1963 - Men America
The winners in the category "1963 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the "500" Festival Open Invitational (May 31-Jun 3; held in conjunction with the Indy 500 race week). Second-placed Tommy Aaron (USA), Julius Boros (USA), Tony Lema (USA) and Bobby Nichols (USA) finished 2 shots behind Dow Finsterwald (USA), who recorded the last of his 11 PGA Tour wins. [Brickyard Crossing GC, at the time known as Speedway GC, Indianapolis, IN].
America
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Played as the Almaden Open (Oct 31-Nov 3; PGA Tour event). Second-placed E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) and Dick Lotz (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Al Geiberger (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Almaden CC, San Jose, CA; now called Almaden G&CC].
America
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Played as the American Golf Classic (Aug 22-25). Second-placed and defending champion Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 4 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Johnny Pott (USA). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
America
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Played as the Palm Springs Golf Classic (Jan 30-Feb 4). Nicklaus (USA) beat Gary Player (RSA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Nicklaus 65, Player 73). [Indian Wells CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Bermuda Dunes CC; Tamarisk CC; Eldorado CC].
America
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Played as the Argentine Masters (Torneo de Maestros). Defending champion Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished in second place behind Ruiz (Arg). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished in second place behind Ledesma (Arg, amateur). [GC General San Martin, Villa Raffo, Buenos Aires].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (July 26-29). Arnold Palmer (USA) beat Julius Boros (USA) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) in an 18-hole playoff (Palmer 70, Boros 71, Nicklaus 73). [Beverly CC, Chicago, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Dave Thomas (Wales) finished in second place behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [Itanhangá GC, Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro].
America
Buick
Played as the Buick Open Invitational (June 6-9). Second-placed Dow Finsterwald (USA) finished 5 shots behind Julius Boros (USA). [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
America
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Played as the Cajun Classic (Nov 21-24; PGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Bob Shave Jr (USA) finished 2 shots behind 26-year-old Rex Baxter Jr (USA), who recorded his only win on the PGA Tour. Saturday's play was cancelled following the assassination of President JF Kennedy; 36 holes were played on the Sunday. [Oakbourne CC, Lafayette, Louisiana].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 3-6). Second-placed Al Geiberger (USA) finished 1 shot behind Doug Ford (USA), who recorded his second win in this event and the last of his 19 PGA Tour wins. [Scarboro G&CC, Toronto, Ont.].
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 9-12). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 4 shots behind Julius Boros (USA), who recorded his second win in this event and tenth PGA Tour win overall. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
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Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile). Won by Orellana (Chile).
America
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Dallas Open Invitational not played in 1963; the city of Dallas hosted the 1963 US PGA Championship.
America
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Played as the inaugural Cleveland Open (Jun 27-Jul 1). Arnold Palmer (USA) beat Tommy Aaron (USA) and Tony Lema (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Palmer 67, Aaron 70, Lema 70), to record his 40th PGA Tour win. [Beechmont CC, Orange, nr Cleveland, OH].
America
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Played as the Colombian Open (Abierto de Colombia). Won by Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Puerto Rico/USA). [CC of Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia].
Played as the Denver Open Invitational.
America
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Played as the Doral Open (March 21-24). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind 33-year-old Dan Sikes (USA), who recorded the first of his six PGA Tour wins. [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
America
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Played as the San Diego Open Invitational (Jan 10-13). Second-placed Tony Lema (USA) finished 1 shot behind Player (RSA). [Riverwalk GC, San Diego, CA; at the time known as Stardust CC].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 3-7; PGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) and Al Balding (Can) finished 3 shot behind Palmer (USA). [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the Hot Springs Open (July 11-14). Dave Hill (USA) beat Mike Souchak (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Arlington course, Hot Springs CC, Hot Springs, AR].
America
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Played as the Houston Classic (April 18-21). Second-placed Fred Hawkins (USA) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Bob Charles (NZ), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].
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Played as the Jamaica Open. Second-placed Charlie Sifford (USA) finished 2 shots behind Barnum (USA).
America
Haig Scotch
Played as the Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Invtl (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Winning team by 1 shot: Dave Ragan (USA) & Mickey Wright (USA). Second-place: Mason Rudolph (USA) & Kathy Whitworth (USA). [Co-hosted by Pinecrest Lakes GC (now Pinecrest GC), Avon Park, FL and Harder Hall GC, Sebring, FL].
America
Lucky Lager
Played as the Lucky International Open (Jan 24-27). Second-placed Don January (USA) finished 3 shots behind 39-year-old Jack Burke Jr (USA), who recorded the last of his 16 PGA Tour wins. [Harding Park GC, San Francisco, Calif. Now known as TPC Harding Park].
America
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Played as the Maracaibo Open (Caribbean tour event). Ferree (USA) beat John Barnum (USA) at the first playoff hole. [Maracaibo CC, Maracaibo, Venezuela].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open. (Sept 25-27; Metropolitan Golf Assoc event). Second-placed Doug Ford (USA) finished 5 shots behind 31-year-old Wes Ellis (USA), who recorded his third win in this event. [Plainfield CC, Edison, NJ].
America
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Billy Maxwell (USA) and Dick Crawford (USA) finished in second place behind Balding (Can). [GC La Hacienda, Ciudad López Mateos, nr Mexico City].
America
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Played as the Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (March 1-4). Second-placed Tony Lema (USA) and Bob Rosburg (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Wininger (USA), who recorded the last of his six PGA Tour wins. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
America
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Played as the Panama Open (Caribbean Tour event). Second-placed Ernie Vossler (USA) and Joe Jimenez (USA) finished 4 shots behind Knudson (Can). [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 17-20). Second-placed Bob Rosburg (USA), Dave Hill (USA), Art Wall Jr (USA), Gary Player (RSA) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Casper (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC].
America
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Played as the Pensacola Open (March 7-10). Second-placed Harold Kneece (USA) and Gary Player (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Palmer (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
America
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Played as the inaugural Whitemarsh Open (Oct 3-6; PGA Tour invitational event). Second-placed Lionel Hebert (USA) finished 1 shot behind Arnold Palmer (USA), who scooped what at the time was the biggest first prize ever offered in professional golf. [Whitemarsh Valley CC, Lafayette Hill, nr Philadelphia, PA].
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Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Feb 7-12). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) and third-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot and 2 shots respectively behind Palmer (USA) ... giving the "Big Three" a 1-2-3 finish. Palmer claimed his third straight win in this event. Final round delayed until Tuesday following two days of heavy rain. [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].
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Played as the Portland Open Invitational (Sept 19-22). George Knudson (Can) beat Mason Rudolph (USA) with a 40-foot chip shot for an eagle-three at the first playoff hole. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, OR].
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Played as the Puerto Rico Open (Feb 28-Mar 3; US PGA-sanctioned Caribbean tour event). Second-placed and defending champion George Knudson (Can) finished 6 shots behind 39-year-old Charlie Sifford (USA), who claimed his first win in a 72-hole PGA-sanctioned event. [Berwind CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico].
America
Sahara Hotel
Played as the Sahara Invitational (Oct 17-20). Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA) and Al Geiberger (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jack Nicklaus (USA). [Paradise Valley CC, Henderson, NV; now called Wildhorse GC].
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Played as the Seattle Open (Sept 12-15). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) and Stan Leonard (Can) finished 2 shots behind Bobby Nichols (USA). [Inglewood GC, Kenmore, nr Seattle, WA].
America
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Played as the Tournament of Champions (May 2-5). Second-placed Tony Lema (USA) and Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 5 shots behind Nicklaus (USA), who recorded the first of his five wins in this event. [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].
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Played as the Memphis Open Invitational (May 24-27). Lema (USA) beat Tommy Aaron (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Colonial CC, White Station, Memphis, TN. Club relocated to Cordova, nr Memphis in 1972].
Played as the St Petersburg Open Invitational.
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Played as the Texas Open Invitational (April 25-28). Second-placed Johnny Pott (USA) finished 2 shots behind Phil Rodgers (USA). [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
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Played as the Thunderbird Classic Invitational. Palmer (USA) beat Paul Harney (USA) in a playoff. [Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
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Played as the Insurance City Open Invitational (Aug 15-18). Second-placed George Bayer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Billy Casper (USA), who recorded his 20th PGA Tour win. This was the first of Casper's four wins in this event. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 14-17). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) and Phil Rodgers (USA) finished 11 shots behind Don January (USA), who won this event for the second time in four years. [Forty Niner CC, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Caracas Open. Second-placed George Knudson (Can) finished 2 shots behind Wall (USA). [Valle Arriba GC, Caracas, Venezuela].
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Played as the World Series of Golf (Sept 7/8; unofficial four-man 36-hole exhibition event for the season's four major championship winners). Winner (on 140): defending champion Jack Nicklaus (USA; Masters and US PGA). Second (141): Julius Boros (USA; US Open). Third (143): Arnold Palmer (USA; playoff loser in US Open, who gained entry after beating the two other major championship playoff losers, Jacky Cupit and Phil Rodgers). Fourth (147): Bob Charles (NZ; British Open). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 11-14). Second-placed Jimmy Clark (USA) finished 4 shots behind Sanders (USA). [Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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