1950 PGA Championship
The 1950 PGA Championship was the 32nd PGA Championship, held June 21–27 at Scioto Country Club in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb northwest of Columbus. Chandler Harper won the match play championship, 4 and 3 over Henry Williams, Jr. in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500. It was Harper's only major title; his next best finish in a major was a tie for eighth at the Masters in 1947.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 21–27, 1950 |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Scioto Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Match play - 6 rounds |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,032 yards (6,430 m) |
| Field | 129 players, 64 to match play |
| Cut | 153 (+11), playoff |
| Prize fund | $17,700 |
| Winner's share | $3,500 |
| Champion | |
| Chandler Harper | |
| def. Henry Williams, Jr., 4 and 3 | |
Defending champion Sam Snead won $250 as the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 140 (−4), but lost in the second round. He regained the title, his third, in 1951 at age 39.
The last three majors were held within several weeks in 1950. The U.S. Open was concluded less than two weeks earlier near Philadelphia where Ben Hogan defeated Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in an 18-hole playoff on Sunday, June 11. The British Open was played the first week of July in Scotland.