1960 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 21–24, 1960 |
Location | Akron, Ohio |
Course(s) |
Firestone Country Club South Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,165 yards (6,552 m)[1] |
Field |
183 players, 95 after 1st cut 60 after 2nd cut |
Cut |
151 (+11) (1st cut) 224 (+14) (2nd cut) |
Prize fund | $63,130[2] |
Winner's share | $11,000 |
Champion | |
Jay Hebert | |
281 (+1) | |
«1959 1961» |
The 1960 PGA Championship was the 42nd PGA Championship, played July 21–24 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Jay Hebert won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Ferrier, the 1947 champion.[3] Only one player broke par in the final round; Wes Ellis shot 69 (−1) and finished in sixth place.[4] Hebert's younger brother Lionel won the title in 1957, the last PGA Championship contested in match play format.
Third round leader Doug Sanders shot 73 (+3) on Sunday and finished two strokes back in a tie for third.
Two-time champion Ben Hogan played in the PGA Championship for the first time since his match play victory in 1948. A third round 78 (+8) left him at 225 (+15) and he missed the 54-hole cut by one stroke.[5]
Attendance figures were 14,141 for Sunday's final round, with a four-day total of 53,509.[1]
This was the first of three PGA Championships at the South Course, which later hosted in 1966 and 1975. It is the current venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976 as the World Series of Golf on the PGA Tour. The American Golf Classic was held at Firestone from 1961 to 1976.
Past champions in the field
Made both cuts
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Ferrier | Australia United States | 1947 | 71 | 74 | 66 | 71 | 282 | +2 | 2 |
Sam Snead | United States | 1942, 1949, 1951 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 283 | +3 | T3 |
Doug Ford | United States | 1955 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 286 | +6 | T7 |
Dow Finsterwald | United States | 1958 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 291 | +11 | T15 |
Lionel Hebert | United States | 1957 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 292 | +12 | T18 |
Walter Burkemo | United States | 1953 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 294 | +14 | T24 |
Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 1956 | 73 | 72 | 78 | 72 | 295 | +15 | T29 |
Chick Harbert | United States | 1954 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 296 | +16 | T32 |
Henry Picard | United States | 1939 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 296 | +16 | T32 |
Jim Turnesa | United States | 1952 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 296 | +16 | T32 |
Missed the second cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Hogan | United States | 1946, 1948 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 225 | +15 |
Bob Rosburg | United States | 1959 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 226 | +16 |
Missed the first cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chandler Harper | United States | 1950 | 76 | 76 | 152 | +12 |
Vic Ghezzi | United States | 1941 | 76 | 79 | 155 | +15 |
Denny Shute | United States | 1936, 1937 | 78 | 80 | 158 | +18 |
Source:[2]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 21, 1960
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 67 | −3 |
2 | Sam Snead | United States | 68 | −2 |
T3 | Fred Haas | United States | 69 | −1 |
Paul Harney | United States | |||
T5 | Don Fairfield | United States | 70 | E |
Don January | United States | |||
Doug Sanders | United States | |||
T8 | George Bayer | United States | 71 | +1 |
Al Besselink | United States | |||
Bill Collins | United States | |||
Jim Ferree | United States | |||
Jim Ferrier | Australia United States | |||
Ed Griffiths | United States | |||
Bob Harris | United States | |||
John O'Donnell | United States | |||
Ernie Vossler | United States | |||
Don Whitt | United States |
Second round
Friday, July 22, 1960
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jay Hebert | United States | 72-67=139 | −1 |
2 | Don January | United States | 70-70=140 | E |
T3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 67-74=141 | +1 |
Doug Sanders | United States | 70-71=141 | ||
Sam Snead | United States | 68-73=141 | ||
T6 | Fred Hawkins | United States | 73-69=142 | +2 |
John O'Donnell | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
Ken Venturi | United States | 70-72=142 | ||
9 | Mason Rudolph | United States | 72-71=143 | +3 |
T10 | George Bayer | United States | 71-73=144 | +4 |
Tommy Bolt | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
Wes Ellis | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
Ted Kroll | United States | 73-71=144 | ||
Gene Littler | United States | 74-70=144 |
Third round
Saturday, July 23, 1960
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doug Sanders | United States | 70-71-69=210 | E |
T3 | Jim Ferrier | Australia United States | 71-74-66=211 | +1 |
Jay Hebert | United States | 72-67-72=211 | ||
Sam Snead | United States | 68-73-70=211 | ||
5 | Don January | United States | 70-70-72=212 | +2 |
T6 | Doug Ford | United States | 75-70-69=214 | +4 |
Fred Hawkins | United States | 73-69-72=214 | ||
T8 | Dow Finsterwald | United States | 73-73-69=215 | +5 |
Dave Marr | United States | 75-71-69=215 | ||
Ken Venturi | United States | 70-72-73=215 |
Final round
Sunday, July 24, 1960
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jay Hebert | United States | 72-67-72-70=281 | +1 | 11,000 |
2 | Jim Ferrier | Australia United States | 71-74-66-71=282 | +2 | 5,500 |
T3 | Doug Sanders | United States | 70-71-69-73=283 | +3 | 3,350 |
Sam Snead | United States | 68-73-70-72=283 | |||
5 | Don January | United States | 70-70-72-72=284 | +4 | 2,800 |
6 | Wes Ellis | United States | 72-72-72-69=285 | +5 | 2,500 |
T7 | Doug Ford | United States | 75-70-69-72=286 | +6 | 2,125 |
Arnold Palmer | United States | 67-74-75-70=286 | |||
9 | Ken Venturi | United States | 70-72-73-72=287 | +7 | 1,900 |
T10 | Fred Hawkins | United States | 73-69-72-74=288 | +8 | 1,750 |
Dave Marr | United States | 75-71-69-73=288 |
References
- 1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert rallies to win PGA with 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 20, 23.
- 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1960 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ↑ Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'A-Bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ↑ "Jay Hebert wins PGA Championship". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1960. p. 17.
- ↑ "Sanders fires 67 (69) for lead in PGA as Palmer falters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 24, 1960. p. 1B.
- ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (July 22, 1960). "Palmer's sizzling 67 leads way in PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18.
- ↑ "First round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 22, 1960. p. 19.
- ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (July 23, 1960). "Jay Hebert fires 67, leads PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
- ↑ "Second round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 23, 1960. p. 20.
- ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (July 24, 1960). "Sanders leads PGA with 210". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1, section 2.
- ↑ "Third round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 24, 1960. p. 1, section 2.
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- About.com – 1960 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1960 PGA Championship
Preceded by 1960 Open Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1961 Masters |
Coordinates: 41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W