1964 PGA Tour
Duration | January 3, 1964 | – November 22, 1964
---|---|
Number of official events | 44 |
Most wins | Tony Lema (5) |
Money list | Jack Nicklaus |
PGA Player of the Year | Ken Venturi |
← 1963 1965 → |
The 1964 PGA Tour was the 49th season of the
professional golf tour
in the United States.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 6 | Los Angeles Open | California | 50,000 | Paul Harney (4) | |
Jan 12 | San Diego Open Invitational |
California | 30,000 | Art Wall Jr. (12) | |
Jan 19 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California | 60,000 | Tony Lema (5) | Pro-Am |
Jan 27 | Lucky International Open | California | 50,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2) | |
Feb 2 | Palm Springs Golf Classic |
California | 50,000 | Tommy Jacobs (4) | Pro-Am |
Feb 9 | Phoenix Open Invitational |
Arizona | 50,000 | Jack Nicklaus (9) | |
Feb 16 | Tucson Open Invitational |
Arizona | 30,000 | Jacky Cupit (3) | |
Mar 2 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational |
Louisiana | 50,000 | Mason Rudolph (3) | |
Mar 9 | Pensacola Open Invitational |
Florida | 30,000 | Gary Player (8) | |
Mar 15 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | 25,000 | Bruce Devlin (1) | |
Mar 22 | Doral Open Invitational |
Florida | 50,000 | Billy Casper (21) | |
Mar 30 | Azalea Open |
North Carolina | 20,000 | Al Besselink (4) | |
Apr 5 | Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina | 45,000 | Julius Boros (13) | |
Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 130,000 | Arnold Palmer (43) | Major championship |
Apr 19 | Houston Classic |
Texas | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (14) | |
Apr 26 | Texas Open Invitational |
Texas | 40,000 | Bruce Crampton (3) | |
May 3 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 65,000 | Jack Nicklaus (10) | Winners-only event |
May 3 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | 20,000 | Pete Brown (1) | Alternate event |
May 10 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 75,000 | Billy Casper (22) | Invitational |
May 18 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | 40,000 | Arnold Palmer (44) | |
May 24 | Memphis Open Invitational |
Tennessee | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (15) | |
May 31 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | 70,000 | Gary Player (9) | |
Jun 7 | Thunderbird Classic | New York | 100,000 | Tony Lema (6) | |
Jun 14 | Buick Open Invitational |
Michigan | 60,000 | Tony Lema (7) | |
Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 88,000 | Ken Venturi (11) | Major championship |
Jun 28 | Cleveland Open Invitational |
Ohio | 100,000 | Tony Lema (8) | |
Jul 5 | Whitemarsh Open Invitational |
Pennsylvania | 25,000 | Jack Nicklaus (11) | |
Jul 10 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £8,500 | Tony Lema (9) | Major championship[b] |
Jul 19 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 100,000 | Bobby Nichols (4) | Major championship |
Jul 26 | Insurance City Open Invitational |
Connecticut | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (12) | |
Aug 2 | Canadian Open | Canada | 50,000 | Kel Nagle (2) | |
Aug 9 | Western Open | Illinois | 65,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3) | |
Aug 16 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | 65,000 | Chuck Courtney (1) | |
Aug 23 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (13) | |
Aug 30 | Carling World Open | Michigan | 200,000 | Bobby Nichols (5) | |
Sep 7 | Dallas Open Invitational |
Texas | 40,000 | Charles Coody (1) | |
Sep 20 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | 40,000 | Jack Nicklaus (12) | |
Sep 27 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational |
Washington | 40,000 | Billy Casper (23) | |
Oct 4 | Fresno Open Invitational |
California | 35,000 | George Knudson (3) | |
Oct 11 | Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational | California | 25,000 | Bob McCallister (2) | New tournament |
Oct 18 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | 70,000 | R. H. Sikes (1) | |
Oct 25 | Mountain View Open | California | 40,000 | Jack McGowan (1) | New tournament |
Nov 3 | Almaden Open Invitational |
California | 25,000 | Billy Casper (24) | |
Nov 22 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | 25,000 | Miller Barber (1) |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 6 | Canada Cup | Hawaii | n/a | Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer |
Team event |
Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Jack Nicklaus |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | Jack Nicklaus | 113,285 |
2 | Arnold Palmer | 113,203 |
3 | Billy Casper | 90,130 |
4 | Tony Lema | 74,130 |
5 | Bobby Nichols | 74,013 |
6 | Ken Venturi | 62,466 |
7 | Gary Player | 61,450 |
8 | Mason Rudolph | 52,569 |
9 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 49,339 |
10 | Mike Souchak | 39,559 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
PGA Player of the Year |
Ken Venturi | [5] |
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Arnold Palmer | [4] |
Notes
References
- ^ "1964 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ^ "Nicklaus Exempt From Fees In 1965 Events". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 24, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved March 20, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Nicklaus the Richest; Palmer Vardon Winner". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. December 24, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.G.A. Picks Venturi As Golfer of Year". The New York Times. UPI. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 20, 2013.