Year: | 1964 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 44 |
Most Wins: | Tony Lema (5) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Jack Nicklaus |
Honor2: | PGA Player of the Year |
Honoree2: | Ken Venturi |
Prevseason: | 1963 |
Nextseason: | 1965 |
The 1964 PGA Tour was the 49th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.[1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes | |
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Jan 6 | California | 50,000 | Paul Harney (4) | |||
Jan 12 | California | 30,000 | Art Wall Jr. (12) | |||
Jan 19 | California | 60,000 | Tony Lema (5) | Pro-Am | ||
Jan 27 | California | 50,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2) | |||
Feb 2 | California | 50,000 | Tommy Jacobs (4) | Pro-Am | ||
Feb 9 | Arizona | 50,000 | Jack Nicklaus (9) | |||
Feb 16 | Arizona | 30,000 | Jacky Cupit (3) | |||
Mar 2 | Louisiana | 50,000 | Mason Rudolph (3) | |||
Mar 9 | Florida | 30,000 | Gary Player (8) | |||
Mar 15 | Florida | 25,000 | Bruce Devlin (1) | |||
Mar 22 | Florida | 50,000 | Billy Casper (21) | |||
Mar 30 | North Carolina | 20,000 | Al Besselink (4) | |||
Apr 5 | North Carolina | 45,000 | Julius Boros (13) | |||
Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 130,000 | Arnold Palmer (43) | Major championship | |
Apr 19 | Texas | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (14) | |||
Apr 26 | Texas | 40,000 | Bruce Crampton (3) | |||
May 3 | Nevada | 65,000 | Jack Nicklaus (10) | Winners-only event | ||
May 3 | Oklahoma | 20,000 | Pete Brown (1) | Alternate event | ||
May 10 | Texas | 75,000 | Billy Casper (22) | Invitational | ||
May 18 | Oklahoma | 40,000 | Arnold Palmer (44) | |||
May 24 | Tennessee | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (15) | |||
May 31 | Indiana | 70,000 | Gary Player (9) | |||
Jun 7 | New York | 100,000 | Tony Lema (6) | |||
Jun 14 | Michigan | 60,000 | Tony Lema (7) | |||
Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 88,000 | Ken Venturi (11) | Major championship | |
Jun 28 | Ohio | 100,000 | Tony Lema (8) | |||
Jul 5 | Pennsylvania | 25,000 | Jack Nicklaus (11) | |||
Jul 10 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £8,500 | Tony Lema (9) | Major championship | |
Jul 19 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 100,000 | Bobby Nichols (4) | Major championship | |
Jul 26 | Connecticut | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (12) | |||
Aug 2 | Canada | 50,000 | Kel Nagle (2) | |||
Aug 9 | Illinois | 65,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3) | |||
Aug 16 | Minnesota | 65,000 | Chuck Courtney (1) | |||
Aug 23 | Ohio | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (13) | |||
Aug 30 | Michigan | 200,000 | Bobby Nichols (5) | |||
Sep 7 | Texas | 40,000 | Charles Coody (1) | |||
Sep 20 | Oregon | 40,000 | Jack Nicklaus (12) | |||
Sep 27 | Washington | 40,000 | Billy Casper (23) | |||
Oct 4 | California | 35,000 | George Knudson (3) | |||
Oct 11 | California | 25,000 | Bob McCallister (2) | New tournament | ||
Oct 18 | Nevada | 70,000 | R. H. Sikes (1) | |||
Oct 25 | California | 40,000 | Jack McGowan (1) | New tournament | ||
Nov 3 | California | 25,000 | Billy Casper (24) | |||
Nov 22 | Louisiana | 25,000 | Miller Barber (1) |
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 |
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Dec 6 | Canada Cup | Hawaii | n/a | Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer | Team event |
Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Jack Nicklaus |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
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1 | 113,285 | ||
2 | 113,203 | ||
3 | 90,130 | ||
4 | 74,130 | ||
5 | 74,013 | ||
6 | 62,466 | ||
7 | 61,450 | ||
8 | 52,569 | ||
9 | 49,339 | ||
10 | 39,559 |
Award | Winner | ||
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