Year: | 1958 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 45 |
Most Wins: | Ken Venturi (4) |
Honor1: | Money list |
Honoree1: | Arnold Palmer |
Honor2: | PGA Player of the Year |
Honoree2: | Dow Finsterwald |
Prevseason: | 1957 |
Nextseason: | 1959 |
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 | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes | |
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Jan 6 | California | 35,000 | Frank Stranahan (6) | |||
Jan 12 | California | 50,000 | Billy Casper (4) | Pro-Am | ||
Jan 20 | Mexico | 20,000 | Dutch Harrison (18) | |||
Jan 26 | California | 15,000 | Ken Venturi (3) | |||
Jan 29 | Arizona | 15,000 | Ken Venturi (4) | |||
Feb 9 | Arizona | 15,000 | Lionel Hebert (2) | |||
Feb 16 | Texas | 15,000 | Bill Johnston (1) | |||
Feb 24 | Texas | 30,000 | Ed Oliver (8) | |||
Mar 2 | Louisiana | 15,000 | Ken Venturi (5) | |||
Mar 11 | Louisiana | 20,000 | Billy Casper (5) | |||
Mar 16 | Florida | 15,000 | Doug Ford (13) | |||
Mar 23 | Florida | 15,000 | Arnold Palmer (8) | |||
Mar 30 | North Carolina | 15,000 | Howie Johnson (1) | |||
Apr 6 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 60,000 | Arnold Palmer (9) | Major championship | |
Apr 13 | North Carolina | 15,000 | Bob Goalby (1) | |||
Apr 20 | Kentucky | 20,000 | Gary Player (1) | |||
Apr 27 | Nevada | 20,000 | Stan Leonard (2) | Winners-only event | ||
Apr 27 | Louisiana | 15,000 | Jay Hebert (9) | New tournament Alternate event | ||
May 4 | Texas | 25,000 | Tommy Bolt (12) | Invitational | ||
May 11 | Arkansas | 20,000 | Julius Boros (6) | |||
May 18 | Tennessee | 20,000 | Billy Maxwell (4) | New tournament | ||
May 25 | Missouri | 20,000 | Ernie Vossler (1) | |||
Jun 1 | Michigan | 25,000 | Doug Sanders (2) | |||
Jun 8 | Texas | 25,000 | Sam Snead (72) | |||
Jun 14 | U.S. Open | Oklahoma | 35,000 | Tommy Bolt (13) | Major championship | |
Jun 23 | Michigan | 57,000 | Billy Casper (6) | New tournament | ||
Jun 30 | New York | 52,000 | Arnold Palmer (10) | New tournament | ||
Jul 4 | The Open Championship | England | £4,850 | Peter Thomson (5) | Major championship | |
Jul 6 | Ohio | 20,000 | Art Wall Jr. (5) | |||
Jul 13 | Connecticut | 25,000 | Jack Burke Jr. (13) | |||
Jul 20 | PGA Championship | Pennsylvania | 40,000 | Dow Finsterwald (4) | Major championship | |
Jul 27 | Maryland | 20,000 | Art Wall Jr. (6) | |||
Aug 4 | Illinois | 50,000 | Ken Venturi (6) | |||
Aug 11 | Wisconsin | 35,000 | Cary Middlecoff (37) | |||
Aug 17 | Minnesota | 25,000 | Mike Souchak (7) | |||
Aug 23 | Canada | 25,000 | Wes Ellis (1) | |||
Sep 1 | Canada | 42,000 | Jim Ferree (1) | New tournament | ||
Sep 8 | Utah | 15,000 | Dow Finsterwald (5) | |||
Sep 14 | Colorado | 20,000 | Tommy Jacobs (1) | |||
Sep 21 | California | 15,000 | John McMullin (1) | |||
Nov 9 | Georgia | 25,000 | Julius Boros (7) | |||
Nov 16 | Cuba | 45,000 | George Bayer (2) | |||
Nov 23 | Florida | 15,000 | Pete Cooper (5) | |||
Nov 30 | Cuba | 15,000 | Billy Casper (n/a) | Pro-Am | ||
Dec 14 | 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.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
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Nov 23 | Canada Cup | Mexico | n/a | Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr | Team event |
Canada Cup Individual Trophy | Ángel Miguel |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 42,608 | ||
2 | 41,324 | ||
3 | 36,268 | ||
4 | 35,393 | ||
5 | 29,841 | ||
6 | 29,817 | ||
7 | 26,941 | ||
8 | 26,385 | ||
9 | 25,171 | ||
10 | 21,875 |
Award | Winner | ||
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