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| Aug 27 || [[American Golf Classic]] || [[Ohio]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Hebert]] (7) || 278 (−2) || align=right|9,000
| Aug 27 || [[American Golf Classic]] || [[Ohio]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Hebert]] (7) || 278 (−2) || align=right|9,000
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| Sep 4 || [[Dallas Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Stewart]] (3) || 278 (−6) || align=right|4,300
| Sep 4 || [[Dallas Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Stewart]] (3) || 278 (−2 ) || align=right|4,300
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| Sep 10 || [[Denver Open Invitational]] || [[Colorado]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]] (2) || 263 (−17) || align=right|3,500
| Sep 10 || [[Denver Open Invitational]] || [[Colorado]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]] (2) || 263 (−17) || align=right|3,500
The 1961 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 10. The season consisted of 48 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, six, and there were nine first-time winners. Gary Player was the leading money winner with earnings of $64,540. Jerry Barber was voted the PGA Player of the Year [ 1] Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1961 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
1st prize ($ )
Jan 9
Los Angeles Open California Bob Goalby (3)275 (−9)
7,500
Jan 15
San Diego Open Invitational California Arnold Palmer (22)271 (−13)
2,800
Jan 22
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California Bob Rosburg (5)282 (−6)
5,300
Jan 29
Lucky International California Gary Player (3)272 (−12)
9,000
Feb 5
Palm Springs Golf Classic California Billy Maxwell (5)345 (−14)
5,300
Feb 13
Phoenix Open Invitational [ 2] Arizona Arnold Palmer (23)270 (−10)
4,300
Feb 19
Home of the Sun Open Arizona Dave Hill (1)269 (−11)
2,800
Feb 26
Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana Arnold Palmer (24)266 (−14)
2,800
Mar 5
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana Doug Sanders (4)272 (−16)
4,300
Mar 12
Pensacola Open Invitational Florida Tommy Bolt (15)275 (−13)
2,800
Mar 19
St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida Bob Goalby (4)261 (−23)
2,800
Mar 26
Sunshine Open Invitational Florida Gary Player (4)273 (−15)
3,500
Apr 2
Azalea Open North Carolina Jerry Barber (5)213 (−3)
1,200
Apr 10
Masters Tournament Georgia Gary Player 280 (−8)
20,000
Apr 16
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina Mike Souchak (13)276 (−8)
3,200
Apr 24
Houston Classic [ 3] Texas Jay Hebert (6)276 (−4)
7,000
Apr 30
Texas Open Invitational Texas Arnold Palmer (25)270 (−14)
4,300
May 7
Tournament of Champions Nevada Sam Snead (81)273 (−15)
10,000
May 7
Waco Turner Open Oklahoma Butch Baird (1)281 (−11)
2,800
May 14
Colonial National Invitation Texas Doug Sanders (5)281 (+1)
7,000
May 21
Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas Doug Sanders (6)273 (−15)
2,800
May 28
500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana Doug Ford (16)273 (−11)
9,000
Jun 4
Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee Cary Middlecoff (39)266 (−14)
4,300
Jun 17
U.S. Open Michigan Gene Littler 281 (+1)
14,000
Jun 25
Western Open Michigan Arnold Palmer (26)271 (−13)
5,000
Jul 3
Buick Open Invitational [ 4] Michigan Jack Burke, Jr. (15)284 (−4)
9,000
Jul 9
St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota Don January (3)269 (−19)
4,300
Jul 15
Canadian Open Canada Jacky Cupit (1)270 (−10)
4,300
Jul 15
British Open England Arnold Palmer 284 (−4)
3,920
Jul 23
Milwaukee Open Invitational Wisconsin Bruce Crampton (1)272 (−8)
4,300
Jul 31
PGA Championship Illinois Jerry Barber 277 (−3)
11,000
Aug 6
Eastern Open Invitational Maryland Doug Sanders (7)275 (−13)
5,300
Aug 13
Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut Billy Maxwell (6)271 (−13)
4,300
Aug 20
Carling Open Invitational Maryland Gay Brewer (1)277 (−3)
5,300
Aug 27
American Golf Classic Ohio Jay Hebert (7)278 (−2)
9,000
Sep 4
Dallas Open Invitational Texas Earl Stewart (3)278 (−2)
4,300
Sep 10
Denver Open Invitational Colorado Dave Hill (2)263 (−17)
3,500
Sep 17
Greater Seattle Open Invitational Washington Dave Marr (1)265 (−15)
3,500
Sep 24
Portland Open Invitational Oregon Billy Casper (14)273 (−15)
3,500
Oct 1
Bakersfield Open California Jack Fleck (3)276 (−12)
3,500
Oct 15
Ontario Open California Eric Monti (3)277 (−3)
2,800
Oct 22
Orange County Open Invitational California Bob McCallister (1)278 (−6)
2,400
Nov 5
Almaden Open Invitational California Jim Ferrier (18)279 (−9)
1,200
Nov 12
Beaumont Open Invitational Texas Joe Campbell (1)277 (−7)
2,800
Nov 19
Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana Doug Sanders (8)270 (−14)
2,000
Nov 26
Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama Gay Brewer (2)275 (−13)
2,000
Dec 3
West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida Gay Brewer (3)274 (−14)
2,800
Dec 10
Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida George Knudson (1)273 (−11)
2,800
Source:[ 5] [ 6]
Money leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Earnings ($ )
1
Gary Player South Africa 64,540
2
Arnold Palmer United States 61,091
3
Doug Sanders United States 57,428
4
Billy Casper United States 37,767
5
Jay Hebert United States 35,583
6
Johnny Pott United States 33,268
7
Gay Brewer United States 31,150
8
Bob Goalby United States 30,919
9
Gene Littler United States 29,246
10
Billy Maxwell United States 28,335
Source:[ 7]
Awards
References
^ "Pro Golfers Vote Barber Top Player" . The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington . AP. October 8, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .^ "Palmer Ruins Sanders, Par To Win At Phoenix" . St. Petersburg Times ^ "Hebert Wins Houston Golf in Sudden Death" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ "Burke Captures Flint Open Golf Playoff" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ "1961 winners sorted by age" . PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia . New York, New York : Skyhorse Publishing . pp. 623–30. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8 ^ "Gary Player Top Money Winner" . The Montreal Gazette Montreal, Canada . AP. December 15, 1961. p. 32. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .
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