1963 PGA Championship

The 1963 PGA Championship was the 45th PGA Championship, played July 18–21 at the Blue Course of Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas, Texas. Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five PGA Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan.[3][4] It was the second major win of the year for Nicklaus, and the third of his eighteen major titles.[5]

1963 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 18–21, 1963
LocationDallas, Texas
Course(s)Dallas Athletic Club
Blue Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,046 yards (6,443 m)[1]
Field165 players, 83 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$80,900[2]
Winner's share$13,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
279 (−5)
Dallas
Location in the United States
Dallas 
Location in Texas

Nicklaus entered the final round in third place, three shots behind 54-hole leader Bruce Crampton.[1][6] He shot a three-under 68 while Crampton fell back to third with 74 (+3) in the Texas heat, with temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C).[5][7] At the trophy presentation in the bright sunshine, Nicklaus grasped the very hot Wanamaker Trophy with the aid of a towel.[4][8] The temperature in downtown Dallas on Sunday reached a high of 110 °F (43 °C).[3][5]

With the victory, Nicklaus at age 23 joined Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Ben Hogan as the only winners of all three American majors: the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship.[2][9] Nicklaus completed the first of his three career grand slams three years later at Muirfield in 1966.

The Open Championship was played the previous week in northwest England at Lytham St Annes, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. Nicklaus bogeyed the last two holes at Lytham and finished a stroke out of the 36-hole Saturday playoff, won by Bob Charles.[10] The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February to avoid Florida's summer). After cool temperatures in Britain, the oppressive July heat in Dallas was difficult for many to adjust to.[5]

Nicklaus won the Masters in April, the first of his six green jackets, marking only the third time that the Masters champion won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. He was preceded by Sam Snead in 1949 (May) and Jack Burke Jr. in 1956. Through 2016, it has been accomplished only four times, twice by Nicklaus, most recently 49 years ago in August 1975.

On Wednesday, Nicklaus set a record in the long drive contest at over 341 yards (312 m); breaking the record set in 1952 by twelve yards (11 m).[11]

Course layout
Main article: Dallas Athletic Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5214073565732063962294454023,5354744285432064594242163414203,5117,046
Par544534344364453443443571

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 18, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Dick Hart66−5
T2 Julius Boros69−2
Bob Charles
Shelley Mayfield
Jack Nicklaus
Mason Rudolph
T7 Charles Congdon70−1
Bruce Crampton
Doug Ford
Bernie Haas
Tony Lema
Earl Stewart

Source:[12][13]

Second round

Friday, July 19, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Dick Hart66-72=138−4
T2 Julius Boros69-72=141−1
Tony Lema70-71=141
Shelley Mayfield69-72=141
T5 Manuel de la Torre71-71=142E
Doug Ford70-72=142
Jack Nicklaus69-73=142
T8 Bruce Crampton70-73=143+1
Bill Johnston71-72=143
Gene Littler71-72=143
Doug Sanders74-69=143

Source:[14]

Third round

Saturday, July 20, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bruce Crampton70-73-65=208−5
2 Dow Finsterwald72-72-66=210−3
3 Jack Nicklaus69-73-69=211−2
4 Dave Ragan75-70-67=212−1
T5 Doug Ford70-72-71=213E
Billy Maxwell73-71-69=213
Doug Sanders74-69-70=213
T8 Julius Boros69-72-73=214+1
Al Geiberger72-73-69=214
Dick Hart66-72-76=214
Dave Hill73-72-69=214
Sam Snead71-73-70=214

Source:[1][6]

Final round

Sunday, July 21, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus69-73-69-68=279−513,000
2 Dave Ragan75-70-67-69=281−37,000
T3 Bruce Crampton70-73-65-74=282−23,750
Dow Finsterwald72-72-66-72=282
T5 Al Geiberger72-73-69-70=284E3,125
Billy Maxwell73-71-69-71=284
7 Jim Ferrier73-73-70-69=285+12,750
T8 Gardner Dickinson72-74-74-66=286+22,090
Tommy Jacobs74-72-70-70=286
Bill Johnston71-72-72-71=286
Gary Player74-75-67-70=286
Art Wall Jr.73-76-66-71=286

Source:[2][3][9]

References
  1. "Crampton snatches PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 21, 1963. p. 1B.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1963 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (July 22, 1963). "Nicklaus wins P.G.A. on 30-foot putt". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. Petersen, Leo (July 22, 1963). "Birdie putt on 15th clinches PGA tourney victory for Nicklaus at Dallas". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 19.
  5. Wright, Alfred (July 29, 1963). "Hottest man in a furnace". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  6. Bartlett, Charles (July 21, 1963). "Crampton leads P.G.A. meet on 208". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  7. "Nicklaus fires final round 68, wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 21.
  8. "The making of a major". Golf. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  9. "Nicklaus wins PGA title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 3B.
  10. Brown, Gwilym S. (July 22, 1963). "The Ham and the Knife". Sports Illustrated. pp. 10–11, 43–45.
  11. "Nicklaus drive of 341 yards wins contest". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 18, 1963. p. 5, sec. 3.
  12. Bartlett, Charles (July 19, 1963). "Hinsdale gets ace, 66, P.G.A. lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  13. "Hart takes early lead in PGA, shoots ace, 66". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 19, 1963. p. 25.
  14. "PGA Scores". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 20, 1963. p. 14.

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