1963 PGA Championship

1963 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	July 18–21, 1963
Location	Dallas, Texas
Course(s)	Dallas Athletic Club Blue Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	7,046 yards (6,443 m)^[1]
Field	165 players, 83 after cut
Cut	151 (+9)
Prize fund	$80,900^[2]
Winner's share	$13,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
279 (−5)
«1962 1964»

Dallas AC

Location in the United States

Dallas AC

Location in Texas

The 1963 PGA Championship was the 45th PGA Championship, played July 18–21 at the Blue Course of Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas, Texas. Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five PGA Championship titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan. It was the second major win of the year for Nicklaus, and the third of his eighteen major titles.^[3]

Nicklaus entered the final round in third place, three shots behind 54-hole leader Bruce Crampton.^[1] Nicklaus shot a three-under 68 while Crampton fell back with 74 (+3) in the Texas heat, with temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C).^[3]^[4] At the trophy presentation, Nicklaus grasped the very hot Wanamaker Trophy with the aid of a towel.

With the victory, Nicklaus at age 23 joined Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Ben Hogan as the only winners of all three American majors: the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship.^[2]^[5] Nicklaus completed the first of his three career grand slams three years later at Muirfield in 1966.

The Open Championship was played the previous week in northeast England at Lytham St Annes, 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). After cool temperatures in Britain, the oppressive July heat in Dallas was difficult for many to adjust to.^[3]

Nicklaus won the Masters in April, marking only the third time that the Masters champion won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. He was preceded by Sam Snead in 1949 and Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956. Through 2015, it has been accomplished only four times, twice by Nicklaus, and most recently in 1975.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Dow Finsterwald	United States	1958	72	72	66	72	282	−2	T3
Jim Ferrier	Australia	1947	73	73	70	69	285	+1	7
Gary Player	South Africa	1962	75	74	67	70	286	+2	T8
Doug Ford	United States	1955	70	72	71	77	290	+6	T27
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	71	73	70	76	290	+6	T27
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	75	72	73	71	291	+7	T34
Jerry Barber	United States	1961	74	73	72	74	293	+9	T40
Jay Hebert	United States	1960	75	76	73	69	293	+9	T40
Bob Rosburg	United States	1959	72	75	74	72	293	+9	T40

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Walter Burkemo	United States	1953	79	73	152	+10
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	78	76	154	+12
Chick Harbert	United States	1954	77	78	155	+13
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	79	77	156	+14
Jim Turnesa	United States	1952	81	76	157	+15

Source:^[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 18, 1963

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Dick Hart	United States	66	−5
T2	Julius Boros	United States	69	−2
	Bob Charles	New Zealand
	Shelley Mayfield	United States
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Mason Rudolph	United States
T7	Charles Congdon	United States	70	−1
	Bruce Crampton	Australia
	Doug Ford	United States
	Bernie Haas	United States
	Tony Lema	United States
	Earl Stewart	United States

Source:^[6]

Second round

Friday, July 19, 1963

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Dick Hart	United States	66-72=138	−4
T2	Julius Boros	United States	69-72=141	−1
	Tony Lema	United States	70-71=141
	Shelley Mayfield	United States	69-72=141
T5	Manuel de la Torre	Spain	71-71=142	E
	Doug Ford	United States	70-72=142
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-73=142
T8	Bruce Crampton	Australia	70-73=143	+1
	Bill Johnston	United States	71-72=143
	Gene Littler	United States	71-72=143
	Doug Sanders	United States	74-69=143

Source:^[7]

Third round

Saturday, July 20, 1963

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bruce Crampton	Australia	70-73-65=208	−5
2	Dow Finsterwald	United States	72-72-66=210	−3
3	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-73-69=211	−2
4	Dave Ragan	United States	75-70-67=212	−1
T5	Doug Ford	United States	70-72-71=213	E
	Billy Maxwell	United States	73-71-69=213
	Doug Sanders	United States	74-69-70=213
T8	Julius Boros	United States	69-72-73=214	+1
	Al Geiberger	United States	72-73-69=214
	Dick Hart	United States	66-72-76=214
	Dave Hill	United States	73-72-69=214
	Sam Snead	United States	71-73-70=214

Source:^[1]

Final round

Sunday, July 21, 1963

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	69-73-69-68=279	−5	13,000
2	Dave Ragan	United States	75-70-67-69=281	−3	7,000
T3	Bruce Crampton	Australia	70-73-65-74=282	−2	3,750
T3	Dow Finsterwald	United States	72-72-66-72=282	−2	3,750
T5	Al Geiberger	United States	72-73-69-70=284	E	3,125
T5	Billy Maxwell	United States	73-71-69-71=284	E	3,125
7	Jim Ferrier	Australia	73-73-70-69=285	+1	2,750
T8	Gardner Dickinson	United States	72-74-74-66=286	+2	2,090
	Tommy Jacobs	United States	74-72-70-70=286
	Bill Johnston	United States	71-72-72-71=286
	Gary Player	South Africa	74-75-67-70=286
	Art Wall Jr.	United States	73-76-66-71=286

Source:^[2]^[5]

References

1 2 3 "Crampton snatches PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 21, 1963. p. 1B.
1 2 3 4 "Tournament Info for: 1963 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
1 2 3 Wright, Alfred (July 29, 1963). "Hottest man in a furnace". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
↑ "Nicklaus fires final round 68, wins PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 21.
1 2 "Nicklaus wins PGA title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 3B.
↑ "Hart takes early lead in PGA, shoots ace, 66". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 19, 1963. p. 25.
↑ "PGA Scores". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 20, 1963. p. 14.

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
About.com – 1963 PGA Championship
PGA.com – 1963 PGA Championship
Golf Channel: 1963 PGA Championship
PGA of America Nicklaus reflects on 1963 PGA Championship

Preceded by 1963 Open Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1964 Masters

1963 Men's Major Golf Championships

The Masters U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship

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Other events

LPGA events	Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA Championship Ginn Open (2006-2008) Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Key figures

Frank Chirkinian

Music composers	Earl Klugh ("Take It From The Top") Dave Loggins ("Augusta") David Barrett ("The Gift") E.S. Posthumus ("Burlingame", "Thrill of Victory") Lalo Schifrin ("St. Ives Theme") Yanni ("Fanfare")

Television contract history
Golf on USA Network (early round Masters coverage)

Coordinates: 32°50′28″N 96°38′42″W / 32.841°N 96.645°W / 32.841; -96.645

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