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 wins Tony Lema (5)
Money list Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Ken Venturi
← 1963
1965 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6Los Angeles OpenCalifornia50,000 Paul Harney (4)
Jan 12San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia30,000 Art Wall Jr. (12)
Jan 19Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia60,000 Tony Lema (5)Pro-Am
Jan 27Lucky International OpenCalifornia50,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2)
Feb 2Palm Springs Golf ClassicCalifornia50,000 Tommy Jacobs (4)Pro-Am
Feb 9Phoenix Open InvitationalArizona50,000 Jack Nicklaus (9)
Feb 16Tucson Open InvitationalArizona30,000 Jacky Cupit (3)
Mar 2Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisiana50,000 Mason Rudolph (3)
Mar 9Pensacola Open InvitationalFlorida30,000 Gary Player (8)
Mar 15St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFlorida25,000 Bruce Devlin (1)
Mar 22Doral Open InvitationalFlorida50,000 Billy Casper (21)
Mar 30Azalea OpenNorth Carolina20,000 Al Besselink (4)
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina45,000 Julius Boros (13)
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia130,000 Arnold Palmer (43)Major championship
Apr 19Houston ClassicTexas50,000 Mike Souchak (14)
Apr 26Texas Open InvitationalTexas40,000 Bruce Crampton (3)
May 3Tournament of ChampionsNevada65,000 Jack Nicklaus (10)Winners-only event
May 3Waco Turner OpenOklahoma20,000 Pete Brown (1)Alternate event
May 10Colonial National InvitationTexas75,000 Billy Casper (22)Invitational
May 18Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahoma40,000 Arnold Palmer (44)
May 24Memphis Open InvitationalTennessee50,000 Mike Souchak (15)
May 31500 Festival Open InvitationIndiana70,000 Gary Player (9)
Jun 7Thunderbird ClassicNew York100,000 Tony Lema (6)
Jun 14Buick Open InvitationalMichigan60,000 Tony Lema (7)
Jun 20U.S. OpenMaryland88,000 Ken Venturi (11)Major championship
Jun 28Cleveland Open InvitationalOhio100,000 Tony Lema (8)
Jul 5Whitemarsh Open InvitationalPennsylvania25,000 Jack Nicklaus (11)
Jul 10The Open ChampionshipScotland£8,500 Tony Lema (9)Major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 19PGA ChampionshipOhio100,000 Bobby Nichols (4)Major championship
Jul 26Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticut50,000 Ken Venturi (12)
Aug 2Canadian OpenCanada50,000 Kel Nagle (2)
Aug 9Western OpenIllinois65,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3)
Aug 16St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesota65,000 Chuck Courtney (1)
Aug 23American Golf ClassicOhio50,000 Ken Venturi (13)
Aug 30Carling World OpenMichigan200,000 Bobby Nichols (5)
Sep 7Dallas Open InvitationalTexas40,000 Charles Coody (1)
Sep 20Portland Open InvitationalOregon40,000 Jack Nicklaus (12)
Sep 27Greater Seattle Open InvitationalWashington40,000 Billy Casper (23)
Oct 4Fresno Open InvitationalCalifornia35,000 George Knudson (3)
Oct 11Sunset-Camellia Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000 Bob McCallister (2)New tournament
Oct 18Sahara InvitationalNevada70,000 R. H. Sikes (1)
Oct 25Mountain View OpenCalifornia40,000 Jack McGowan (1)New tournament
Nov 3Almaden Open InvitationalCalifornia25,000 Billy Casper (24)
Nov 22Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisiana25,000 Miller Barber (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
Dec 6 Canada Cup Hawaii 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][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Jack Nicklaus113,285
2 Arnold Palmer113,203
3 Billy Casper90,130
4 Tony Lema74,130
5 Bobby Nichols74,013
6 Ken Venturi62,466
7 Gary Player61,450
8 Mason Rudolph52,569
9 Chi-Chi Rodríguez49,339
10 Mike Souchak39,559

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Ken Venturi[5]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Arnold Palmer[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.

References
  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. "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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