1958 PGA Tour

1958 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 3, 1958 (1958-01-03) – December 14, 1958 (1958-12-14)
Number of official events	45
Most wins	Ken Venturi (4)
Money list	Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the Year	Dow Finsterwald
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The 1958 PGA Tour was the 43rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1958 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	Notes
Jan 6	Los Angeles Open	California	35,000	Frank Stranahan (6)
Jan 12	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship	California	50,000	Billy Casper (4)	Pro-Am
Jan 20	Tijuana Open Invitational	Mexico	20,000	Dutch Harrison (18)
Jan 26	Thunderbird Invitational	California	15,000	Ken Venturi (3)
Jan 29	Phoenix Open Invitational	Arizona	15,000	Ken Venturi (4)
Feb 9	Tucson Open Invitational	Arizona	15,000	Lionel Hebert (2)
Feb 16	Texas Open Invitational	Texas	15,000	Bill Johnston (1)
Feb 24	Houston Open	Texas	30,000	Ed Oliver (8)
Mar 2	Baton Rouge Open Invitational	Louisiana	15,000	Ken Venturi (5)
Mar 11	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	Louisiana	20,000	Billy Casper (5)
Mar 16	Pensacola Open Invitational	Florida	15,000	Doug Ford (13)
Mar 23	St. Petersburg Open Invitational	Florida	15,000	Arnold Palmer (8)
Mar 30	Azalea Open Invitational	North Carolina	15,000	Howie Johnson (1)
Apr 6	Masters Tournament	Georgia	60,000	Arnold Palmer (9)	Major championship
Apr 13	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	15,000	Bob Goalby (1)
Apr 20	Kentucky Derby Open	Kentucky	20,000	Gary Player (1)
Apr 27	Tournament of Champions	Nevada	20,000	Stan Leonard (2)	Winners-only event
Apr 27	Lafayette Open Invitational	Louisiana	15,000	Jay Hebert (9)	New tournament Alternate event
May 4	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	25,000	Tommy Bolt (12)	Invitational
May 11	Arlington Hotel Open	Arkansas	20,000	Julius Boros (6)
May 18	Memphis Open	Tennessee	20,000	Billy Maxwell (4)	New tournament
May 25	Kansas City Open	Missouri	20,000	Ernie Vossler (1)
Jun 1	Western Open	Michigan	25,000	Doug Sanders (2)
Jun 8	Dallas Open Invitational	Texas	25,000	Sam Snead (72)
Jun 14	U.S. Open	Oklahoma	35,000	Tommy Bolt (13)	Major championship
Jun 23	Buick Open Invitational	Michigan	57,000	Billy Casper (6)	New tournament
Jun 30	Pepsi Championship	New York	52,000	Arnold Palmer (10)	New tournament
Jul 4	The Open Championship	England	£4,850	Peter Thomson (5)	Major championship^[b]
Jul 6	Rubber City Open Invitational	Ohio	20,000	Art Wall Jr. (5)
Jul 13	Insurance City Open Invitational	Connecticut	25,000	Jack Burke Jr. (13)
Jul 20	PGA Championship	Pennsylvania	40,000	Dow Finsterwald (4)	Major championship
Jul 27	Eastern Open Invitational	Maryland	20,000	Art Wall Jr. (6)
Aug 4	Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational	Illinois	50,000	Ken Venturi (6)
Aug 11	Miller Open Invitational	Wisconsin	35,000	Cary Middlecoff (37)
Aug 17	St. Paul Open Invitational	Minnesota	25,000	Mike Souchak (7)
Aug 23	Canadian Open	Canada	25,000	Wes Ellis (1)
Sep 1	Vancouver Open Invitational	Canada	42,000	Jim Ferree (1)	New tournament
Sep 8	Utah Open	Utah	15,000	Dow Finsterwald (5)
Sep 14	Denver Open	Colorado	20,000	Tommy Jacobs (1)
Sep 21	Hesperia Open Invitational	California	15,000	John McMullin (1)
Nov 9	Carling Open Invitational	Georgia	25,000	Julius Boros (7)
Nov 16	Havana International	Cuba	45,000	George Bayer (2)
Nov 23	West Palm Beach Open Invitational	Florida	15,000	Pete Cooper (5)
Nov 30	Havana Invitational	Cuba	15,000	Billy Casper (n/a)	Pro-Am^[c]
Dec 14	Mayfair Inn Open	Florida	15,000	George Bayer (3)

Unofficial events

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
Nov 23	Canada Cup	Mexico	n/a	Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr	Team event
Nov 23	Canada Cup Individual Trophy	Mexico	n/a	Ángel Miguel

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[2]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Arnold Palmer	42,608
2	Billy Casper	41,324
3	Ken Venturi	36,268
4	Dow Finsterwald	35,393
5	Art Wall Jr.	29,841
6	Julius Boros	29,817
7	Tommy Bolt	26,941
8	Jay Hebert	26,385
9	Bob Rosburg	25,171
10	Doug Ford	21,875

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Dow Finsterwald	^[3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Bob Rosburg	^[4]

Notes

^ 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.
^ Official money; unofficial win.

References

^ "PGA 1958 Recap". Kronish Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "Palmer Shows Best At Golf Pay Window". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 21, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Finsterwald Voted Golfer of the Year". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 28, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wood, Hal (December 23, 1958). "Major Leagues Sparked Coast's Top Sports Year | Rosburg Wins Trophy". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. United Press International. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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