1965 PGA Championship
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The 1965 PGA Championship was the 47th PGA Championship
played August 12–15 at Laurel Valley Golf Club
in Ligonier, Pennsylvania
. Dave Marr
won the championship.
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
played August 12–15 at Laurel Valley Golf Club
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Laurel Valley Golf Club is a golf club located just south of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Designed by Dick Wilson and renovated by Arnold Palmer, the Laurel Valley golf course opened in 1959. Since its opening, the club has hosted two notable tournaments: the 1965 PGA Championship and the 1975 Ryder...
in Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. Ligonier was settled in the 1760s. The borough is well known for nearby Idlewild Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in the country, and nearby Seven Springs Mountain Resort...
. Dave Marr
Dave Marr
David Francis Marr, Jr. was an American professional golfer and sportscaster, best known for winning the 1965 PGA Championship.-Early years:...
won the championship.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Marr Dave Marr David Francis Marr, Jr. was an American professional golfer and sportscaster, best known for winning the 1965 PGA Championship.-Early years:... |
70-69-70-71=280 | -4 | 25,000 | |
| T2 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
70-70-71-71=282 | -2 | 12,500 | |
| Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
69-70-72-71=282 | ||||
| 4 | Bo Wininger Bo Wininger Francis G. "Bo" Wininger was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.... |
73-72-72-66=283 | -1 | 8,000 | |
| 5 | Gardner Dickinson | 67-74-69-74=284 | E | 7,000 | |
| T6 | Bruce Devlin Bruce Devlin Bruce William Devlin is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the PGA Tour in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959... |
68-75-72-70=285 | +1 | 5,750 | |
| Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
68-75-70-72=285 | ||||
| T8 | Tommy Aaron Tommy Aaron Thomas Dean Aaron is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament.- Early years :... |
66-71-72-78=287 | +3 | 4,040 | |
| Jack Burke, Jr. | 75-71-72-69=287 | ||||
| Jacky Cupit Jacky Cupit Jacky D. Cupit is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .... |
72-76-70-69=287 | ||||
| Rod Funseth Rod Funseth James Rodney Funseth was an American professional golfer who played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .... |
75-72-69-71=287 | ||||
| Bob McCallister Bob McCallister Robert McCallister is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.McCallister was born in Toledo, Ohio... |
76-68-70-73=287 |
External links
- Results - at www.golfobserver.com