The 1965 PGA Tour was the 50th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1965 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 11 Los Angeles Open California 70,000 Paul Harney (5) Jan 17 San Diego Open Invitational California 39,000 Wes Ellis (3) Jan 24 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 84,500 Bruce Crampton (4) Pro-Am Jan 31 Lucky International Open California 57,000 George Archer (1) Feb 7 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 80,000 Billy Casper (25) Pro-Am Feb 14 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 65,000 Rod Funseth (1) Feb 21 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 46,000 Bob Charles (3) Mar 7 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 50,000 Doug Sanders (13) Mar 14 Doral Open Invitational Florida 70,000 Doug Sanders (14) Mar 21 Jacksonville Open Florida 57,500 Bert Weaver (1) Mar 28 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 28,750 Dick Hart (1) Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 70,000 Sam Snead (82) Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 Jack Nicklaus (13) Major championship Apr 18 Houston Classic Texas 75,000 Bobby Nichols (6) Apr 25 Texas Open Invitational Texas 50,000 Frank Beard (2) May 2 Tournament of Champions Nevada 70,000 Arnold Palmer (45) Winners-only event May 11 Colonial National Invitation Texas 100,000 Bruce Crampton (5) Invitational May 16 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 Dick Mayer (7) May 23 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 60,000 Jack Nicklaus (14) May 30 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 87,000 Bruce Crampton (6) Jun 6 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 100,000 Tony Lema (10) Jun 13 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 135,000 Dan Sikes (2) Jun 21 U.S. Open Missouri 125,000 Gary Player (10) Major championship Jun 27 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 100,000 Raymond Floyd (2) Jul 4 Western Open Illinois 70,000 Billy Casper (26) Jul 9 The Open Championship England £10,000 Peter Thomson (6) Major championship Jul 17 Canadian Open Canada 100,000 Gene Littler (20) Jul 25 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 70,000 Billy Casper (27) Aug 1 Thunderbird Classic New York 100,000 Jack Nicklaus (15) Aug 8 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 125,000 Jack Nicklaus (16) Aug 15 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 150,000 Dave Marr (3) Major championship Aug 23 Carling World Open Massachusetts 175,000 Tony Lema (11) Aug 29 American Golf Classic Ohio 100,000 Al Geiberger (3) Sep 5 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 50,000 Jack Rule Jr. (2) Sep 19 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 50,000 Jack Nicklaus (17) Sep 26 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Washington 45,000 Gay Brewer (5) Oct 23 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 Billy Casper (28) Oct 31 Almaden Open Invitational California 46,000 Bobby Verwey (1) Nov 7 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 45,000 Gay Brewer (6) Nov 28 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 32,000 Babe Hiskey (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 3Canada CupSpainn/a Harold Henning and Gary PlayerTeam eventCanada Cup Individual Trophy Gary PlayerOct 9Ryder CupEnglandn/a Team USATeam event
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jack Nicklaus 140,7522 Tony Lema 101,8163 Billy Casper 99,9314 Doug Sanders 72,1825 Gary Player 69,9646 Bruce Devlin 67,6577 Dave Marr 63,3758 Al Geiberger 59,6999 Gene Littler 58,89810 Arnold Palmer 57,770
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Dave Marr Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Billy Casper
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