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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.


==Schedule==
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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.
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>


==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. [[Men's major golf championships|Majors]] are shown in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Winner !! Score !! 1st prize ([[United States dollar|$]])
!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! 1st prize ([[United States dollar|$]])!! Winner
|-
|-
| Jan 8 || [[Los Angeles Open]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] (1) || 268 (−16) || align=right|7,500
| Jan 8 || [[Los Angeles Open]] || [[California]] || align="right" |7,500|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] (1)
|-
|-
| Jan 14 || [[San Diego Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Jacobs]] (2) || 277 (−7) || align=right|3,500
| Jan 14 || [[San Diego Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || align="right" |3,500|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Jacobs]] (2)
|-
|-
| Jan 22 || [[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am]]<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> || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (17) || 286 (−2) || align=right|5,300
| Jan 22 || [[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am]] || [[California]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (17)
|-
|-
| Jan 28 || [[Lucky International Open]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (18) || 274 (−10) || align=right|9,000
| Jan 28 || [[Lucky International Open]] || [[California]] || align="right" |9,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (18)
|-
|-
| Feb 4 || [[Palm Springs Golf Classic]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (28) || 342 (−17) || align=right|5,300
| Feb 4 || [[Palm Springs Golf Classic]] || [[California]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (28)
|-
|-
| Feb 11 || [[Phoenix Open Invitational]] || [[Arizona]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (29) || 269 (−15) || align=right|5,300
| Feb 11 || [[Phoenix Open Invitational]] || [[Arizona]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (29)
|-
|-
| Feb 18 || [[Tucson Open Invitational]] || [[Arizona]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] (2) || 263 (−17) || align=right|2,800
| Feb 18 || [[Tucson Open Invitational]] || [[Arizona]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]] (2)
|-
|-
| Feb 25 || [[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]] || [[Louisiana]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (4) || 281 (−7) || align=right|4,300
| Feb 25 || [[Greater New Orleans Open Invitational]] || [[Louisiana]] || align="right" |4,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (4)
|-
|-
| Mar 4 || [[Baton Rouge Open Invitational]] || [[Louisiana]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Campbell (golfer)|Joe Campbell]] (2) || 274 (−14) || align=right|2,800
| Mar 4 || [[Baton Rouge Open Invitational]] || [[Louisiana]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Campbell (golfer)|Joe Campbell]] (2)
|-
|-
| Mar 11 || [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (9) || 270 (−18) || align=right|2,800
| Mar 11 || [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (9)
|-
|-
| Mar 19 || [[St. Petersburg Open Invitational]]<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> || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] (1) || 272 (−16) || align=right|2,800
| Mar 19 || [[St. Petersburg Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] (1)
|-
|-
| Mar 26 || [[Doral C.C. Open Invitational]]<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> || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (15) || 283 (−5) || align=right|9,000
| Mar 26 || [[Doral C.C. Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || align="right" |9,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (15)
|-
|-
| Apr 1 || [[Azalea Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]] (2) || 281 (−7) || align=right|2,800
| Apr 1 || [[Azalea Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]] (2)
|-
|-
| Apr 9 || '''[[1962 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (30) || 280 (−8) || align=right|20,000
| Apr 9 || '''[[1962 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || align="right" |20,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (30)
|-
|-
| Apr 15 || [[Greater Greensboro Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (16) || 275 (−9) || align=right|5,300
| Apr 15 || [[Greater Greensboro Open]] || [[North Carolina]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (16)
|-
|-
| Apr 23 || [[Houston Classic]]<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> || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] (2) || 278 (−2) || align=right|9,000
| Apr 23 || [[Houston Classic]] || [[Texas]] || align="right" |9,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] (2)
|-
|-
| Apr 29 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (31) || 273 (−11) || align=right|4,300
| Apr 29 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || align="right" |4,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (31)
|-
|-
| May 6 || [[Tournament of Champions (PGA Tour)|Tournament of Champions]] || [[Nevada]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (32) || 276 (−12) || align=right|11,000
| May 6 || [[Tournament of Champions (PGA Tour)|Tournament of Champions]] || [[Nevada]] || align="right" |11,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (32)
|-
|-
| May 6 || [[Waco Turner Open]] || [[Oklahoma]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]] (3) || 276 (−16) || align=right|2,800
| May 6 || [[Waco Turner Open]] || [[Oklahoma]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]] (3)
|-
|-
| May 14 || [[Colonial National Invitation]]<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> || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (33) || 281 (+1) || align=right|7,000
| May 14 || [[Colonial National Invitation]] || [[Texas]] || align="right" |7,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (33)
|-
|-
| May 20 || [[Hot Springs Open Invitational]] || [[Arkansas]] || {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} [[Al Johnston]] (1) || 273 (−15) || align=right|2,800
| May 20 || [[Hot Springs Open Invitational]] || [[Arkansas]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|CAN|1957}} [[Al Johnston]] (1)
|-
|-
| May 27 || [[500 Festival Open Invitation]] || [[Indiana]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (17) || 264 (−20) || align=right|9,000
| May 27 || [[500 Festival Open Invitation]] || [[Indiana]] || align="right" |9,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (17)
|-
|-
| Jun 3 || [[Memphis Open Invitational]] || [[Tennessee]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lionel Hebert]] (4) || 267 (−13) || align=right|6,400
| Jun 3 || [[Memphis Open Invitational]] || [[Tennessee]] || align="right" |6,400|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lionel Hebert]] (4)
|-
|-
| Jun 10 || [[Thunderbird Classic Invitational]] || [[New Jersey]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (19) || 275 (−13) || align=right|25,000
| Jun 10 || [[Thunderbird Classic Invitational]] || [[New Jersey]] || align="right" |25,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]] (19)
|-
|-
| Jun 17 || '''[[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jack Nicklaus]]''' (1) || 283 (−1) || align=right|17,500
| Jun 17 || '''[[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || align="right" |17,500|| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jack Nicklaus]]''' (1)
|-
|-
| Jun 24 || [[Eastern Open Invitational]] || [[Maryland]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (18) || 279 (−9) || align=right|5,300
| Jun 24 || [[Eastern Open Invitational]] || [[Maryland]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] (18)
|-
|-
| Jul 1 || [[Western Open]] || [[Illinois]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacky Cupit]] (2) || 281 (−3) || align=right|11,000
| Jul 1 || [[Western Open]] || [[Illinois]] || align="right" |11,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacky Cupit]] (2)
|-
|-
| Jul 8 || [[Buick Open Invitational]] || [[Michigan]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]] (4) || 284 (−4) || align=right|9,000
| Jul 8 || [[Buick Open Invitational]] || [[Michigan]] || align="right" |9,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]] (4)
|-
|-
| Jul 13 || '''[[1962 Open Championship|British Open]]''' || [[Scotland]] || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (34) || 276 (−12) || align=right|3,920
| Jul 13 || '''[[1962 Open Championship|British Open]]''' || [[Scotland]] || align="right" |3,920|| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Arnold Palmer]]''' (34)
|-
|-
| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || [[Michigan]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2) || 267 (−17) || align=right|5,300
| Jul 15 || [[Motor City Open]] || [[Michigan]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]] (2)
|-
|-
| Jul 22 || '''[[1962 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Gary Player]]''' (6) || 278 (−2) || align=right|13,000
| Jul 22 || '''[[1962 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' || [[Pennsylvania]] || align="right" |13,000|| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Gary Player]]''' (6)
|-
|-
| Jul 29 || [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] || [[Canada]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]] (8) || 278 (−10) || align=right|4,300
| Jul 29 || [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] || [[Canada]] || align="right" |4,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]] (8)
|-
|-
| Aug 5 || [[Insurance City Open Invitational]] || [[Connecticut]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] (5) || 271 (−13) || align=right|5,300
| Aug 5 || [[Insurance City Open Invitational]] || [[Connecticut]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] (5)
|-
|-
| Aug 12 || [[American Golf Classic]] || [[Ohio]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (35) || 276 (−4) || align=right|9,000
| Aug 12 || [[American Golf Classic]] || [[Ohio]] || align="right" |9,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] (35)
|-
|-
| Aug 19 || [[St. Paul Open Invitational]] || [[Minnesota]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (10) || 269 (−19) || align=right|4,300
| Aug 19 || [[St. Paul Open Invitational]] || [[Minnesota]] || align="right" |4,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (10)
|-
|-
| Aug 26 || [[Oklahoma City Open Invitational]] || [[Oklahoma]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (11) || 280 (−8) || align=right|5,300
| Aug 26 || [[Oklahoma City Open Invitational]] || [[Oklahoma]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] (11)
|-
|-
| Sep 3 || [[Dallas Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Maxwell]] (7) || 277 (−3) || align=right|5,300
| Sep 3 || [[Dallas Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Maxwell]] (7)
|-
|-
| Sep 9 || [[Denver Open Invitational]] || [[Colorado]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] (6) || 277 (−3) || align=right|4,300
| Sep 9 || [[Denver Open Invitational]] || [[Colorado]] || align="right" |4,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]] (6)
|-
|-
| Sep 16 || [[Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational]] || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (2) || 265 (−15) || align=right|4,300
| Sep 16 || [[Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational]] || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || align="right" |4,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (2)
|-
|-
| Sep 23 || [[Portland Open Invitational]] || [[Oregon]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (3) || 269 (−19) || align=right|3,500
| Sep 23 || [[Portland Open Invitational]] || [[Oregon]] || align="right" |3,500|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (3)
|-
|-
| Sep 30 || [[Sahara Invitational]] || [[Nevada]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (1) || 270 (−14) || align=right|2,800
| Sep 30 || [[Sahara Invitational]] || [[Nevada]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (1)
|-
|-
| Oct 14 || [[Bakersfield Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (18) || 272 (−16) || align=right|6,400
| Oct 14 || [[Bakersfield Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || align="right" |6,400|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] (18)
|-
|-
| Oct 21 || [[Ontario Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]] (1) || 276 (−8) || align=right|3,500
| Oct 21 || [[Ontario Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || align="right" |3,500|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]] (1)
|-
|-
| Oct 28 || [[Orange County Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (2) || 267 (−17) || align=right|2,800
| Oct 28 || [[Orange County Open Invitational]] || [[California]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (2)
|-
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| Nov 4 || [[Beaumont Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (2) || 283 (−5) || align=right|2,800
| Nov 4 || [[Beaumont Open Invitational]] || [[Texas]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (2)
|-
|-
| Nov 11 || [[Cajun Classic Open Invitational]] || [[Louisiana]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Barnum]] (1) || 270 (−14) || align=right|2,400
| Nov 11 || [[Cajun Classic Open Invitational]] || [[Louisiana]] || align="right" |2,400|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Barnum]] (1)
|-
|-
| Nov 18 || [[Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational]] || [[Alabama]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (3) || 273 (−15) || align=right|2,000
| Nov 18 || [[Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational]] || [[Alabama]] || align="right" |2,000|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]] (3)
|-
|-
| Nov 25 || [[Carling Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (5) || 274 (−10) || align=right|5,300
| Nov 25 || [[Carling Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || align="right" |5,300|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Wininger]] (5)
|-
|-
| Dec 2 || [[West Palm Beach Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (3) || 277 (−11) || align=right|2,800
| Dec 2 || [[West Palm Beach Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Ragan]] (3)
|-
|-
| Dec 9 || [[Coral Gables Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardner Dickinson]] (3) || 274 (−10) || align=right|2,800
| Dec 9 || [[Coral Gables Open Invitational]] || [[Florida]] || align="right" |2,800|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardner Dickinson]] (3)
|}
|}
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>


==Money leaders==
==Money leaders==

Revision as of 15:11, 7 August 2022

1962 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1962 (1962-01-05) – December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09)
Number of official events50
Most wins8:
United States Arnold Palmer
Money winnerUnited States Arnold Palmer
Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
← 1961
1963 →

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Date Tournament Location 1st prize ($) Winner
Jan 8 Los Angeles Open California 7,500 United States Phil Rodgers (1)
Jan 14 San Diego Open Invitational California 3,500 United States Tommy Jacobs (2)
Jan 22 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 5,300 United States Doug Ford (17)
Jan 28 Lucky International Open California 9,000 United States Gene Littler (18)
Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California 5,300 United States Arnold Palmer (28)
Feb 11 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 5,300 United States Arnold Palmer (29)
Feb 18 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 2,800 United States Phil Rodgers (2)
Feb 25 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 4,300 United States Bo Wininger (4)
Mar 4 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 2,800 United States Joe Campbell (2)
Mar 11 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 2,800 United States Doug Sanders (9)
Mar 19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 2,800 United States Bobby Nichols (1)
Mar 26 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida 9,000 United States Billy Casper (15)
Apr 1 Azalea Open North Carolina 2,800 United States Dave Marr (2)
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 20,000 United States Arnold Palmer (30)
Apr 15 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 5,300 United States Billy Casper (16)
Apr 23 Houston Classic Texas 9,000 United States Bobby Nichols (2)
Apr 29 Texas Open Invitational Texas 4,300 United States Arnold Palmer (31)
May 6 Tournament of Champions Nevada 11,000 United States Arnold Palmer (32)
May 6 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma 2,800 United States Johnny Pott (3)
May 14 Colonial National Invitation Texas 7,000 United States Arnold Palmer (33)
May 20 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 2,800 Canada Al Johnston (1)
May 27 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 9,000 United States Billy Casper (17)
Jun 3 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 6,400 United States Lionel Hebert (4)
Jun 10 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New Jersey 25,000 United States Gene Littler (19)
Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 17,500 United States Jack Nicklaus (1)
Jun 24 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 5,300 United States Doug Ford (18)
Jul 1 Western Open Illinois 11,000 United States Jacky Cupit (2)
Jul 8 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 9,000 United States Bill Collins (4)
Jul 13 British Open Scotland 3,920 United States Arnold Palmer (34)
Jul 15 Motor City Open Michigan 5,300 Australia Bruce Crampton (2)
Jul 22 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 13,000 South Africa Gary Player (6)
Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada 4,300 United States Ted Kroll (8)
Aug 5 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 5,300 United States Bob Goalby (5)
Aug 12 American Golf Classic Ohio 9,000 United States Arnold Palmer (35)
Aug 19 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 4,300 United States Doug Sanders (10)
Aug 26 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 5,300 United States Doug Sanders (11)
Sep 3 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 5,300 United States Billy Maxwell (7)
Sep 9 Denver Open Invitational Colorado 4,300 United States Bob Goalby (6)
Sep 16 Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational Washington 4,300 United States Jack Nicklaus (2)
Sep 23 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 3,500 United States Jack Nicklaus (3)
Sep 30 Sahara Invitational Nevada 2,800 United States Tony Lema (1)
Oct 14 Bakersfield Open Invitational California 6,400 United States Billy Casper (18)
Oct 21 Ontario Open Invitational California 3,500 United States Al Geiberger (1)
Oct 28 Orange County Open Invitational California 2,800 United States Tony Lema (2)
Nov 4 Beaumont Open Invitational Texas 2,800 United States Dave Ragan (2)
Nov 11 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 2,400 United States John Barnum (1)
Nov 18 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama 2,000 United States Tony Lema (3)
Nov 25 Carling Open Invitational Florida 5,300 United States Bo Wininger (5)
Dec 2 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 2,800 United States Dave Ragan (3)
Dec 9 Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida 2,800 United States Gardner Dickinson (3)

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

Award Winner Country
Money winner Arnold Palmer  United States
PGA Player of the Year Arnold Palmer  United States
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Arnold Palmer  United States

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. January 23, 1962. p. 1-C.
  3. ^ "Nichols' Iron Shots Aid St. Pete Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania. UPI. March 20, 1962. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Casper Wins Doral Open Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. AP. March 27, 1962. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Nichols' Eagle Wins At Houston". Milwaukee Sentinel. Wisconsin. UPI. April 24, 1962. p. 4:2.
  6. ^ "Palmer Takes Colonial Gold From Pott In Playoffs". Prescott Evening Courier. Arizona. UPI. May 15, 1962. p. 5.
  7. ^ "1962 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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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