1947 PGA Championship

1947 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 18–24, 1947
LocationSouthfield, Michigan, U.S.
Course(s)Plum Hollow Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par72
Length6,922 yards (6,329 m)[1]
Field141 players,[3]
64 to match play
Cut149 (+5), playoff
Prize fund$17,700 [2]
Winner's share$3,500
Champion
Australia Jim Ferrier
def. United States Chick Harbert, 2 and 1
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Plum Hollow  Country Club is located in the United States
Plum Hollow  Country Club
Plum Hollow 
Country Club
Plum Hollow  Country Club is located in Michigan
Plum Hollow  Country Club
Plum Hollow 
Country Club

The 1947 PGA Championship was the 29th PGA Championship, held June 18–24 at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Jim Ferrier won the match play championship, 2 and 1 over Chick Harbert in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.[4] The match was tied after the first round,[5] and again after 22 holes. Ferrier won the next three and local resident Harbert could get no closer than two holes down for the rest of the match.[6] It was the only major title for Ferrier, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Australia.

  1. ^ "Hogan late arrival for PGA tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 18, 1947. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Tournament Info for: 1947 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Clarence Doser leads PGA qualifiers with 67". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. United Press. June 19, 1947. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Ferrier defeats Harbert in PGA final round, 2-1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 25, 1947. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Harbert, Ferrier are even after first 18 holes of P.G.A. title match". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1947. p. 13.
  6. ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 25, 1947). "Ferrier's putting wins P.G.A. title, 2 and 1". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 29.