The 1947 PGA Championship was the 29th PGA Championship, held June 18–24 at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Jim Ferrier won the match play championship, 2 and 1 over Chick Harbert in the Tuesday final; the winner's share was $3,500 and the runner-up's was $1,500.[4] The match was tied after the first round,[5] and again after 22 holes. Ferrier won the next three and local resident Harbert could get no closer than two holes down for the rest of the match.[6] It was the only major title for Ferrier, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Australia.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Ben Hogan was defeated 3 and 1 in the first round by Toney Penna, who was seven-under for the 17 holes, but then lost in the next round.[7][8]Jimmy Demaret earned $250 as the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 137 (−7),[9] but was also eliminated in the first round. Sam Snead lost in the second round to three-time champion Gene Sarazen.[8] Hogan regained the title the next year.
This was the first PGA Championship scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, which continued through 1956. Two-time champion Byron Nelson did not compete; his final PGA Championship was the previous year.
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1947 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2]
Wednesday and Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
defending champion Ben Hogan and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
