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PGA Championship

1949

Champion

Sam Snead(Match Play)

Runner-up: Johnny Palmer

Sam Snead won the PGA Championship, defeating Johnny Palmer 3&2 in the 36-hole final. Snead's victory came the same year Ben Hogan was recovering from his near-fatal automobile accident. Without Hogan in the field, Snead was the dominant force and won convincingly.

PGA Championship

1949

Hermitage Country Club · Richmond, Virginia

Champion

Sam Snead

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1

Sam Snead

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Tournament Stats

Winning Score

Match Play

Winning Margin

0 strokes

Course

Hermitage Country Club

Location

Richmond, Virginia

Field Size

64 players