| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 19–22, 1962 |
| Location | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
| Course(s) | Aronimink Golf Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,045 yards (6,442 m)[1] |
| Field | 170 players, 91 after 1st cut 60 after 2nd cut |
| Cut | 151 (+11) (1st cut) 222 (+12) (2nd cut) |
| Prize fund | $69,400[2] |
| Winner's share | $13,000 |
| Champion | |
 Gary Player | |
| 278 (−2) | |
The1962 PGA Championship was the 44thPGA Championship, played July 19–22 atAronimink Golf Club inNewtown Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb west ofPhiladelphia.Gary Player won the first of his two PGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-upBob Goalby,[1][3] for the third of his ninemajor titles and the third leg of hiscareer grand slam.
TheOpen Championship was played the previous week inTroon,Scotland, the first of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in1969 (except1971, when it was played in late February).
Player missed the 36-hole cut at Troon, the British Open was won byArnold Palmer for the second straight year. Palmer had also won theMasters in April. Both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship were played in his home state of Pennsylvania in 1962, just five weeks apart. Palmer lost to 22-year-oldJack Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff at theU.S. Open atOakmont nearPittsburgh, then finished ten strokes back in a tie for 17th at Aronimink.[4]
Jack Nicklaus, age 22, shot a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third in his first PGA Championship.[5]
This championship was originally scheduled for Brentwood Country Club inLos Angeles,[6][7] the first inCalifornia since1929. In November 1960, thePGA of America had voted to retain its "caucasian only" clause, and had gained the ire of California'sattorney generalStanley Mosk, who threatened to shut down the PGA in the state until the clause was removed. In response, the championship for 1962 was moved from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. The PGA of America dropped the clause in November 1961 by amending its constitution.[6][7] The championship returned to California in1977 atPebble Beach, but was not played insouthern California until1983 atRiviera.
Thursday, July 19, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Barnum | 66 | −4 |
| 2 | Chick Harbert | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | George Bayer | 69 | −1 |
| Doug Ford | |||
| Bob Goalby | |||
| Frank Stranahan | |||
| T7 | Leo Biagetti | 70 | E |
| Joe Campbell | |||
| Paul Harney | |||
| Dick Hart | |||
| Don January |
Source:[8]
Friday, July 20, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Ford | 69-69=138 | −2 |
| T2 | George Bayer | 69-70=139 | −1 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 73-66=139 | ||
| Gary Player | 72-67=139 | ||
| T5 | John Barnum | 66-74=140 | E |
| Bob McCallister | 74-66=140 | ||
| 7 | Bob Goalby | 69-72=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Julius Boros | 73-69=142 | +2 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 73-69=142 | ||
| Marty Furgol | 71-71=142 | ||
| Bobby Nichols | 72-70=142 | ||
| Frank Stranahan | 69-73=142 |
Source:[9]
Saturday, July 21, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 72-67-69=208 | −2 |
| T2 | George Bayer | 69-70-71=210 | E |
| Bob McCallister | 74-66-70=210 | ||
| 4 | Doug Ford | 69-69-73=211 | +1 |
| 5 | Bob Goalby | 69-72-71=212 | +2 |
| T6 | Jack Burke Jr. | 73-69-71=213 | +3 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 73-70-70=213 | ||
| Jack Fleck | 74-69-70=213 | ||
| Chick Harbert | 68-76-69=213 | ||
| Cary Middlecoff | 73-66-74=213 | ||
| Bobby Nichols | 72-70-71=213 |
Source:[10]
Sunday, July 22, 1962
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 72-67-69-70=278 | −2 | 13,000 |
| 2 | Bob Goalby | 69-72-71-67=279 | −1 | 6,700 |
| T3 | George Bayer | 69-70-71-71=281 | +1 | 3,450 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 71-74-69-67=281 | |||
| 5 | Doug Ford | 69-69-73-71=282 | +2 | 2,900 |
| 6 | Bobby Nichols | 72-70-71-70=283 | +3 | 2,500 |
| T7 | Jack Fleck | 74-69-70-71=284 | +4 | 2,067 |
| Paul Harney | 70-73-72-69=284 | |||
| Dave Ragan | 72-74-70-68=284 | |||
| 10 | Jay Hebert | 73-72-70-70=285 | +5 | 1,750 |
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