1952 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1952 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (16th) (April 3-6). Second-placed Jack "Jackie" Burke Jr (USA) finished 4 shots behind Snead (USA), who claimed the second of his three Masters green jackets. Final round played in very windy conditions. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (81st) (July 9-11). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Locke (RSA). This was the third of Locke's four Open Championship wins. [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (52nd) (Jun 12-14). Second-placed Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) finished 4 shots behind Boros (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win and first major championship title. [Northwood Club, Dallas, TX].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (34th) (June 18-25). Turnesa (USA) beat Chick Harbert (USA) 1-up in the 36-hole final. This was the only major championship won by Jim Turnesa and his six golfing brothers, five of whom were also touring professionals. [Big Spring CC, Louisville, Kentucky].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (57th). Ward (USA) beat Frank Stranahan (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Prestwick GC, Ayrshire, Scotland].
Amateur
R&A
Played as the Boys Amateur Championship. Bonallack (Eng) beat Alec Shepperson (Eng) at the 37th hole in the final match. [Formby GC, Formby, Merseyside].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (52nd) (Aug 18-23). Jack Westland (USA) beat Al Mengert (USA) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Seattle GC, Seattle, WA].
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open (Jul 31-Aug 3; aka the Tam O'Shanter). Second-placed Tommy Bolt (USA) finished 8 shots behind Sam Snead (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the inaugural Ardmore Open (June 5-8). Second-placed E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) finished 2 shots behind Dave Douglas (USA). [Dornick Hills CC, Ardmore, Oklahoma].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Juan Anzaldo (Arg) finished in second place behind defending champion De Vicenzo (Arg). [San Andres GC, Buenos Aires].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (May 29-June 1). Second-placed Bobby Locke (RSA) finished 8 shots behind Lloyd Mangrum (USA), who shot a course record 6-under-par 64 in the final round. [Westwood CC, St Louis, Missouri].
America
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Ricardo Rossi (Brazil) finished in second place behind Snead (USA). [Sao Paulo GC, Santo Amoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 17-19). Second-placed Fred Haas (USA) and Dick Mayer (USA) finished 11 shots behind Johnny Palmer (USA). [St Charles CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba].
America
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 22-25). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ben Hogan (USA), who recorded the third of his five wins in this event. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
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Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile) (25th). Won by De Vicenzo (Arg), brother of the legendary Roberto De Vicenzo.
America
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Played as the Colombian Open (Abierto de Colombia). Won by Besselink (USA). [CC of Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia].
America
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Played as the Eastern Open (Sept 11-14). Second-placed Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) finished 2 shots behind Sam Snead (USA). [Mt Pleasant Municipal GC, Baltimore, MD].
Played as the El Paso Open
America
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Played as the San Diego Open (Jan 17-20; not played since 1929; first time as a PGA Tour event). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Kroll (USA). [San Diego CC, Chula Vista, CA].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 4-8). Tommy Bolt (USA) beat Jack Burke Jr (USA) and E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) in an 18-hole playoff (Bolt 69, Burke 71, Harrison 74). This was Bolt's second PGA Tour win. [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the Houston Open (Feb 21-14). Second-placed Frank Stranahan (USA, amateur) finished 6 shots behind Jack Burke Jr (USA). This was the second of four straight wins for Burke Jr, who a week earlier captured the Texas Open, and in subsequent weeks won the Baton Rouge and St Petersburg Opens. (San Antonio. [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].
Played as the Inverness Round Robin Invitational.
America
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 21-24). Following a tie at the end of regulation play, Sam Snead (USA) forfeited an 18-hole playoff to 28-year-old Ford (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. Snead's forfeit was based on him not wanting fans to think he won unfairly, following a favourable ruling he received during a penalty incident in the second round. [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
America
KCGA
Played as the Kansas City Open (Aug 14-17). Defending champion Middlecoff (USA) beat Jack Burke Jr (USA) in an 18-hole playoff. Playoff scores: Middlecoff 66; Burke 72. [Milburn G&CC, nr Kansas City, KS].
America
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Jimmy Demaret (USA) and defending champion Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished in second place behind Locke (S Africa). [CC de Mexicali, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico].
America
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Played as the Miami Open (Dec 11-14). Jack Burke Jr (USA) beat Dick Mayer (USA) with a 10-foot birdie putt at the fifth playoff hole. [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Springs Municipal Course].
America
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Played as the Motor City Open (July 3-6; last played in 1950; next played in 1954). Cary Middlecoff (USA) beat Ted Kroll (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Red Run GC, Royal Oak, nr Detroit, Mich].
America
Washington Post
Played as the inaugural National Celebrities Open (Sept 18-21). Second-placed Ted Kroll (USA), Byron Nelson (USA) and Sam Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Demaret (USA). [Prince George's CC, Landover, MD; course closed and is now the Kentland Golf Training Center; event also played at Columbia CC, Chevy Chase, MD].
Played as the Palm Beach Round Robin.
America
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Played as the Panama Open. Won by De Vicenzo (Arg). [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (Jan 10-12). Second-placed Art Bell (USA) finished 2 shots behind Demaret (USA). Event reduced from 54 holes to 36 following cancellation of second round due to bad weather. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC].
America
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 24-27). Second-placed Dutch Harrison (USA) finished 5 shots behind Mangrum (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
Played as the St Paul Open.
America
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Played as the Texas Open (25th) (Feb 14-17). Second-placed Doug Ford (USA) finished 6 shots behind Jack Burke Jr (USA), whose father Jack Sr, also an accomplished professional, failed in nine attempts to win this title. [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
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Played as the inaugural Thunderbird Invitational. Won by E.J. "Dutch" Harrison. [Thunderbird CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
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Played as the inaugural Insurance City Open (Aug 29-Sep 1). Second-placed Lawson Little (USA), Skee Riegel (USA) and Earl Stewart (USA) finished 4 shots behind Ted Kroll (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
America
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Played as the Tucson Open (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 2 shots behind 35-year-old Henry Williams Jr (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
America
George S. May
Played as the World Championship of Golf (Aug 7-11; PGA Tour event for the richest first prize in world golf). Julius Boros (USA) beat Cary Middlecoff (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Boros 68; Middlecoff 70), to secure his second PGA Tour win. [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 11-14). Second-placed Bobby Locke (S Africa) finished 1 shot behind Douglas (USA). Sam Snead looked likely to claim his fifth win in this event, but a quadruple-bogey seven at the par-3 17th, which included a two shot penalty, saw him finish tied third. [Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, NC].
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open (Aug 7-9). Second-placed Brian Wilkes (S Africa) finished 4 shots behind Cerdá (Arg). [GC des Fagnes, Spa, Ardennes, Belgium].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Oct 7-9). Second-placed Arthur Lees (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Weetman (Eng). [The Mere Resort, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 17-20). Daly (N.Ire) beat Flory van Donck (Belg) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. This was Daly's third win in this event in six years, and, as in 1947, another win against van Donck in the final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Daks
Played as the Daks Tournament. Second-placed Jack Hargreaves (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Daly (N.Ire). This was the first televised golf event in the UK, broadcast by the BBC. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop 2000 Guineas Tournament (played over 90 holes). Second-placed Tom Haliburton (Scot) finished 7 shots behind Faulkner (Eng). [Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open. Second-placed Aldo Casera (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Denny (Eng), who recorded his second win in this event. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Open. Won by Grappasonni (Italy). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France (July 12-15). Second-placed Antonio Cerdá (Arg) finished 8 shots behind Locke (S Africa). [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].
Europe
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Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Cerda (Arg). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].
Europe
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Played as the North British-Harrogate 2000 Guineas Tournament (over 90 holes). Second-placed Harry Weetman (Eng) finished 6 shots behind Panton (Scot). [Pannal GC, Pannal, nr Harrogate, N Yorks].
Played as the Italian Open. Won by Eric Brown (Scot). [Milano GC, Villasanta, Monza, nr Milan].
Europe
Lotus
Played as the Lotus £1,500 Tournament (Aug 12-15; discontinued after this event). Second-placed Harry Bradshaw finished 8 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa), who equalled the British 72-hole professional tournament record score of 266. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold Tournament (36-hole strokeplay followed by match play for the top 32 players). Brown (Scot) beat Laurie Ayton Jr (Scot) 6 and 5 in the final. [Llandudno Maesdu GC, Llandudno, N Wales].
Europe
Silvertown Co.
Played as the Silver King Tournament. Second-placed Arthur Lees (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Horne (Eng). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Spalding
Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (June 12-14). Harry Weetman (Eng) and Antonio Cerda (Arg) finished in a tie for first place. Bill Shankland (Aus) was a shot further back in third. [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].
Europe
Spalding
Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (June 12-14). Harry Weetman (Eng) and Antonio Cerdá (Arg) finished in a tie for first place. Bill Shankland (Aus) was a shot further back in third. [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].
Europe
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Played as the Spanish Open. Won by Faulkner (Eng). [Arriba course, Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].
Played as the Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (June 18-20). Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) and Syd Scott (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Dai Rees (Wales), who claimed his third straight win in this event. [Moortown GC, nr Leeds, W Yorks, England].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open (in Dec 1951). Won by Mangrum (USA). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 8/9; Japanese major ch'ship). Shigeru Ishii (Jpn) finished in second place behind Torakichi "Pete" Nakamura (Jpn), who won the first of his three Japan Open titles. [Fuji course, Kawana Hotel, Ito, Shizuoka].
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Japanese major ch'ship). Inoue (Jpn) beat Chin Sei-sui (Taiw) 5 and 3 in the final. [Sagami CC, Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 29-31). Second-placed Ossie Pickworth (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Von Nida (Aus), who posted the second of his three Australian Open wins. [Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, WA, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Holder (Aus) beat Eric Cremin (Aus) 2 and 1 in the final. [Roseville GC, Sydney, NSW, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand Open. Second-placed Harry Berwick (Aus, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Murray (Eng/NZ), who recorded the last of his three wins in this event. [Wanganui GC, Belmont Links, Whanganui, NZ].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Oct 19-22). George Hudson (NZ) beat Jimmy Tunnell (NZ) 1 up in the final. [Wanganui GC, Belmont Links, Whanganui, NZ].
Africa
SA Golf Union
Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Brews (S Africa) beat Philip Ritson (S Africa) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed A.R. "Sandy" Guthrie (S Africa) finished 1 shot behind Brews (S Africa). This was the last of eight South African Open titles won by Sid Brews (S Africa), and the last of 12 won by the Brews brothers, Jock and Sid. Aged 53 Sid Brews became the oldest winner of the SA Open. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Awards
PGA of America
Burke Jr. (USA) won the PGA of America Vardon Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour.
Awards
PGA of America
Boros (USA) was the PGA Tour 1952 leading money winner, with earnings of $37,032 on the Tour.
Awards
British PGA
Weetman (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1952 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Weetman's 71.34 was based on 38 rounds played.
Awards
PGA of America
Boros (USA) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).
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