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1962 PGA Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

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{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1962

| tour = PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1962|1|5}} – {{end date|1962|12|9}}

| no_of_events = 50

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (8)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer

| honor2 = PGA Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer

| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 1961

| nextseason = 1963

}}

The 1962 PGA Tour was the 47th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1962 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1962.html |title=1962 winners sorted by age |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 9, 2008 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027232402/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/winners1962.html |archive-date=27 October 2014}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-first=Sal |editor2-last=Seanor |editor2-first=Dave |title=The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia |year=2009 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=New York, New York |pages=630–7 |isbn=978-1-60239-302-8}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(US$)

!Winner{{efn|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.}}

!Notes

Jan 8Los Angeles OpenCaliforniaalign=right|45,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Rodgers (1)
Jan 14San Diego Open InvitationalCaliforniaalign=right|25,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Jacobs (2)
Jan 22Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCaliforniaalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Ford (17)Pro-Am
Jan 28Lucky International OpenCaliforniaalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littler (18)
Feb 4Palm Springs Golf ClassicCaliforniaalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (28)Pro-Am
Feb 11Phoenix Open InvitationalArizonaalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (29)
Feb 18Tucson Open InvitationalArizonaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Rodgers (2)
Feb 25Greater New Orleans Open InvitationalLouisianaalign=right|30,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bo Wininger (4)
Mar 4Baton Rouge Open InvitationalLouisianaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Campbell (2)
Mar 11Pensacola Open InvitationalFloridaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders (9)
Mar 19St. Petersburg Open InvitationalFloridaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Nichols (1)
Mar 26Doral C.C. Open InvitationalFloridaalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (15)New tournament
Apr 1Azalea OpenNorth Carolinaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Marr (2)
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| Apr 9

Masters TournamentGeorgiaalign=right|110,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (30)Major championship
Apr 15Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolinaalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (16)
Apr 23Houston ClassicTexasalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Nichols (2)
Apr 29Texas Open InvitationalTexasalign=right|30,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (31)
May 6Tournament of ChampionsNevadaalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (32)Winners-only event
May 6Waco Turner OpenOklahomaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Pott (3)Alternate event
May 14Colonial National InvitationTexasalign=right|40,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (33)Invitational
May 20Hot Springs Open InvitationalArkansasalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|CAN|1957}} Al Johnston (1)
May 27500 Festival Open InvitationIndianaalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (17)
Jun 3Memphis Open InvitationalTennesseealign=right|40,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lionel Hebert (4)
Jun 10Thunderbird Classic InvitationalNew Jerseyalign=right|100,000{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littler (19)New tournament
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| Jun 17

U.S. OpenPennsylvaniaalign=right|75,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (1)Major championship
Jun 24Eastern Open InvitationalMarylandalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Ford (18)
Jul 1Western OpenIllinoisalign=right|55,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jacky Cupit (2)
Jul 8Buick Open InvitationalMichiganalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Collins (4)
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| Jul 13

The Open ChampionshipScotlandalign=right|£8,500{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (34)Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}
Jul 15Motor City OpenMichiganalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Crampton (2)Alternate event
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| Jul 22

PGA ChampionshipPennsylvaniaalign=right|70,000{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Player (6)Major championship
Jul 29Canadian OpenCanadaalign=right|30,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Kroll (8)
Aug 5Insurance City Open InvitationalConnecticutalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby (5)
Aug 12American Golf ClassicOhioalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer (35)
Aug 19St. Paul Open InvitationalMinnesotaalign=right|30,000{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders (10)
Aug 26Oklahoma City Open InvitationalOklahomaalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders (11)
Sep 3Dallas Open InvitationalTexasalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Maxwell (7)
Sep 9Denver Open InvitationalColoradoalign=right|30,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby (6)
Sep 16Seattle World's Fair Open InvitationalWashingtonalign=right|30,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (2)
Sep 23Portland Open InvitationalOregonalign=right|25,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (3)
Sep 30Sahara InvitationalNevadaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Lema (1)New to PGA Tour
Oct 14Bakersfield Open InvitationalCaliforniaalign=right|40,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper (18)
Oct 21Ontario Open InvitationalCaliforniaalign=right|25,000{{flagicon|USA}} Al Geiberger (1)
Oct 28Orange County Open InvitationalCaliforniaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Lema (2)
Nov 4Beaumont Open InvitationalTexasalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Ragan (2)
Nov 11Cajun Classic Open InvitationalLouisianaalign=right|17,500{{flagicon|USA}} John Barnum (1)
Nov 18Mobile Sertoma Open InvitationalAlabamaalign=right|11,500{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Lema (3)
Nov 25Carling Open InvitationalFloridaalign=right|35,000{{flagicon|USA}} Bo Wininger (5)
Dec 2West Palm Beach Open InvitationalFloridaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Ragan (3)
Dec 9Coral Gables Open InvitationalFloridaalign=right|20,000{{flagicon|USA}} Gardner Dickinson (3)

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
($)

!Winner(s)

!Notes

rowspan=2|Nov 11

|Canada Cup

|rowspan=2|Argentina

|rowspan=2 align=right|6,300

|{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer and
{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead

|Team event

Canada Cup Individual Trophy

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto De Vicenzo

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Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HYYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XNsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4531,1689333&dq=palmer+money+winner&hl=en |title=Arnie Again Pro Golf's Top Winner |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Beaver, Pennsylvania |agency=UPI |page=14|date=December 11, 1962 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |via=Google News Archive}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmeralign=center|81,448
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littleralign=center|66,201
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklausalign=center|61,869
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casperalign=center|61,842
align=center|5{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalbyalign=center|46,241
align=center|6{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Playeralign=center|45,838
align=center|7{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sandersalign=center|43,340
align=center|8{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Raganalign=center|37,327
align=center|9{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Nicholsalign=center|34,312
align=center|10{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Rodgersalign=center|32,182

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

PGA Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/853275909/ |title=Palmer Honored As Golfer Of Year |newspaper=Evening Express |location=Portland, Maine |date=28 November 1962 |access-date=10 November 2023 |page=40 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy){{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/149318244/ |title=Arnie Palmer Tops 3 Fields |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=9 December 1962 |access-date=10 November 2023 |page=69 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{official site|https://www.pgatour.com/}}

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