# 1964 PGA Tour

The 1964 PGA Tour was the 49th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 6 | Los Angeles Open | California | 50,000 | Paul Harney (4) | |
| Jan 12 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | 30,000 | Art Wall Jr. (12) | |
| Jan 19 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 60,000 | Tony Lema (5) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 27 | Lucky International Open | California | 50,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2) | |
| Feb 2 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | California | 50,000 | Tommy Jacobs (4) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | 50,000 | Jack Nicklaus (9) | |
| Feb 16 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | 30,000 | Jacky Cupit (3) | |
| Mar 2 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | 50,000 | Mason Rudolph (3) | |
| Mar 9 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | 30,000 | Gary Player (8) | |
| Mar 15 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | 25,000 | Bruce Devlin (1) | |
| Mar 22 | Doral Open Invitational | Florida | 50,000 | Billy Casper (21) | |
| Mar 30 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | 20,000 | Al Besselink (4) | |
| Apr 5 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 45,000 | Julius Boros (13) | |
| Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 130,000 | Arnold Palmer (43) | Major championship |
| Apr 19 | Houston Classic | Texas | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (14) | |
| Apr 26 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | 40,000 | Bruce Crampton (3) | |
| May 3 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 65,000 | Jack Nicklaus (10) | Winners-only event |
| May 3 | Waco Turner Open | Oklahoma | 20,000 | Pete Brown (1) | Alternate event |
| May 10 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 75,000 | Billy Casper (22) | Invitational |
| May 18 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | 40,000 | Arnold Palmer (44) | |
| May 24 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (15) | |
| May 31 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | 70,000 | Gary Player (9) | |
| Jun 7 | Thunderbird Classic | New York | 100,000 | Tony Lema (6) | |
| Jun 14 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | 60,000 | Tony Lema (7) | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 88,000 | Ken Venturi (11) | Major championship |
| Jun 28 | Cleveland Open Invitational | Ohio | 100,000 | Tony Lema (8) | |
| Jul 5 | Whitemarsh Open Invitational | Pennsylvania | 25,000 | Jack Nicklaus (11) | |
| Jul 10 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £8,500 | Tony Lema (9) | Major championship |
| Jul 19 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 100,000 | Bobby Nichols (4) | Major championship |
| Jul 26 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (12) | |
| Aug 2 | Canadian Open | Canada | 50,000 | Kel Nagle (2) | |
| Aug 9 | Western Open | Illinois | 65,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3) | |
| Aug 16 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | 65,000 | Chuck Courtney (1) | |
| Aug 23 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (13) | |
| Aug 30 | Carling World Open | Michigan | 200,000 | Bobby Nichols (5) | |
| Sep 7 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | 40,000 | Charles Coody (1) | |
| Sep 20 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | 40,000 | Jack Nicklaus (12) | |
| Sep 27 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational | Washington | 40,000 | Billy Casper (23) | |
| Oct 4 | Fresno Open Invitational | California | 35,000 | George Knudson (3) | |
| Oct 11 | Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational | California | 25,000 | Bob McCallister (2) | New tournament |
| Oct 18 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | 70,000 | R. H. Sikes (1) | |
| Oct 25 | Mountain View Open | California | 40,000 | Jack McGowan (1) | New tournament |
| Nov 3 | Almaden Open Invitational | California | 25,000 | Billy Casper (24) | |
| Nov 22 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | 25,000 | Miller Barber (1) | |

### 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 |
| Dec 6 | Canada Cup | Hawaii | n/a | Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer | Team event |
| Dec 6 | Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Hawaii | n/a | Jack Nicklaus | |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | 113,285 |
| 2 | Arnold Palmer | 113,203 |
| 3 | Billy Casper | 90,130 |
| 4 | Tony Lema | 74,130 |
| 5 | Bobby Nichols | 74,013 |
| 6 | Ken Venturi | 62,466 |
| 7 | Gary Player | 61,450 |
| 8 | Mason Rudolph | 52,569 |
| 9 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 49,339 |
| 10 | Mike Souchak | 39,559 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| PGA Player of the Year | Ken Venturi | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Arnold Palmer | |