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Sunday 21 July 1963Men’s majorsYear in Review
Nicklaus wins PGA Championship
Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, Texas · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 July 1963 · purse $80,900 · winner's share $13,000
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R136°/25°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/26°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R337°/26°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R439°/25°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
165 started, 83 (cut at 151) made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course), Dallas
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Dave Ragan
The golfer
b. 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio, USA; United States; age 23 at the win (year page); 3rd major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet