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 & 6 over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.
It was Hogan's second and final PGA Championship victory and the second of his nine major titles; the first was a 6 & 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. 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 in seven days:

Failed to qualify

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Final results

Tuesday, May 25, 1948
PlacePlayerCountryMoney
1Ben Hogan3,500
2Mike Turnesa1,500
T3Jimmy Demaret750
T3Claude Harmon750
T5Johnny Bulla500
T5George Fazio500
T5Chick Harbert500
T5Sam Snead500

Final eight bracket

Final match scorecards

Morning
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par434444435434455434
Hogan434333435434354334
Turnesa424444434434466244
Leader–T1T1–H1H2H2H2H1H1H1H1H2H3H4H3H4H4

Afternoon
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