1965 PGA Tour

The 1965 PGA Tour was the 50th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

1965 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08) – November 28, 1965 (1965-11-28)
Number of official events	40
Most wins	Jack Nicklaus (5)
Money list	Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year	Dave Marr
← 1964 1966 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1965 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	Notes
Jan 11	Los Angeles Open	California	70,000	Paul Harney (5)
Jan 17	San Diego Open Invitational	California	39,000	Wes Ellis (3)
Jan 24	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	California	84,500	Bruce Crampton (4)	Pro-Am
Jan 31	Lucky International Open	California	57,000	George Archer (1)
Feb 7	Bob Hope Desert Classic	California	80,000	Billy Casper (25)	Pro-Am
Feb 14	Phoenix Open Invitational	Arizona	65,000	Rod Funseth (1)
Feb 21	Tucson Open Invitational	Arizona	46,000	Bob Charles (3)
Mar 7	Pensacola Open Invitational	Florida	50,000	Doug Sanders (13)
Mar 14	Doral Open Invitational	Florida	70,000	Doug Sanders (14)
Mar 21	Jacksonville Open	Florida	57,500	Bert Weaver (1)
Mar 28	Azalea Open Invitational	North Carolina	28,750	Dick Hart (1)
Apr 4	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	70,000	Sam Snead (82)
Apr 11	Masters Tournament	Georgia	100,000	Jack Nicklaus (13)	Major championship
Apr 18	Houston Classic	Texas	75,000	Bobby Nichols (6)
Apr 25	Texas Open Invitational	Texas	50,000	Frank Beard (2)
May 2	Tournament of Champions	Nevada	70,000	Arnold Palmer (45)	Winners-only event
May 11	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	100,000	Bruce Crampton (5)	Invitational
May 16	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	Louisiana	100,000	Dick Mayer (7)
May 23	Memphis Open Invitational	Tennessee	60,000	Jack Nicklaus (14)
May 30	500 Festival Open Invitation	Indiana	87,000	Bruce Crampton (6)
Jun 6	Buick Open Invitational	Michigan	100,000	Tony Lema (10)
Jun 13	Cleveland Open Invitational	Ohio	135,000	Dan Sikes (2)
Jun 21	U.S. Open	Missouri	125,000	Gary Player (10)	Major championship
Jun 27	St. Paul Open Invitational	Minnesota	100,000	Raymond Floyd (2)
Jul 4	Western Open	Illinois	70,000	Billy Casper (26)
Jul 9	The Open Championship	England	£10,000	Peter Thomson (6)	Major championship[b]
Jul 17	Canadian Open	Canada	100,000	Gene Littler (20)
Jul 25	Insurance City Open Invitational	Connecticut	70,000	Billy Casper (27)
Aug 1	Thunderbird Classic	New York	100,000	Jack Nicklaus (15)
Aug 8	Philadelphia Golf Classic	Pennsylvania	125,000	Jack Nicklaus (16)
Aug 15	PGA Championship	Pennsylvania	150,000	Dave Marr (3)	Major championship
Aug 23	Carling World Open	Massachusetts	175,000	Tony Lema (11)
Aug 29	American Golf Classic	Ohio	100,000	Al Geiberger (3)
Sep 5	Oklahoma City Open Invitational	Oklahoma	50,000	Jack Rule Jr. (2)
Sep 19	Portland Open Invitational	Oregon	50,000	Jack Nicklaus (17)
Sep 26	Greater Seattle Open Invitational	Washington	45,000	Gay Brewer (5)
Oct 23	Sahara Invitational	Nevada	100,000	Billy Casper (28)
Oct 31	Almaden Open Invitational	California	46,000	Bobby Verwey (1)
Nov 7	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	45,000	Gay Brewer (6)
Nov 28	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	Louisiana	32,000	Babe Hiskey (1)

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
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

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	140,752
2	Tony Lema	101,816
3	Billy Casper	99,931
4	Doug Sanders	72,182
5	Gary Player	69,964
6	Bruce Devlin	67,657
7	Dave Marr	63,375
8	Al Geiberger	59,699
9	Gene Littler	58,898
10	Arnold Palmer	57,770

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Dave Marr	[4]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)	Billy Casper	[5]

Notes

1. 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.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.