Completed Edition

1955 PGA Championship

PGA Championship July 20–July 26, 1955

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Sources and record notes

The 1955 edition was won by Doug Ford. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
- 1955 PGA Championship · Championship identity
  The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 37th 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: 4&3 over Cary Middlecoff.
  Verified 2026-08-20
Meadowbrook: Golf
- Meadowbrook Country Club
  Owner explicitly identifies its continuing 18-hole course as the 1955 PGA venue, distinct from any other Meadowbrook Club. PGA confirms Northville, Michigan.
  Verified 2026-11-12
PGA official Championship result
- Doug Ford
  The official Guide gives the match-play result as 4 and 3. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.
  Verified 2026-09-10
PGA official Championship finalist record
- Cary Middlecoff
  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