1960 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1960 (1960-01-08) – December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Arnold Palmer (8)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer
← 1959
1961 →

The 1960 PGA Tour was the 45th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 12Los Angeles OpenCalifornia37,500United States Dow Finsterwald (9)
Jan 18Yorba Linda Open InvitationalCalifornia20,000United States Jerry Barber (3)New tournament
Jan 24Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia50,000United States Ken Venturi (9)Pro-Am
Jan 31San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia20,000United States Mike Souchak (11)
Feb 7Palm Springs Desert Golf ClassicCalifornia70,000United States Arnold Palmer (14)New tournament
Pro-Am
Feb 15Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona22,500United States Jack Fleck (2)
Feb 21Tucson Open InvitationalArizona20,000United States Don January (2)
Feb 28Texas Open InvitationalTexas20,000United States Arnold Palmer (15)
Mar 6Baton Rouge Open InvitationalLouisiana15,000United States Arnold Palmer (16)
Mar 13Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida15,000United States Arnold Palmer (17)
Mar 21St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida15,000United States George Bayer (4)
Mar 27De Soto Open InvitationalFlorida35,000United States Sam Snead (79)New tournament
Apr 3Azalea OpenNorth Carolina15,000United States Tom Nieporte (2)
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgia87,000United States Arnold Palmer (18)Major championship
Apr 17Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina20,000United States Sam Snead (80)
Apr 24Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana25,000United States Dow Finsterwald (10)
May 3Houston ClassicTexas35,000United States Bill Collins (2)
May 8Tournament of ChampionsNevada42,000United States Jerry Barber (4)Winners-only event
May 15Colonial National InvitationTexas30,000United States Julius Boros (9)Invitational
May 22Hot Springs Open InvitationalArkansas20,000United States Bill Collins (3)
May 22Sam Snead FestivalWest Virginia15,000United States Dave Marr (n/a)Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
May 29500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana50,000United States Doug Ford (15)New tournament
Jun 6Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee30,000United States Tommy Bolt (14)
Jun 12Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma30,000United States Gene Littler (15)
Jun 18U.S. OpenColorado60,000United States Arnold Palmer (19)Major championship
Jul 4Buick Open InvitationalMichigan50,000United States Mike Souchak (12)
Jul 9The Open ChampionshipScotland£7,000Australia Kel Nagle (1)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 9Canadian OpenCanada25,000United States Art Wall Jr. (11)
Jul 17Western OpenMichigan30,000Canada Stan Leonard (3)
Jul 24PGA ChampionshipOhio65,000United States Jay Hebert (5)Major championship
Jul 31Eastern Open InvitationalMaryland25,000United States Gene Littler (16)
Aug 7Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut25,000United States Arnold Palmer (20)
Aug 21St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota30,000United States Don Fairfield (2)
Aug 28Milwaukee Open InvitationalWisconsin30,000United States Ken Venturi (10)
Sep 5Dallas Open InvitationalTexas25,000United States Johnny Pott (1)
Sep 12Utah Open InvitationalUtah20,000United States Bill Johnston (2)
Sep 18Carling Open InvitationalWashington25,000United States Ernie Vossler (3)
Sep 25Portland Open InvitationalOregon20,000United States Billy Casper (11)
Oct 3Hesperia Open InvitationalCalifornia15,000United States Billy Casper (12)
Oct 16Orange County Open InvitationalCalifornia15,000United States Billy Casper (13)
Nov 20Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana15,000United States Lionel Hebert (3)
Nov 27Mobile Sertoma Open InvitationalAlabama15,000United States Arnold Palmer (21)
Dec 4West Palm Beach Open InvitationalFlorida15,000United States Johnny Pott (2)
Dec 11Coral Gables Open InvitationalFlorida20,000United States Bob Goalby (2)

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
Jun 26 Canada Cup Ireland n/a United States Arnold Palmer and
United States Sam Snead		 Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Belgium Flory Van Donck

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Arnold Palmer80,968
2United States Ken Venturi46,410
3United States Dow Finsterwald43,942
4United States Billy Casper38,107
5United States Jay Hebert36,840
6United States Doug Ford34,428
7United States Gene Littler32,568
8United States Mike Souchak32,121
9United States Doug Sanders30,506
10United States Bill Collins30,165

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Arnold Palmer[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Billy Casper[5]

Notes

  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. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ↑ "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 616–23. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ↑ "Från USA-cirkusen" [From the U.S. circuit]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1960. p. 30. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Golf Award To Palmer". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. D-8. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "Bill Casper Wins Vardon Trophy With 69.950 Average in 1960". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 8, 1961. p. 79. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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