1959 PGA Tour
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DurationJanuary 2, 1959 – December 6, 1959
Number of official events46
Most wins
Gene Littler (5)
Gene Littler (5)Money list Art Wall Jr.
Art Wall Jr.| Duration | January 2, 1959 – December 6, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 46 |
| Most wins | Gene Littler (5) |
| Money list | Art Wall Jr. |
| PGA Player of the Year | Art Wall Jr. |
← 1958 1960 → | |
The 1959 PGA Tour was the 44th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States.
Unofficial events
The following table lists official events during the 1959 season.[1]
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | Ryder Cup | California | n/a |  Team USA |
Team event |
| Nov 21 | Canada Cup | Australia | n/a |  Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson |
Team event |
| Canada Cup Individual Trophy |  Flory Van Donck |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Wall Jr. | 53,168 |
| 2 | Gene Littler | 38,296 |
| 3 | Dow Finsterwald | 33,906 |
| 4 | Billy Casper | 33,899 |
| 5 | Arnold Palmer | 32,462 |
| 6 | Mike Souchak | 31,807 |
| 7 | Bob Rosburg | 31,676 |
| 8 | Doug Ford | 31,009 |
| 9 | Jay Hebert | 26,034 |
| 10 | Ken Venturi | 25,886 |