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1950 PGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1950 PGA Championship
location	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
course	Scioto Country Club
dates	June 21–27, 1950
par	72
yardage	7032 yd
org	PGA of America
tour	PGA Tour
field	129 players,
64 to match play
cut	153 (+11), playoff
format	Match play - 6 rounds
purse	$17,700
winners_share	$3,500
champion	USA Chandler Harper
score	def. Henry Williams, Jr., 4 and 3
previous	[1949](1949-pga-championship)
next	[1951](1951-pga-championship)

64 to match play |}} |USA |USA Ohio 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.

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.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1950 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:

Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
- defending champion 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	USA Chandler Harper	3,500
2	USA Henry Williams, Jr.	1,500
T3	USA Jimmy Demaret	750
USA Henry Picard
T5	USA Dave Douglas	500
USA Ray Gafford
USA Lloyd Mangrum
USA Johnny Palmer

Source:--

Final eight bracket

June 25 June 26 June 27 | score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px

| RD1-team1= Chandler Harper | RD1-score1= 1up | RD1-team2= Lloyd Mangrum | RD1-score2=

| RD1-team3= Jimmy Demaret | RD1-score3= 5&4 | RD1-team4= Ray Gafford | RD1-score4=

| RD1-team5= Henry Williams, Jr. | RD1-score5= 1up | RD1-team6= Dave Douglas | RD1-score6=

| RD1-team7= Henry Picard | RD1-score7= 10&8 | RD1-team8= Johnny Palmer | RD1-score8=

| RD2-team1= Chandler Harper | RD2-score1= 2&1 | RD2-team2= Jimmy Demaret | RD2-score2=

| RD2-team3= Henry Williams, Jr. | RD2-score3= 38h | RD2-team4= Henry Picard | RD2-score4=

| RD3-team1= Chandler Harper | RD3-score1= 4&3 | RD3-team2= Henry Williams, Jr. | RD3-score2=

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
USA Harper	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	5	5	3	4	5	4	4
USA 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
USA Harper	5	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	Harper
wins
4 and 3
USA 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:

References

(June 21, 1950). "Snead starts defense of PGA Championship". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"Tournament Info for: 1950 PGA Championship". PGA.com.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 28, 1950). "Harper wins P.G.A. title, 4 and 3". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Gundelfinger, Phil Jr.. (June 28, 1950). "Chandler beats Williams for PGA title, 4-3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Gundelfinger, Phil Jr.. (June 23, 1950). "Snead's 140 wins PGA medal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Gundelfinger, Phil Jr.. (June 24, 1950). "Snead dethroned by Eddie Burke in second round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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