1948 PGA Championship

1948 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	May 19–25, 1948
Location	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Course(s)	Norwood Hills Country Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,467 yards (5,913 m)[1]
Field	133 players, 64 to match play
Cut	150 (+8), playoff
Prize fund	$17,700[2]
Winner's share	$3,500
Champion
Ben Hogan
def. Mike Turnesa, 7 & 6

Norwood Hills Country Club

Location in the United States

The 1948 PGA Championship was the 30th PGA Championship, held May 19–25 at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Ben Hogan won the match play championship, 7 & 6 over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.^[3]

It was Hogan's second and final PGA Championship victory and the second of his eight major titles; the third came a few weeks later at the U.S. Open. Following a near-fatal auto accident in early 1949, his debilitated condition did not agree with the grueling five-day schedule of 36 holes per day in summer heat. Hogan did not enter the PGA Championship again until 1960, its third year as a 72-hole stroke play event, at 18 holes per day.

Defending champion Jim Ferrier lost in the second round to semifinalist Claude Harmon, 1 up.^[4] Harmon defeated Sam Snead in 42 holes in the quarterfinals, but was stopped by Turnesa in 37 holes in the next round.

Hogan became only the second of four players in history to win the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. He was preceded by Gene Sarazen in 1922 and followed by Jack Nicklaus in 1980. Through 2012, Tiger Woods is the last to win both, in 2000, part of his Tiger Slam of four consecutive majors.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1948 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:^[2]

• Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
  • defending champion Jim Ferrier and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
• Friday – first two rounds, 18 holes each
• Saturday – third round – 36 holes
• Sunday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
• Monday – semifinals – 36 holes
• Tuesday – final – 36 holes

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	Record	Advanced to	Finish
Ben Hogan	United States	1946	6–0	Champion	1
Sam Snead	United States	1942	3–1	Quarterfinals	T5
Gene Sarazen	United States	1922, 1923, 1933	2–1	Third round	T9
Jim Ferrier	Australia	1947	1–1	Second round	T17
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	0–1	First round	T33
Bob Hamilton	United States	1944	0–1	First round	T33

Failed to qualify

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Johnny Revolta	United States	1935	77	74	151	+9
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	79	72	151	+9

Source:^[2][5]

Final results

Tuesday, May 25, 1948

Place	Player	Country	Money ($)
1	Ben Hogan	United States	3,500
2	Mike Turnesa	United States	1,500
T3	Jimmy Demaret	United States	750
	Claude Harmon	United States
T5	Johnny Bulla	United States	500
	George Fazio	United States
	Chick Harbert	United States
	Sam Snead	United States

Final eight bracket

References

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• About.com – 1948 PGA Championship
• PGA.com – 1948 PGA Championship – Hogan's Last Stand

Coordinates: 38°43′23″N 90°16′59″W / 38.723°N 90.283°W / 38.723; -90.283