1959 PGA Championship Tournament
The 1959 PGA Championship was the 41st edition of this major, staged by the PGA of America.
Winner: Bob Rosburg, 277
Where it was played: Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Tournament dates: July 30-Aug. 2, 1959
Leader after first round: Billy Casper, Chuck Klein, Dick Hart, Gene Littler, Jackson Bradley, Jerry Barber, Mike Krak, Mike Souchak and Walter Burkemo, 69
Leader after second round: Jerry Barber, 134
Leader after third round: Jerry Barber, 205
Notable Notes: Bob Rosburg won his only major championship by one stroke over Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders. Rosburg did it by coming from six shots off the lead in the final round, shooting 66 to the 73 of third-round leader Barber.
Final Scores
| Bob Rosburg | 71-72-68-66—277 |
| Jerry Barber | 69-65-71-73—278 |
| Doug Sanders | 72-66-68-72—278 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 71-68-71-70—280 |
| Bob Goalby | 72-69-72-68—281 |
| Mike Souchak | 69-67-71-74—281 |
| Ken Venturi | 70-72-70-69—281 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 72-68-70-72—282 |
| Sam Snead | 71-73-68-70—282 |
| Gene Littler | 69-70-72-73—284 |
| Doug Ford | 71-73-71-70—285 |
| Billy Maxwell | 70-76-70-69—285 |
| Ed Oliver | 75-70-69-71—285 |
| Paul Harney | 74-71-71-70—286 |
| Tommy Jacobs | 73-71-68-74—286 |
| Arnold Palmer | 72-72-71-71—286 |
| Tommy Bolt | 76-69-68-74—287 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 70-73-72-72—287 |
| Walter Burkemo | 69-72-73-73—287 |
| Billy Casper | 69-71-73-74—287 |
| Pete Cooper | 78-70-68-71—287 |
| Buster Cupit | 70-72-72-73—287 |
| Babe Lichardus | 71-73-72-71—287 |
| Ernie Vossler | 75-71-72-69—287 |
| Jay Hebert | 72-70-69-77—288 |
| Ted Kroll | 72-74-71-71—288 |
| Art Wall | 70-72-73-73—288 |
| Clare Emery | 74-74-72-69—289 |
| Chick Harbert | 73-71-71-74—289 |
| Fred Hawkins | 72-69-72-76—289 |
| Jackson Bradley | 69-74-73-74—290 |
| Don Fairfield | 70-73-75-72—290 |
| Lionel Hebert | 71-69-75-75—290 |
| Eric Monti | 74-72-71-73—290 |
| John McMullin | 76-71-69-75—291 |
| Dave Ragan | 74-69-74-74—291 |
| Dick Stranahan | 74-70-72-75—291 |
| Bob Crowley | 73-75-71-73—292 |
| Jim Ferree | 74-72-71-75—292 |
| Jim Ferrier | 73-71-72-76—292 |
| Claude Harmon | 73-73-72-74—292 |
| Jim Turnesa | 73-72-74-73—292 |
| Don Whitt | 71-77-72-72—292 |
| Julius Boros | 72-74-73-74—293 |
| Wes Ellis Jr. | 76-74-70-73—293 |
| Scudday Horner | 74-71-76-72—293 |
| Denny Shute | 75-73-70-75—293 |
| Henry Williams | 74-73-74-72—293 |
| Don January | 73-74-74-73—294 |
| Mac Main | 75-70-73-76—294 |
| Bill Ogden | 73-69-76-76—294 |
| Bo Wininger | 77-73-71-73—294 |
| Al Feminelli | 70-77-73-75—295 |
| Bob Gajda | 74-71-74-76—295 |
| Frank Stranahan | 74-72-70-79—295 |
| Bill Ezinicki | 77-67-76-76—296 |
| George Fazio | 74-76-69-77—296 |
| John Barnum | 75-73-72-77—297 |
| Bud Williamson | 72-75-72-78—297 |
| Mickey Homa | 71-74-75-78—298 |
| Don Waryan | 72-76-72-79—299 |
| Wayne Otis | 74-74-73-79—300 |
| Leonard Wagner | 72-73-75-85—305 |
