1965 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 12–15, 1965
LocationLigonier, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Laurel Valley Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,090 yards (6,483 m)
Field165 players, 77 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$149,700[1]
Winner's share$25,000
Champion
United States Dave Marr
280 (−4)
Laurel Valley Golf Club is located in the United States
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Location in United States
Laurel Valley Golf Club is located in Pennsylvania
Laurel Valley Golf Club
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]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1965

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tommy Aaron66−5
T2United States Gardner Dickinson67−4
United States Mason Rudolph
T4Australia Bruce Devlin68−3
United States Raymond Floyd
United States Sam Snead
7United States Jack Nicklaus69−2
T8United States Billy Casper70−1
United States Dave Marr
United States Mike Souchak
United States Wynsol Spencer

Source:[14]

Second round

Friday, August 13, 1965

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tommy Aaron66-71=137−5
T2United States Dave Marr70-69=139−3
United States Jack Nicklaus69-70=139
4United States Billy Casper70-70=140−2
T5United States Gardner Dickinson67-74=141−1
United States Raymond Floyd68-73=141
T7United States Don Bies71-71=142E
United States R. H. Sikes71-71=142
United States Mike Souchak70-72=142
T10Australia Bruce Devlin68-75=143+1
United States Doug Ford73-70=143
United States Mason Rudolph67-76=143
United States Sam Snead68-75=143

Source:[12]

Third round

Saturday, August 14, 1965

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Tommy Aaron66-71-72=209−4
United States Dave Marr70-69-70=209
3United States Gardner Dickinson67-74-69=210−3
T4United States Billy Casper70-70-71=211−2
United States Jack Nicklaus69-70-72=211
T6United States Raymond Floyd68-73-72=213E
United States R. H. Sikes71-71-71=213
United States Sam Snead68-75-70=213
9United States Bob McCallister76-68-70=214+1
10Australia Bruce Devlin68-75-72=215+2

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, August 15, 1965

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Dave Marr70-69-70-71=280−425,000
T2United States Billy Casper70-70-71-71=282−212,500
United States Jack Nicklaus69-70-72-71=282
4United States Bo Wininger73-72-72-66=283−18,000
5United States Gardner Dickinson67-74-69-74=284E7,000
T6Australia Bruce Devlin68-75-72-70=285+15,750
United States Sam Snead68-75-70-72=285
T8United States Tommy Aaron66-71-72-78=287+34,040
United States Jack Burke Jr.75-71-72-69=287
United States Jacky Cupit72-76-70-69=287
United States Rod Funseth75-72-69-71=287
United States Bob McCallister76-68-70-73=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. ↑ "Tournament Info for: 1965 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. 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.

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