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Golf tour season
The 1959 PGA Tour was the 44th season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1959 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 5
Los Angeles Open California
35,000
Ken Venturi (7)
Jan 12
Tijuana Open Invitational Mexico
20,000
Ernie Vossler (2)
Jan 18
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California
50,000
Art Wall Jr. (7)Pro-Am
Jan 25
Thunderbird Invitational California
15,000
Arnold Palmer (11)
Feb 1
San Diego Open Invitational California
20,000
Marty Furgol (4)
Feb 8
Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona
20,000
Gene Littler (10)
Feb 15
Tucson Open Invitational Arizona
15,000
Gene Littler (11)
Feb 22
Texas Open Invitational Texas
20,000
Wes Ellis (2)
Mar 1
Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana
15,000
Howie Johnson (2)
Mar 9
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana
20,000
Bill Collins (1)
Mar 15
Pensacola Open Invitational Florida
15,000
Paul Harney (3)
Mar 23
St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida
15,000
Cary Middlecoff (38)
Mar 30
Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina
15,000
Art Wall Jr. (8)
Apr 5
Masters Tournament Georgia
75,000
Art Wall Jr. Major championship
Apr 12
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina
20,000
Dow Finsterwald (6)
Apr 19
Houston Classic Texas
30,000
Jack Burke Jr. (14)
Apr 26
Tournament of Champions Nevada
20,000
Mike Souchak (8)Winners-only event
May 3
Colonial National Invitation Texas
27,300
Ben Hogan (64)Invitational
May 11
Oklahoma City Open Invitational Oklahoma
25,000
Arnold Palmer (12)
May 17
Arlington Hotel Open Arkansas
20,000
Gene Littler (12)
May 25
Memphis Open Invitational Tennessee
25,000
Don Whitt (1)
May 31
Kentucky Derby Open Kentucky
20,000
Don Whitt (2)
Jun 7
Eastern Open Invitational Maryland
20,000
Dave Ragan (1)
Jun 13
U.S. Open New York
50,000
Billy Casper Major championship
Jun 20
Canadian Open Canada
25,000
Doug Ford (14)
Jun 27
Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Illinois
57,000
Ken Venturi (8)
Jul 3
The Open Championship Scotland
£5,000
Gary Player Major championship [ b]
Jul 5
Buick Open Invitational Michigan
57,000
Art Wall Jr. (10)
Jul 12
Western Open Pennsylvania
30,000
Mike Souchak (9)
Jul 19
Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut
25,000
Gene Littler (12)
Aug 2
PGA Championship Minnesota
50,000
Bob Rosburg Major championship
Aug 9
Carling Open Invitational Washington
25,000
Dow Finsterwald (7)
Aug 16
Motor City Open Michigan
25,000
Mike Souchak (10)
Aug 23
Rubber City Open Invitational Ohio
20,000
Tom Nieporte (1)
Aug 30
Miller Open Invitational Wisconsin
35,000
Gene Littler (13)
Sep 7
Kansas City Open Invitational Missouri
20,000
Dow Finsterwald (8)
Sep 14
Dallas Open Invitational Texas
25,000
Julius Boros (8)
Sep 20
El Paso Open Texas
20,000
Marty Furgol (5)
Sep 27
Golden Gate Championship California
45,000
Mason Rudolph (1)New tournament
Oct 4
Portland Centennial Open Invitational Oregon
20,000
Billy Casper (8)
Oct 11
Hesperia Open Invitational California
15,000
Eric Monti (2)
Oct 18
Orange County Open Invitational California
15,000
Jay Hebert (4)New tournament
Nov 15
Lafayette Open Invitational Louisiana
15,000
Billy Casper (9)
Nov 22
Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Alabama
15,000
Billy Casper (10)New tournament
Nov 29
West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida
15,000
Arnold Palmer (13)
Dec 6
Coral Gables Open Invitational Florida
20,000
Doug Sanders (3)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 2] [ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Art Wall Jr. 53,168
2
Gene Littler 38,296
3
Dow Finsterwald 33,906
4
Billy Casper 33,899
5
Arnold Palmer 32,462
6
Mike Souchak 31,807
7
Bob Rosburg 31,676
8
Doug Ford 31,009
9
Jay Hebert 26,034
10
Ken Venturi 25,886
^ 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "PGA 1959 Recap" . Kronish Sports . Retrieved November 10, 2023 .^ "Wall Tops" The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. December 20, 1959. p. 109. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ a b "Wall Top PGA Earner; Also Takes Vardon Cup" The San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, California. December 20, 1959. p. 41. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Art Wall Named Golfer Of Year" Johnson City Press . Johnson City, Tennessee. December 9, 1959. p. 15 (B3 in paper). Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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Gene Littler (5)
Team USA
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Flory Van Donck