1960 PGA Tour
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The 1960 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to December 11. The season consisted of 44 official money events.
Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous ev ...
won the most tournaments, eight, and there were two first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $75,263. Palmer was voted the
PGA Player of the Year The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
and
Billy Casper William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie a ...
won the
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for the lowest scoring average.


Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.


Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.


Awards


Notes


References


External links


PGA Tour official site
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