1963 PGA Tour

The 1963 PGA Tour was the 48th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1963 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) – November 24, 1963 (1963-11-24)
Number of official events44
Most wins Arnold Palmer (7)
Money list Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year Julius Boros
← 1962
1964 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7Los Angeles OpenCalifornia50,000 Arnold Palmer (36)
Jan 13San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000 Gary Player (7)
Jan 20Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia50,000 Billy Casper (19)Pro-Am
Jan 27Lucky International OpenCalifornia50,000 Jack Burke Jr. (16)
Feb 4Palm Springs Golf ClassicCalifornia50,000 Jack Nicklaus (4)Pro-Am
Feb 12Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona35,000 Arnold Palmer (37)
Feb 17Tucson Open InvitationalArizona25,000 Don January (4)
Mar 4Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana40,000 Bo Wininger (6)
Mar 10Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida25,000 Arnold Palmer (38)
Mar 17St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida25,000 Raymond Floyd (1)
Mar 24Doral C.C. Open InvitationalFlorida50,000 Dan Sikes (1)
Mar 31Azalea OpenNorth Carolina20,000 Jerry Barber (7)
Apr 7Masters TournamentGeorgia112,500 Jack Nicklaus (5)Major championship
Apr 14Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina35,000 Doug Sanders (12)
Apr 21Houston ClassicTexas50,000 Bob Charles (1)
Apr 28Texas Open InvitationalTexas30,000 Phil Rodgers (3)
May 5Tournament of ChampionsNevada60,000 Jack Nicklaus (6)Winners-only event
May 5Waco Turner OpenOklahoma20,000 Gay Brewer (4)Alternate event
May 12Colonial National InvitationTexas60,000 Julius Boros (10)Invitational
May 19Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma35,000 Don Fairfield (3)
May 27Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee50,000 Tony Lema (4)
Jun 3500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana55,000 Dow Finsterwald (11)
Jun 9Buick Open InvitationalMichigan50,000 Julius Boros (11)
Jun 16Thunderbird Classic InvitationalNew York100,000 Arnold Palmer (39)
Jun 23U.S. OpenMassachusetts90,000 Julius Boros (12)Major championship
Jul 1Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio110,000 Arnold Palmer (40)New tournament
Jul 6Canadian OpenCanada50,000 Doug Ford (19)
Jul 13The Open ChampionshipEngland£8,500 Bob Charles (2)Major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 14Hot Springs Open InvitationalArkansas25,000 Dave Hill (3)Alternate event
Jul 21PGA ChampionshipTexas80,000 Jack Nicklaus (7)Major championship
Jul 29Western OpenIllinois55,000 Arnold Palmer (41)
Aug 4St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota35,000 Jack Rule Jr. (1)
Aug 18Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut40,000 Billy Casper (20)
Aug 25American Golf ClassicOhio50,000 Johnny Pott (4)
Sep 1Denver Open InvitationalColorado35,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)
Sep 8Utah OpenUtah40,000 Tommy Jacobs (3)
Sep 15Seattle Open InvitationalWashington35,000 Bobby Nichols (3)
Sep 22Portland Open InvitationalOregon30,000 George Knudson (2)
Oct 6Whitemarsh Open InvitationalPennsylvania125,000 Arnold Palmer (42)New tournament
Oct 20Sahara InvitationalNevada70,000 Jack Nicklaus (8)
Oct 27Fig Garden Village Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000 Mason Rudolph (2)New tournament
Nov 3Almaden Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000 Al Geiberger (2)
Nov 10Frank Sinatra Open InvitationalCalifornia50,000 Frank Beard (1)New tournament
Nov 24Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana20,000 Rex Baxter (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
Oct 13 Ryder Cup Georgia n/a Team USA Team event
Oct 28 Canada Cup France 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Arnold Palmer128,230
2 Jack Nicklaus100,050
3 Julius Boros77,357
4 Tony Lema67,113
5 Gary Player55,455
6 Dow Finsterwald49,863
7 Mason Rudolph39,120
8 Al Geiberger34,126
9 Don January33,755
10 Bobby Nichols33,605

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Julius Boros[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) 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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "1963 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. 637–43. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. "Bill Casper Wins Award". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Casper Nips Arnie For Vardon Trophy". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. December 8, 1963. p. 2B. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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