The Senior PGA Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1963 Senior PGA Championship | ||
| Date: | January 31 - 03, 1963 |
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| Site: | PGA National Golf Club | |
| Champion: | Herman Barron | |
| Purse: | $30,000.00 | |
| Field: | 64 | |
| Cut at: | ||
| Par: | 36 - 36 - 72 (00 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 0 | |
When the planned new national headquarters for The PGA of America and the accompanying golf courses in Palm Beach Gardens weren't ready for the ' 63 PGA Seniors' Championship, a move to Port St. Lucie CC, about an hour north on Florida's east coast, was arranged and hosted by M.R."Chick" Harbert, former PGA Champion and Ryder Cup Team Captain. There, two golf courses were available, and for the first time in PGA Seniors' history, the winner registered four sub-70 rounds. Herman Barron of White Plains, N.Y., won with a 16-under-par 272, two strokes better than John Barnum of Belmont,Mich.
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Herman Barron | |
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| Round 1: | 72.3 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 66 John Barnum | 66 John Barnum | 67 |
| Round 2: | 71.44 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 64 Errie Ball | 134 Herman Barron, John Barnum | 134 |
| Round 3: | 73.61 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 68 Henry Ransom | 203 Herman Barron, John Barnum | 203 |
| Round 4: | 74.66 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 69 Herman Barron | 272 Herman Barron | 272 |
| Totals: | 73 | 65 | 42 | 149 | |||
