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
Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including the 1960 PGA Championship. His younger brother, Lionel Hebert, also won the PGA Championship, in 1 ...
won his only
major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up
Jim Ferrier, the
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
Only one player broke par in the final round;
Wes Ellis shot 69 (−1) and finished in sixth place.
Hebert's younger brother
Lionel won the title in
1957
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, the last PGA Championship contested in
match play format.
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,
and finished five strokes back.
[
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
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. At Firestone, Palmer opened with a 67 for the first round 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
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
. A third round left him at and he missed the 54-hole cut by one stroke.[
Attendance figures were 14,141 for Sunday's final round, with a four-day total of 53,509.][
This was the first of three PGA Championships at the South Course, which later hosted in ]1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
and 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
. It is the current venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
as the World Series of Golf on the PGA Tour. The American Golf Classic was held at Firestone 's south course from 1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
to 1975.
Course layout
South Course
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, July 21, 1960''
Source:
Second round
''Friday, July 22, 1960''
Source:
Third round
''Saturday, July 23, 1960''
Source:
Final round
''Sunday, July 24, 1960''
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References
External links
GolfCompendium.com
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