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Golf tour season
The 1958 PGA Tour was the 43rd season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States.
The following table lists official events during the 1958 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
PurseUS$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 6
Los Angeles Open California
35,000
Frank Stranahan (6)
Jan 12
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship California
50,000
Billy Casper (4)Pro-Am
Jan 20
Tijuana Open Invitational Mexico
20,000
Dutch Harrison (18)
Jan 26
Thunderbird Invitational California
15,000
Ken Venturi (3)
Jan 29
Phoenix Open Invitational Arizona
15,000
Ken Venturi (4)
Feb 9
Tucson Open Invitational Arizona
15,000
Lionel Hebert (2)
Feb 16
Texas Open Invitational Texas
15,000
Bill Johnston (1)
Feb 24
Houston Open Texas
30,000
Ed Oliver (8)
Mar 2
Baton Rouge Open Invitational Louisiana
15,000
Ken Venturi (5)
Mar 11
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational Louisiana
20,000
Billy Casper (5)
Mar 16
Pensacola Open Invitational Florida
15,000
Doug Ford (13)
Mar 23
St. Petersburg Open Invitational Florida
15,000
Arnold Palmer (8)
Mar 30
Azalea Open Invitational North Carolina
15,000
Howie Johnson (1)
Apr 6
Masters Tournament Georgia
60,000
Arnold Palmer Major championship
Apr 13
Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina
15,000
Bob Goalby (1)
Apr 20
Kentucky Derby Open Kentucky
20,000
Gary Player (1)
Apr 27
Tournament of Champions Nevada
20,000
Stan Leonard (2)Winners-only event
Apr 27
Lafayette Open Invitational Louisiana
15,000
Jay Hebert (9)New tournament
May 4
Colonial National Invitation Texas
25,000
Tommy Bolt (12)Invitational
May 11
Arlington Hotel Open Arkansas
20,000
Julius Boros (6)
May 18
Memphis Open Tennessee
20,000
Billy Maxwell (4)New tournament
May 25
Kansas City Open Missouri
20,000
Ernie Vossler (1)
Jun 1
Western Open Michigan
25,000
Doug Sanders (2)
Jun 8
Dallas Open Invitational Texas
25,000
Sam Snead (72)
Jun 14
U.S. Open Oklahoma
35,000
Tommy Bolt Major championship
Jun 23
Buick Open Invitational Michigan
57,000
Billy Casper (6)New tournament
Jun 30
Pepsi Championship New York
52,000
Arnold Palmer (10)New tournament
Jul 4
The Open Championship England
£4,850
Peter Thomson Major championship [ b]
Jul 6
Rubber City Open Invitational Ohio
20,000
Art Wall Jr. (5)
Jul 13
Insurance City Open Invitational Connecticut
25,000
Jack Burke Jr. (13)
Jul 20
PGA Championship Pennsylvania
40,000
Dow Finsterwald Major championship
Jul 27
Eastern Open Invitational Maryland
20,000
Art Wall Jr. (6)
Aug 4
Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational Illinois
50,000
Ken Venturi (6)
Aug 11
Miller Open Invitational Wisconsin
35,000
Cary Middlecoff (37)
Aug 17
St. Paul Open Invitational Minnesota
25,000
Mike Souchak (7)
Aug 23
Canadian Open Canada
25,000
Wes Ellis (1)
Sep 1
Vancouver Open Invitational Canada
42,000
Jim Ferree (1)New tournament
Sep 8
Utah Open Utah
15,000
Dow Finsterwald (5)
Sep 14
Denver Open Colorado
20,000
Tommy Jacobs (1)
Sep 21
Hesperia Open Invitational California
15,000
John McMullin (1)
Nov 9
Carling Open Invitational Georgia
25,000
Julius Boros (7)
Nov 16
Havana International Cuba
45,000
George Bayer (2)
Nov 23
West Palm Beach Open Invitational Florida
15,000
Pete Cooper (5)
Nov 30
Havana Invitational Cuba
15,000
Billy Casper (n/a)Pro-Am[ c]
Dec 14
Mayfair Inn Open Florida
15,000
George Bayer (3)
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 2]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Arnold Palmer 42,608
2
Billy Casper 41,324
3
Ken Venturi 36,268
4
Dow Finsterwald 35,393
5
Art Wall Jr. 29,841
6
Julius Boros 29,817
7
Tommy Bolt 26,941
8
Jay Hebert 26,385
9
Bob Rosburg 25,171
10
Doug Ford 21,875
^ 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ Official money; unofficial win.
^ "PGA 1958 Recap" . Kronish Sports . Retrieved November 10, 2023 .^ "Palmer Shows Best At Golf Pay Window" The Austin American . Austin, Texas. December 21, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Finsterwald Voted Golfer of the Year" The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. December 28, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ 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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