Golf tour season
Duration | January 6, 1961 (1961-01-06) β December 10, 1961 (1961-12-10) |
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Number of official events | 48 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
PGA Player of the: Year | ![]() |
β 1960 1962 β |
The 1961 PGA Tour was theββ46th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the "United States."
Scheduleβ»
The following table lists official events during the 1961 season.
Unofficial eventsβ»
The following events were sanctioned by, "the PGA Tour." But did not carry official money, "nor were wins official."
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
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Oct 14 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | ![]() |
Team event |
Jun 4 | Canada Cup | Puerto Rico | 6,300 | ![]() ![]() |
Team event |
Canada Cup Individual Trophy | ![]() |
Money listβ»
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
64,540 |
2 | ![]() |
61,091 |
3 | ![]() |
57,428 |
4 | ![]() |
37,767 |
5 | ![]() |
35,583 |
6 | ![]() |
33,268 |
7 | ![]() |
31,150 |
8 | ![]() |
30,919 |
9 | ![]() |
29,246 |
10 | ![]() |
28,335 |
Awardsβ»
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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PGA Player of the Year | ![]() |
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Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | ![]() |
Notesβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1961 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 623β30. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ^ "Gary Player Top Money Winner". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Associated Press. December 15, 1961. p. 32. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Pro Golfers Vote Barber Top Player". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 8, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Arnold Palmer Wins Golf's Vardon Trophy". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. December 24, 1961. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.