| 1962 PGA Championship | |
The 1962 PGA Championship was the third leg of Gary Player's career Grand Slam. He won the 1959 British Open and the 1961 Masters. He completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 1965 U.S. Open.
His win here was Player's sixth on the PGA Tour, although he had numerous wins around the world by this point.
Bayer wound up third, sharing it with a professional rookie - Jack Nicklaus. It was Nicklaus' first appearance in the PGA Championship.
And making his final appearance in a PGA - and his final cut in any major - was three-time major champion Cary Middlecoff. Middlecoff went out in style, finished tied for 15th. His second-round 66 tied for low round of the tournament.
1962 PGA Championship Scores
Results from the 1962 PGA Championship golf tournament played at the par-70 Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania:
| Gary Player | 72-67-69-70--278 | $13,000 |
| Bob Goalby | 69-72-71-67--279 | $6,700 |
| George Bayer | 69-70-71-71--281 | $3,450 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 71-74-69-67--281 | $3,450 |
| Doug Ford | 69-69-73-71--282 | $2,900 |
| Bobby Nichols | 72-70-71-70--283 | $2,500 |
| Jack Fleck | 74-69-70-71--284 | $2,066 |
| Paul Harney | 70-73-72-69--284 | $2,066 |
| Dave Ragan | 72-74-70-68--284 | $2,066 |
| Jay Hebert | 73-72-70-70--285 | $1,750 |
| Julius Boros | 73-69-74-70--286 | $1,450 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 73-70-70-73--286 | $1,450 |
| Chick Harbert | 68-76-69-73--286 | $1,450 |
| Bob McCallister | 74-66-70-76--286 | $1,450 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 73-66-74-74--287 | $1,225 |
| Doug Sanders | 76-69-73-69--287 | $1,225 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 73-69-71-75--288 | $966 |
| Bruce Crampton | 76-73-67-72--288 | $966 |
| Billy Farrell | 73-71-73-71--288 | $966 |
| Arnold Palmer | 71-72-73-72--288 | $966 |
| Sam Snead | 75-70-71-72--288 | $966 |
| Frank Stranahan | 69-73-72-74--288 | $966 |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 75-71-74-69--289 | $665 |
| Tommy Jacobs | 73-73-73-70--289 | $665 |
| Gene Littler | 73-75-72-69--289 | $665 |
| Art Wall | 72-75-71-71--289 | $665 |
| Joe Campbell | 70-74-74-73--291 | $530 |
| Don January | 70-74-72-75--291 | $530 |
| Johnny Pott | 71-77-71-72--291 | $530 |
| Tommy Bolt | 72-74-72-74--292 | $470 |
| Pete Cooper | 73-71-74-74--292 | $470 |
| Buster Cupit | 76-70-76-70--292 | $470 |
| Wes Ellis Jr. | 75-72-73-72--292 | $470 |
| Dick Hart | 70-73-76-73--292 | $470 |
| Ted Kroll | 73-70-76-73--292 | $470 |
| Shelley Mayfield | 74-70-74-74--292 | $470 |
| Tom Nieporte | 75-75-69-73--292 | $470 |
| Don Whitt | 74-73-70-75--292 | $470 |
| Walter Burkemo | 72-75-72-74--293 | $400 |
| Jim Ferrier | 72-71-73-77--293 | $400 |
| Eric Monti | 76-74-71-72--293 | $400 |
| Al Nelson | 79-70-72-72--293 | $400 |
| Mike Souchak | 75-73-72-73--293 | $400 |
| Claude Harmon | 73-73-75-73--294 | $360 |
| Howie Johnson | 75-75-72-72--294 | $360 |
| Bob Kay | 76-73-72-73--294 | $360 |
| Marty Furgol | 71-71-74-79--295 | $325 |
| Bob Gajda | 71-74-77-73--295 | $325 |
| Bill Johnston | 74-72-72-77--295 | $325 |
| Pat Schwab | 76-75-71-73--295 | $325 |
| Billy Casper | 74-76-70-76--296 | $280 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 73-74-75-74--296 | $280 |
| George Knudson | 72-75-74-75--296 | $280 |
| Dave Marr | 71-72-77-76--296 | $280 |
| Ken Venturi | 73-72-77-74--296 | $280 |
| Bill Collins | 73-71-74-79--297 | $250 |
| John Barnum | 66-74-77-81--298 | $222 |
| Vic Ghezzi | 76-69-74-79--298 | $222 |
| Bob Ross | 72-74-75-77--298 | $222 |
| James Stamps | 72-72-75-79--298 | $222 |
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