# 1950 PGA Championship

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1950 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates June 21–27, 1950 Location Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Course Scioto Country Club Organized by PGA of America Tour PGA Tour Format Match play - 6 rounds Statistics Par 72 Length 7,032 yards (6,430 m)[1] Field 129 players,[1] 64 to match play Cut 153 (+11), playoff Prize fund $17,700[2] Winner's share $3,500 Champion Chandler Harper def. Henry Williams, Jr., 4 and 3 ← 1949 1951 →

Columbus

Location in the [United States](/source/United_States)

Scioto CC

Location in [Ohio](/source/Ohio)

The **1950 PGA Championship** was the 32nd [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), held June 21–27 at [Scioto Country Club](/source/Scioto_Country_Club) in [Upper Arlington, Ohio](/source/Upper_Arlington%2C_Ohio), a suburb northwest of [Columbus](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio). [Chandler Harper](/source/Chandler_Harper) won the [match play](/source/Match_play) championship, 4 and 3 over [Henry Williams, Jr.](/source/Henry_Williams%2C_Jr.) in the Tuesday final;[3] the winner's share was [$](/source/United_States_dollar)3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.[4] It was Harper's only [major](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships) title; his next best finish in a major was a tie for eighth at the [Masters](/source/Masters_Tournament) in [1947](/source/1947_Masters_Tournament).

Defending champion [Sam Snead](/source/Sam_Snead) won $250 as the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 140 (−4),[5] but lost in the second round.[6] He regained the title, his third, in [1951](/source/1951_PGA_Championship) at age 39.

The last three majors were held within several weeks in 1950. The [U.S. Open](/source/1950_U.S._Open_(golf)) was concluded less than two weeks earlier near [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) where [Ben Hogan](/source/Ben_Hogan) defeated [Lloyd Mangrum](/source/Lloyd_Mangrum) and [George Fazio](/source/George_Fazio) in an 18-hole playoff on Sunday, June 11. The [British Open](/source/1950_Open_Championship) was played the first week of July in [Scotland](/source/Scotland).

## Format

The [match play](/source/Match_play) format at the PGA Championship in 1950 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2]

- Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole [stroke play](/source/Stroke_play) qualifier, 18 holes per day; - defending champion [Sam Snead](/source/Sam_Snead) 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

*Tuesday, June 27, 1950*

Place Player Money ($) 1 Chandler Harper 3,500 2 Henry Williams, Jr. 1,500 T3 Jimmy Demaret 750 Henry Picard T5 Dave Douglas 500 Ray Gafford Lloyd Mangrum Johnny Palmer

## Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals June 25 Semi-finals June 26 Finals June 27 Chandler Harper 1up Lloyd Mangrum Chandler Harper 2&1 Jimmy Demaret Jimmy Demaret 5&4 Ray Gafford Chandler Harper 4&3 Henry Williams, Jr. Henry Williams, Jr. 1up Dave Douglas Henry Williams, Jr. 38h Henry Picard Henry Picard 10&8 Johnny Palmer

## Final match scorecards

*Morning*

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 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 Harper 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 Williams 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 Leader H1 H2 H3 H2 H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 H3 H4 H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 H2 H3

*Afternoon*

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 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 Harper 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 Harper wins 4 and 3 Williams 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 6 4 3 4 Leader H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 H3 H4 H4 H3 H4

Source:[3]

- Birdie Bogey

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ssdpgach_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ssdpgach_1-1) ["Snead starts defense of PGA Championship"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sRMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3931%2C2539033). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Associated Press. June 21, 1950. p. 17.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pgamedia50_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pgamedia50_2-1) ["Tournament Info for: 1950 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165525/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=468&date=1950&tourn_name_id=2). PGA.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=468&date=1950&tourn_name_id=2) on October 23, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cdthwtft_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cdthwtft_3-1) Bartlett, Charles (June 28, 1950). ["Harper wins P.G.A. title, 4 and 3"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1950/06/28/page/41/article/harper-wins-p-g-a-title-4-and-3). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 1, sec. 3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-chbw_4-0)** Gundelfinger, Phil Jr. (June 28, 1950). ["Chandler beats Williams for PGA title, 4-3"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=txMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4486%2C777606). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. p. 23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Gundelfinger, Phil Jr. (June 23, 1950). ["Snead's 140 wins PGA medal"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sxMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2724%2C1930320). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. p. 19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sdbbisr_6-0)** Gundelfinger, Phil Jr. (June 24, 1950). ["Snead dethroned by Eddie Burke in second round"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tBMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4035%2C1678628). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. p. 11.

## External links

- [PGA Media Guide 2012](http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf)

- [PGA.com](http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1950.html) – 1950 PGA Championship

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