1950 PGA Championship

The 1950 PGA Championship was the 32nd PGA Championship, held June 21–27 at Scioto Country Club in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb northwest of Columbus. Chandler Harper won the match play championship, 4 and 3 over Henry Williams, Jr. in the Tuesday final;^[3] the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.^[4] It was Harper's only major title; his next best finish in a major was a tie for eighth at the Masters in 1947.

1950 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 21–27, 1950
Location	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)	Scioto Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,032 yards (6,430 m)[1]
Field	129 players,[1] 64 to match play
Cut	153 (+11), playoff
Prize fund	$17,700[2]
Winner's share	$3,500
Champion
Chandler Harper
def. Henry Williams, Jr., 4 and 3
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Columbus

Location in the United States

Scioto CC

Location in Ohio

Defending champion Sam Snead won $250 as the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 140 (−4),^[5] but lost in the second round.^[6] He regained the title, his third, in 1951 at age 39.

The last three majors were held within several weeks in 1950. The U.S. Open was concluded less than two weeks earlier near Philadelphia where Ben Hogan defeated Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in an 18-hole playoff on Sunday, June 11. The British Open was played the first week of July in Scotland.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1950 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:^[2]

• Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
  • defending champion Sam Snead 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, June 27, 1950

Place	Player	Money ($)
1	Chandler Harper	3,500
2	Henry Williams, Jr.	1,500
T3	Jimmy Demaret	750
	Henry Picard
T5	Dave Douglas	500
	Ray Gafford
	Lloyd Mangrum
	Johnny Palmer

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals June 25

Semi-finals June 26

Finals June 27

Chandler Harper

1up

Lloyd Mangrum

Chandler Harper

2&1

Jimmy Demaret

Jimmy Demaret

5&4

Ray Gafford

Chandler Harper

4&3

Henry Williams, Jr.

Henry Williams, Jr.

1up

Dave Douglas

Henry Williams, Jr.

38h

Henry Picard

Henry Picard

10&8

Johnny Palmer

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	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	5
Harper	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	5	5	3	4	5	4	4
Williams	5	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	3	4	5	3	5
Leader	H1	H2	H3	H2	H2	H2	H3	H3	H3	H3	H4	H3	H3	H3	H3	H3	H2	H3

Afternoon

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	5
Harper	5	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	Harper wins 4 and 3
Williams	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	6	4	3	4
Leader	H2	H2	H3	H3	H3	H2	H2	H3	H3	H3	H3	H4	H4	H3	H4

Source:^[3]