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;[3] the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.

Defending champion Sam Snead won $250 as the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 140 (−4),[5] but lost in the second round.

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 match play format at the PGA Championship in 1950 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2] Tuesday, June 27, 1950 Morning Afternoon Source:[3]