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The 1962 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to December 9. The season consisted of 50 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, eight, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $81,448. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year [ 1] and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
1st prize ($ )
Jan 8
Los Angeles Open
California
Phil Rodgers (1)
268 (−16)
7,500
Jan 14
San Diego Open Invitational
California
Tommy Jacobs (2)
277 (−7)
3,500
Jan 22
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
California
Doug Ford (17)
286 (−2)
5,300
Jan 28
Lucky International Open
California
Gene Littler (18)
274 (−10)
9,000
Feb 4
Palm Springs Golf Classic
California
Arnold Palmer (28)
342 (−17)
5,300
Feb 11
Phoenix Open Invitational
Arizona
Arnold Palmer (29)
269 (−15)
5,300
Feb 18
Tucson Open Invitational
Arizona
Phil Rodgers (2)
263 (−17)
2,800
Feb 25
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
Louisiana
Bo Wininger (4)
281 (−7)
4,300
Mar 4
Baton Rouge Open Invitational
Louisiana
Joe Campbell (2)
274 (−14)
2,800
Mar 11
Pensacola Open Invitational
Florida
Doug Sanders (9)
270 (−18)
2,800
Mar 19
St. Petersburg Open Invitational
Florida
Bobby Nichols (1)
272 (−16)
2,800
Mar 26
Doral C.C. Open Invitational
Florida
Billy Casper (15)
283 (−5)
9,000
Apr 1
Azalea Open
North Carolina
Dave Marr (2)
281 (−7)
2,800
Apr 9
Masters Tournament
Georgia
Arnold Palmer (30)
280 (−8)
20,000
Apr 15
Greater Greensboro Open
North Carolina
Billy Casper (16)
275 (−9)
5,300
Apr 23
Houston Classic
Texas
Bobby Nichols (2)
278 (−2)
9,000
Apr 29
Texas Open Invitational
Texas
Arnold Palmer (31)
273 (−11)
4,300
May 6
Tournament of Champions
Nevada
Arnold Palmer (32)
276 (−12)
11,000
May 6
Waco Turner Open
Oklahoma
Johnny Pott (3)
276 (−16)
2,800
May 14
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
Arnold Palmer (33)
281 (+1)
7,000
May 20
Hot Springs Open Invitational
Arkansas
Al Johnston (1)
273 (−15)
2,800
May 27
500 Festival Open Invitation
Indiana
Billy Casper (17)
264 (−20)
9,000
Jun 3
Memphis Open Invitational
Tennessee
Lionel Hebert (4)
267 (−13)
6,400
Jun 10
Thunderbird Classic Invitational
New Jersey
Gene Littler (19)
275 (−13)
25,000
Jun 17
U.S. Open
Pennsylvania
Jack Nicklaus (1)
283 (−1)
17,500
Jun 24
Eastern Open Invitational
Maryland
Doug Ford (18)
279 (−9)
5,300
Jul 1
Western Open
Illinois
Jacky Cupit (2)
281 (−3)
11,000
Jul 8
Buick Open Invitational
Michigan
Bill Collins (4)
284 (−4)
9,000
Jul 13
British Open
Scotland
Arnold Palmer (34)
276 (−12)
3,920
Jul 15
Motor City Open
Michigan
Bruce Crampton (2)
267 (−17)
5,300
Jul 22
PGA Championship
Pennsylvania
Gary Player (6)
278 (−2)
13,000
Jul 29
Canadian Open
Canada
Ted Kroll (8)
278 (−10)
4,300
Aug 5
Insurance City Open Invitational
Connecticut
Bob Goalby (5)
271 (−13)
5,300
Aug 12
American Golf Classic
Ohio
Arnold Palmer (35)
276 (−4)
9,000
Aug 19
St. Paul Open Invitational
Minnesota
Doug Sanders (10)
269 (−19)
4,300
Aug 26
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
Oklahoma
Doug Sanders (11)
280 (−8)
5,300
Sep 3
Dallas Open Invitational
Texas
Billy Maxwell (7)
277 (−7)
5,300
Sep 9
Denver Open Invitational
Colorado
Bob Goalby (6)
277 (−3)
4,300
Sep 16
Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational
Washington
Jack Nicklaus (2)
265 (−15)
4,300
Sep 23
Portland Open Invitational
Oregon
Jack Nicklaus (3)
269 (−19)
3,500
Sep 30
Sahara Invitational
Nevada
Tony Lema (1)
270 (−14)
2,800
Oct 14
Bakersfield Open Invitational
California
Billy Casper (18)
272 (−16)
6,400
Oct 21
Ontario Open Invitational
California
Al Geiberger (1)
276 (−8)
3,500
Oct 28
Orange County Open Invitational
California
Tony Lema (2)
267 (−17)
2,800
Nov 4
Beaumont Open Invitational
Texas
Dave Ragan (2)
283 (−5)
2,800
Nov 11
Cajun Classic Open Invitational
Louisiana
John Barnum (1)
270 (−14)
2,400
Nov 18
Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational
Alabama
Tony Lema (3)
273 (−15)
2,000
Nov 25
Carling Open Invitational
Florida
Bo Wininger (5)
274 (−10)
5,300
Dec 2
West Palm Beach Open Invitational
Florida
Dave Ragan (3)
277 (−11)
2,800
Dec 9
Coral Gables Open Invitational
Florida
Gardner Dickinson (3)
274 (−10)
2,800
Source:[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Money leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Earnings ($ )
1
Arnold Palmer
United States
81,448
2
Gene Littler
United States
66,201
3
Jack Nicklaus
United States
61,869
4
Billy Casper
United States
61,842
5
Bob Goalby
United States
46,241
6
Gary Player
South Africa
45,838
7
Doug Sanders
United States
43,340
8
Dave Ragan
United States
37,327
9
Bobby Nichols
United States
34,312
10
Phil Rodgers
United States
32,182
Source:[ 9]
Awards
References
^ "Palmer Tops PGA Ranks Second Time". The Daily Courier . Connellsville, Pennsylvania . UPI. October 4, 1962. p. 6. For the first time, the award was open to PGA members only, so Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, both approved tournament players, were not eligible.
^ "1962 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. 630–7. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8 .
^ "An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe". St. Petersburg Times . Florida. January 23, 1962. p. 1-C.
^ "Nichols Irons Out Lakewood In 64-272". St. Petersburg Times . Florida. March 20, 1962. p. 1-C.
^ "Casper Wins Doral Open Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pennsylvania. March 27, 1962. p. 19.
^ "Nichols Gets Eagle To Win At Houston". Chicago Tribune . Illinois. April 24, 1962. p. 4:1.
^ "Palmer Does It Again -- Pott Beaten In Playoff". St. Petersburg Times . Florida. May 15, 1962. p. 1-C.
^ "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner" . Beaver County Times . Beaver, Pennsylvania . UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .
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