1951 PGA Championship

August 2023 1951 PGA Championship Oakmont, Pennsylvania, U.S. Oakmont Country Club June 27 – July 3, 1951 72 6882 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=epJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2401%2C6054688 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jr. 140 to tee off today in PGA opening round June 27, 1951 1 PGA of America PGA Tour 140 players,64 to match play 154 (+10), playoff Match play - 6 rounds $17,700http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=469&date=1951&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165639/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=469&date=1951&tourn_name_id=2 October 23, 2006 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1951 PGA Championship April 17, 2013 $3,500 USA 1912 Sam Snead def. Walter Burkemo, 7 and 6 1950 1952 USA#USA Pennsylvania yes Oakmont CC Location in the United States##Location in Pennsylvania 40.526 -79.827 type:event inline,title The 1951 PGA Championship was the 33rd PGA Championship, held June 27 to July 3 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Sam Snead won the match play championship, 7 and 6, over Walter Burkemo in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500, and the runner-up's was $1,500.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u9sOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1539%2C1004613 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jr. Snead routs Burkemo for third PGA title July 4, 1951 1http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1951/07/04/page/47/article/snead-takes-pga-title-3d-time Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Snead takes P.G.A. title 3d time July 4, 1951 1, sec. 4 It marked the first time the PGA Championship returned to a venue; Oakmont had hosted in 1922 (at the time, it had also hosted two U.S. Opens and three U.S. Amateurs). It was Snead's third and final win in the PGA Championship and the fifth of his seven major titles. At age 39, he was the oldest at the time to win the PGA Championship, passing his old record of two years earlier. Burkemo won the title in 1953 and was runner-up again in 1954. Defending champion Chandler Harper lost in the first round to Jim Turnesa in a match that went to 23 holes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tqFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1233%2C318796 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jr. Favorites advance in PGA play June 30, 1951 1 Turnesa, the runner-up to Snead in 1942, won the title the following year in 1952 and displaced Snead as the oldest champion by a few months. Snead's win was the last by a former champion for twenty years until Jack Nicklaus won his second PGA Championship in 1971. Claude Harmon, Lloyd Mangrum, and Pete Cooper tied for the lowest score in the stroke play qualifier at 142 (−2). Harmon won the $250 medalist prize on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uNsOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3210%2C11704 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jr. Harmon wins playoff to capture PGA medal June 29, 1951 1 The British Open in 1951 was held in the first week of July in Northern Ireland. Its mandatory two-day qualifier was held on the same days as the PGA's semifinals and finals, which prevented participation in both events.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=udsOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2717%2C691323 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Locke favored in British Open July 2, 1951 1 Format The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1951 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day; defending champion Chandler Harper and top 63 professionals advanced to match play Friday – first two rounds, 18 holes each Saturday – third round – 36 holes Sunday – quarterfinals – 36 holes Monday – semifinals – 36 holes Tuesday – final – 36 holes Final results PlacePlayerMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 3,5002 USA 1912 Walter Burkemo 1,500T3 USA 1912 Charlie Bassler 750 USA 1912 Ellsworth VinesT5 USA 1912 Al Brosch 500 USA 1912 Johnny Bulla USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. USA 1912 Reggie Myles Final eight bracket Quarter-finalsJuly 1 Semi-finalsJuly 2 FinalsJuly 3 35px 100px Sam Snead 2&1 Jack Burke Jr. Charlie Bassler 1up Al Brosch Walter Burkemo 1up Reggie Myles Ellsworth Vines 1up Johnny Bulla Sam Snead 9&8 Charlie Bassler Walter Burkemo 37h Ellsworth Vines Sam Snead 7&6 Walter Burkemo Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=udsOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1091%2C525319 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jr. Snead gains semi-finals in PGA play July 2, 1951 1 Final match scorecards Morning Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par544543435 445344344USA 1912 Snead 344433445445344345USA 1912 Burkemo 454564445435434434 Leader S1S2S2S3S4S5S5S5S5S5S4S4S5S4S4S5S4S3 Afternoon Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par544543435 445344344USA 1912 Snead 434543435445Snead wins7 and 6USA 1912 Burkemo 545443544545 Leader S4S5S6S5S5S5S6S7S6S7S7S7 {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- | style="background:Red; width:10px;"| |Eagle | style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie | style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey | style="background:Green; width:10px;"| |Double bogey |} Source: References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1951 PGA Championship 1951 1951 1951 PGA Championship Category:1951 in golf Category:1951 in American sports Category:1951 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:June 1951 sports events in the United States Category:July 1951 sports events in the United States