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1952 PGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1952 PGA Championship
location	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
course	Big Spring Country Club
dates	June 18–25, 1952
par	72
yardage	6620 yd
org	PGA of America
tour	PGA Tour
field	144 players,
64 to match play
cut	147 (+3), playoff
format	Match play – 6 rounds
purse	$17,700
winners_share	$3,500
champion	USA Jim Turnesa
score	def. Chick Harbert, 1 up
previous	[1951](1951-pga-championship)
next	[1953](1953-pga-championship)

64 to match play |}} |USA |USA Kentucky The 1952 PGA Championship was the 34th PGA Championship, held June 18–25 at Big Spring Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Jim Turnesa won the match play championship, 1 up over Chick Harbert in the Wednesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.

It was Turnesa's only major title; he had lost the final in 1942 to Sam Snead. It was the second loss for Harbert in the final, he lost to Jim Ferrier in 1947, but won the title in his third finals appearance in 1954. Turnesa did not lead through the first 35 holes, but won on the final green when Harbert bogeyed. Turnesa displaced Snead as the oldest PGA champion to date, at 39 years and six months. He was later passed by Jerry Barber at 45 in 1961 and Julius Boros in 1968 at age 48.

Battling an ailing back, defending champion Snead lost in the first round to Lew Worsham, who had defeated him in a playoff five years earlier at the 1947 U.S. Open. Heavy rains washed out play on Saturday and the completion of the third round was delayed until Sunday, and very hot temperatures endured through the final rounds.

The U.S. Open was played the preceding week, in Dallas, Texas, but sensing resentment and dissension among some of the other participants, he withdrew prior to his start time of the two-day qualifier on Wednesday.

Dutch Harrison was the medalist in the stroke-play qualifying with a 136 (−8) to win $250, but lost in the first round to Marty Furgol.

Turnesa's older brother Joe (1901–1991) was the runner-up in this championship a quarter century earlier in 1927, when Walter Hagen won his fourth consecutive, 1 up, and fifth overall.

This was the first major championship played in Kentucky. The PGA Championship returned to the state 44 years later in 1996, at Valhalla Golf Club east of Louisville. Valhalla also hosted just four years later in 2000 and in 2014.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1952 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 (delayed to Sunday)
Sunday – quarterfinals – 36 holes (delayed to Monday)
Monday – semifinals – 36 holes (delayed to Tuesday)
Tuesday – final – 36 holes (delayed to Wednesday)

Heavy rains on Saturday postponed the third round until Sunday; the final was played on Wednesday, June 25.

Final results

Wednesday, June 25, 1952

Place	Player	Money ($)
1	USA Jim Turnesa	3,500
2	USA Chick Harbert	1,500
T3	USA Bob Hamilton	750
USA Ted Kroll
T5	USA Frank Champ	500
USA Clarence Doser
USA Fred Haas
USA Cary Middlecoff

Source:--

Final eight bracket

June 23 June 24 June 25

| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px

| RD1-team1= Jim Turnesa | RD1-score1= 2&1 | RD1-team2= Clarence Doser | RD1-score2=

| RD1-team3= Ted Kroll | RD1-score3= 38h | RD1-team4= Cary Middlecoff | RD1-score4=

| RD1-team5= Chick Harbert | RD1-score5= 2&1 | RD1-team6= Fred Haas | RD1-score6=

| RD1-team7= Bob Hamilton | RD1-score7= 2&1 | RD1-team8= Frank Champ | RD1-score8=

| RD2-team1= Jim Turnesa | RD2-score1= 4&2 | RD2-team2= Ted Kroll | RD2-score2=

| RD2-team3= Chick Harbert | RD2-score3= 2&1 | RD2-team4= Bob Hamilton | RD2-score4=

| RD3-team1= Jim Turnesa | RD3-score1= 1up | RD3-team2= Chick Harbert | RD3-score2= Sources:

Final match scorecards

Morning

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	5	4
USA Turnesa	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	6	5
USA Harbert	4	4	5	4	3	3	5	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	4	2	5	4
Leader	H1	H1	–	–	H1	H1	–	H1	H2	H1	H1	H1	H1	–	–	H1	H2	H3

Afternoon

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	5	4
USA Turnesa	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	3	4	5	4
USA Harbert	5	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	5
Leader	H2	H1	H1	H2	H2	H2	H2	H1	H1	H1	H1	H1	H1	–	–	–	–	T1

Source:

References

(June 15, 1952). "Golf spotlight moves next to PGA play in bluegrass". Palm Beach Post.
(June 18, 1952). "Sam Snead to pass up PGA qualifying play". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"Tournament Info for: 1952 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 26, 1952). "Turnesa rallies; wins P.G.A. title". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(June 26, 1952). "Jim Turnesa wins PGA crown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(June 21, 1952). "Worsham loses to Haas after beating Snead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(June 21, 1952). "Pouring rains delay PGA tourney one day". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(June 25, 1952). "Turnesa, Harbert gain finals in '110' heat". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 18, 1952). "Open P.G.A. meet today; Boros guest". Chicago Daily Tribune.
Bartlett, Charles. (June 19, 1952). "Boros leaves P.G.A. tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(June 19, 1952). "Unknown leads qualifiers in PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(June 19, 1952). "Boros out of PGA meet, Harmon fires sparking 68". Palm Beach Post.
(June 20, 1952). "Dutch Harrison's 136 captures PGA medal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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