1965 PGA Tour

1965 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1965 (1965-01-08) – November 28, 1965 (1965-11-28)
Number of official events40
Most winsUnited States Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money listUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Dave Marr
← 1964
1966 →

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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 11 Los Angeles Open California 70,000 United States Paul Harney (5)
Jan 17 San Diego Open Invitational California 39,000 United States Wes Ellis (3)
Jan 24 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 84,500 Australia Bruce Crampton (4) Pro-Am
Jan 31 Lucky International Open California 57,000 United States George Archer (1)
Feb 7 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 80,000 United States Billy Casper (25) Pro-Am
Feb 14 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 65,000 United States Rod Funseth (1)
Feb 21 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 46,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (3)
Mar 7 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 50,000 United States Doug Sanders (13)
Mar 14 Doral Open Invitational Florida 70,000 United States Doug Sanders (14)
Mar 21 Jacksonville Open Florida 57,500 United States Bert Weaver (1)
Mar 28 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 28,750 United States Dick Hart (1)
Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 70,000 United States Sam Snead (82)
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 100,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (13) Major championship
Apr 18 Houston Classic Texas 75,000 United States Bobby Nichols (6)
Apr 25 Texas Open Invitational Texas 50,000 United States Frank Beard (2)
May 2 Tournament of Champions Nevada 70,000 United States Arnold Palmer (45) Winners-only event
May 11 Colonial National Invitation Texas 100,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (5) Invitational
May 16 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 100,000 United States Dick Mayer (7)
May 23 Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee 60,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (14)
May 30 500 Festival Open Invitation Indiana 87,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (6)
Jun 6 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 100,000 United States Tony Lema (10)
Jun 13 Cleveland Open Invitational Ohio 135,000 United States Dan Sikes (2)
Jun 21 U.S. Open Missouri 125,000 South Africa Gary Player (10) Major championship
Jun 27 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 100,000 United States Raymond Floyd (2)
Jul 4 Western Open Illinois 70,000 United States Billy Casper (26)
Jul 9 The Open Championship England £10,000 Australia Peter Thomson (6) Major championship[b]
Jul 17 Canadian Open Canada 100,000 United States Gene Littler (20)
Jul 25 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 70,000 United States Billy Casper (27)
Aug 1 Thunderbird Classic New York 100,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (15)
Aug 8 Philadelphia Golf Classic Pennsylvania 125,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (16)
Aug 15 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 150,000 United States Dave Marr (3) Major championship
Aug 23 Carling World Open Massachusetts 175,000 United States Tony Lema (11)
Aug 29 American Golf Classic Ohio 100,000 United States Al Geiberger (3)
Sep 5 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma 50,000 United States Jack Rule Jr. (2)
Sep 19 Portland Open Invitational Oregon 50,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (17)
Sep 26 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Washington 45,000 United States Gay Brewer (5)
Oct 23 Sahara Invitational Nevada 100,000 United States Billy Casper (28)
Oct 31 Almaden Open Invitational California 46,000 South Africa Bobby Verwey (1)
Nov 7 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 45,000 United States Gay Brewer (6)
Nov 28 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Louisiana 32,000 United States Babe Hiskey (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
Oct 3 Canada Cup Spain n/a South Africa Harold Henning and
South Africa Gary Player 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy South Africa Gary Player
Oct 9 Ryder Cup England n/a Team USA Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Jack Nicklaus 140,752
2 United States Tony Lema 101,816
3 United States Billy Casper 99,931
4 United States Doug Sanders 72,182
5 South Africa Gary Player 69,964
6 Australia Bruce Devlin 67,657
7 United States Dave Marr 63,375
8 United States Al Geiberger 59,699
9 United States Gene Littler 58,898
10 United States Arnold Palmer 57,770

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Dave Marr [4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) United States Billy Casper [5]

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. ^ "1965 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 650–6. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ^ "Jack Nicklaus Was Golf's Top Money Winner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. December 5, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved March 20, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "PGA Names Dave Marr Best Of 1965". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 19, 1965. p. 3B. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Billy Casper Awarded Vardon Trophy for '65". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. December 16, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.