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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 |url= |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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{{Infobox golf season |
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| year = 1962 |
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| tour = PGA Tour |
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| regular_season = {{Start date|1962|1|5}} – {{end date|1962|12|9}} |
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| no_of_events = 50 |
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| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (8) |
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| honor1 = Money list |
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| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| honor2 = PGA Player of the Year |
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| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| prevseason = [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]] |
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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== |
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The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.<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 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027232402/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1962.html |archive-date=27 October 2014}}</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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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. [[Men's major golf championships|Majors]] are shown in '''bold'''. |
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| Jan 8 || [[Los Angeles Open]] || |
| Jan 8 || [[Los Angeles Open]] || California || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] (1) || |
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| Jan 14 || [[San Diego Open Invitational]] || |
| Jan 14 || [[San Diego Open Invitational]] || California || align=right|25,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Jacobs]] (2) || |
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| Jan 22 || [[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am]] || |
| Jan 22 || [[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am]] || California || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (17) || Pro-Am |
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| Jan 28 || [[Lucky International Open]] || |
| Jan 28 || [[Lucky International Open]] || California || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (18) || |
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| Feb 4 || [[Palm Springs Golf Classic]] || |
| Feb 4 || [[Palm Springs Golf Classic]] || California || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (28) || Pro-Am |
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| Feb 11 || [[Phoenix Open Invitational]] || |
| Feb 11 || [[Phoenix Open Invitational]] || Arizona || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (29) || |
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| Feb 18 || [[Tucson Open Invitational]] || |
| Feb 18 || [[Tucson Open Invitational]] || Arizona || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] (2) || |
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| Feb 25 || [[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]] || |
| Feb 25 || [[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]] || Louisiana || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (4) || |
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| Mar 4 || [[Baton Rouge Open Invitational]] || |
| Mar 4 || [[Baton Rouge Open Invitational]] || Louisiana || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Campbell (golfer)|Joe Campbell]] (2) || |
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| Mar 11 || [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] || |
| Mar 11 || [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] || Florida || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (9) || |
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| Mar 19 || [[St. Petersburg Open Invitational]] || |
| Mar 19 || [[St. Petersburg Open Invitational]] || Florida || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] (1) || |
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| Mar 26 || [[Doral C.C. Open Invitational]] || |
| Mar 26 || [[Doral C.C. Open Invitational]] || Florida || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (15) || New tournament |
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| Apr 1 || [[Azalea Open]] || |
| Apr 1 || [[Azalea Open]] || North Carolina || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]] (2) || |
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| Apr 9 || '''[[1962 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' || Georgia || align=right|110,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (30) || [[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |
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| Apr 15 || [[Greater Greensboro Open]] || North Carolina || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (16) || |
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| Apr 23 || [[Houston Classic]] || Texas || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] (2) || |
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| Apr 29 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || Texas || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (31) || |
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| May 6 || [[Tournament of Champions (golf)|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 |
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| May 14 || [[Colonial National Invitation]] || Texas || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (33) || Invitational |
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| May 20 || [[Hot Springs Open Invitational]] || Arkansas || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} [[Al Johnston]] (1) || |
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| May 27 || [[500 Festival Open Invitation]] || Indiana || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (17) || |
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| Jun 3 || [[Memphis Open Invitational]] || Tennessee || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lionel Hebert]] (4) || |
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| Jun 10 || [[Thunderbird Classic Invitational]] || New Jersey || align=right|100,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (19) || New tournament |
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| Jun 17 || '''[[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' || Pennsylvania || align=right|75,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jack Nicklaus]]''' (1) || [[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] |
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| Jun 24 || [[Eastern Open Invitational]] || Maryland || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (18) || |
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| Jul 1 || [[Western Open]] || Illinois || align=right|55,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacky Cupit]] (2) || |
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| 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]]{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}} |
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| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || Michigan || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2) || Alternate event |
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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]] |
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| Jul 29 || [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] || Canada || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]] (8) || |
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| Aug 5 || [[Insurance City Open Invitational]] || Connecticut || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] (5) || |
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| Aug 12 || [[American Golf Classic]] || Ohio || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (35) || |
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| Aug 19 || [[St. Paul Open Invitational]] || Minnesota || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (10) || |
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| Aug 26 || [[Oklahoma City Open Invitational]] || Oklahoma || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (11) || |
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| Sep 3 || [[Dallas Open Invitational]] || Texas || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Maxwell]] (7) || |
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| Sep 9 || [[Denver Open Invitational]] || Colorado || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] (6) || |
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| Sep 16 || [[Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational]] || Washington || align=right|30,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (2) || |
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| 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) || New to PGA Tour |
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| Oct 14 || [[Bakersfield Open Invitational]] || California || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (18) || |
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| Oct 21 || [[Ontario Open Invitational]] || California || align=right|25,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]] (1) || |
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| Oct 28 || [[Orange County Open Invitational]] || California || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (2) || |
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| Nov 4 || [[Beaumont Open Invitational]] || Texas || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (2) || |
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| Nov 11 || [[Cajun Classic Open Invitational]] || Louisiana || align=right|17,500 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Barnum]] (1) || |
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| Nov 18 || [[Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational]] || Alabama || align=right|11,500 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (3) || |
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| Nov 25 || [[Carling Open Invitational]] || Florida || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (5) || |
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| Dec 2 || [[West Palm Beach Open Invitational]] || Florida || align=right|20,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (3) || |
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| Dec 9 || [[Coral Gables Open Invitational]] || Florida || align=right|20,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardner Dickinson]] (3) || |
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| Nov 18 || [[Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational]] || [[Alabama]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (3) || 273 (−15) || align=right|2,000 |
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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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| Nov 25 || [[Carling Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (5) || 274 (−10) || align=right|5,300 |
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| Dec 2 || [[West Palm Beach Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (3) || 277 (−11) || align=right|2,800 |
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| Dec 9 || [[Coral Gables Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardner Dickinson]] (3) || 274 (−10) || align=right|2,800 |
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Source:<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><ref>{{cite news |title=An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |location=Florida |page=1-C |date=January 23, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nichols Irons Out Lakewood In 64-272 |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |location=Florida |page=1-C |date=March 20, 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Casper Wins Doral Open Golf |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |location=Pennsylvania |page=19 |date=March 27, 1962}}</ref> |
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==Money |
==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 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref name=vardon/> |
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| align=center|1 || [[Arnold Palmer]] |
| align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] || align=center|81,448 |
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| align=center|2 || [[Gene Littler]] |
| align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] || align=center|66,201 |
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| align=center|3 || [[Jack Nicklaus]] |
| align=center|3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] || align=center|61,869 |
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| align=center|4 || [[Billy Casper]] |
| align=center|4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] || align=center|61,842 |
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| align=center|5 || [[Bob Goalby]] |
| 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 || [[Doug Sanders]] |
| align=center|7 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] || align=center|43,340 |
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| align=center|8 || [[Dave Ragan]] |
| align=center|8 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] || align=center|37,327 |
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| align=center|9 || [[Bobby Nichols]] |
| align=center|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] || align=center|34,312 |
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| align=center|10 || [[Phil Rodgers]] |
| align=center|10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] || align=center|32,182 |
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==Awards== |
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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 Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|Money winner]] || [[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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| [[PGA Player of the Year]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] || {{USA}} |
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| [[Vardon Trophy|Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)]] || [[Arnold Palmer]] || {{USA}} |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 27 April 2024
Duration | January 5, 1962 | – December 9, 1962
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Number of official events | 50 |
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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.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.[1][2]
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 ($) |
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Nov 11 | Canada Cup | Argentina | 6,300 | Team event | |
Canada Cup Individual Trophy |
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 ($) |
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1 | 81,448 | |
2 | 66,201 | |
3 | 61,869 | |
4 | 61,842 | |
5 | 46,241 | |
6 | 45,838 | |
7 | 43,340 | |
8 | 37,327 | |
9 | 34,312 | |
10 | 32,182 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
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PGA Player of the Year | [5] | |
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | [4] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1962 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. 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.
- ^ "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner". Beaver County Times. Beaver, Pennsylvania. UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Arnie Palmer Tops 3 Fields". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 9, 1962. p. 69. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Palmer Honored As Golfer Of Year". Evening Express. Portland, Maine. November 28, 1962. p. 40. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.