Completed Edition

1951 PGA Championship

PGA Championship July 27–August 3, 1951

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Sources and record notes

The 1951 edition was won by Sam Snead. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
- 1951 PGA Championship · Championship identity
  The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 33rd 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 Walter Burkemo.
  Verified 2026-08-20
National Park Service: Oakmont National Historic Landmark nomination
- Oakmont Country Club
  The retained National Historic Landmark nomination identifies the physical Oakmont course and lists its 1922, 1951 and 1978 PGA Championships on PDF pages 11-12. Course alterations and the 1978 playoff are described. This establishes continuing physical identity, not unchanged individual holes.
  Verified 2026-10-23
PGA official Championship result
- Sam Snead
  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
- Walter Burkemo
  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