1956 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1956 edition was won by Jack Burke Jr. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1956 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 38th 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 Ted Kroll.

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

    The 1956 PGA record names Blue Hill Golf & Country Club. The canonical Club name and state match the dated PGA host record. Current owner evidence names Championship and Challenger, while the imported records need name and hole-count reconciliation. Dated PGA host authority: https://www.pgachampionship.com/news-media/articles/pga-championship-winners-venues

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship result
  • Jack Burke Jr.

    The official Guide gives the match-play result as 3 and 2. No stroke total or relative score is inferred. The Winners & Venues register prints Jack Burke Jr.; the reviewed History champion name Jack Burke, Jr. is retained. No additional participant alias is inferred.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Ted Kroll

    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