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PGA Championship

1962

Champion

Gary Player(-2)

Runner-up: Bob Goalby

Gary Player won the PGA Championship by one shot over Bob Goalby, his first of two PGA Championship titles. Player was the first international player to win the PGA Championship in the stroke play era. His victory, combined with his 1959 Open Championship, established him as one of golf's truly global champions.

PGA Championship

1962

Aronimink Golf Club · Newton Square, Pennsylvania

Champion

Gary Player

-2

PosPlayerScore

1

Gary Player

-2

2

Bob Goalby

-1

Tournament Stats

Winning Score

-2 (278)

Winning Margin

1 stroke

Course

Aronimink Golf Club

Location

Newton Square, Pennsylvania

Field Size

168 players