The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 7
Los Angeles Open
California
50,000
Arnold Palmer (36)
Jan 13
San Diego Open Invitational
California
25,000
Gary Player (7)
Jan 20
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
California
50,000
Billy Casper (19)
Pro-Am
Jan 27
Lucky International Open
California
50,000
Jack Burke Jr. (16)
Feb 4
Palm Springs Golf Classic
California
50,000
Jack Nicklaus (4)
Pro-Am
Feb 12
Phoenix Open Invitational
Arizona
35,000
Arnold Palmer (37)
Feb 17
Tucson Open Invitational
Arizona
25,000
Don January (4)
Mar 4
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
Louisiana
40,000
Bo Wininger (6)
Mar 10
Pensacola Open Invitational
Florida
25,000
Arnold Palmer (38)
Mar 17
St. Petersburg Open Invitational
Florida
25,000
Raymond Floyd (1)
Mar 24
Doral C.C. Open Invitational
Florida
50,000
Dan Sikes (1)
Mar 31
Azalea Open
North Carolina
20,000
Jerry Barber (7)
Apr 7
Masters Tournament
Georgia
112,500
Jack Nicklaus (5)
Major championship
Apr 14
Greater Greensboro Open
North Carolina
35,000
Doug Sanders (12)
Apr 21
Houston Classic
Texas
50,000
Bob Charles (1)
Apr 28
Texas Open Invitational
Texas
30,000
Phil Rodgers (3)
May 5
Tournament of Champions
Nevada
60,000
Jack Nicklaus (6)
Winners-only event
May 5
Waco Turner Open
Oklahoma
20,000
Gay Brewer (4)
Alternate event
May 12
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
60,000
Julius Boros (10)
Invitational
May 19
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
Oklahoma
35,000
Don Fairfield (3)
May 27
Memphis Open Invitational
Tennessee
50,000
Tony Lema (4)
Jun 3
500 Festival Open Invitation
Indiana
55,000
Dow Finsterwald (11)
Jun 9
Buick Open Invitational
Michigan
50,000
Julius Boros (11)
Jun 16
Thunderbird Classic Invitational
New York
100,000
Arnold Palmer (39)
Jun 23
U.S. Open
Massachusetts
90,000
Julius Boros (12)
Major championship
Jul 1
Cleveland Open Invitational
Ohio
110,000
Arnold Palmer (40)
New tournament
Jul 6
Canadian Open
Canada
50,000
Doug Ford (19)
Jul 13
The Open Championship
England
£8,500
Bob Charles (2)
Major championship [ b]
Jul 14
Hot Springs Open Invitational
Arkansas
25,000
Dave Hill (3)
Alternate event
Jul 21
PGA Championship
Texas
80,000
Jack Nicklaus (7)
Major championship
Jul 29
Western Open
Illinois
55,000
Arnold Palmer (41)
Aug 4
St. Paul Open Invitational
Minnesota
35,000
Jack Rule Jr. (1)
Aug 18
Insurance City Open Invitational
Connecticut
40,000
Billy Casper (20)
Aug 25
American Golf Classic
Ohio
50,000
Johnny Pott (4)
Sep 1
Denver Open Invitational
Colorado
35,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)
Sep 8
Utah Open
Utah
40,000
Tommy Jacobs (3)
Sep 15
Seattle Open Invitational
Washington
35,000
Bobby Nichols (3)
Sep 22
Portland Open Invitational
Oregon
30,000
George Knudson (2)
Oct 6
Whitemarsh Open Invitational
Pennsylvania
125,000
Arnold Palmer (42)
New tournament
Oct 20
Sahara Invitational
Nevada
70,000
Jack Nicklaus (8)
Oct 27
Fig Garden Village Open Invitational
California
25,000
Mason Rudolph (2)
New tournament
Nov 3
Almaden Open Invitational
California
25,000
Al Geiberger (2)
Nov 10
Frank Sinatra Open Invitational
California
50,000
Frank Beard (1)
New tournament
Nov 24
Cajun Classic Open Invitational
Louisiana
20,000
Rex Baxter (1)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Arnold Palmer
128,230
2
Jack Nicklaus
100,050
3
Julius Boros
77,357
4
Tony Lema
67,113
5
Gary Player
55,455
6
Dow Finsterwald
49,863
7
Mason Rudolph
39,120
8
Al Geiberger
34,126
9
Don January
33,755
10
Bobby Nichols
33,605
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ "1963 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. 637–43. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8 .
^ "Bill Casper Wins Award" . Youngstown Vindicator . Youngstown, Ohio. Associated Press. December 8, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved March 19, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Boros Is Golf Player Of Year" . The Modesto Bee . Modesto, California. Associated Press. November 29, 1963. p. B-8. Retrieved February 12, 2013 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Casper Nips Arnie For Vardon Trophy" . Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, New York. December 8, 1963. p. 2B. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.