{{Short description|Golf tournament held in 1949}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1949 PGA Championship | image = | location = [[Henrico County, Virginia]], U.S. | course = [[Hermitage Country Club]] (now known as [[Belmont Golf Course]]) | dates = May 25–31, 1949 | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|6677|yd}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2eQMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3824%2C3489315 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Worsham fires record-tying 63 in PGA tuneup |date=May 25, 1949 |page=19 |accessdate=May 22, 2013}}</ref> | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | field = <!--133 players,<br>-->64 to match play | cut = 149 (+8), playoff | format = [[Match play]] - 6 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]17,700<ref name=pgamedia49>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=467&date=1949&tourn_name_id=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165430/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=467&date=1949&tourn_name_id=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2006 |publisher=PGA of America |title=Tournament Info for: 1949 PGA Championship |accessdate=May 22, 2013 }}</ref> | winners_share = $3,500 | champion = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sam Snead]] | score = def. [[Johnny Palmer]], 3 and 2 | previous = [[1948 PGA Championship|1948]] | next = [[1950 PGA Championship|1950]] |}} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Richmond</small> |lat = 37.647 |long = -77.705 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 230 }} {{Location map |USA Virginia |relief = 1 |label = <small>Belmont <br>Golf Course</small> |lat = 37.6179 |long = -77.4625 |caption = Location in [[Virginia]] |marksize = 5 |position = left |float = |background = |width = 200 }} [[File:Hermitage Country Club golf course.jpg|thumb|Hermitage Country Club golf course in Goochland County, Virginia (pictured in 2025), where the Championship was held.]] The '''1949 PGA Championship''' was the 31st [[PGA Championship]], held May 25–31 in [[Virginia]] at Belmont Golf Course (formerly known as [[Hermitage Country Club]]), north of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]. Native Virginian [[Sam Snead]] won the [[match play]] championship, 3 and 2 over [[Johnny Palmer]] in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was [[United States dollar|$]]3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6491%2C160705 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Snead wins PGA, walloping Palmer in finals, 3 and 2 |date=June 1, 1949 |page=16 |accessdate=May 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name=cdtcb49>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/06/01/page/37/article/snead-wins-p-g-a-title-3-and-2 |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Snead wins P.G.A. title, 3 and 2 |date=June 1, 1949 |page=1, part 3}}</ref>
It was the second of Snead's three wins in the PGA Championship, and the fourth of his seven [[Men's major golf championships|major]] titles. At age 37, Snead was the oldest to win the PGA Championship;<ref name=mjsbp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KfUZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yiMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5727%2C384396 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Snead beats Palmer 3-2, takes PGA title |date=June 1, 1949 |page=14-part 2 |accessdate=May 22, 2013}}</ref> he won again two years later in [[1951 PGA Championship|1951]].
The medalist in the stroke play qualifier was unsung [[Ray Wade Hill]] of [[Louisiana]],<ref name=pmpbeg>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ql4zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eukFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4366%2C5402623|newspaper=Miami News|last=Fraley|first=Oscar|title=PGA match play begins |date=May 27, 1949 |page=3B }}</ref> who advanced to the quarterfinals.
Snead won the [[1949 Masters Tournament|Masters]] in April; this was the first time the Masters champion had won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year. This has only been accomplished four times, most recently {{Time ago|1975}}: Snead was followed by [[Jack Burke Jr.]] in [[1956 PGA Championship|1956]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]] in [[1963 PGA Championship|1963]] and [[1975 PGA Championship|1975]]. Snead's double was in the spring, Burke and Nicklaus completed theirs in the summer.
Defending champion [[Ben Hogan]] did not play in any of the majors during the 1949 season, following a near-fatal automobile accident in [[West Texas|west]] [[Texas]] in early February.<ref name=gbhiicc>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/02/03/page/53/article/golfer-ben-hogan-injured-in-car-crash |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Golfer Ben Hogan injured in car crash |date=February 3, 1949 |page=1, sec. 4}}</ref><ref name=imhgnwpa>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/02/04/page/27/article/improving-hogan-will-play-again |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Improving Hogan will play again |date=February 4, 1949 |page=1, sec. 3}}</ref> In 1948, he won two majors, led the tour in [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|money]] and wins (ten), and was [[PGA Tour#Player and rookie of the year awards|player of the year]]; he had won two events in January 1949 ([[AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am|Pebble Beach]], [[Long Beach Open|Long Beach]]),<ref name=hcsxtyn>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/01/26/page/29/article/hogan-cards-69-to-top-demaret-in-playoff-duel|work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Hogan cards 69 to top Demaret in playoff |date=January 26, 1949 |page=3, sec. 3}}</ref> with a playoff runner-up in a third ([[Phoenix Open|Phoenix]]).<ref name=dembtshg>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/02/01/page/31/article/demaret-beats-hogan-by-3-strokes-to-win-play-off-at-phoenix |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Demaret beats Hogan by 3 to win playoff |date=February 1, 1949 |page=3, sec. 3}}</ref> Although Hogan returned to the tour in 1950 on a limited basis and won six more majors (nine total), he did not enter the PGA Championship again until age 48 in [[1960 PGA Championship|1960]], its third year as a [[stroke play]] event.
==Format== The [[match play]] format at the PGA Championship in 1949 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:<ref name=pgamedia49/> * Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole [[stroke play]] qualifier, 18 holes per day; **the top 64 professionals advanced to match play *** defending champion [[Ben Hogan]] did not enter, out for the season with injuries from an automobile accident * 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, May 31, 1949'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} '''[[Sam Snead]]''' || align=center|3,500 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Palmer]] || align=center|1,500 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T3 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jim Ferrier]] || align=center rowspan=2|750 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]] |- | align=center rowspan=4|T5 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jimmy Demaret]] || align=center rowspan=4|500 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Clayton Heafner]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ray Wade Hill]] <!--Shreveport, Louisiana--> |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Henry Williams, Jr.]] |} <!--<small>Source:</small>-->
==Final eight bracket== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1=Quarter-finals<br>May 29 | RD2=Semi-finals<br>May 30 | RD3=Finals<br>May 31
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px
| RD1-team1= '''[[Sam Snead]]''' | RD1-score1= 4&3 | RD1-team2= [[Jimmy Demaret]] | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= '''[[Jim Ferrier]]''' | RD1-score3= 3&2 | RD1-team4= [[Clayton Heafner]] | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= '''[[Johnny Palmer]]''' | RD1-score5= 7&6 | RD1-team6= [[Henry Williams, Jr.]] | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= '''[[Lloyd Mangrum]]''' | RD1-score7= 7&6 | RD1-team8= [[Ray Wade Hill]] | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= '''[[Sam Snead]]''' | RD2-score1= 3&2 | RD2-team2= [[Jim Ferrier]] | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= '''[[Johnny Palmer]]''' | RD2-score3= 6&5 | RD2-team4= [[Lloyd Mangrum]] | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= '''[[Sam Snead]]''' | RD3-score1= 3&2 | RD3-team2= [[Johnny Palmer]] | RD3-score2= }}
==Final match scorecards== ''Morning'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !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||4||4||4||5|| 5||4||4||3||4||4||4||4||3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Snead || 4||4||4||3|||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||4||3||4||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||style="background: Pink;"|3||3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Palmer || 4||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||4||4||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||^||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||4||^||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||P1||P1||P2||P2||P1||P1||P2||P2||P1||–||–||–||P1||P1||P2||P1||– |} ^ <small>= picked up ball (hole concession)</small>
''Afternoon'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !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||4||4||4||5|| 5||4||4||3||4||4||4||4||3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Snead || 4||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||4||4||4||rowspan=3 colspan=2 style="background:#DCDCDC;"|<small>Snead<br>wins<br>3 and 2</small> |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Palmer || 4||4||4||3||4||4||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||4||3||4||4||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||–||–||S1||S1||S2||S3||S3||S2||S2||S2||S2||S3||S3||S3||S3 |} <small>Source:</small><ref name=cdtcb49/> :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie |style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf PGA Media Guide 2012] *[https://www.golfcompendium.com/2018/12/1949-pga-championship.html GolfCompendium.com] – 1949 PGA Championship *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165430/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=467&date=1949&tourn_name_id=2 PGA of America] – 1949 PGA Championship
{{Golf Major Championships master|1949}} {{PGA Championship}} {{coord|37.647|-77.705|type:event|display=title}}
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