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1961 PGA RECAP  

FINAL ROUND

DATE

 Tournament COURSE WINNER
1/9 Los Angeles Open Rancho Municpal G.C.
Los Angeles , CA		 Bob Goalby       
1/15 San Diego Open Mission Valley C.C. , San Diego, CA Arnold Palmer
1/22 Bing Crosby Pro-Am   Bob Rosburg      
1/29 San Francisco Open   Gary Player
2/5 Palm Springs Classic   Billy Maxwell
2/13 Phoenix Open Phoenix C.C. , Phoenix, Ariz. Arnold Palmer
2/19 Home of the Sun Invitational El Rio G & CC , Tucson, Ariz. Dave Hill
2/26 Baton Rouge Open   Arnold Palmer
3/5 New Orleans Open   Doug Sanders    
3/12 Pensacola Open Invitational   Tommy Bolt
3/19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational   Bob Goalby 
3/19 Gulf Coast Open New Orleans Buster Cupit
3/26 Sunshine Open Invitational   Gary Player
4/2

Azalea Open Invitational

   Jerry Barber
4/10 The Masters    Gary Player
4/16 Greensboro Classic   Mike Souchak        
4/23 Houston  Classic   Jay Hebert     
4/30 Texas Open   Arnold Palmer
5/7 Tournament Of Champions Desert Inn C.C. , Las Vegas Sam Snead       
5/14 The Colonial   Doug Sanders       
5/21 Hot Springs Open Hot Springs, AR Doug Sanders       
5/21 Sam Snead Golf Festival White Sulphur Springs, WV Sam Snead
5/27 Speedway Festival Indianapolis Doug Ford
6/4 MEMPHIS INVITATIONAL OPEN   Cary Middlecoff
6/18 U.S. Open    Gene Littler
6/25 Western Open   Arnold Palmer
7/3 Buick Open Invitational   Jack Burke, Jr 
7/9 St. Paul Open   Don January
7/15 British Open   Arnold Palmer
7/15 Canadian Open   Jack Cupit     
7/23 Milwaukee Open   Bruce Crampton
7/31 PGA Championship   Jerry Barber
8/6 Eastern Open Pineridge

Baltimore,MD

 Doug Sanders 
8/13 INSURANCE CITY OPEN   Billy Maxwell
8/20 Carling Open Indian Spring CC

Silver Spring,MD

 Gay Brewer Jr.
8/27 American Golf Classic Firestone

Akron, OH

 Jay Hebert
9/4 DALLAS OPEN   Earl Stewart, Jr.   
9/10 Denver Open   Dave Hill
9/17 Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational   Dave Marr
9/24 Portland Open Invitational   Billy Casper   Jr.
10/1 Bakersfield Open   Jack Fleck
10/8 Hesperia Invitational   Tony Lema 
10/15 Ontario Open Whispering Lakes

Ontario, CA

 Eric Monti
10/22 Orange County Open Mesa Verde, CC

Costa Mesa,CA

 Bob McCallister
11/5 Almaden Open San Jose,CA Jim Ferrier
11/12 Beaumont Open Beaumont , TX Joe Campbell
11/12 Gardena Open Gardena,CA Jimmy Clark
11/19 Cajun Classic Lafayette, LA Doug Sanders 
11/26 Mobile Open Mobile,AL Gay Brewer Jr.
12/3 West Palm Beach   Gay Brewer Jr.
12/10 Coral Gables Open   George Knudson
te Tournament Winner Score To Par Margin Winnings Runners Up
01/09 Los Angeles Open Bob Goalby 275 - 9 3 7,500.00 Eric Brown,Art Wall
01/15 San Diego Open Invitational Arnold Palmer * 271 -17 0 2,800.00 Al Balding
01/22 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Bob Rosburg 282 - 6 1 5,300.00 Roberto De Vicenzo,Dave Ragan
01/29 Lucky International Open Gary Player 272 N/A 2 9,000.00 George Bayer,Don Whitt
02/05 Palm Springs Golf Classic Billy Maxwell 345 -15 2 5,300.00 Doug Sanders
02/12 Phoenix Open Invitational Arnold Palmer * 270 -10 0 4,300.00 Doug Sanders
02/12 Panama Open Invitational Pete Cooper 273 N/A 5 1,200.00 Ernie Vossler
02/19 Home of the Sun Open Dave Hill * 269 N/A 0 2,800.00 Tommy Bolt,Bud Sullivan
02/19 Maracaibo Open Invitational Don Whitt 283 N/A 1 1,200.00 Roberto De Vicenzo
02/26 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Arnold Palmer 266 N/A 7 2,800.00 Wes Ellis
02/26 Caracas Open Invitational Don Whitt 272 N/A 8 1,200.00 Joe Moore, Jr.
03/05 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Doug Sanders 272 -16 5 4,300.00 Gay Brewer,Mac Main
03/05 Puerto Rico Open Invitational Billy Maxwell 273 N/A 7 1,200.00 Roberto De Vicenzo
03/12 Pensacola Open Invitational Tommy Bolt 275 -13 2 2,800.00 Gary Player
03/12 Jamaica Open Invitational Jim Ferree 275 N/A 6 1,200.00 Roberto De Vicenzo,Ernie Vossler
03/13 Eglin Afb Professional-Amateur * 

 		 066 N/A 3 277.50 
277.50		 Gay Brewer,Pat Schwab
03/19 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Bob Goalby 261 N/A 3 2,800.00 Ted Kroll
03/26 Sunshine Open Invitational Gary Player 273 N/A 1 3,500.00 Arnold Palmer
03/28 Seminole Pro-Amateur * 

 		 138 N/A 5 900.00 
900.00		 Julius Boros,Gay Brewer,Doug Ford,Tom Nieporte,Sam Snead
04/02 Azalea Open Invitational Jerry Barber * 213 - 3 0 1,206.00 Chandler Harper
04/10 Masters Tournament Gary Player 280 - 8 1 20,000.00 Charles Coe,Arnold Palmer
04/16 Greater Greensboro Open Mike Souchak 276 - 8 7 3,200.00 Sam Snead
04/23 Houston Classic Jay Hebert * 276 - 8 0 7,000.00 Ken Venturi
04/30 Texas Open Invitational Arnold Palmer 270 -10 1 4,300.00 Al Balding
05/07 Waco Turner Open Invitational Butch Baird 281 N/A 1 2,800.00 Rex Baxter
05/07 Tournament of Champions Sam Snead 273 -15 7 10,000.00 Tommy Bolt
05/14 Colonial National Invitation Doug Sanders 281 + 1 1 7,000.00 Kel Nagle
05/21 Hot Springs Open Invitational Doug Sanders 273 N/A 1 2,800.00 Dave Ragan,Jerry Steelsmith
05/21 Sam Snead Festival Sam Snead 266 N/A 1 2,000.00 Stan Leonard
05/28 500 Festival Open Invitation Doug Ford * 273 -11 0 9,000.00 Arnold Palmer
06/04 Memphis Open Invitational Cary Middlecoff 266 -14 5 4,300.00 Gardner Dickinson,Mike Souchak
06/17 U.S. Open Championship Gene Littler 281 + 1 1 14,000.00 Bob Goalby,Doug Sanders
06/25 Western Open Arnold Palmer 271 -13 2 5,000.00 Sam Snead
06/26 Rheingold Pro-Celebrity Invitational Dick Mayer 066 N/A 1 1,500.00 Jim Ferree
07/02 Buick Open Invitational Jack Burke, Jr. * 284 N/A 0 9,000.00 Billy Casper,Johnny Pott
07/09 St. Paul Open Invitational Don January 269 N/A 1 4,300.00 Buster Cupit
07/14 The Open Championship Arnold Palmer 284 -12 1   Dai Rees
07/15 Canadian Open Jacky Cupit 270 -10 5 4,300.00 Buster Cupit,Dow Finsterwald,Bobby Nichols
07/23 Milwaukee Open Invitational Bruce Crampton 272 N/A 1 4,300.00 Gay Brewer,Bob Goalby
07/24 Edgewater Professional-Amateur * 

 		 066 N/A 1 462.50 
462.50		 Gay Brewer,Ken Venturi,Don Whitt
07/30 PGA Championship Jerry Barber * 277 - 3 0 11,000.00 Don January
07/31 Children's Memorial Hospital Pro-Am Mason Rudolph 065 N/A 2 1,135.00 Bill Collins,Gary Player,Johnny Pott,Dave Ragan,Mike Souchak
08/06 Eastern Open Invitational Doug Sanders 275 N/A 1 5,300.00 Ken Venturi
08/07 Piping Rock Pro-Amateur Bob Rosburg 066 N/A 1 500.00 Johnny Pott
08/08 Apawamis Professional-Amateur Wes Ellis 063 N/A 4 750.00 George Bayer,Jay Hebert,Bobby Nichols,Bob Rosburg
08/13 Insurance City Open Invitational Billy Maxwell * 271 -13 0 4,300.00 Ted Kroll
08/20 Carling Open Invitational Gay Brewer 277 N/A 1 5,300.00 Billy Maxwell
08/27 American Golf Classic Jay Hebert * 278 - 6 0 9,000.00 Gary Player
09/04 Dallas Open Invitational Earl Stewart 278 - 6 1 4,300.00 Gay Brewer,Arnold Palmer,Doug Sanders
09/10 Denver Open Invitational Dave Hill 263 -21 6 3,500.00 Bob Goalby,Art Wall
09/17 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Dave Marr * 265 N/A 0 3,500.00 Jacky Cupit,Bob Rosburg
09/24 Portland Open Invitational Billy Casper 273 N/A 1 3,500.00 Dave Hill
10/01 Bakersfield Open Jack Fleck * 276 N/A 0 3,500.00 Bob Rosburg
10/08 Hesperia Invitational Tony Lema 138 N/A 3 1,200.00 Jerry Steelsmith
10/14 Ryder Cyp Matches   138 N/A 3   Jerry Steelsmith
10/15 Ontario Open Eric Monti * 277 N/A 0 2,800.00 George Bayer,Bobby Nichols
10/22 Orange County Open Invitational Bob McCallister 278 N/A 2 2,400.00 Jacky Cupit,Don Fairfield,Marty Furgol,Al Geiberger,Phil Rodgers
10/26 Sahara Professional-Amateur Phil Rodgers 203 N/A 2 1,500.00 Billy Maxwell,Bob McCallister
10/29 Borrego Springs Pro-Am Bob Rosburg 138 N/A 2 750.00 Gene Littler,Bob Shave, Jr.
11/05 Almaden Open Invitational Jim Ferrier 279 N/A 1 1,200.00 Bob Rosburg
11/12 Beaumont Open Invitational Joe Campbell 277 -11 1 2,800.00 Bert Weaver
11/19 Cajun Classic Open Invitational Doug Sanders 270 N/A 6 2,000.00 Ken Still
11/26 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational Gay Brewer 275 N/A 1 2,000.00 Johnny Pott
12/03 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Gay Brewer 274 N/A 4 2,800.00 Arnold Palmer
12/10 Coral Gables Open Invitational George Knudson 273 N/A 1 2,800.00 Gay Brewer

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