1963 PGA Championship

1963 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	July 18–21, 1963
Location	Dallas, Texas
Course(s)	Dallas Athletic Club; Blue Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,046 yards (6,443 m)
Field	165 players, 83 after cut
Cut	151 (+9)
Prize fund	$80,900
Winner's share	$13,000
Champion
	Jack Nicklaus
	279 (−5)
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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]

Dallas

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Location in the United States

Dallas

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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, most recently 49 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

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	521	407	356	573	206	396	229	445	402	3,535	474	428	543	206	459	424	216	341	420	3,511	7,046
Par	5	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	36	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	35	71

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 18, 1963

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Dick Hart	66	−5
T2	Julius Boros	69	−2
	Bob Charles
	Shelley Mayfield
	Jack Nicklaus
	Mason Rudolph
T7	Charles Congdon	70	−1
	Bruce Crampton
	Doug Ford
	Bernie Haas
	Tony Lema
	Earl Stewart

Source:^[12]^[13]

Second round

Friday, July 19, 1963

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Dick Hart	66-72=138	−4
T2	Julius Boros	69-72=141	−1
	Tony Lema	70-71=141
	Shelley Mayfield	69-72=141
T5	Manuel de la Torre	71-71=142	E
	Doug Ford	70-72=142
	Jack Nicklaus	69-73=142
T8	Bruce Crampton	70-73=143	+1
	Bill Johnston	71-72=143
	Gene Littler	71-72=143
	Doug Sanders	74-69=143

Source:^[14]

Third round

Saturday, July 20, 1963

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Bruce Crampton	70-73-65=208	−5
2	Dow Finsterwald	72-72-66=210	−3
3	Jack Nicklaus	69-73-69=211	−2
4	Dave Ragan	75-70-67=212	−1
T5	Doug Ford	70-72-71=213	E
	Billy Maxwell	73-71-69=213
	Doug Sanders	74-69-70=213
T8	Julius Boros	69-72-73=214	+1
	Al Geiberger	72-73-69=214
	Dick Hart	66-72-76=214
	Dave Hill	73-72-69=214
	Sam Snead	71-73-70=214

Source:^[1]^[6]

Final round

Sunday, July 21, 1963

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	69-73-69-68=279	−5	13,000
2	Dave Ragan	75-70-67-69=281	−3	7,000
T3	Bruce Crampton	70-73-65-74=282	−2	3,750
T3	Dow Finsterwald	72-72-66-72=282	−2	3,750
T5	Al Geiberger	72-73-69-70=284	E	3,125
T5	Billy Maxwell	73-71-69-71=284	E	3,125
7	Jim Ferrier	73-73-70-69=285	+1	2,750
T8	Gardner Dickinson	72-74-74-66=286	+2	2,090
	Tommy Jacobs	74-72-70-70=286
	Bill Johnston	71-72-72-71=286
	Gary Player	74-75-67-70=286
	Art Wall Jr.	73-76-66-71=286

Source:^[2]^[3]^[9]

References

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

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
PGA.com – 1963 PGA Championship
Golf Channel: 1963 PGA Championship
PGA of America Nicklaus reflects on 1963 PGA Championship

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[crspgal-1] "Crampton snatches PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 21, 1963. p. 1B.

[pgamedia63-2] "Tournament Info for: 1963 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

[ctcbthft-3] Bartlett, Charles (July 22, 1963). "Nicklaus wins P.G.A. on 30-foot putt". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.

[bpofif-4] Petersen, Leo (July 22, 1963). "Birdie putt on 15th clinches PGA tourney victory for Nicklaus at Dallas". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 19.

[hmiafjn-5] Wright, Alfred (July 29, 1963). "Hottest man in a furnace". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.

[clpmttoe-6] Bartlett, Charles (July 21, 1963). "Crampton leads P.G.A. meet on 208". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.

[nffrse-7] "Nicklaus fires final round 68, wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 21.

[themofmj-8] "The making of a major". Golf. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

[erg63pgard4-9] "Nicklaus wins PGA title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 3B.

[sijl63-10] Brown, Gwilym S. (July 22, 1963). "The Ham and the Knife". Sports Illustrated. pp. 10–11, 43–45.

[ndotfoy-11] "Nicklaus drive of 341 yards wins contest". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 18, 1963. p. 5, sec. 3.

[hgetsace-12] Bartlett, Charles (July 19, 1963). "Hinsdale gets ace, 66, P.G.A. lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.

[htelipsa-13] "Hart takes early lead in PGA, shoots ace, 66". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 19, 1963. p. 25.

[pscrsec-14] "PGA Scores". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 20, 1963. p. 14.

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