1964 PGA Championship


The 1964 PGA Championship was the 46th PGA Championship, played July 16–19 at Columbus Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Bobby Nichols won his only major title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Nichols led wire-to-wire after a first round 64 in the hometown of Nicklaus, who shot a 64 in the final round to gain his third runner-up finish in majors in 1964.
Ben Hogan, age 51, competed at the PGA Championship for the first time since 1960. Tied for fifth place after a third round 68, he finished tied for ninth for his penultimate top ten in a major. His final top ten came at the 1967 Masters.
Nichols' winning score of 271 was the lowest to date at the PGA Championship, the seventh as a 72-hole stroke play championship. It stood as the record for thirty years, until Nick Price's 269 in 1994.
Nichols' win marked the third time that all of the professional major championships were won by Americans in a calendar year.
The British Open was played the previous week in St Andrews, Scotland, one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July. The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969.

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Missed the second cut

Missed the first cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 16, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Nichols64−6
T2Jack Nicklaus67−3
T2Mike Souchak67−3
T4Billy Casper68−2
T4Bob Charles68−2
T4Paul Haviland68−2
T4Don January68−2
T4Tom Nieporte68−2
T4Arnold Palmer68−2
T10Joe Conrad69−1
T10Jon Gustin69−1
T10Bob Keller69−1
T10Bo Wininger69−1

Second round

Friday, July 17, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Nichols64-71=135−5
2Arnold Palmer68-68=136−4
T3Ken Venturi72-65=137−3
T3Bo Wininger69-68=137−3
T5Bob Charles68-71=139−1
T5Tony Lema71-68=139−1
T5Tom Nieporte68-71=139−1
T5Mason Rudolph73-66=139−1
T9Billy Casper68-72=140E
T9Ed Furgol71-69=140E
T9Jack Nicklaus67-73=140E
T9Mike Souchak67-73=140E

Third round

Saturday, July 18, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Nichols64-71-69=204−6
2Arnold Palmer68-68-69=205−5
T3Tom Nieporte68-71-68=207−3
T3Mason Rudolph73-66-68=207−3
T5Billy Casper68-72-70=210E
T5Ben Hogan70-72-68=210E
T5Jack Nicklaus67-73-70=210E
T5Ken Venturi72-65-73=210E
T5Bo Wininger69-68-73=210E
T10Tony Lema71-68-72=211+1
T10Mike Souchak67-73-71=211+1

Final round

Sunday, July 19, 1964
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Bobby Nichols64-71-69-67=271−918,000
T2Jack Nicklaus67-73-70-64=274−69,000
T2Arnold Palmer68-68-69-69=274−69,000
4Mason Rudolph73-66-68-69=276−45,000
T5Tom Nieporte68-71-68-72=279−13,850
T5Ken Venturi72-65-73-69=279−13,850
7Bo Wininger69-68-73-70=280E3,200
8Gay Brewer72-71-71-67=281+12,900
T9Billy Casper68-72-70-72=282+22,300
T9Jon Gustin69-76-71-66=282+22,300
T9Ben Hogan70-72-68-72=282+22,300
T9Tony Lema71-68-72-71=282+22,300