The 1963 PGA Tour was the 48th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 7 Los Angeles Open California 50,000 Arnold Palmer (36) Jan 13 San Diego Open Invitational California 25,000 Gary Player (7) Jan 20 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 50,000 Billy Casper (19) Pro-Am Jan 27 Lucky International Open California 50,000 Jack Burke Jr. (16) Feb 4 Palm Springs Golf Classic California 50,000 Jack Nicklaus (4) Pro-Am Feb 12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 35,000 Arnold Palmer (37) Feb 17 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 25,000 Don January (4) Mar 4 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 40,000 Bo Wininger (6) Mar 10 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 25,000 Arnold Palmer (38) Mar 17 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 25,000 Raymond Floyd (1) Mar 24 Doral C.C. Open Invitational Florida 50,000 Dan Sikes (1) Mar 31 Azalea Open North Carolina 20,000 Jerry Barber (7) Apr 7 Masters Tournament Georgia 112,500 Jack Nicklaus (5) Major championship Apr 14 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 35,000 Doug Sanders (12) Apr 21 Houston Classic Texas 50,000 Bob Charles (1) Apr 28 Texas Open Invitational Texas 30,000 Phil Rodgers (3) May 5 Tournament of Champions Nevada 60,000 Jack Nicklaus (6) Winners-only event May 5 Waco Turner Open Oklahoma 20,000 Gay Brewer (4) Alternate event May 12 Colonial National Invitation Texas 60,000 Julius Boros (10) Invitational May 19 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 35,000 Don Fairfield (3) May 27 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 50,000 Tony Lema (4) Jun 3 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 55,000 Dow Finsterwald (11) Jun 9 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 50,000 Julius Boros (11) Jun 16 Thunderbird Classic Invitational New York 100,000 Arnold Palmer (39) Jun 23 U.S. Open Massachusetts 90,000 Julius Boros (12) Major championship Jul 1 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 110,000 Arnold Palmer (40) New tournament Jul 6 Canadian Open Canada 50,000 Doug Ford (19) Jul 13 The Open Championship England £8,500 Bob Charles (2) Major championship Jul 14 Hot Springs Open Invitational Arkansas 25,000 Dave Hill (3) Alternate event Jul 21 PGA Championship Texas 80,000 Jack Nicklaus (7) Major championship Jul 29 Western Open Illinois 55,000 Arnold Palmer (41) Aug 4 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 35,000 Jack Rule Jr. (1) Aug 18 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 40,000 Billy Casper (20) Aug 25 American Golf Classic Ohio 50,000 Johnny Pott (4) Sep 1 Denver Open Invitational Colorado 35,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1) Sep 8 Utah Open Utah 40,000 Tommy Jacobs (3) Sep 15 Seattle Open Invitational Washington 35,000 Bobby Nichols (3) Sep 22 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 30,000 George Knudson (2) Oct 6 Whitemarsh Open Invitational Pennsylvania 125,000 Arnold Palmer (42) New tournament Oct 20 Sahara Invitational Nevada 70,000 Jack Nicklaus (8) Oct 27 Fig Garden Village Open Invitational California 25,000 Mason Rudolph (2) New tournament Nov 3 Almaden Open Invitational California 25,000 Al Geiberger (2) Nov 10 Frank Sinatra Open Invitational California 50,000 Frank Beard (1) New tournament Nov 24 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000 Rex Baxter (1)
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesOct 13Ryder CupGeorgian/a Team USATeam eventOct 28Canada CupFrancen/a Jack Nicklaus and Arnold PalmerTeam eventCanada Cup Individual Trophy Jack Nicklaus
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Arnold Palmer 128,2302 Jack Nicklaus 100,0503 Julius Boros 77,3574 Tony Lema 67,1135 Gary Player 55,4556 Dow Finsterwald 49,8637 Mason Rudolph 39,1208 Al Geiberger 34,1269 Don January 33,75510 Bobby Nichols 33,605
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Julius Boros Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Billy Casper
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