1963 PGA Championship

The 1963 PGA Championship was the 45th PGA Championship, played July 18–21 at the Blue Course of Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas, Texas. Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five PGA Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan.[3][4] It was the second major win of the year for Nicklaus, and the third of his eighteen major titles.[5]

1963 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 18–21, 1963
LocationDallas, Texas
Course(s)Dallas Athletic Club
Blue Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,046 yards (6,443 m)[1]
Field165 players, 83 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$80,900[2]
Winner's share$13,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
279 (−5)
Dallas
Location in the United States
Dallas 
Location in Texas

Nicklaus entered the final round in third place, three shots behind 54-hole leader Bruce Crampton.[1][6] He shot a three-under 68 while Crampton fell back to third with 74 (+3) in the Texas heat, with temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C).[5][7] At the trophy presentation in the bright sunshine, Nicklaus grasped the very hot Wanamaker Trophy with the aid of a towel.[4][8] The temperature in downtown Dallas on Sunday reached a high of 110 °F (43 °C).[3][5]

With the victory, Nicklaus at age 23 joined Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Ben Hogan as the only winners of all three American majors: the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship.[2][9] Nicklaus completed the first of his three career grand slams three years later at Muirfield in 1966.

The Open Championship was played the previous week in northwest England at Lytham St Annes, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. Nicklaus bogeyed the last two holes at Lytham and finished a stroke out of the 36-hole Saturday playoff, won by Bob Charles.[10] The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February to avoid Florida's summer). After cool temperatures in Britain, the oppressive July heat in Dallas was difficult for many to adjust to.[5]

Nicklaus won the Masters in April, the first of his six green jackets, marking only the third time that the Masters champion won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. He was preceded by Sam Snead in 1949 (May) and Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956. Through 2016, it has been accomplished only four times, twice by Nicklaus, and most recently 46 years ago in August 1975.

On Wednesday, Nicklaus set a record in the long drive contest at over 341 yards (312 m); breaking the record set in 1952 by twelve yards (11 m).[11]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5214073565732063962294454023,5354744285432064594242163414203,5117,046
Par544534344364453443443571

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Dow Finsterwald United States195872726672282−2T3
Jim Ferrier Australia194773737069285+17
Gary Player South Africa196275746770286+2T8
Doug Ford United States195570727177290+6T27
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195171737076290+6T27
Jack Burke, Jr. United States195675727371291+7T34
Jerry Barber United States196174737274293+9T40
Jay Hebert United States196075767369293+9T40
Bob Rosburg United States195972757472293+9T40

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Walter Burkemo United States19537973152+10
Lionel Hebert United States19577876154+12
Chick Harbert United States19547778155+13
Vic Ghezzi United States19417977156+14
Jim Turnesa United States19528176157+15

Source:[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 18, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dick Hart United States66−5
T2Julius Boros United States69−2
Bob Charles New Zealand
Shelley Mayfield United States
Jack Nicklaus United States
Mason Rudolph United States
T7Charles Congdon United States70−1
Bruce Crampton Australia
Doug Ford United States
Bernie Haas United States
Tony Lema United States
Earl Stewart United States

Source:[12][13]

Second round

Friday, July 19, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dick Hart United States66-72=138−4
T2Julius Boros United States69-72=141−1
Tony Lema United States70-71=141
Shelley Mayfield United States69-72=141
T5Manuel de la Torre Spain71-71=142E
Doug Ford United States70-72=142
Jack Nicklaus United States69-73=142
T8Bruce Crampton Australia70-73=143+1
Bill Johnston United States71-72=143
Gene Littler United States71-72=143
Doug Sanders United States74-69=143

Source:[14]

Third round

Saturday, July 20, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bruce Crampton Australia70-73-65=208−5
2Dow Finsterwald United States72-72-66=210−3
3Jack Nicklaus United States69-73-69=211−2
4Dave Ragan United States75-70-67=212−1
T5Doug Ford United States70-72-71=213E
Billy Maxwell United States73-71-69=213
Doug Sanders United States74-69-70=213
T8Julius Boros United States69-72-73=214+1
Al Geiberger United States72-73-69=214
Dick Hart United States66-72-76=214
Dave Hill United States73-72-69=214
Sam Snead United States71-73-70=214

Source:[1][6]

Final round

Sunday, July 21, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States69-73-69-68=279−513,000
2Dave Ragan United States75-70-67-69=281−37,000
T3Bruce Crampton Australia70-73-65-74=282−23,750
Dow Finsterwald United States72-72-66-72=282
T5Al Geiberger United States72-73-69-70=284E3,125
Billy Maxwell United States73-71-69-71=284
7Jim Ferrier Australia73-73-70-69=285+12,750
T8Gardner Dickinson United States72-74-74-66=286+22,090
Tommy Jacobs United States74-72-70-70=286
Bill Johnston United States71-72-72-71=286
Gary Player South Africa74-75-67-70=286
Art Wall Jr. United States73-76-66-71=286

Source:[2][3][9]

References

  1. "Crampton snatches PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 21, 1963. p. 1B.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1963 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (July 22, 1963). "Nicklaus wins P.G.A. on 30-foot putt". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. Petersen, Leo (July 22, 1963). "Birdie putt on 15th clinches PGA tourney victory for Nicklaus at Dallas". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 19.
  5. Wright, Alfred (July 29, 1963). "Hottest man in a furnace". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  6. Bartlett, Charles (July 21, 1963). "Crampton leads P.G.A. meet on 208". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  7. "Nicklaus fires final round 68, wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 21.
  8. "The making of a major". Golf. (photos). Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  9. "Nicklaus wins PGA title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 3B.
  10. Brown, Gwilym S. (22 July 1963). "The Ham and the Knife". Sports Illustrated. pp. 10–11, 43–45.
  11. "Nicklaus drive of 341 yards wins contest". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 18, 1963. p. 5, sec. 3.
  12. Bartlett, Charles (July 19, 1963). "Hinsdale gets ace, 66, P.G.A. lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  13. "Hart takes early lead in PGA, shoots ace, 66". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 19, 1963. p. 25.
  14. "PGA Scores". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 20, 1963. p. 14.
Preceded by
1963 Open Championship
Major Championships Succeeded by
1964 Masters

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