1959 PGA RECAP  

 

End Date Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/05 Los Angeles Open Ken Venturi 278 - 6 2 5,300.00 Art Wall
01/12 Tijuana Open Invitational Ernie Vossler 273 N/A 2 2,800.00 John McMullen
01/18 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Art Wall 279 - 9 2 4,000.00 Jimmy Demaret,Gene Littler
01/24 Lakeside Professional-Amateur

 		 136 N/A 1 500.00 
500.00		 Joe Jimenez
01/25 Thunderbird Invitational Arnold Palmer 266 N/A 3 1,500.00 Jimmy Demaret,Ken Venturi
02/01 San Diego Open Invitational Marty Furgol 274 -14 1 2,800.00 Joe Campbell,Billy Casper,Dave Ragan,Mike Souchak,Bo Wininger
02/01 Panama Open Invitational Pete Cooper 274 N/A 3 1,500.00 Don January
02/08 Phoenix Open Invitational Gene Littler 268 -12 1 2,400.00 Art Wall
02/08 Valencia Open Invitational Don January 273 N/A 11 1,500.00 Ernie Vossler
02/15 Tucson Open Invitational Gene Littler 266 N/A 1 2,000.00 Joe Campbell,Art Wall
02/15 Puerto Rico Open Invitational Pete Cooper 282 N/A 5 1,000.00 Ed Oliver
02/22 Texas Open Invitational Wes Ellis 276 - 8 2 2,800.00 Bill Johnston,Tom Nieporte
02/22 Jamaica Open Invitational Ed Oliver 277 N/A 4 1,000.00 Bob Watson
03/01 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Howie Johnson 283 N/A 1 2,000.00 Jay Hebert
03/09 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Bill Collins 280 - 8 3 2,800.00 Jack Burke, Jr.,Tom Nieporte
03/15 Pensacola Open Invitational Paul Harney 269 -19 3 2,000.00 Jay Hebert
03/16 Eglin Afb Professional-Amateur Don Whitt 070 N/A 1 321.00 Joe Campbell,Mike Homa,Ed Knych,Tom Nieporte
03/23 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Cary Middlecoff 275 N/A 3 2,000.00 Pete Cooper
03/25 Latham-Reed Pro-Am * 

 		 141 N/A 1 900.00 
900.00		 Jim Ferree,Ben Hogan,Gene Littler,Art Wall
03/30 Azalea Open Invitational Art Wall 282 - 6 3 2,000.00 Mike Souchak
04/05 Masters Tournament Art Wall 284 - 4 1 15,000.00 Cary Middlecoff
04/12 Greater Greensboro Open Dow Finsterwald 278 - 6 2 2,000.00 Art Wall
04/19 Houston Classic Jack Burke, Jr. * 277 - 7 0 4,300.00 Julius Boros
04/20 Port Arthur Pro-Amateur Don Whitt 066 N/A 3 300.00 Pete Mazur,Joe Moresco
04/26 Tournament of Champions Mike Souchak 281 - 7 2 10,000.00 Art Wall
05/03 Colonial National Invitation Ben Hogan * 285 + 5 0 5,000.00 Fred Hawkins
05/11 Oklahoma City Open Invitational Arnold Palmer 273 -15 2 3,500.00 Bob Goalby
05/17 Arlington Hotel Open Gene Littler 270 N/A 1 2,800.00 Jim Ferree
05/17 Sam Snead Festival Sam Snead 259 N/A 11 2,300.00 Mike Souchak
05/25 Memphis Open Invitational Don Whitt * 272 - 8 0 3,500.00 Al Balding,Gary Player
05/31 Kentucky Derby Open Invitational Don Whitt 274 N/A 1 2,800.00 Jim Ferree
06/07 Eastern Open Invitational Dave Ragan 273 N/A 1 2,800.00 Gene Littler
06/13 U.S. Open Championship Billy Casper 282 + 2 1 12,000.00 Bob Rosburg
06/14 Apawamis Professional-Amateur Al Feminelli 066 N/A 5 650.00 Herman Barron,Don Bisplinghoff,Billy Maxwell
06/15 Piping Rock Pro-Amateur Tommy Jacobs 070 N/A 1 515.00 George Bayer,Gardner Dickinson,Don Fairfield,George Fazio,Doug Ford,Dave Marr
06/21 Canadian Open Doug Ford 276 -12 2 3,500.00 Dow Finsterwald,Art Wall,Bo Wininger
06/28 Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Ken Venturi 273 N/A 1 9,000.00 Johnny Pott
06/29 Edgewater Professional-Amateur * 

 		 064 N/A 1 800.00 
800.00		 Tommy Bolt,Jack Burke, Jr.,Bill Collins,Dick Mayer,Arnold Palmer
07/03 The Open Championship Gary Player 284 - 4 2 2,800.00 Fred Bullock,Flory Van Donck
07/05 Buick Open Invitational Art Wall * 282 N/A 0 9,000.00 Dow Finsterwald
07/12 Western Open Mike Souchak 272 -12 1 5,000.00 Arnold Palmer
07/19 Insurance City Open Invitational Gene Littler 272 -12 1 3,500.00 Tom Nieporte
08/02 PGA Championship Bob Rosburg 277 - 3 1 8,250.00 Jerry Barber,Doug Sanders
08/09 Carling Open Invitational Dow Finsterwald 276 N/A 1 3,500.00 Gene Littler,Mike Souchak
08/16 Motor City Open Mike Souchak 268 N/A 9 3,500.00 Billy Casper,Doug Ford
08/23 Rubber City Open Invitational Tom Nieporte 267 -17 3 2,800.00 Bob Goalby
08/30 Miller Open Invitational Gene Littler 265 N/A 1 5,300.00 Ted Kroll,Bob Rosburg,Bo Wininger
09/07 Kansas City Open Invitational Dow Finsterwald * 275 N/A 0 2,800.00 Don Fairfield
09/14 Dallas Open Invitational Julius Boros 274 -10 1 3,500.00 Dow Finsterwald,Earl Stewart,Bo Wininger
09/20 El Paso Open Marty Furgol 273 N/A 4 2,800.00 Jay Hebert,Ernie Vossler
09/27 Golden Gate Championship Mason Rudolph 275 N/A 2 6,400.00 Dow Finsterwald,Bob Goalby
10/04 Portland Centennial Open Invitational Billy Casper 269 N/A 3 2,800.00 Bob Duden,Dave Ragan
10/11 Hesperia Open Invitational Eric Monti 271 N/A 4 2,000.00 Bob Duden,Jack Fleck,Jay Hebert
10/18 Orange County Open Invitational Jay Hebert 273 N/A 2 2,000.00 Jack Fleck,Jerry Magee
11/01 El Dorado Professional-Member * 

 		 138 N/A 3 675.00 
675.00		 Eric Brown
11/04 El Dorado Professional-Celebrity Christy O'Connor Sr 068 N/A 1 200.00 Jay Hebert,Dave Thomas,Art Wall
11/08 Mexican National Open Angel Miguel 273 N/A 1 2,000.00 Tommy Jacobs
11/15 Lafayette Open Invitational Billy Casper 273 N/A 4 2,000.00 George Bayer
11/22 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Billy Casper 280 N/A 2 2,000.00 Wes Ellis,Dave Ragan
11/29 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Arnold Palmer * 281 N/A 0 2,000.00 Gay Brewer,Pete Cooper
12/06 Coral Gables Open Invitational Doug Sanders 273 N/A 3 2,800.00 Dow Finsterwald

* indicates a playoff.