PGA Championship 1961 — leaderboard and results
1961-07-26 to 1961-07-30 · Olympia Fields CC (North) · Major championship · Purse $64,800
| Pos | Player | To par | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Barber | -3 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 70 | |
| 2 | Don January | -3 | 72 | 66 | 67 | 72 | |
| 3 | Doug Sanders | E | 70 | 68 | 74 | 68 | |
| 4 | Ted Kroll | +1 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 71 | |
| T5 | Arnold Palmer | +2 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 68 | |
| T5 | Art Wall | +2 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 70 | |
| T5 | Doug Ford | +2 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 66 | |
| T5 | Gene Littler | +2 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 69 | |
| T5 | Johnny Pott | +2 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 71 | |
| T5 | Wes Ellis | +2 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 72 | |
| T11 | Cary Middlecoff | +3 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 69 | |
| T11 | Paul Harney | +3 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 71 | |
| 13 | Jay Hebert | +4 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 72 | |
| 14 | Walter Burkemo | +5 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 70 | |
| T15 | Billy Casper | +6 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 71 | |
| T15 | Bob Goalby | +6 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 73 | |
| T15 | Don Whitt | +6 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 68 | |
| T15 | Ernie Vossler | +6 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 75 | |
| T19 | Bob Rosburg | +7 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 73 | |
| T19 | Gardner Dickinson | +7 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 74 | |
| T19 | Jack Fleck | +7 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 70 | |
| T22 | Dave Marr | +8 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 69 | |
| T22 | Don Fairfield | +8 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 73 | |
| T22 | Fred Hawkins | +8 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 69 | |
| T22 | George Bayer | +8 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 72 | |
| T22 | Shelley Mayfield | +8 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | |
| T27 | Billy Maxwell | +9 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | |
| T27 | Sam Snead | +9 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 75 | |
| T33 | Billy Farrell | +11 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | |
| T33 | Dave Ragan | +11 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | |
| T33 | Jon Gustin | +11 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 69 | |
| T33 | Mac Hunter | +11 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 73 | |
| T37 | Clarence Doser | +12 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 73 | |
| T37 | Ken Venturi | +12 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 71 | |
| T37 | Lew Worsham | +12 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 71 | |
| T37 | Mason Rudolph | +12 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 77 | |
| T39 | Al Mengert | +10 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | |
| T39 | Bob Keller | +10 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 73 | |
| T39 | Charles Bassler | +10 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | |
| T39 | Gary Player | +10 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 73 | |
| T41 | Dow Finsterwald | +13 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 74 | |
| T41 | Manuel De La Torre | +13 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 73 | |
| T43 | Bud Holscher | +14 | 77 | 68 | 75 | 74 | |
| T43 | Jack McGowan | +14 | 76 | 70 | 77 | 71 | |
| T45 | Buster Cupit | +15 | 70 | 78 | 72 | 75 | |
| T45 | Jim Ferrier | +15 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 72 | |
| T45 | Marty Furgol | +15 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 78 | |
| T45 | Mike Souchak | +15 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 77 | |
| T45 | Milon Marusic | +15 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | |
| T50 | Chuck Malchaski | +16 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 74 | |
| T50 | Fred Haas | +16 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 73 | |
| T52 | Chick Harbert | +17 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 76 | |
| T52 | Jack Burke Jr | +17 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 78 | |
| T52 | Tom Nieporte | +17 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 75 | |
| T55 | Pete Cooper | +18 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | |
| T55 | Sam Bernardi | +18 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 76 | |
| T57 | Johnny Bulla | +20 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 76 | |
| T57 | Mike Krak | +20 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 76 | |
| T57 | Sam Penecale | +20 | 72 | 73 | 79 | 76 | |
| 60 | Bill Heinlein | +21 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 76 | |
| 61 | Marshall Springer | +22 | 74 | 71 | 77 | 80 | |
| 62 | J.L. McReynolds | +24 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 78 | |
| 63 | Al Besselink | +25 | 74 | 73 | 83 | 75 | |
| 64 | Leon Butler | +28 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 84 | |
| WD | Tommy Bolt | — | 72 | 71 |
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