1960 PGA Championship

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.[1][3][4] Only one player broke par in the final round; Wes Ellis shot 69 (−1) and finished in sixth place.[5] Hebert's younger brother Lionel won the title in 1957, the last PGA Championship contested in match play format.

1960 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1960
LocationAkron, Ohio
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Statistics
Par70
Length7,165 yards (6,552 m)[1]
Field183 players,
95 after 1st cut
60 after 2nd cut
Cut151 (+11) (1st cut)
224 (+14) (2nd cut)
Prize fund$63,130[2]
Winner's share$11,000
Champion
Jay Hebert
281 (+1)
Akron
Location in the United States
Akron
Location in Ohio

Third round leader Doug Sanders shot 73 (+3) on Sunday and finished two strokes back in a tie for third. Arnold Palmer, reigning champion of the Masters and U.S. Open, carded a triple-bogey eight on the 16th hole on Saturday,[6] and finished five strokes back.[1][3]

Palmer was attempting to win a third major in 1960; in addition to his wins at the Masters and U.S. Open, he was runner-up by a stroke at the British Open at St Andrews. At Firestone, Palmer opened with a 67 for the first round lead,[7][8][9] but fell off the pace late on Saturday and tied for seventh; he won seven majors but never a PGA Championship. Through 2017, no player has won all three U.S. majors (Masters, U.S. Open, PGA) in the same calendar year.

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.[6]

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 's south course from 1961 to 1975.

Course layout
Main article: Firestone Country Club

South Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4005004504652304502254504653,6354053651804604102306253904653,5307,165
Par454434344354434435443570

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1960

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer United States67−3
2Sam Snead United States68−2
T3Fred Haas United States69−1
Paul Harney United States
T5Don Fairfield United States70E
Don January United States
Doug Sanders United States
T8George Bayer United States71+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

Source:[7][10]

Second round

Friday, July 22, 1960

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jay Hebert United States72-67=139−1
2Don January United States70-70=140E
T3Arnold Palmer United States67-74=141+1
Doug Sanders United States70-71=141
Sam Snead United States68-73=141
T6Fred Hawkins United States73-69=142+2
John O'Donnell United States71-71=142
Ken Venturi United States70-72=142
9Mason Rudolph United States72-71=143+3
T10George Bayer United States71-73=144+4
Tommy Bolt United States72-72=144
Wes Ellis  United States72-72=144
Ted Kroll United States73-71=144
Gene Littler United States74-70=144

Source:[11][12]

Third round

Saturday, July 23, 1960

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Doug Sanders United States70-71-69=210E
T3Jim Ferrier Australia
 United States		71-74-66=211+1
Jay Hebert United States72-67-72=211
Sam Snead United States68-73-70=211
5Don January United States70-70-72=212+2
T6Doug Ford United States75-70-69=214+4
Fred Hawkins United States73-69-72=214
T8Dow Finsterwald United States73-73-69=215+5
Dave Marr United States75-71-69=215
Ken Venturi United States70-72-73=215

Source:[13][14]

Final round

Sunday, July 24, 1960

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jay Hebert United States72-67-72-70=281+111,000
2Jim Ferrier Australia
 United States		71-74-66-71=282+25,500
T3Doug Sanders United States70-71-69-73=283+33,350
Sam Snead United States68-73-70-72=283
5Don January United States70-70-72-72=284+42,800
6Wes Ellis United States72-72-72-69=285+52,500
T7Doug Ford United States75-70-69-72=286+62,125
Arnold Palmer United States67-74-75-70=286
9Ken Venturi United States70-72-73-72=287+71,900
T10Fred Hawkins United States73-69-72-74=288+81,750
Dave Marr United States75-71-69-73=288

Source:[1]

References
  1. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert rallies to win PGA with 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 20, 23.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1960 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  3. "Hebert's birdies win PGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 25, 1960. p. 10.
  4. Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'A-Bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  5. "Jay Hebert wins PGA Championship". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1960. p. 17.
  6. "Sanders fires 67 (69) for lead in PGA as Palmer falters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 24, 1960. p. 1B.
  7. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 22, 1960). "Palmer's sizzling 67 leads way in PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 18.
  8. "Palmer grabs PGA lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 22, 1960. p. 18.
  9. "Palmer gets off to superb start in PGA tourney". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 22, 1960. p. 14.
  10. "First round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 22, 1960. p. 19.
  11. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 23, 1960). "Jay Hebert fires 67, leads PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
  12. "Second round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 23, 1960. p. 20.
  13. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 24, 1960). "Sanders leads PGA with 210". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1, section 2.
  14. "Third round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 24, 1960. p. 1, section 2.
Preceded by
1960 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1961 Masters

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