1958 PGA Championship

1958 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	July 17–20, 1958
Location	Havertown, Pennsylvania
Course(s)	Llanerch Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,710 yards (6,136 m)
Field	161 players 93 after first cut 64 after second cut
Cut	154 (+14) (first cut) 228 (+18) (second cut)[1]
Prize fund	$39,388[2]
Winner's share	$5,500
Champion
Dow Finsterwald
276 (−4)
«1957 1959»

Llanerch CC

Location in the United States

The 1958 PGA Championship was the 40th PGA Championship, played July 17–20 at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. It was the first PGA Championship held in its current stroke play format, 72 holes over four days, ending on Sunday. The previous editions were at match play, with the two most recent ones at seven rounds over five days, the final two rounds at 36 holes per match.

Dow Finsterwald, the runner-up in 1957, shot a final round 67 to win his only major title, two shots ahead of runner-up Billy Casper. Finsterwald's round-by-round scores were 67-72-70-67=276, 4-under-par on the par-70 course.^[3] Sam Snead led after 54 holes in pursuit of a fourth title, but faded to third with a final round 73 (+3).^[4]

Past champions in the field

Made both cuts

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Sam Snead	United States	1942, 1949, 1951	73	67	67	73	280	E	3
Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	1956	70	72	69	70	281	+1	4
Doug Ford	United States	1955	71	73	71	70	288	+8	T11
Walter Burkemo	United States	1953	72	70	70	76	291	+11	T16
Lionel Hebert	United States	1957	71	69	75	75	291	+11	T16
Vic Ghezzi	United States	1941	75	74	76	78	303	+23	T56

Missed the second cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	Total	To par
Chick Harbert	United States	1954	75	76	78	229	+19
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	77	72	80	229	+19

Missed the first cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Chandler Harper	United States	1950	78	78	156	+16
Gene Sarazen	United States	1922, 1923, 1933	78	78	156	+16
Jim Turnesa	United States	1952	78	78	156	+16

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 20, 1958

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Dow Finsterwald	United States	67-72-70-67=276	−4	5,500
2	Billy Casper	United States	73-67-68-70=278	−2	3,500
3	Sam Snead	United States	73-67-67-73=280	E	2,400
4	Jack Burke, Jr.	United States	70-72-69-70=281	+1	2,000
T5	Tommy Bolt	United States	72-70-73-70=285	+5	1,600
	Julius Boros	United States	72-68-73-72=285
	Jay Hebert	United States	68-71-73-73=285
T8	Buster Cupit	United States	71-74-69-73=287	+7	1,300
	Ed Oliver	United States	74-73-71-69=287
	Mike Souchak	United States	75-69-69-74=287

References

1. Grimsley, Will (July 20, 1958). "Snead Takes Ove PGA Command; Can Become Oldest Man To Win". St. Petersburg Independent (St. Petersburg, Florida). Associated Press. p. 10-A. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
2. "Tournament Info for: 1958 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
3. "Final Scores From PGA". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 21, 1958. p. 41.
4. "Finsterwald Wins As Snead 'Blows Up'". Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). United Press International. July 21, 1958. p. 2 (part 2). Retrieved July 17, 2012.

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• About.com: 1958 PGA Championship
• PGA.com – 1958 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 39°58′12″N 75°18′50″W / 39.97°N 75.314°W