1951 PGA Championship

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:PGA_Tour
gptkb:golf_tournament
gptkbp:attendance 20,000
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:television
gptkbp:career_assists 7,200 yards
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_champion gptkb:Julius_Boros
gptkb:Sam_Snead
gptkbp:date August 6-12, 1951
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Sam_Snead
gptkbp:final_match_date C. B. Macdonald vs Ed Oliver
August 12, 1951
gptkbp:final_score 4 & 2
gptkbp:first_match gptkb:C._B._Macdonald
gptkb:Ed_Oliver
gptkb:Cary_Middlecoff
gptkbp:format match play
Match play
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the PGA Tour
First major championship held at Oakland Hills Country Club.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1951 PGA Championship
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bloomfield_Township
gptkb:Oakland_Hills_Country_Club
Kohler, Wisconsin (1952)
Oakland Hills Country Club (1949)
gptkbp:match_play_format Single elimination
gptkbp:media_coverage gptkb:ABC
gptkbp:notable_event Cary Middlecoff's first major win
gptkbp:notable_moment C. B. Macdonald's final round performance
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Tommy_Armour
gptkb:Jimmy_Demaret
gptkb:Henry_Picard
gptkb:Jack_Nicklaus
gptkb:Lee_Trevino
gptkb:Phil_Mickelson
gptkb:Tom_Watson
gptkb:Bobby_Locke
gptkb:Walter_Hagen
gptkb:Dave_Hill
gptkb:Gene_Sarazen
gptkb:Billy_Casper
gptkb:Ben_Hogan
gptkb:Gary_Player
gptkb:Sam_Snead
gptkb:Arnold_Palmer
gptkb:Paul_Runyan
gptkb:Horton_Smith
gptkb:Tiger_Woods
gptkb:Lloyd_Mangrum
Fred Waring
gptkbp:number_of_players gptkb:64
gptkbp:par 70
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1950_PGA_Championship
gptkbp:prize_money $60,000
$50,000
gptkbp:rounds gptkb:6
gptkbp:runner_up gptkb:Ed_Oliver
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:PGA_of_America
gptkbp:state gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1952_PGA_Championship
gptkbp:trophy gptkb:PGA_Championship_Trophy
gptkbp:winner gptkb:C._B._Macdonald
gptkb:Cary_Middlecoff
gptkbp:year 1951