The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 8
Los Angeles Open California
45,000
Phil Rodgers (1)
Jan 14
San Diego Open Invitational California
25,000
Tommy Jacobs (2)
Jan 22
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California
50,000
Doug Ford (17)Pro-Am
Jan 28
Lucky International Open California
50,000
Gene Littler (18)
Feb 4
Palm Springs Golf Classic California
35,000
Arnold Palmer (28)Pro-Am
Feb 11
Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona
35,000
Arnold Palmer (29)
Feb 18
Tucson Open Invitational Arizona
20,000
Phil Rodgers (2)
Feb 25
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana
30,000
Bo Wininger (4)
Mar 4
Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana
20,000
Joe Campbell (2)
Mar 11
Pensacola Open Invitational Florida
20,000
Doug Sanders (9)
Mar 19
St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida
20,000
Bobby Nichols (1)
Mar 26
Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida
50,000
Billy Casper (15)New tournament
Apr 1
Azalea Open North Carolina
20,000
Dave Marr (2)
Apr 9
Masters Tournament Georgia
110,000
Arnold Palmer Major championship
Apr 15
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina
35,000
Billy Casper (16)
Apr 23
Houston Classic Texas
50,000
Bobby Nichols (2)
Apr 29
Texas Open Invitational Texas
30,000
Arnold Palmer (31)
May 6
Tournament of Champions Nevada
50,000
Arnold Palmer (32)Winners-only event
May 6
Waco Turner Open Oklahoma
20,000
Johnny Pott (3)Alternate event
May 14
Colonial National Invitation Texas
40,000
Arnold Palmer (33)Invitational
May 20
Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas
20,000
Al Johnston (1)
May 27
500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana
50,000
Billy Casper (17)
Jun 3
Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee
40,000
Lionel Hebert (4)
Jun 10
Thunderbird Classic Invitational New Jersey
100,000
Gene Littler (19)New tournament
Jun 17
U.S. Open Pennsylvania
75,000
Jack Nicklaus Major championship
Jun 24
Eastern Open Invitational Maryland
35,000
Doug Ford (18)
Jul 1
Western Open Illinois
55,000
Jacky Cupit (2)
Jul 8
Buick Open Invitational Michigan
50,000
Bill Collins (4)
Jul 13
The Open Championship Scotland
£8,500
Arnold Palmer Major championship [ b]
Jul 15
Motor City Open Michigan
35,000
Bruce Crampton (2)Alternate event
Jul 22
PGA Championship Pennsylvania
70,000
Gary Player Major championship
Jul 29
Canadian Open Canada
30,000
Ted Kroll (8)
Aug 5
Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut
35,000
Bob Goalby (5)
Aug 12
American Golf Classic Ohio
50,000
Arnold Palmer (35)
Aug 19
St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota
30,000
Doug Sanders (10)
Aug 26
Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma
35,000
Doug Sanders (11)
Sep 3
Dallas Open Invitational Texas
35,000
Billy Maxwell (7)
Sep 9
Denver Open Invitational Colorado
30,000
Bob Goalby (6)
Sep 16
Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational Washington
30,000
Jack Nicklaus (2)
Sep 23
Portland Open Invitational Oregon
25,000
Jack Nicklaus (3)
Sep 30
Sahara Invitational Nevada
20,000
Tony Lema (1)New to PGA Tour
Oct 14
Bakersfield Open Invitational California
40,000
Billy Casper (18)
Oct 21
Ontario Open Invitational California
25,000
Al Geiberger (1)
Oct 28
Orange County Open Invitational California
20,000
Tony Lema (2)
Nov 4
Beaumont Open Invitational Texas
20,000
Dave Ragan (2)
Nov 11
Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana
17,500
John Barnum (1)
Nov 18
Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama
11,500
Tony Lema (3)
Nov 25
Carling Open Invitational Florida
35,000
Bo Wininger (5)
Dec 2
West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida
20,000
Dave Ragan (3)
Dec 9
Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida
20,000
Gardner Dickinson (3)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3] [ 4]
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
6
Gary Player 45,838
7
Doug Sanders 43,340
8
Dave Ragan 37,327
9
Bobby Nichols 34,312
10
Phil Rodgers 32,182
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "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.
Arnold Palmer (8)