1955 PGA Championship

1955 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates July 20–26, 1955
Location Northville Twp, Michigan
Course(s) Meadowbrook Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par 71
Length 6,701 yards (6,127 m)[1]
Field 135 players,[2]
64 to match play
Cut 147 (+5), playoff
Prize fund $20,700[3]
Winner's share $5,000
Champion
United States Doug Ford
def. Cary Middlecoff, 4 & 3
«1954
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Meadowbrook
Country Club
Location in the United States

The 1955 PGA Championship was the 37th PGA Championship, held July 20–26 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville Township, Michigan, northwest of nearby Detroit. Doug Ford won the match play championship, 4 & 3 over Cary Middlecoff in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $5,000 and the runner-up's was $3,000.[4]

Ford was also the medalist in the stroke-play qualifying with a 135 (−7);[5] he was the last medalist as the format was changed in 1956 to seven rounds without a qualifier for two years, then to 72-hole stroke play in 1958.

This was the first of two major titles for Ford, who also won the Masters in 1957.

Defending champion Chick Harbert was defeated in the second round by Johnny Palmer, 1 up. No former champion advanced past the second round.

This was second time in three years the PGA Championship was played near Detroit; the 1953 event was played at Birmingham Country Club in Birmingham, about 20 miles (30 km) northeast.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1955 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[3]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won Record Advanced to Finish
Vic Ghezzi  United States 1941 1–1 Second round T17
Chick Harbert  United States 1954 1–1 Second round T17
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922, 1923, 1933 1–1 Second round T17
Sam Snead  United States 1942, 1949, 1951 1–1 Second round T17
Walter Burkemo  United States 1953 0–1 First round T33

Failed to qualify

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Denny Shute  United States 1936, 1937 75 73 148 +6
Jim Turnesa  United States 1952 75 76 151 +9
Chandler Harper  United States 1950 78 74 152 +10

Source:[5][6]

Final results

Tuesday, July 26, 1955

PlacePlayerCountryMoney ($)
1 Doug Ford  United States 5,000
2 Cary Middlecoff  United States 3,000
T3 Tommy Bolt  United States 750
Shelley Mayfield  United States
T5 Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 500
Don Fairfield  United States
Fred Hawkins  United States
Lew Worsham  United States

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals
July 24 		Semi-finals
July 25 		Finals
July 26
         
Doug Ford 5&4
Fred Hawkins
Doug Ford 4&3
Shelley Mayfield
Shelley Mayfield 3&2
Don Fairfield
Doug Ford 4&3
Cary Middlecoff
Cary Middlecoff 40h
Jack Burke, Jr.
Cary Middlecoff 4&3
Tommy Bolt
Tommy Bolt 8&7
Lew Worsham

References

  1. ↑ "Snead putts well, posts 66 to lead PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 21, 1955. p. 17.
  2. ↑ "National PGA tourney opens". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 20, 1955. p. 4B.
  3. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1955 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Doug Ford wins PGA title in his first try". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 27, 1955. p. 15.
  5. 1 2 "Doug Ford shoots 135 to win PGA medal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1955. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "First round PGA scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 21, 1955. p. 17.

External links

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