | California | 50,000 |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2) |
Feb 2 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | California | 50,000 |  Tommy Jacobs (4) | Pro-Am
Feb 9 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | 50,000 |  Jack Nicklaus (9) |
Feb 16 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | 30,000 |  Jacky Cupit (3) |
Mar 2 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | 50,000 |  Mason Rudolph (3) |
Mar 9 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | 30,000 |  Gary Player (8) |
Mar 15 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | 25,000 |  Bruce Devlin (1) |
Mar 22 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | 50,000 |  Billy Casper (21) |
Mar 30 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | 20,000 |  Al Besselink (4) |
Apr 5 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 45,000 |  Julius Boros (13) |
Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 130,000 |  Arnold Palmer (43) | Major championship
Apr 19 | Houston Classic | Texas | 50,000 |  Mike Souchak (14) |
Apr 26 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | 40,000 |  Bruce Crampton (3) |
May 3 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 65,000 |  Jack Nicklaus (10) | Winners-only event
May 3 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | 20,000 |  Pete Brown (1) | Alternate event
May 10 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 75,000 |  Billy Casper (22) | Invitational
May 18 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | 40,000 |  Arnold Palmer (44) |
May 24 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | 50,000 |  Mike Souchak (15) |
May 31 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | 70,000 |  Gary Player (9) |
Jun 7 | Thunderbird Classic | New York | 100,000 |  Tony Lema (6) |
Jun 14 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | 60,000 |  Tony Lema (7) |
Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 88,000 |  Ken Venturi (11) | Major championship
Jun 28 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | 100,000 |  Tony Lema (8) |
Jul 5 | Whitemarsh Open Invitational | Pennsylvania | 25,000 |  Jack Nicklaus (11) |
Jul 10 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £8,500 |  Tony Lema (9) | Major championship[b]
Jul 19 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 100,000 |  Bobby Nichols (4) | Major championship
Jul 26 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | 50,000 |  Ken Venturi (12) |
Aug 2 | Canadian Open | Canada | 50,000 |  Kel Nagle (2) |
Aug 9 | Western Open | Illinois | 65,000 |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3) |
Aug 16 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | 65,000 |  Chuck Courtney (1) |
Aug 23 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | 50,000 |  Ken Venturi (13) |
Aug 30 | Carling World Open | Michigan | 200,000 |  Bobby Nichols (5) |
Sep 7 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | 40,000 |  Charles Coody (1) |
Sep 20 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | 40,000 |  Jack Nicklaus (12) |
Sep 27 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational | Washington | 40,000 |  Billy Casper (23) |
Oct 4 | Fresno Open Invitational | California | 35,000 |  George Knudson (3) |
Oct 11 | Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational | California | 25,000 |  Bob McCallister (2) | New tournament
Oct 18 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | 70,000 |  R. H. Sikes (1) |
Oct 25 | Mountain View Open | California | 40,000 |  Jack McGowan (1) | New tournament
Nov 3 | Almaden Open Invitational | California | 25,000 |  Billy Casper (24) |
Nov 22 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | 25,000 |  Miller Barber (1) |

### Unofficial events

[edit]

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  |  Jack Nicklaus and
Arnold Palmer | Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy |  Jack Nicklaus |

## Money list

[edit]

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position | Player | Prize money ($)

|
|

1 |  Jack Nicklaus | 113,285
2 |  Arnold Palmer | 113,203
3 |  Billy Casper | 90,130
4 |  Tony Lema | 74,130
5 |  Bobby Nichols | 74,013
6 |  Ken Venturi | 62,466
7 |  Gary Player | 61,450
8 |  Mason Rudolph | 52,569
9 |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 49,339
10 |  Mike Souchak | 39,559

## Awards

[edit]

Award | Winner | Ref.

|
|

PGA Player of the Year |  Ken Venturi | [5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) |  Arnold Palmer | [4]

## Notes

[edit]

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

[edit]

1. ^ "1964 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Nicklaus Exempt From Fees In 1965 Events". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 24, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2013 - via Google News Archive.
4. ^ a b "Nicklaus the Richest; Palmer Vardon Winner". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. December 24, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved November 10, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "P.G.A. Picks Venturi As Golfer of Year". The New York Times. UPI. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 20, 2013.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

PGA Tour seasons

* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19

* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2024
* 2025

*[Ref.]: Reference(s)
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template