Completed Edition

1953 PGA Championship

PGA Championship July 1–July 7, 1953

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Sources and record notes

The 1953 edition was won by Walter Burkemo. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
- 1953 PGA Championship · Championship identity
  The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 35th 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: 2&1 over Felice Torza.
  Verified 2026-08-20
PGA dated host record and researched venue identity
- Birmingham Country Club
  The 1953 PGA record names Birmingham Country Club. The canonical Club name and state match the dated PGA host record. The host Club is source-supported. A dated physical Course identity and routing bridge is still required. Dated PGA host authority: https://www.pgachampionship.com/news-media/articles/pga-championship-winners-venues
  Verified 2026-09-10
PGA official Championship result
- Walter Burkemo
  The official Guide gives the match-play result as 2 and 1. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.
  Verified 2026-09-10