1965 PGA Championship

1965 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 12–15, 1965
Location Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Course(s) Laurel Valley Golf Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71
Length 7,090 yards (6,483 m)
Field 165 players, 77 after cut
Cut 151 (+9)
Prize fund $149,700[1]
Winner's share $25,000
Champion
United States Dave Marr
280 (−4)
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Location in United States
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Location in Pennsylvania

The 1965 PGA Championship was the 47th PGA Championship, played August 12–15 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, a suburb southeast of Pittsburgh. Dave Marr won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus.[2][3][4]

Marr was the co-leader after 54 holes with Tommy Aaron, a stroke ahead of Gardner Dickinson and two shots ahead of major champions Nicklaus and Casper.[5] Aaron shot 78 and Dickinson 74 on Sunday, while Marr matched an even-par 71 with Nicklaus and Casper.[6]

Not far from his hometown of Latrobe, Laurel Valley was co-founded by Arnold Palmer in 1959,[7][8] who had another disappointing major in his home state and finished 14 strokes back, tied for 33rd.[9] Three years earlier, he lost an 18-hole playoff to Nicklaus in the U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh, then finished tied for 17th five weeks later at the PGA Championship at Aronimink, outside Philadelphia. (Palmer won the other two majors of 1962, the Masters and the Open Championship, but never won the PGA Championship for a career grand slam.)

After the practice rounds, a 60-foot (18 m) fir tree was installed on the par-5 third hole to prevent corner-cutting from the tee to an adjacent fairway, over the objections of the club professional.[9][10][11][12]

This was the final PGA Championship appearance for two-time champion Ben Hogan, age 53, who tied for 15th place. After his near-fatal auto accident in early 1949, Hogan's legs could not withstand the grueling match play schedule and he did not play again in the championship until it became a stroke play event. He missed the 54-hole cut by a stroke in 1960 and tied for ninth place in 1964. Hogan won the title as a match play event in 1946 and 1948. Twenty former champions were in the field and twelve made the cut. Palmer was assessed a two-stroke penalty in both of the first two rounds and was at 147 (+5), ten shots back.[12]

A decade later, Laurel Valley hosted the Ryder Cup in 1975, the last Ryder Cup held in the U.S. without players from continental Europe.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4404005404312165053752384553,6004125354333971903754482304703,4907,090
Par445435434364544344343571

Source:[13]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States196369707271282−2T2
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 195168757072285+1T6
Jack Burke, Jr. United States195675717269287+3T8
Ben Hogan United States1946, 194872757072289+5T15
Doug Ford United States195573707772292+8T20
Gary Player South Africa196274727474294+10T33
Walter Burkemo United States195372777373295+11T41
Vic Ghezzi United States194173777474298+14T49
Lionel Hebert United States195773737676298+14T49
Jay Hebert United States196072737877300+16T54
Bobby Nichols United States196474757774300+16T54
Dow Finsterwald United States195873787775303+19T63

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jim Ferrier Australia19477973152+10
Chick Harbert United States19547676152+10
Jim Turnesa United States19527478152+10
Jerry Barber United States19617677153+11
Henry Picard United States19397581156+14
Bob Rosburg United States19597879157+15
Denny Shute United States1936, 19378281163+21
Paul Runyan United States1934, 193884WD

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tommy Aaron United States66–5
T2Gardner Dickinson United States67–4
Mason Rudolph United States
T4Bruce Devlin Australia68–3
Raymond Floyd United States
Sam Snead United States
7Jack Nicklaus United States69–2
T8Billy Casper United States70−1
Dave Marr United States
Mike Souchak United States
Wynsol Spencer United States

Source:[14]

Second round

Friday, August 13, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tommy Aaron United States66-71=137–5
T2Dave Marr United States70-69=139–3
Jack Nicklaus United States69-70=139
4Billy Casper United States70-70=140−2
T5Gardner Dickinson United States67-74=141–1
Raymond Floyd United States68-73=141
T7Don Bies United States71-71=142E
R. H. Sikes United States71-71=142
Mike Souchak United States70-72=142
T10Bruce Devlin Australia68-75=143+2
Doug Ford United States73-70=143
Mason Rudolph United States67-76=143
Sam Snead United States68-75=143

Source:[12]

Third round

Saturday, August 14, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Tommy Aaron United States66-71-72=209–4
Dave Marr United States70-69-70=209
3Gardner Dickinson United States67-74-69=210–3
T4Billy Casper United States70-70-71=211−2
Jack Nicklaus United States69-70-72=211
T6Raymond Floyd United States68-73-72=213E
R. H. Sikes United States71-71-71=213
Sam Snead United States68-75-70=213
9Bob McCallister United States76-68-70=214+1
10Bruce Devlin Australia68-75-72=215+2

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, August 15, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dave Marr United States70-69-70-71=280−425,000
T2Billy Casper United States70-70-71-71=282−212,500
Jack Nicklaus United States69-70-72-71=282
4Bo Wininger United States73-72-72-66=283−18,000
5Gardner Dickinson United States67-74-69-74=284E7,000
T6Bruce Devlin Australia68-75-72-70=285+15,750
Sam Snead United States68-75-70-72=285
T8Tommy Aaron United States66-71-72-78=287+34,040
Jack Burke, Jr. United States75-71-72-69=287
Jacky Cupit United States72-76-70-69=287
Rod Funseth United States75-72-69-71=287
Bob McCallister United States76-68-70-73=287

Source:[2][3]

Television

This was the first PGA Championship televised by the ABC network, which retained the broadcast rights through 1990, when it was succeeded by CBS.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1965 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (August 16, 1965). "Dave Marr wins PGA with 280". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 1, 30. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Kienzl, Ray (August 16, 1965). "Marr bulldogs way to PGA title". Pittsburgh Press. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Wright, Alfred (August 23, 1965). "Diary of a career in turmoil". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  5. 1 2 "Dapper David ties tiring Tom as PGA leader". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 15, 1965. p. 3B.
  6. ↑ "Confidence top prize". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 16, 1965. p. 3B.
  7. ↑ Bires, Mike (July 9, 2004). "Big time: Laurel Valley stands out". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. p. C8.
  8. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (August 12, 1965). "Jack Nicklaus PGA 'Pick' in Palmerland". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 28.
  9. 1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (June 23, 1989). "A place in the world of golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23.
  10. ↑ "Laurel Valley prexy discounts Erath move". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 14, 2016. p. 12.
  11. ↑ "Tree grows, Laruel feud flares". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. August 15, 1965. p. 1, section 4.
  12. 1 2 3 "Aaron leads by 2; Palmer in rhubarb". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 14, 1965. p. 2, part 2.
  13. ↑ "Laurel Valley". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (yardages). August 12, 1965. p. 28.
  14. ↑ "Aaron's 66 leads PGA". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. August 13, 1965. p. 2, part 2.
Preceded by
1965 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1966 Masters

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