It marked the second time the PGA Championship returned to a venue; public Keller had also hosted in 1932; Oakmont near Pittsburgh hosted in 1922 and 1951. It was the third and last final for the two finalists, both from the Detroit area; each had one victory and two losses. Harbert lost in 1947 and 1952, while Burkemo lost in 1951 and won in 1953.
In the finals, Burkemo eagled the first hole and was three up after four holes, but soon cooled off; the match was even on the twelfth tee and Harbert led by one at the lunch break. The afternoon round was bogey-free for both, but Harbert had five birdies to Burkemo's two and the match ended on the 33rd green.[3]
Ed "Porky" Oliver won $250 as the medalist in the stroke-play qualifying with a 136 (−6);[5][6] he fell 3 & 1 in the third round to eventual champion Harbert.[7][8]
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The 1954 PGA Championship was the 36th PGA Championship held July 21 27 at Keller Golf Club in Maplewood Minnesota a suburb north of St Paul Chick Harbert won the match play championship 4 amp 3 over defending champion Walter Burkemo in the Tuesday final 3 the winner s share was 5 000 and the runner up s was 3 000 4 1954 PGA ChampionshipTournament informationDatesJuly 21 27 1954LocationMaplewood Minnesota U S Course s Keller Golf ClubOrganized byPGA of AmericaTour s PGA TourFormatMatch play 6 roundsStatisticsPar71Length6 652 yards 6 083 m 1 Field135 players 1 64 to match playCut147 5 no playoff neededPrize fund 20 700 2 Winner s share 5 000ChampionChick Harbertdef Walter Burkemo 4 amp 3 19531955 Maplewood class notpageimage Location in the United States Keller GC class notpageimage Location in Minnesota It marked the second time the PGA Championship returned to a venue public Keller had also hosted in 1932 Oakmont near Pittsburgh hosted in 1922 and 1951 It was the third and last final for the two finalists both from the Detroit area each had one victory and two losses Harbert lost in 1947 and 1952 while Burkemo lost in 1951 and won in 1953 In the finals Burkemo eagled the first hole and was three up after four holes but soon cooled off the match was even on the twelfth tee and Harbert led by one at the lunch break The afternoon round was bogey free for both but Harbert had five birdies to Burkemo s two and the match ended on the 33rd green 3 Ed Porky Oliver won 250 as the medalist in the stroke play qualifying with a 136 6 5 6 he fell 3 amp 1 in the third round to eventual champion Harbert 7 8 Contents 1 Format 2 Final results 3 Results 3 1 Top half 3 2 Bottom half 3 3 Final 4 References 5 External linksFormat editThe match play format at the PGA Championship in 1954 called for 12 rounds 216 holes in seven days 2 Wednesday and Thursday 36 hole stroke play qualifier 18 holes per day the defending champion Walter Burkemo 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 holesFinal results editTuesday July 27 1954 Place Player Money 1 nbsp Chick Harbert 5 0002 nbsp Walter Burkemo 3 000T3 nbsp Tommy Bolt 750 nbsp Cary MiddlecoffT5 nbsp Jerry Barber 500 nbsp Roberto De Vicenzo nbsp Shelley Mayfield nbsp Sam SneadResults editTop half edit Last 64July 23Last 32July 23Last 16July 24Quarter finalsJuly 25Semi finalsJuly 26 Tommy Bolt2 amp 1Mike TurnesaTommy Bolt2 amp 1Art DoeringBob KayArt Doering1upTommy Bolt2 amp 1Jim BrowningPat CircelliJim Browning2 amp 1Jim Browning1upEd FurgolEd Furgol3 amp 2Johnny WeitzelTommy Bolt39hSam SneadJim Milward2 amp 1Mike HomaJim MilwardSam Snead4 amp 3Tony HolguinSam Snead1upSam Snead7 amp 6Dutch HarrisonJohnny Palmer3 amp 2Labron HarrisJohnny PalmerDutch Harrison4 amp 3Jack Burke Jr Dutch Harrison1upTommy BoltChick Harbert1upJoe GreerBill Trombley3 amp 2Bill TrombleyCharlie Bassler5 amp 4Toney PennaCharlie Bassler3 amp 1Charlie BasslerJerry Barber38hJerry Barber2 amp 1Bob GajdaJerry Barber19hFred HaasFred Haas19hLou BarbaroJerry BarberChick Harbert1upChick Harbert5 amp 3Mike KrakChick Harbert3 amp 1John O DonnellPhil FrielJohn O Donnell3 amp 2Chick Harbert3 amp 1Ed OliverClarence DoserBill Nary3 amp 1Bill NaryEd Oliver1upEd Oliver4 amp 3Jackson BradleyBottom half edit Last 64July 23Last 32July 23Last 16July 24Quarter finalsJuly 25Semi finalsJuly 26 Walter Burkemo4 amp 2Dave DouglasWalter Burkemo2 amp 1Claude HarmonClaude Harmon6 amp 5Eric MontiWalter Burkemo4 amp 3Johnny RevoltaJohnny Revolta3 amp 2Ellsworth VinesJohnny Revolta5 amp 4Toby LyonsJimmy ClarkToby Lyons1upWalter Burkemo5 amp 4Roberto De VicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo5 amp 4Gene WebbRoberto De Vicenzo4 amp 3Henry RansomHenry Ransom2 amp 1Herman KeiserRoberto De Vicenzo8 amp 6Elroy MartiMarty FurgolElroy Marti4 amp 3Elroy Marti2upHenry Williams Jr Frank CommissoHenry Williams Jr 3 amp 2Walter Burkemo37hCary MiddlecoffCary Middlecoff1upJoe BrownCary Middlecoff2 amp 1Bob ToskiBob Toski5 amp 4Jim TurnesaCary Middlecoff5 amp 4Ted KrollTed Kroll3 amp 2Leonard WagnerTed Kroll24hMax EvansOrville WhiteMax Evans2 amp 1Cary Middlecoff3 amp 1Shelley MayfieldShelley Mayfield4 amp 3Jimmy HinesShelley Mayfield5 amp 4Wally UlrichWally Ulrich2 amp 1Pat AbbottShelley Mayfield3 amp 2Horton SmithJimmy ScottHorton Smith5 amp 4Horton Smith3 amp 2Jack IsaacsMilon MarusicJack Isaacs3 amp 2Source 9 Final edit July 27 Morning Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 nbsp Harbert 4 7 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 nbsp Burkemo 2 4 5 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 3 4 3 4Leader B1 B1 B2 B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 B2 B1 H1 H1 H1 H1 H1 picked up ball hole concession Afternoon Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 nbsp Harbert 3 3 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 Harbertwins4 amp 3 nbsp Burkemo 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3Leader H2 H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 H2 H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 H3 H4 H4Source 3 References edit a b Oliver sets PGA pace with 5 under 66 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press July 22 1954 p 17 a b Tournament Info for 1954 PGA Championship PGA com Archived from the original on October 23 2006 Retrieved April 17 2013 a b c Bartlett Charles July 28 1954 Harbert 39 wins pro golf title Chicago Daily Tribune p 1 part 3 Harbert is victor in PGA finals Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press July 28 1954 p 16 Bartlett Charles July 23 1954 Oliver s 136 wins PGA trials medal Chicago Daily Tribune p 1 part 3 Porky Oliver s 136 wins national PGA medal Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press July 23 1954 p 19 Fancy field of 8 move into PGA quarterfinals Palm Beach Post Associated Press July 25 1954 p 46 Bartlett Charles July 25 1954 Snead and Burkemo gain P G A quarter final berths Chicago Daily Tribune p 1 part 2 2012 PGA Championship Media Guide PDF PGA Media Guide PGA of America Archived PDF from the original on April 24 2012 Retrieved 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