Year: | 1965 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 40 |
Most Wins: | Jack Nicklaus (5) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Jack Nicklaus |
Honor2: | PGA Player of the Year |
Honoree2: | Dave Marr |
Prevseason: | 1964 |
Nextseason: | 1966 |
The 1965 PGA Tour was the 50th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1965 season.[1] [2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes | |
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Jan 11 | California | 70,000 | Paul Harney (5) | |||
Jan 17 | California | 39,000 | Wes Ellis (3) | |||
Jan 24 | California | 84,500 | Bruce Crampton (4) | Pro-Am | ||
Jan 31 | California | 57,000 | George Archer (1) | |||
Feb 7 | California | 80,000 | Billy Casper (25) | Pro-Am | ||
Feb 14 | Arizona | 65,000 | Rod Funseth (1) | |||
Feb 21 | Arizona | 46,000 | Bob Charles (3) | |||
Mar 7 | Florida | 50,000 | Doug Sanders (13) | |||
Mar 14 | Florida | 70,000 | Doug Sanders (14) | |||
Mar 21 | Florida | 57,500 | Bert Weaver (1) | |||
Mar 28 | North Carolina | 28,750 | Dick Hart (1) | |||
Apr 4 | North Carolina | 70,000 | Sam Snead (82) | |||
Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 100,000 | Jack Nicklaus (13) | Major championship | |
Apr 18 | Texas | 75,000 | Bobby Nichols (6) | |||
Apr 25 | Texas | 50,000 | Frank Beard (2) | |||
May 2 | Nevada | 70,000 | Arnold Palmer (45) | Winners-only event | ||
May 11 | Texas | 100,000 | Bruce Crampton (5) | Invitational | ||
May 16 | Louisiana | 100,000 | Dick Mayer (7) | |||
May 23 | Tennessee | 60,000 | Jack Nicklaus (14) | |||
May 30 | Indiana | 87,000 | Bruce Crampton (6) | |||
Jun 6 | Michigan | 100,000 | Tony Lema (10) | |||
Jun 13 | Ohio | 135,000 | Dan Sikes (2) | |||
Jun 21 | U.S. Open | Missouri | 125,000 | Gary Player (10) | Major championship | |
Jun 27 | Minnesota | 100,000 | Raymond Floyd (2) | |||
Jul 4 | Illinois | 70,000 | Billy Casper (26) | |||
Jul 9 | The Open Championship | England | £10,000 | Peter Thomson (6) | Major championship | |
Jul 17 | Canada | 100,000 | Gene Littler (20) | |||
Jul 25 | Connecticut | 70,000 | Billy Casper (27) | |||
Aug 1 | New York | 100,000 | Jack Nicklaus (15) | |||
Aug 8 | Pennsylvania | 125,000 | Jack Nicklaus (16) | |||
Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Pennsylvania | 150,000 | Dave Marr (3) | Major championship | |
Aug 23 | Massachusetts | 175,000 | Tony Lema (11) | |||
Aug 29 | Ohio | 100,000 | Al Geiberger (3) | |||
Sep 5 | Oklahoma | 50,000 | Jack Rule Jr. (2) | |||
Sep 19 | Oregon | 50,000 | Jack Nicklaus (17) | |||
Sep 26 | Washington | 45,000 | Gay Brewer (5) | |||
Oct 23 | Nevada | 100,000 | Billy Casper (28) | |||
Oct 31 | California | 46,000 | Bobby Verwey (1) | |||
Nov 7 | Hawaii | 45,000 | Gay Brewer (6) | |||
Nov 28 | Louisiana | 32,000 | Babe Hiskey (1) |
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 | |
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Oct 3 | Canada Cup | Spain | n/a | Harold Henning and Gary Player | Team event | |
Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Gary Player | |||||
Oct 9 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 140,752 | ||
2 | 101,816 | ||
3 | 99,931 | ||
4 | 72,182 | ||
5 | 69,964 | ||
6 | 67,657 | ||
7 | 63,375 | ||
8 | 59,699 | ||
9 | 58,898 | ||
10 | 57,770 |
Award | Winner | ||
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