1959 PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg wins at Minneapolis Golf Club
Bob Rosburg won the 1959 PGA Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park, Minnesota with 277 (−3), by 1 stroke over Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1959 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- July 30, 1959 to August 2, 1959
- Course
- Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Edition
- 41st PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 6,850 yards
- Field
- 174
- Made the cut
- 97 (cut at 150)
- Purse
- $51,175 · winner's share $8,250
- Champion
- Bob Rosburg · age 32 · United States · born San Francisco, California
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 71-72-68-66 = 277 (−3) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Jerry Barber, Doug Sanders
- 54-hole leader
- Jerry Barber (205) · Bob Rosburg was 6 strokes back
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Rosburg | 71 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 277 | −3 |
| T2 | Jerry Barber | 69 | 65 | 71 | 73 | 278 | −2 |
| T2 | Doug Sanders | 72 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 278 | −2 |
What happened at the 1959 PGA Championship
Bob Rosburg started the final round six strokes back and shot a front-nine 30, a tournament nine-hole record until 1982, on the way to a 66.
Jerry Barber regained the lead with a birdie at 15 but bogeyed the last two holes to tie Doug Sanders for second, one behind.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).