$2,000 Houston Open
Houston, TX
June 4, 1960
Nixon Top Money Winner in PPPGA Circuit
Ronnie Nixon, pro putter from Columbus, Georgia, took top money in the world’s second national PPPGA tourney held in Houston, Texas on June 4. Nixon breezed through the $2,000, 108 hole par 216 route with a total score of 206, 10 under par. This first place money $1,000 combined with his earnings of $350 won in the May 28 Dallas tournament totals $1,350, making him top money winner in the summer national PPPGA circuit thus far.
Craig Snyder of Houston, Texas copped first place amateur standing with his aggregate score of 219 to win the Houston Amateur trophy. The next national tourney will be held on June 11 on the Putt Putt Golf Course, 2210 N. Causeway Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana offering total prize money of $1,000.
| PROFESSIONAL DIVISION | ||||||||||||
| Place | Player | City | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | Cash | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Nixon | Columbus, GA | 36 | 35 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 206 | $ 1,000.00 | ||
| 2 | Frank Holt | Savannah, GA | 35 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 209 | $ 500.00 | ||
| 3 | John Curlee | Columbus, GA | 34 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 212 | $ 200.00 | ||
| 4 | Lehman Key | Lake Charles, LA | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 213 | $ 100.00 | ||
| 5 | Keith Richardson | Houston, TX | 35 | 38 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 214 | $ 62.50 | ||
| Dave Warrington | Jacksonville, FL | 36 | 33 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 214 | $ 62.50 | |||
| 7 | Bob Williamson | Jacksonville, FL | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 215 | $ 25.00 | ||
| 8 | Joe Huey | Savannah, GA | 38 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 218 | $ 25.00 | ||
| 9 | Bud Ireland | Jacksonville, FL | 39 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 220 | $ 15.00 | ||
| 10 | Charles Cheaney | Houston, TX | 39 | 39 | 32 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 224 | $ 10.00 | ||
| 11 | Don Clayton | Fayetteville, NC | 38 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 225 | |||
| 12 | Bob Cole | Fort Worth, TX | 36 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 226 | |||
| 13 | Gene Mersinger | San Antonio, TX | 38 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 33 | 41 | 228 | |||
| Jake Smith | Tyler, TX | 36 | 43 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 228 | ||||
| 15 | Frank Sarver | Lake Charles, LA | 41 | 39 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 230 | |||
| 16 | Steve Jenkins | New Orleans, LA | 41 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 231 | |||
| 17 | Joe Drefahl | New Orleans, LA | 37 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 232 | |||
| 18 | Andy Clinton | Dallas, TX | 42 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 237 | |||
| 19 | Lee Hunt | Alexandria, LA | 35 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 238 | |||
| Clarence Wigglesworth | Ocala, FL | 40 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 238 | ||||
| 21 | Ronnie Wolff | San Antonio, TX | 36 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 246 | |||
| MC | Ted Green | New Orleans, LA | 146 | MC | ||||||||
| Bob Agee | Jacksonville, FL | 152 | MC | |||||||||
| Ed Banfield | Fort Worth, TX | 154 | MC | |||||||||
| Henry Poole | Lake Charles, LA | 155 | MC | |||||||||
| Buddy Gele | New Orleans, LA | 156 | MC | |||||||||
| Ben Britt | Houston, TX | 157 | MC | |||||||||
| Al Simpson | Lake Charles, LA | 157 | MC | |||||||||
| Rolan Daniel | New Orleans, LA | 159 | MC | |||||||||
| Ed Fulford | Columbus, GA | 161 | MC | |||||||||
| Ben Crabtree | Dallas, TX | 162 | MC | |||||||||
| Bob Crabtree | Dallas, TX | 162 | MC | |||||||||
| James Giles | Tyler, TX | 162 | MC | |||||||||
| Joe Davidson | Macon, GA | 163 | MC | |||||||||
| Alvery LaCoste | New Orleans, LA | 163 | MC | |||||||||
| Tom Silbernagel | New Orleans, LA | 163 | MC | |||||||||
| Jerry Daniels | Houston, TX | 164 | MC | |||||||||
| Ronnie Sarver | Lake Charles, LA | 164 | MC | |||||||||
| Glenn Roya | San Antonio, TX | 167 | MC | |||||||||
| Jerry Vanderpool | Dallas, TX | 168 | MC | |||||||||
| Bob Herod | Fort Worth, TX | 169 | MC | |||||||||
| Lyle Squibb | Lake Charles, LA | 171 | MC | |||||||||
| Joe Thomas | Houston, TX | 171 | MC | |||||||||
| Bob Bryan | Houston, TX | 179 | MC | |||||||||
| Bob Pirtle | Fort Worth, TX | 179 | MC | |||||||||
| Fred Glenn | Houston, TX | 180 | MC | |||||||||
| Jim Bradshaw | Houston, TX | 185 | MC | |||||||||
| Ben Farrar | Houston, TX | 188 | MC | |||||||||
| Jim Spake | Alexandria, LA | 196 | MC | |||||||||