1964 PGA Championship

The 1964 PGA Championship was the 46th PGA Championship, played July 16–19 at Columbus Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Bobby Nichols won his only major title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.^[2][3] Nichols led wire-to-wire after a first round 64 in the hometown of Nicklaus, who shot a 64 in the final round to gain his third runner-up finish in majors in 1964.^[4]

1964 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	July 16–19, 1964
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Course(s)	Columbus Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,851 yards (6,265 m)
Field	162 players, 93 after 1st cut 65 after 2nd cut
Cut	150 (+10) (1st cut) 221 (+11) (2nd cut)
Prize fund	$100,000^[1]
Winner's share	$18,000
Champion
Bobby Nichols
271 (−9)
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Columbus CC

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Location in the United States

Ben Hogan, age 51, competed at the PGA Championship for the first time since 1960. Tied for fifth place after a third round 68, he finished tied for ninth for his penultimate top ten in a major. His final top ten came at the 1967 Masters.

Nichols' winning score of 271 was the lowest to date at the PGA Championship, the seventh as a 72-hole stroke play championship. It stood as the record for thirty years, until Nick Price's 269 in 1994.

Nichols' win marked the third time that all of the professional major championships were won by Americans in a calendar year.

The British Open was played the previous week in St Andrews, Scotland, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 (except 1971, when it was played in late February).

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963	67	73	70	64	274	−6	T2
Ben Hogan	United States	1946, 1948	70	72	68	72	282	+2	T9
Gary Player	South Africa	1962	70	71	71	71	283	+3	T13
Walter Burkemo	United States	1953	70	71	72	71	284	+4	T17
Jack Burke Jr.	United States	1956	74	72	73	72	291	+11	T44
Chick Harbert	United States	1954	74	75	68	74	291	+11	T44
Jim Ferrier	Australia	1947	73	72	76	72	293	+13	T56
Bob Rosburg	United States	1959	72	75	71	75	293	+13	T56
Jim Turnesa	United States	1952	76	72	73	74	295	+15	T62

Missed the second cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	R3	Total	To par
Jay Hebert	United States	1960	74	76	72	222	+12
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	71	73	WD

Missed the first cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	74	78	152	+12
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	78	74	152	+12
Doug Ford	United States	1955	76	80	156	+16
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	77	82	159	+19
Jerry Barber	United States	1961	80	WD

Source:^[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 16, 1964

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bobby Nichols	United States	64	−6
T2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67	−3
	Mike Souchak	United States
T4	Billy Casper	United States	68	−2
	Bob Charles	New Zealand
	Paul Haviland	United States
	Don January	United States
	Tom Nieporte	United States
	Arnold Palmer	United States
T10	Joe Conrad	United States	69	−1
	Jon Gustin	United States
	Bob Keller	United States
	Bo Wininger	United States

Second round

Friday, July 17, 1964

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bobby Nichols	United States	64-71=135	−5
2	Arnold Palmer	United States	68-68=136	−4
T3	Ken Venturi	United States	72-65=137	−3
	Bo Wininger	United States	69-68=137
T5	Bob Charles	New Zealand	68-71=139	−1
	Tony Lema	United States	71-68=139
	Tom Nieporte	United States	68-71=139
	Mason Rudolph	United States	73-66=139
T9	Billy Casper	United States	68-72=140	E
	Ed Furgol	United States	71-69=140
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67-73=140
	Mike Souchak	United States	67-73=140

Third round

Saturday, July 18, 1964

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bobby Nichols	United States	64-71-69=204	−6
2	Arnold Palmer	United States	68-68-69=205	−5
T3	Tom Nieporte	United States	68-71-68=207	−3
	Mason Rudolph	United States	73-66-68=207
T5	Billy Casper	United States	68-72-70=210	E
	Ben Hogan	United States	70-72-68=210
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67-73-70=210
	Ken Venturi	United States	72-65-73=210
	Bo Wininger	United States	69-68-73=210
T10	Tony Lema	United States	71-68-72=211	+1
	Mike Souchak	United States	67-73-71=211

Final round

Sunday, July 19, 1964

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Bobby Nichols	United States	64-71-69-67=271	−9	18,000
T2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	67-73-70-64=274	−6	9,000
	Arnold Palmer	United States	68-68-69-69=274
4	Mason Rudolph	United States	73-66-68-69=276	−4	5,000
T5	Tom Nieporte	United States	68-71-68-72=279	−1	3,850
	Ken Venturi	United States	72-65-73-69=279
7	Bo Wininger	United States	69-68-73-70=280	E	3,200
8	Gay Brewer	United States	72-71-71-67=281	+1	2,900
T9	Billy Casper	United States	68-72-70-72=282	+2	2,300
	Jon Gustin	United States	69-76-71-66=282
	Ben Hogan	United States	70-72-68-72=282
	Tony Lema	United States	71-68-72-71=282

References

1. . PGA.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
2. Wright, Alfred (July 27, 1964). "'You Aren't Going To Believe This, But...'". Sports Illustrated. p. 48. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
3. Gundelfinger, Phil (July 20, 1964). "Nichols PGA Champ With Record 271". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 19. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
4. "Nichols holds of Nicklaus in PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 20, 1964. p. 3B.

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• PGA.com – 1964 PGA Championship

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