1949 PGA Championship

1949 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates May 25–31, 1949
Location Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Course(s) Hermitage Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par 71
Length 6,677 yards (6,105 m)[1]
Field 64 to match play
Cut 149 (+8), playoff
Prize fund $17,700[2]
Winner's share $3,500
Champion
United States Sam Snead
def. Johnny Palmer, 3 & 2
«1948
1950»
Hermitage CC
Location in the United States
Hermitage CC 
Location in Virginia

The 1949 PGA Championship was the 31st PGA Championship, held May 25–31 at Hermitage Country Club in Lakeside, Virginia, north of Richmond. Native Virginian Sam Snead won the match play championship, 3 & 2 over Johnny Palmer in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.[3]

It was the second of Snead's three wins in the PGA Championship, and the fourth of his seven major titles. At age 37, Snead was the oldest to win the PGA Championship;[4] he won again two years later in 1951.

Defending champion Ben Hogan did not play in any of the majors during the 1949 season, following a near-fatal automobile accident in early February. He did not enter the PGA Championship again until 1960, its third year as a stroke play event.

Snead won the Masters in April; this was the first time the Masters champion had won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. Through 2015, it has only been accomplished four times: Snead was followed by Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956 and Jack Nicklaus in 1963 and 1975.

The medalist in the stroke play qualifier was unsung Ray Hill of Louisiana,[5] who advanced to the quarterfinals.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1949 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won Record Advanced to Finish
Sam Snead  United States 1942 6–0 Champion 1
Jim Ferrier  Australia 1947 4–1 Semifinals T3
Bob Hamilton  United States 1944 1–1 Second round T17
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922, 1923, 1933 0–1 First round T33
Denny Shute  United States 1936, 1937 0–1 First round T33

Failed to qualify

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Vic Ghezzi  United States 1941 76 74 150 +8

Source:[5]

Final results

Tuesday, May 31, 1949

PlacePlayerCountryMoney ($)
1 Sam Snead  United States 3,500
2 Johnny Palmer  United States 1,500
T3 Jim Ferrier  Australia
 United States 		750
Lloyd Mangrum  United States
T5 Jimmy Demaret  United States 500
Clayton Heafner  United States
Ray Hill  United States
Henry Williams, Jr.  United States

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals
May 29 		Semi-finals
May 30 		Finals
May 31
         
Sam Snead 4&3
Jimmy Demaret
Sam Snead 3&2
Jim Ferrier
Jim Ferrier 3&2
Clayton Heafner
Sam Snead 3&2
Johnny Palmer
Johnny Palmer 7&6
Henry Williams, Jr.
Johnny Palmer 6&5
Lloyd Mangrum
Lloyd Mangrum 7&6
Ray Hill

References

  1. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (May 25, 1949). "Worsham fires record-tying 63 in PGA tuneup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 19. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1949 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (June 1, 1949). "Snead wins PGA, walloping Palmer in finals , 3 and 2". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Snead beats Palmer 3-2, takes PGA title". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 1, 1949. p. 14-part 2. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Fraley, Oscar (May 27, 1949). "PGA match play begins". Miami News. p. 3B.

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