1958 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1958 (1958-01-03) – December 14, 1958 (1958-12-14)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Ken Venturi (4)
Money listUnited States Arnold Palmer
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Dow Finsterwald
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The 1958 PGA Tour was the 43rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1958 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 6 Los Angeles Open California 35,000 United States Frank Stranahan (6)
Jan 12 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship California 50,000 United States Billy Casper (4) Pro-Am
Jan 20 Tijuana Open Invitational Mexico 20,000 United States Dutch Harrison (18)
Jan 26 Thunderbird Invitational California 15,000 United States Ken Venturi (3)
Jan 29 Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona 15,000 United States Ken Venturi (4)
Feb 9 Tucson Open Invitational Arizona 15,000 United States Lionel Hebert (2)
Feb 16 Texas Open Invitational Texas 15,000 United States Bill Johnston (1)
Feb 24 Houston Open Texas 30,000 United States Ed Oliver (8)
Mar 2 Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 United States Ken Venturi (5)
Mar 11 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana 20,000 United States Billy Casper (5)
Mar 16 Pensacola Open Invitational Florida 15,000 United States Doug Ford (13)
Mar 23 St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida 15,000 United States Arnold Palmer (8)
Mar 30 Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina 15,000 United States Howie Johnson (1)
Apr 6 Masters Tournament Georgia 60,000 United States Arnold Palmer (9) Major championship
Apr 13 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 15,000 United States Bob Goalby (1)
Apr 20 Kentucky Derby Open Kentucky 20,000 South Africa Gary Player (1)
Apr 27 Tournament of Champions Nevada 20,000 Canada Stan Leonard (2) Winners-only event
Apr 27 Lafayette Open Invitational Louisiana 15,000 United States Jay Hebert (9) New tournament
Alternate event
May 4 Colonial National Invitation Texas 25,000 United States Tommy Bolt (12) Invitational
May 11 Arlington Hotel Open Arkansas 20,000 United States Julius Boros (6)
May 18 Memphis Open Tennessee 20,000 United States Billy Maxwell (4) New tournament
May 25 Kansas City Open Missouri 20,000 United States Ernie Vossler (1)
Jun 1 Western Open Michigan 25,000 United States Doug Sanders (2)
Jun 8 Dallas Open Invitational Texas 25,000 United States Sam Snead (72)
Jun 14 U.S. Open Oklahoma 35,000 United States Tommy Bolt (13) Major championship
Jun 23 Buick Open Invitational Michigan 57,000 United States Billy Casper (6) New tournament
Jun 30 Pepsi Championship New York 52,000 United States Arnold Palmer (10) New tournament
Jul 4 The Open Championship England £4,850 Australia Peter Thomson (5) Major championship[b]
Jul 6 Rubber City Open Invitational Ohio 20,000 United States Art Wall Jr. (5)
Jul 13 Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut 25,000 United States Jack Burke Jr. (13)
Jul 20 PGA Championship Pennsylvania 40,000 United States Dow Finsterwald (4) Major championship
Jul 27 Eastern Open Invitational Maryland 20,000 United States Art Wall Jr. (6)
Aug 4 Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Illinois 50,000 United States Ken Venturi (6)
Aug 11 Miller Open Invitational Wisconsin 35,000 United States Cary Middlecoff (37)
Aug 17 St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota 25,000 United States Mike Souchak (7)
Aug 23 Canadian Open Canada 25,000 United States Wes Ellis (1)
Sep 1 Vancouver Open Invitational Canada 42,000 United States Jim Ferree (1) New tournament
Sep 8 Utah Open Utah 15,000 United States Dow Finsterwald (5)
Sep 14 Denver Open Colorado 20,000 United States Tommy Jacobs (1)
Sep 21 Hesperia Open Invitational California 15,000 United States John McMullin (1)
Nov 9 Carling Open Invitational Georgia 25,000 United States Julius Boros (7)
Nov 16 Havana International Cuba 45,000 United States George Bayer (2)
Nov 23 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida 15,000 United States Pete Cooper (5)
Nov 30 Havana Invitational Cuba 15,000 United States Billy Casper (n/a) Pro-Am[c]
Dec 14 Mayfair Inn Open Florida 15,000 United States George Bayer (3)

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) Notes
Nov 23 Canada Cup Mexico n/a Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw and
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 		Team event
Canada Cup Individual Trophy Spain Ángel Miguel

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Arnold Palmer 42,608
2 United States Billy Casper 41,324
3 United States Ken Venturi 36,268
4 United States Dow Finsterwald 35,393
5 United States Art Wall Jr. 29,841
6 United States Julius Boros 29,817
7 United States Tommy Bolt 26,941
8 United States Jay Hebert 26,385
9 United States Bob Rosburg 25,171
10 United States Doug Ford 21,875

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Dow Finsterwald [3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) United States Bob Rosburg [4]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  3. ^ Official money; unofficial win.

References

  1. ^ "PGA 1958 Recap". Kronish Sports. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Palmer Shows Best At Golf Pay Window". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. December 21, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Finsterwald Voted Golfer of the Year". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 28, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wood, Hal (December 23, 1958). "Major Leagues Sparked Coast's Top Sports Year | Rosburg Wins Trophy". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. United Press International. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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