1949 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1949 edition was won by Sam Snead. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1949 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 31st 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: 3&2 over Johnny Palmer.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• PGA dated host record and researched venue identity
  • Hermitage Country Club

    The 1949 PGA record names Hermitage Country Club. This is a connection to the historical host institution. The PGA register names the physical site Belmont; no current Manakin or Sabot Course is assigned. The historical site is Belmont according to the PGA register. Current Hermitage Manakin and Sabot Courses are not the 1949 venue; this is a Club institution connection only. Dated PGA host authority: https://www.pgachampionship.com/news-media/articles/pga-championship-winners-venues

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship result
  • Sam Snead

    The official Guide gives the match-play result as 3 and 2. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Johnny Palmer

    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