1948 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1948 edition was won by Ben Hogan. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1948 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 30th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 7&6 over Mike Turnesa. The Guide’s table and narrative identify Mike Turnesa; the structured History Winning Margin incorrectly names Jim Turnesa.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• Norwood Hills: West Course
  • West Course

    Owner West Course page identifies the 1948 PGA Championship and its deciding hole. East and the held West Hard18 identity remain unchanged. No result or runner-up name is copied from this source.

    Verified 2026-11-12
• PGA official Championship result
  • Ben Hogan

    The Guide finals table identifies Mike Turnesa; the detailed History margin incorrectly names Jim Turnesa. The official Guide gives the match-play result as 7 and 6. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Mike Turnesa

    Guide page 5 identifies Mike Turnesa; History incorrectly names Jim Turnesa. Guide controls the finalist identity. Official Guide finals table, page 5, identifies the runner-up. No stroke total or relative score is inferred. No playoff flag is asserted.

    Verified 2026-10-23