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1964 PGA Tour

The 1964 PGA Tour was the 49th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1964 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1964 (1964-01-03) – November 22, 1964 (1964-11-22)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Tony Lema (5)
Money listUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Ken Venturi
← 1963
1965 →

Schedule edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year   Ken Venturi [5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)   Arnold Palmer [4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References edit

  1. ^ "1964 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 643–50. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "P.G.A. Picks Venturi As Golfer of Year". The New York Times. UPI. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 20, 2013.

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