1962 PGA Championship: Gary Player wins at Aronimink Golf Club
Gary Player won the 1962 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania with 278 (−2), by 1 stroke over Bob Goalby.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1962 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- July 19, 1962 to July 22, 1962
- Course
- Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
- Edition
- 44th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,045 yards
- Field
- 170
- Made the cut
- 91 (cut at 151)
- Purse
- $69,400 · winner's share $13,000
- Champion
- Gary Player · age 26 · South Africa · born Johannesburg, Gauteng (then Transvaal), South Africa
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 72-67-69-70 = 278 (−2) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Bob Goalby
- 54-hole leader
- Gary Player (208)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Player | 72 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 278 | −2 |
| 2 | Bob Goalby | 69 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 279 | −1 |
What happened at the 1962 PGA Championship
Bob Goalby birdied 14 and 16 to get within one, but Gary Player parred the last two holes to win by a stroke and complete the third leg of his career Grand Slam.
Rookie pro Jack Nicklaus, in his PGA Championship debut, closed with 67 to tie George Bayer for third.
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).