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{{Short description|1962 golf tour season}} |
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{{Infobox golf season |
{{Infobox golf season |
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| year = 1962 |
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| regular_season = {{Start date|1962|1|5}} – {{end date|1962|12|9}} |
| regular_season = {{Start date|1962|1|5}} – {{end date|1962|12|9}} |
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| no_of_events = 50 |
| no_of_events = 50 |
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| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
| most_wins = 8:<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| honor1 = Money |
| honor1 = Money winner |
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| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| honor2 = Player of the Year |
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| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| nextseason = [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]] |
| nextseason = [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]] |
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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]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Palmer Tops PGA Ranks Second Time |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|The Daily Courier]] |location=[[Connellsville, Pennsylvania]] |agency=UPI |page=6 |date=October 4, 1962 |quote="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."}}</ref> and also won the [[Vardon Trophy]] for the lowest scoring average. |
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The '''1962 PGA Tour''' was the 47th season of the [[PGA Tour]], the main [[professional golf tour]] in the United States. |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.<ref>{{cite |
The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19620123&id=lqdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dlIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7110,1427636&hl=en |title=An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |location=Florida |agency=AP |page=1-C |date=January 23, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19620320&id=TLwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4828,1582710&hl=en |title=Nichols' Iron Shots Aid St. Pete Victory |newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |location=Pennsylvania |agency=UPI |page=31 |date=March 20, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19640331&id=bmQwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1639,3484183&hl=en |title=Casper Wins Doral Open Golf |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |location=Pennsylvania |agency=AP |page=19 |date=March 27, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19620424&id=wnFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4860,1845067&hl=en |title=Nichols' Eagle Wins At Houston |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Sentinel]] |location=Wisconsin |agency=UPI |page=4:2 |date=April 24, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=897&dat=19620515&id=Cy1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CE4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3766,6608767&hl=en |title=Palmer Takes Colonial Gold From Pott In Playoffs |newspaper=[[Prescott Evening Courier]] |location=Arizona |agency=UPI |page=5 |date=May 15, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1962.html |title=1962 winners sorted by age |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 9, 2008 |accessdate=March 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-first=Sal |editor2-last=Seanor |editor2-first=Dave |title=The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia |year=2009 |publisher=[[Skyhorse Publishing]] |location=[[New York, New York]] |pages=630–7 |isbn=978-1-60239-302-8}}</ref> |
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!Location |
!Location |
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!Purse<br>([[United States dollar|US$]]) |
!Purse<br>([[United States dollar|US$]]) |
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!Winner{{efn|The number in |
!Winner{{efn|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.}} |
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!Notes |
!Notes |
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| Apr 29 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || Texas || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (31) || |
| Apr 29 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || Texas || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (31) || |
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| May 6 || [[Tournament of Champions ( |
| May 6 || [[Tournament of Champions (PGA Tour)|Tournament of Champions]] || Nevada || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (32) || Winners-only event |
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| May 6 || [[Waco Turner Open]] || Oklahoma || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]] (3) || Alternate event |
| May 6 || [[Waco Turner Open]] || Oklahoma || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]] (3) || Alternate event |
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| Jul 8 || [[Buick Open Invitational]] || Michigan || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]] (4) || |
| Jul 8 || [[Buick Open Invitational]] || Michigan || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]] (4) || |
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| Jul 13 || '''[[1962 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]''' || Scotland || align=right|£8,500 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (34) || [[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |
| Jul 13 || '''[[1962 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]''' || Scotland || align=right|£8,500 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (34) || [[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |
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| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || Michigan || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2) || |
| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || Michigan || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2) || |
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| Jul 22 || '''[[1962 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' || Pennsylvania || align=right|70,000 || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Gary Player]]''' (6) || [[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |
| Jul 22 || '''[[1962 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' || Pennsylvania || align=right|70,000 || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Gary Player]]''' (6) || [[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |
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| Sep 23 || [[Portland Open Invitational]] || Oregon || align=right|25,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (3) || |
| Sep 23 || [[Portland Open Invitational]] || Oregon || align=right|25,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (3) || |
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| Sep 30 || [[Sahara Invitational]] || Nevada || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (1) || |
| Sep 30 || [[Sahara Invitational]] || Nevada || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (1) || |
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| Oct 14 || [[Bakersfield Open Invitational]] || California || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (18) || |
| Oct 14 || [[Bakersfield Open Invitational]] || California || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (18) || |
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==Money leaders== |
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⚫ | The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HYYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4531,1689333&dq=palmer+money+winner&hl=en |title=Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner |newspaper=[[Beaver County Times]] |location=[[Beaver, Pennsylvania]] |agency=UPI |page=14|date=December 11, 1962 |accessdate=March 19, 2013}}</ref> |
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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. |
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|[[1962 Canada Cup|Canada Cup]] |
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|rowspan=2|Argentina |
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|rowspan=2 align=right|6,300 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Snead]] |
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|[[1962 Canada Cup|Canada Cup Individual Trophy]] |
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|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto De Vicenzo]] |
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==Money list== |
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⚫ | The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HYYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4531,1689333&dq=palmer+money+winner&hl=en |title=Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Beaver, Pennsylvania |agency=UPI |page=14|date=December 11, 1962 | |
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| align=center|5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] || align=center|46,241 |
| align=center|5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] || align=center|46,241 |
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| align=center|6 || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]] || align=center|45,838 |
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| align=center|7 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] || align=center|43,340 |
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| align=center|8 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] || align=center|37,327 |
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| align=center|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] || align=center|34,312 |
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| align=center|10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] || align=center|32,182 |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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| [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|Money winner]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] || {{USA}} |
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| [[PGA Player of the Year]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/853275909/ |title=Palmer Honored As Golfer Of Year |newspaper=Evening Express |location=Portland, Maine |date=28 November 1962 |access-date=10 November 2023 |page=40 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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| [[PGA Player of the Year]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] || {{USA}} |
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| [[Vardon Trophy|Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] || <ref name=vardon>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/149318244/ |title=Arnie Palmer Tops 3 Fields |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=9 December 1962 |access-date=10 November 2023 |page=69 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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| [[Vardon Trophy|Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] || {{USA}} |
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==Notes== |
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{{notelist}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.pgatour.com/ PGA Tour official site] |
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{{PGA Tour Seasons}} |
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[[Category:1962 in golf|PGA Tour]] |
[[Category:1962 in golf|PGA Tour]] |
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[[Category:1962 in American sports|PGA Tour]] |