The 1961 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 10. The season consisted of 48 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, six, and there were nine first-time winners.
Gary Player
Gary James Player DMS, OIG (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tou ...
was the leading money winner with earnings of $64,540.
Jerry Barber
Carl Jerome Barber (April 25, 1916 – September 23, 1994) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He had seven wins on tour, including a major title, the PGA Championship in 1961.
Born in Woodson, Illinois, Barber was o ...
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 Palmer won the
Vardon Trophy
The Vardon Trophy is awarded by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. No award was given from 1942–1946 due to World War II. In ...
for the lowest scoring average.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1961 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Awards
Notes
References
External links
PGA Tour official site
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