# 1960 PGA Tour

The 1960 PGA Tour was the 45th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1960 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 12 | Los Angeles Open | California | 37,500 | Dow Finsterwald (9) | |
| Jan 18 | Yorba Linda Open Invitational | California | 20,000 | Jerry Barber (3) | New tournament |
| Jan 24 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (9) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 31 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | 20,000 | Mike Souchak (11) | |
| Feb 7 | Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic | California | 70,000 | Arnold Palmer (14) | New tournament Pro-Am |
| Feb 15 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | 22,500 | Jack Fleck (2) | |
| Feb 21 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | 20,000 | Don January (2) | |
| Feb 28 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | 20,000 | Arnold Palmer (15) | |
| Mar 6 | Baton Rouge Open Invitational | Louisiana | 15,000 | Arnold Palmer (16) | |
| Mar 13 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | 15,000 | Arnold Palmer (17) | |
| Mar 21 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | 15,000 | George Bayer (4) | |
| Mar 27 | De Soto Open Invitational | Florida | 35,000 | Sam Snead (79) | New tournament |
| Apr 3 | Azalea Open | North Carolina | 15,000 | Tom Nieporte (2) | |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 87,000 | Arnold Palmer (18) | Major championship |
| Apr 17 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 20,000 | Sam Snead (80) | |
| Apr 24 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | 25,000 | Dow Finsterwald (10) | |
| May 3 | Houston Classic | Texas | 35,000 | Bill Collins (2) | |
| May 8 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 42,000 | Jerry Barber (4) | Winners-only event |
| May 15 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 30,000 | Julius Boros (9) | Invitational |
| May 22 | Hot Springs Open Invitational | Arkansas | 20,000 | Bill Collins (3) | |
| May 22 | Sam Snead Festival | West Virginia | 15,000 | Dave Marr (n/a) | Alternate event |
| May 29 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | Indiana | 50,000 | Doug Ford (15) | New tournament |
| Jun 6 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | 30,000 | Tommy Bolt (14) | |
| Jun 12 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | 30,000 | Gene Littler (15) | |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | Colorado | 60,000 | Arnold Palmer (19) | Major championship |
| Jul 4 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | 50,000 | Mike Souchak (12) | |
| Jul 9 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £7,000 | Kel Nagle (1) | Major championship |
| Jul 9 | Canadian Open | Canada | 25,000 | Art Wall Jr. (11) | |
| Jul 17 | Western Open | Michigan | 30,000 | Stan Leonard (3) | |
| Jul 24 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 65,000 | Jay Hebert (5) | Major championship |
| Jul 31 | Eastern Open Invitational | Maryland | 25,000 | Gene Littler (16) | |
| Aug 7 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | 25,000 | Arnold Palmer (20) | |
| Aug 21 | St. Paul Open Invitational | Minnesota | 30,000 | Don Fairfield (2) | |
| Aug 28 | Milwaukee Open Invitational | Wisconsin | 30,000 | Ken Venturi (10) | |
| Sep 5 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | 25,000 | Johnny Pott (1) | |
| Sep 12 | Utah Open Invitational | Utah | 20,000 | Bill Johnston (2) | |
| Sep 18 | Carling Open Invitational | Washington | 25,000 | Ernie Vossler (3) | |
| Sep 25 | Portland Open Invitational | Oregon | 20,000 | Billy Casper (11) | |
| Oct 3 | Hesperia Open Invitational | California | 15,000 | Billy Casper (12) | |
| Oct 16 | Orange County Open Invitational | California | 15,000 | Billy Casper (13) | |
| Nov 20 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | Louisiana | 15,000 | Lionel Hebert (3) | |
| Nov 27 | Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational | Alabama | 15,000 | Arnold Palmer (21) | |
| Dec 4 | West Palm Beach Open Invitational | Florida | 15,000 | Johnny Pott (2) | |
| Dec 11 | Coral Gables Open Invitational | Florida | 20,000 | Bob Goalby (2) | |

### 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 |
| Jun 26 | Canada Cup | Ireland | n/a | Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead | Team event |
| Jun 26 | Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Ireland | n/a | Flory Van Donck | |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | 80,968 |
| 2 | Ken Venturi | 46,410 |
| 3 | Dow Finsterwald | 43,942 |
| 4 | Billy Casper | 38,107 |
| 5 | Jay Hebert | 36,840 |
| 6 | Doug Ford | 34,428 |
| 7 | Gene Littler | 32,568 |
| 8 | Mike Souchak | 32,121 |
| 9 | Doug Sanders | 30,506 |
| 10 | Bill Collins | 30,165 |

## Awards

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