{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1960 PGA Championship | image = | dates = July 21–24, 1960 | location = Akron, Ohio | course = Firestone Country Club<br>South Course | org = PGA of America | tour = PGA Tour | par = 70 | yardage = {{convert|7165|yd}}<ref name=jhrtwpwt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pMlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7455%2C5708552 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Jay Hebert rallies to win PGA with 281 |date=July 25, 1960 |pages=20, 23}}</ref> | format = Stroke play | field = 183 players,<br>95 after 1st cut<br>60 after 2nd cut | cut = 151 (+11) (1st cut)<br />224 (+14) (2nd cut) | purse = $63,130<ref name=pgamedia60>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=388&date=1960&tourn_name_id=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023162332/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=388&date=1960&tourn_name_id=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2006|publisher=PGA.com|title=Tournament Info for: 1960 PGA Championship|access-date=December 29, 2012}}</ref> | winners_share = $11,000 | champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Hebert | score = 281 (+1) | previous = 1959 | next = 1961 }} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Akron</small> |position = bottom |lat = 41.008 |long = -81.508 |caption = Location in the United States |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 235 }} {{Location map |USA Ohio |relief = 1 |label = <small>Akron</small> |position = bottom |lat = 41.008 |long = -81.508 |caption = Location in Ohio |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 140 }} The '''1960 PGA Championship''' was the 42nd PGA Championship, played July 21–24 at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Jay Hebert won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Ferrier, the 1947 {{nowrap|champion.<ref name=jhrtwpwt/><ref name=hbwpgap>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VxMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6907%2C3209462 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Hebert's birdies win PGA|date=July 25, 1960 |page=10}}</ref><ref name=mrabmi>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1960/08/01/588765/mr-abear-makes-it<!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1071608/index.htm--> |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Wright |first=Alfred |title=Mr. 'A-Bear' Makes It |date=August 1, 1960 |page=12}}</ref>}} Only one player broke par in the final round; Wes Ellis shot 69 (−1) and finished in sixth place.<ref name=jhwpgach>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1pwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6855%2C3719859|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|agency=Associated Press|title=Jay Hebert wins PGA Championship|date=July 25, 1960|page=17}}</ref> Hebert's younger brother Lionel won the title in 1957, the last PGA Championship contested in match play format.
Third round leader Doug Sanders shot 73 (+3) on Sunday and finished two strokes back in a tie for third. Arnold Palmer, reigning champion of the Masters and U.S. Open, carded a triple-bogey eight on the 16th hole on Saturday,<ref name=sfssip>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gxhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6744%2C3974011|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=Oregon|agency=Associated Press|title=Sanders fires 67 (69) for lead in PGA as Palmer falters|date=July 24, 1960 |page=1B}}</ref> and finished five strokes back.<ref name=jhrtwpwt/><ref name=hbwpgap/>
Palmer was attempting to win a third major in 1960; in addition to his wins at the Masters and U.S. Open, he was runner-up by a stroke at the British Open at St Andrews. At Firestone, Palmer opened with a 67 for the first round {{nowrap|lead,<ref name=szzsxsvn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oclaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7023%2C4890661|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Palmer's sizzling 67 leads way in PGA |date=July 22, 1960 |page=18}}</ref><ref name=srapapgld>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VBMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957%2C2045855 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Palmer grabs PGA lead |date=July 22, 1960 |page=18}}</ref><ref name=repgsta>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qxErAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zZsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5484%2C2527504 |work=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |title=Palmer gets off to superb start in PGA tourney |date=July 22, 1960 |page=14}}</ref>}} but fell off the pace late on Saturday and tied for seventh; he won seven majors but never a PGA Championship. Through 2017, no player has won all three U.S. majors (Masters, U.S. Open, PGA) in the same calendar year.
Two-time champion Ben Hogan played in the PGA Championship for the first time since his match play victory in 1948. A third round {{nowrap|78 (+8)}} left him at {{nowrap|225 (+15)}} and he missed the 54-hole cut by one stroke.<ref name=sfssip/>
Attendance figures were 14,141 for Sunday's final round, with a four-day total of 53,509.<ref name=jhrtwpwt/>
This was the first of three PGA Championships at the South Course, which later hosted in 1966 and 1975. It is the current venue for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which began in 1976 as the World Series of Golf on the PGA Tour. The American Golf Classic was held at Firestone 's south course from 1961 to 1975.
==Course layout== {{main|Firestone Country Club}} South Course {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !align="left"|Hole!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!Out!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18!!In!!Total |- | align="center"|Yards||400||500||450||465||230||450||225||450||465||'''3,635'''||405||365||180||460||410||230||625||390||465||'''3,530'''||'''7,165''' |- | align="center"|Par||4||5||4||4||3||4||3||4||4||'''35'''||4||4||3||4||4||3||5||4||4||'''35'''||'''70''' |}
== Round summaries == ===First round=== ''Thursday, July 21, 1960'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer || align=center|67 || align=center|−3 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead || align=center|68 || align=center|−2 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Haas || rowspan=2 align=center|69 || rowspan=2 align=center|−1 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Harney |- | rowspan=3 align=center|T5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Don Fairfield || rowspan=3 align=center|70 || rowspan=3 align=center|E |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Don January |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders |- | rowspan=10 align=center|T8 || {{flagicon|USA}} George Bayer || rowspan=10 align=center|71 || rowspan=10 align=center|+1 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Besselink |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Collins |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Ferree |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Ferrier<br><!-- citizen--> |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Griffiths |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Harris |- | {{flagicon|USA}} John O'Donnell |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Ernie Vossler |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Don Whitt |} <small>Source:</small><ref name=szzsxsvn/><ref name=frstrdscres>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oclaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2579%2C4895229 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=First round PGA scores |date=July 22, 1960 |page=19}}</ref>
===Second round=== ''Friday, July 22, 1960'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Hebert || 72-67=139 || align=center|−1 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA}} Don January || 70-70=140 || align=center|E |- | rowspan=3 align=center|T3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer || 67-74=141 || rowspan=3 align=center|+1 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders || 70-71=141 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead || 68-73=141 |- | rowspan=3 align=center|T6 || {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Hawkins || 73-69=142 || rowspan=3 align=center|+2 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} John O'Donnell || 71-71=142 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Venturi || 70-72=142 |- | align=center|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} Mason Rudolph || 72-71=143 || align=center|+3 |- | rowspan=5 align=center|T10 || {{flagicon|USA}} George Bayer || 71-73=144 || rowspan=5 align=center|+4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Bolt || 72-72=144 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Wes Ellis || 72-72=144 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Kroll || 73-71=144 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littler || 74-70=144 |} <small>Source:</small><ref name=jhfsxsvn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oslaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6390%2C5029165|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Jay Hebert fires 67, leads PGA |date=July 23, 1960 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=srdscrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oslaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2477%2C5063620|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Second round PGA scores |date=July 23, 1960 |page=20}}</ref>
===Third round=== ''Saturday, July 23, 1960'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders || 70-71-69=210 || align=center|E |- | rowspan=3 align=center|T2 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Ferrier<!-- citizen--> || 71-74-66=211 || rowspan=3 align=center|+1 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Hebert || 72-67-72=211 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead || 68-73-70=211 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Don January || 70-70-72=212 || align=center|+2 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T6 || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Ford || 75-70-69=214 || rowspan=2 align=center|+4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Hawkins || 73-69-72=214 |- | rowspan=3 align=center|T8 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dow Finsterwald || 73-73-69=215 || rowspan=3 align=center|+5 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Marr || 75-71-69=215 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Venturi || 70-72-73=215 |} <small>Source:</small><ref name=sldswttn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o8laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957%2C5215762 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Sanders leads PGA with 210 |date=July 24, 1960 |page=1, section 2}}</ref><ref name=thrdscr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o8laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2167%2C5223188|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Third round PGA scores |date=July 24, 1960 |page=1, section 2}}</ref>
===Final round=== ''Sunday, July 24, 1960'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''Jay Hebert''' || 72-67-72-70=281 || align=center|+1 || align=center|11,000 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Ferrier<br><!-- citizen--> || 71-74-66-71=282 || align=center|+2 || align=center|5,500 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T3 || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders || 70-71-69-73=283 || rowspan=2 align=center|+3 || rowspan=2 align=center|3,350 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead || 68-73-70-72=283 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Don January || 70-70-72-72=284 || align=center|+4 || align=center|2,800 |- | align=center|6 || {{flagicon|USA}} Wes Ellis || 72-72-72-69=285 || align=center|+5 || align=center|2,500 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T7 || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Ford || 75-70-69-72=286 || rowspan=2 align=center|+6 || rowspan=2 align=center|2,125 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer || 67-74-75-70=286 |- | align=center|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Venturi || 70-72-73-72=287 || align=center|+7 || align=center|1,900 |- | rowspan=2 align=center|T10 || {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Hawkins || 73-69-72-74=288 || rowspan=2 align=center|+8 || rowspan=2 align=center|1,750 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Marr || 75-71-69-73=288 |} {{small|Source:}}<ref name=jhrtwpwt/>
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