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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.
 
The year marked only the third time that Americans won the US Open, British Open, British Amateur, and US Amateur. It was the first American sweep since the Bobby Jones era.
 
==Tournament results==