# 1959 PGA Tour

The 1959 PGA Tour was the 44th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1959 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 5 | Los Angeles Open | California | 35,000 | Ken Venturi (7) | |
| Jan 12 | Tijuana Open Invitational | Mexico | 20,000 | Ernie Vossler (2) | |
| Jan 18 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 50,000 | Art Wall Jr. (7) | Pro-Am |
| Jan 25 | Thunderbird Invitational | California | 15,000 | Arnold Palmer (11) | |
| Feb 1 | San Diego Open Invitational | California | 20,000 | Marty Furgol (4) | |
| Feb 8 | Phoenix Open Invitational | Arizona | 20,000 | Gene Littler (10) | |
| Feb 15 | Tucson Open Invitational | Arizona | 15,000 | Gene Littler (11) | |
| Feb 22 | Texas Open Invitational | Texas | 20,000 | Wes Ellis (2) | |
| Mar 1 | Baton Rouge Open Invitational | Louisiana | 15,000 | Howie Johnson (2) | |
| Mar 9 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | Louisiana | 20,000 | Bill Collins (1) | |
| Mar 15 | Pensacola Open Invitational | Florida | 15,000 | Paul Harney (3) | |
| Mar 23 | St. Petersburg Open Invitational | Florida | 15,000 | Cary Middlecoff (38) | |
| Mar 30 | Azalea Open Invitational | North Carolina | 15,000 | Art Wall Jr. (8) | |
| Apr 5 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 75,000 | Art Wall Jr. (9) | Major championship |
| Apr 12 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 20,000 | Dow Finsterwald (6) | |
| Apr 19 | Houston Classic | Texas | 30,000 | Jack Burke Jr. (14) | |
| Apr 26 | Tournament of Champions | Nevada | 20,000 | Mike Souchak (8) | Winners-only event |
| May 3 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 27,300 | Ben Hogan (64) | Invitational |
| May 11 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | Oklahoma | 25,000 | Arnold Palmer (12) | |
| May 17 | Arlington Hotel Open | Arkansas | 20,000 | Gene Littler (12) | |
| May 25 | Memphis Open Invitational | Tennessee | 25,000 | Don Whitt (1) | |
| May 31 | Kentucky Derby Open | Kentucky | 20,000 | Don Whitt (2) | |
| Jun 7 | Eastern Open Invitational | Maryland | 20,000 | Dave Ragan (1) | |
| Jun 13 | U.S. Open | New York | 50,000 | Billy Casper (7) | Major championship |
| Jun 20 | Canadian Open | Canada | 25,000 | Doug Ford (14) | |
| Jun 27 | Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational | Illinois | 57,000 | Ken Venturi (8) | |
| Jul 3 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £5,000 | Gary Player (2) | Major championship |
| Jul 5 | Buick Open Invitational | Michigan | 57,000 | Art Wall Jr. (10) | |
| Jul 12 | Western Open | Pennsylvania | 30,000 | Mike Souchak (9) | |
| Jul 19 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Connecticut | 25,000 | Gene Littler (12) | |
| Aug 2 | PGA Championship | Minnesota | 50,000 | Bob Rosburg (4) | Major championship |
| Aug 9 | Carling Open Invitational | Washington | 25,000 | Dow Finsterwald (7) | |
| Aug 16 | Motor City Open | Michigan | 25,000 | Mike Souchak (10) | |
| Aug 23 | Rubber City Open Invitational | Ohio | 20,000 | Tom Nieporte (1) | |
| Aug 30 | Miller Open Invitational | Wisconsin | 35,000 | Gene Littler (13) | |
| Sep 7 | Kansas City Open Invitational | Missouri | 20,000 | Dow Finsterwald (8) | |
| Sep 14 | Dallas Open Invitational | Texas | 25,000 | Julius Boros (8) | |
| Sep 20 | El Paso Open | Texas | 20,000 | Marty Furgol (5) | |
| Sep 27 | Golden Gate Championship | California | 45,000 | Mason Rudolph (1) | New tournament |
| Oct 4 | Portland Centennial Open Invitational | Oregon | 20,000 | Billy Casper (8) | |
| Oct 11 | Hesperia Open Invitational | California | 15,000 | Eric Monti (2) | |
| Oct 18 | Orange County Open Invitational | California | 15,000 | Jay Hebert (4) | New tournament |
| Nov 15 | Lafayette Open Invitational | Louisiana | 15,000 | Billy Casper (9) | |
| Nov 22 | Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational | Alabama | 15,000 | Billy Casper (10) | New tournament |
| Nov 29 | West Palm Beach Open Invitational | Florida | 15,000 | Arnold Palmer (13) | |
| Dec 6 | Coral Gables Open Invitational | Florida | 20,000 | Doug Sanders (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 7 | Ryder Cup | California | n/a | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 21 | Canada Cup | Australia | n/a | Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson | Team event |
| Nov 21 | Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Australia | 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 | Art Wall Jr. | 53,168 |
| 2 | Gene Littler | 38,296 |
| 3 | Dow Finsterwald | 33,906 |
| 4 | Billy Casper | 33,899 |
| 5 | Arnold Palmer | 32,462 |
| 6 | Mike Souchak | 31,807 |
| 7 | Bob Rosburg | 31,676 |
| 8 | Doug Ford | 31,009 |
| 9 | Jay Hebert | 26,034 |
| 10 | Ken Venturi | 25,886 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| PGA Player of the Year | Art Wall Jr. | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Art Wall Jr. | |