1958 PGA Tour

The 1958 PGA Tour was the 43rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1958 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1958 (1958-01-03) – December 14, 1958 (1958-12-14)
Number of official events45
Most wins Ken Venturi (4)
Money list Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year Dow Finsterwald
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1959 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1958 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6Los Angeles OpenCalifornia35,000 Frank Stranahan (6)
Jan 12Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf ChampionshipCalifornia50,000 Billy Casper (4)Pro-Am
Jan 20Tijuana Open InvitationalMexico20,000 Dutch Harrison (18)
Jan 26Thunderbird InvitationalCalifornia15,000 Ken Venturi (3)
Jan 29Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona15,000 Ken Venturi (4)
Feb 9Tucson Open InvitationalArizona15,000 Lionel Hebert (2)
Feb 16Texas Open InvitationalTexas15,000 Bill Johnston (1)
Feb 24Houston OpenTexas30,000 Ed Oliver (8)
Mar 2Baton Rouge Open InvitationalLouisiana15,000 Ken Venturi (5)
Mar 11Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana20,000 Billy Casper (5)
Mar 16Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida15,000 Doug Ford (13)
Mar 23St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida15,000 Arnold Palmer (8)
Mar 30Azalea Open InvitationalNorth Carolina15,000 Howie Johnson (1)
Apr 6Masters TournamentGeorgia60,000 Arnold Palmer (9)Major championship
Apr 13Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina15,000 Bob Goalby (1)
Apr 20Kentucky Derby OpenKentucky20,000 Gary Player (1)
Apr 27Tournament of ChampionsNevada20,000 Stan Leonard (2)Winners-only event
Apr 27Lafayette Open InvitationalLouisiana15,000 Jay Hebert (9)New tournament
Alternate event
May 4Colonial National InvitationTexas25,000 Tommy Bolt (12)Invitational
May 11Arlington Hotel OpenArkansas20,000 Julius Boros (6)
May 18Memphis OpenTennessee20,000 Billy Maxwell (4)New tournament
May 25Kansas City OpenMissouri20,000 Ernie Vossler (1)
Jun 1Western OpenMichigan25,000 Doug Sanders (2)
Jun 8Dallas Open InvitationalTexas25,000 Sam Snead (72)
Jun 14U.S. OpenOklahoma35,000 Tommy Bolt (13)Major championship
Jun 23Buick Open InvitationalMichigan57,000 Billy Casper (6)New tournament
Jun 30Pepsi ChampionshipNew York52,000 Arnold Palmer (10)New tournament
Jul 4The Open ChampionshipEngland£4,850 Peter Thomson (5)Major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 6Rubber City Open InvitationalOhio20,000 Art Wall Jr. (5)
Jul 13Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut25,000 Jack Burke Jr. (13)
Jul 20PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania40,000 Dow Finsterwald (4)Major championship
Jul 27Eastern Open InvitationalMaryland20,000 Art Wall Jr. (6)
Aug 4Gleneagles-Chicago Open InvitationalIllinois50,000 Ken Venturi (6)
Aug 11Miller Open InvitationalWisconsin35,000 Cary Middlecoff (37)
Aug 17St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota25,000 Mike Souchak (7)
Aug 23Canadian OpenCanada25,000 Wes Ellis (1)
Sep 1Vancouver Open InvitationalCanada42,000 Jim Ferree (1)New tournament
Sep 8Utah OpenUtah15,000 Dow Finsterwald (5)
Sep 14Denver OpenColorado20,000 Tommy Jacobs (1)
Sep 21Hesperia Open InvitationalCalifornia15,000 John McMullin (1)
Nov 9Carling Open InvitationalGeorgia25,000 Julius Boros (7)
Nov 16Havana InternationalCuba45,000 George Bayer (2)
Nov 23West Palm Beach Open InvitationalFlorida15,000 Pete Cooper (5)
Nov 30Havana InvitationalCuba15,000 Billy Casper (n/a)Pro-Am[lower-alpha 3]
Dec 14Mayfair Inn OpenFlorida15,000 George Bayer (3)

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
Nov 23 Canada Cup Mexico n/a Harry Bradshaw and
Christy O'Connor Snr		 Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Ángel Miguel

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Arnold Palmer42,608
2 Billy Casper41,324
3 Ken Venturi36,268
4 Dow Finsterwald35,393
5 Art Wall Jr.29,841
6 Julius Boros29,817
7 Tommy Bolt26,941
8 Jay Hebert26,385
9 Bob Rosburg25,171
10 Doug Ford21,875

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Dow Finsterwald[3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Bob Rosburg[4]

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

References
  1. "PGA 1958 Recap". Kronish Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. "Palmer Shows Best At Golf Pay Window". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 21, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Finsterwald Voted Golfer of the Year". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 28, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wood, Hal (December 23, 1958). "Major Leagues Sparked Coast's Top Sports Year | Rosburg Wins Trophy". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. United Press International. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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