1958 PGA Championship

August 2023 1958 PGA Championship July 17–20, 1958 Havertown, Pennsylvania Llanerch Country Club PGA of America PGA Tour Stroke play 70 6710 yd 0 161 players93 after first cut64 after second cut 154 (+14) (first cut)228 (+18) (second cut)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ev9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VFUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6970%2C2707691 Snead takes over PGA command; can become oldest man to win St. Petersburg Independent Florida Associated Press Will Grimsley July 20, 1958 10-A $39,388http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=386&date=1958&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023164358/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=386&date=1958&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1958 PGA Championship July 17, 2012 $5,500 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald 276 (−4) 1957 1959 USA 1 Llanerch CC 39.97 -75.314 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Pennsylvania 1 Llanerch CC 39.97 -75.314 Location in Pennsylvania 5 180 The 1958 PGA Championship was the 40th PGA Championship, played July 17–20 at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. It was the first PGA Championship held in its current stroke play format,https://www.si.com/vault/1958/08/04/566616/items-from-a-summer-notebook Sports Illustrated Wind Herbert Warren Items from a summer notebook August 4, 1958 46 72 holes over four days, ending on Sunday. The previous editions were at match play, with the two most recent ones at seven rounds over five days, the final two rounds at 36 holes per match. The announcement of the change was made eight months earlier in November.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2QcaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3717%2C3494493 Time-News Hendersonville, North Carolina United Press Medal play in pro golf slated November 15, 1957 8http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/11/15/page/51/article/p-g-a-swings-from-match-to-medal-play Chicago Daily Tribune P.G.A. swings from match to medal play November 15, 1957 1, part 4 Dow Finsterwald, the runner-up in 1957, shot a final round 67 to win his only major title, two shots ahead of runner-up Billy Casper. Finsterwald's round-by-round scores were 67-72-70-67=276, 4-under-par on the par-70 course.Final Scores From PGA The Salt Lake Tribune 41 July 21, 1958 Sam Snead led after 54 holes in pursuit of a fourth title, but faded to third with a final round 73 (+3).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lNk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=DBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5840%2C69451 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Finsterwald wins as Snead 'blows up' July 21, 1958 2, part 2 The winner's share was $5,500, down from the previous year's $8,000. The Open Championship was held two weeks earlier in England at Royal Lytham & St Annes, with only two Americans in the field; Gene Sarazen finished 16th, but missed the first cut at the PGA Championship. Round summaries Thursday, July 17, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald 67 −3 2 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 68 −2 T3 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 69 −1 USA 1912 Lionel Hebert USA 1912 Ted Kroll USA 1912 Dick Mayer USA 1912 Felice Torza T8 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 70 E USA 1912 Bob Crowley T10 USA 1912 Leo Biagetti 71 +1 USA 1912 Bill Collins USA 1912 Buster Cupit USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff USA 1912 Bob Rosburg USA 1912 Don Whitt USA 1912 Art Wall Jr. Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s8dRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7090%2C2438327 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dow Finsterwald's 67 leads PGA tourney Gundelfinger Phil July 18, 1959 15 Second round Friday, July 18, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald 67-72=139 −1 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 68-71=139T3 USA 1912 Julius Boros 72-68=140 E USA 1912 Billy Casper 73-67=140 USA 1912 Sam Snead 73-67=140 T6 USA 1912 Bill Collins 71-70=141 +1 USA 1912 Felice Torza 69-72=141T8 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 72-70=142 +2 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 70-72=142 USA 1912 Doug Ford 72-70=142 USA 1912 Lionel Hebert 69-73=142 Source:July 19, 1959 2nd round PGA scores 11 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tMdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5234%2C2543646 Third round Saturday, July 19, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Sam Snead 73-67-67=207 −32 USA 1912 Billy Casper 73-67-68=208 −2 3 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald 67-72-70=209 −1 4 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 70-72-69=211 +1 T5 USA 1912 Doug Ford 72-70-70=212 +2 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 68-71-73=212T7 USA 1912 Julius Boros 72-68-73=213 +3 USA 1912 Mike Souchak 75-69-69=213T9 USA 1912 Buster Cupit 71-74-69=214 +4 USA 1912 Dick Mayer 75-69-69=214 Source:Bartlett Charles July 20, 1958 Sam Snead fires 67 for 207; takes over PGA lead 1, part 2 Chicago Sunday Tribune http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1958/07/20/page/29/article/sam-snead-fires-67-for-207 Final round Sunday, July 20, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Dow Finsterwald 67-72-70-67=276 −4 5,5002 USA 1912 Billy Casper 73-67-68-70=278 −2 3,5003 USA 1912 Sam Snead 73-67-67-73=280 E 2,4004 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 70-72-69-70=281 +1 2,000T5 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 72-70-73-70=285 +5 1,600 USA 1912 Julius Boros 72-68-73-72=285 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 68-71-73-73=285T8 USA 1912 Buster Cupit 71-74-69-73=287 +7 1,300 USA 1912 Ed Oliver 74-73-71-69=287 USA 1912 Mike Souchak 75-69-69-74=287 Source: References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1958 PGA Championship 1958 39.97 -75.314 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship