1962 PGA Championship
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The Open Championship was played the previous week in Troon, Scotland, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February).
Player missed the 36-hole cut at Troon, the British Open was won by Arnold Palmer for the second straight year. Palmer had also won the Masters in April. Both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship were played in his home state of Pennsylvania in 1962, just five weeks apart. Palmer lost to 22-year-old Jack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh, then finished ten strokes back in a tie for 17th at Aronimink.[3]
Jack Nicklaus, age 22, shot a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third in his first PGA Championship.[4]
This championship was originally scheduled for Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles,[5][6] the first in California since 1929. In November 1960, the PGA of America had voted to retain its "caucasian only" clause, and had gained the ire of California's attorney general Stanley Mosk, who threatened to shut down the PGA in the state until the clause was removed. In response, the championship for 1962 was moved from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. The PGA of America dropped the clause in November 1961 by amending its constitution.[5][6] The championship returned to California in 1977 at Pebble Beach, but was not played in southern California until 1983 at Riviera.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 19, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon John Barnum | 66 | −4 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Chick Harbert | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon George Bayer | 69 | −1 |
| Template:Flagicon Doug Ford | |||
| Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby | |||
| Template:Flagicon Frank Stranahan | |||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Leo Biagetti | 70 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Joe Campbell | |||
| Template:Flagicon Paul Harney | |||
| Template:Flagicon Dick Hart | |||
| Template:Flagicon Don January |
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Second round
Friday, July 20, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Doug Ford | 69-69=138 | −2 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon George Bayer | 69-70=139 | −1 |
| Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff | 73-66=139 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 72-67=139 | ||
| T5 | Template:Flagicon John Barnum | 66-74=140 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Bob McCallister | 74-66=140 | ||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby | 69-72=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Julius Boros | 73-69=142 | +2 |
| Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr. | 73-69=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Marty Furgol | 71-71=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols | 72-70=142 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Frank Stranahan | 69-73=142 |
Source:[8]
Third round
Saturday, July 21, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 72-67-69=208 | −2 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon George Bayer | 69-70-71=210 | E |
| Template:Flagicon Bob McCallister | 74-66-70=210 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Doug Ford | 69-69-73=211 | +1 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby | 69-72-71=212 | +2 |
| T6 | Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr. | 73-69-71=213 | +3 |
| Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald | 73-70-70=213 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jack Fleck | 74-69-70=213 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Chick Harbert | 68-76-69=213 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff | 73-66-74=213 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols | 72-70-71=213 |
Source:[9]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 22, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 72-67-69-70=278 | −2 | 13,000 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby | 69-72-71-67=279 | −1 | 6,700 |
| T3 | Template:Flagicon George Bayer | 69-70-71-71=281 | +1 | 3,450 |
| Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus | 71-74-69-67=281 | |||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Doug Ford | 69-69-73-71=282 | +2 | 2,900 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols | 72-70-71-70=283 | +3 | 2,500 |
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Jack Fleck | 74-69-70-71=284 | +4 | 2,067 |
| Template:Flagicon Paul Harney | 70-73-72-69=284 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Dave Ragan | 72-74-70-68=284 | |||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert | 73-72-70-70=285 | +5 | 1,750 |
References
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External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- PGA.com – 1962 PGA Championship
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