1962 PGA Tour: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Jimmymci234 (talk | contribs) |
|||
Line 138:
!Tournament
!Location
!Purse<br>(
!Winner(s)
!Notes
| |||
Revision as of 18:59, 8 August 2022
| Duration | January 5, 1962 – December 9, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 50 |
| Most wins | 8: Arnold Palmer |
| Money winner | Arnold Palmer |
| Player of the Year | 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 $81,448. Palmer was voted the PGA Player of the Year[1] and also won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | Canada Cup | Argentina | 6,300 | Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead
|
Team event |
| Canada Cup Individual Trophy |  Roberto De Vicenzo
|
Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[9]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer |
81,448 |
| 2 | Gene Littler |
66,201 |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus |
61,869 |
| 4 | Billy Casper |
61,842 |
| 5 | Bob Goalby |
46,241 |
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Money winner | Arnold Palmer
|
| PGA Player of the Year | Arnold Palmer
|
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Arnold Palmer
|
Notes
- ^ 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.
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.
- ^ "An Old (39) Ford Beats Young Joe". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP. January 23, 1962. p. 1-C.
- ^ "Nichols' Iron Shots Aid St. Pete Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania. UPI. March 20, 1962. p. 31.
- ^ "Casper Wins Doral Open Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. AP. March 27, 1962. p. 19.
- ^ "Nichols' Eagle Wins At Houston". Milwaukee Sentinel. Wisconsin. UPI. April 24, 1962. p. 4:2.
- ^ "Palmer Takes Colonial Gold From Pott In Playoffs". Prescott Evening Courier. Arizona. UPI. May 15, 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner". Beaver County Times. Beaver, Pennsylvania. UPI. December 11, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2013.