1948 PGA Championship

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 and 6 over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.^[3][4]

1948 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	May 19–25, 1948
Location	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Course(s)	Norwood Hills Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
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 and 6
← 1947 1949 →

St. Louis

Location in the United States

Norwood Hills Country Club

Location in Missouri

It was Hogan's second and final PGA Championship victory and the second of his nine major titles; the first was a 6 and 4 win in 1946 at Portland, and the third came a few weeks later at the U.S. Open at Riviera. 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.^[5] 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 2016, 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

Final results

Tuesday, May 25, 1948

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

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals May 23

Semi-finals May 24

Finals May 25

Ben Hogan

2&1

Chick Harbert

Ben Hogan

2&1

Jimmy Demaret

Jimmy Demaret

5&4

George Fazio

Ben Hogan

7&6

Mike Turnesa

Mike Turnesa

6&5

Johnny Bulla

Mike Turnesa

37h

Claude Harmon

Claude Harmon

42h

Sam Snead

Final match scorecards

Morning

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	4
Hogan	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	5	4	3	4	3	5	4	3	3	4
Turnesa	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	6	6	2	4	4
Leader	–	T1	T1	–	H1	H2	H2	H2	H1	H1	H1	H1	H2	H3	H4	H3	H4	H4

Afternoon

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	4
Hogan	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	2	5	4	2	3	Hogan wins 7 and 6
Turnesa	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4
Leader	H5	H5	H6	H5	H5	H5	H4	H5	H4	H5	H6	H7

Source:^[3]