1956 PGA Championship

August 2023 1956 PGA Championship July 20–24, 1956 Canton, Massachusetts Blue Hill Country Club PGA of America PGA Tour Match play - 7 rounds 71 6634 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MZdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4787%2C5437374 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Ford Confident of Retaining His PGA Title July 20, 1956 19 January 2, 2013http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/07/25/page/45/article/burkes-rally-beats-kroll-for-p-g-a-title-3-and-2 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Burke's rally beats Kroll for P.G.A. title, 3 and 2 July 25, 1956 1, sec. 3 128 players (all match play) $40,000http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=474&date=1956&tourn_name_id=2 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1956 PGA Championship January 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184801/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=474&date=1956&tourn_name_id=2 October 29, 2013 dead $5,000 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. def. Ted Kroll, 3 and 2 1955 1957 USA 1 Blue Hill CC 42.190 -71.137 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Massachusetts 1 Blue Hill CC  left 42.190 -71.137 Location in Massachusetts 5 180 The 1956 PGA Championship was the 38th edition of the professional golf competition, held at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Jack Burke Jr. won his second major championship of 1956, a 3 and 2 victory over Ted Kroll;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ZVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=32oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4767%2C1015233 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Burkes's blazing putter wins PGA, 3 and 2 July 25, 1956 15 Burke had won the Masters in April.https://www.si.com/vault/1956/08/06/585092/duluth-playoff Sports Illustrated Wind Herbert Warren Herbert Warren Wind Duluth playoff August 6, 1956 46 It was the penultimate PGA Championship as a match play competition; stroke play was introduced two years later in 1958. This was the tenth and final year the PGA Championship was scheduled for a Tuesday finish. Defending champion Doug Ford was stopped in the third round by 1953 champion Walter Burkemo, 5 and 3.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/07/22/page/27/article/burkemo-ousts-ford-from-p-g-a-5-and-3 Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Burkemo ousts Ford from P.G.A., 5 and 3 July 22, 1956 1, sec. 3 Blue Hill was not highly regarded as a championship venue and calls increased for a change in format to stroke play.https://www.si.com/vault/1956/08/06/585078/events--discoveries Sports Illustrated Events & Discoveries August 6, 1956 17https://www.si.com/vault/1957/08/05/667041/the-pga-comes-back Sports Illustrated Wind Herbert Warren Herbert Warren Wind The PGA comes back August 5, 1957 54 Also, a five-year membership in the PGA of America was necessary to compete in the PGA Championship at the time; this excluded young professionals Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Gene Littler, and Mike Souchak. This remains the only time the PGA Championship has been played in Massachusetts. It was the 8th major championship played in the state and the first in over 30 years, since the 1925 U.S. Open. The next major held in the state would be the 1963 U.S. Open. Burke was the second to win the Masters and PGA Championship in the same calendar year, following Sam Snead in 1949. Through 2016, it has only been accomplished four times, with the latter two by Jack Nicklaus in 1963 and 1975. The Open Championship was held two weeks earlier in England at Royal Liverpool Golf Club; neither Burke nor Kroll played in 1956 (or ever). In the skills competitions held on Thursday, Joe Kraak won the long driving contest at 300 yd m 0.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/07/20/page/39/article/kraaks-blast-wins-driving-title-in-pga Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Kraak's blast wins driving title in P.G.A. July 20, 1956 3, sec. 3 Format The match play format at the PGA Championship was modified in 1956 and called for 9 rounds (162 holes) in five days, Friday through Tuesday. Previously, a two-day stroke play qualifying segment (36 holes) on Wednesday and Thursday preceded the match play competition to narrow the field to 64 competitors. This year, 128 players were entered in the single-elimination bracket. The first five rounds were 18-hole matches contested over the first three days, which reduced the field to four players. The semifinals and finals were 36-hole matches played on the final two days, Monday and Tuesday. Friday – first round, 18 holes Saturday – second and third rounds, 18 holes each Sunday – fourth round and quarterfinals, 18 holes each Monday – semifinals – 36 holes Tuesday – final – 36 holes Final results Tuesday, July 24, 1956 PlacePlayerMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 5,0002 USA 1912 Ted Kroll 3,000T3 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 1,000 USA 1912 Bill JohnstonT5 USA 1912 Sam Snead 500 USA 1912 Fred Hawkins USA 1912 Terl Johnson USA 1912 Henry Ransom Final eight bracket In the Sunday quarterfinals, Ted Kroll defeated favorite Sam Snead 2 and 1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zDlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6684%2C3693730 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Kroll defeats Snead to gain semifinals Associated Press July 23, 1956 2B In the semifinals, Kroll needed only 28 holes to handily defeat Bill Johnston 10 and 8, but Burke's match went 37 holes, extended to an extra hole to stop Ed Furgol, the 1954 U.S. Open champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06FhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=32oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4756%2C740645 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Kroll, Burke gain PGA title round July 24, 1956 14 In the final on Tuesday, Burke was three holes down to Kroll after 19 holes, then won five of the next seven holes. The two then halved the next seven holes and Kroll's bogey at the par-3 34th hole ended the match at 3 and 2. Quarter-finalsJuly 22 Semi-finalsJuly 23 FinalsJuly 24 35px 100px Jack Burke Jr. 4&2 Fred Hawkins Ed Furgol 1up Terl Johnson Ted Kroll 2&1 Sam Snead Bill Johnston 3&2 Henry Ransom Jack Burke Jr. 37h Ed Furgol Ted Kroll 10&8 Bill Johnston Jack Burke Jr. 3&2 Ted Kroll Final match scorecards Morning Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444344355 444344345USA 1912 Burke444255354445344334USA 1912 Kroll444344354344344434 Leader –––B1–K1K1K1K1K2K2K3K3K3K3K2K2K2 Afternoon Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444344355 444344345USA 1912 Burke5442432444453442Burkewins3 and 2USA 1912 Kroll4543443544453444 Leader K3K2K2K1K1–B1B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B3 Source: {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- | style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie | style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |} References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1956 PGA Championship 1956 42.190 -71.137 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Canton, Massachusetts Category:Sports in Norfolk County, Massachusetts PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship