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| field = 161 players93 after first cut64 after second cutNEWSPAPER=ST. PETERSBURG INDEPENDENT AGENCY=ASSOCIATED PRESS LAST=GRIMSLEY PAGE=10-A, United States dollar>$39,388HTTP://WWW.PGAMEDIAGUIDE.COM/PGACHAMPIONSHIP_DETAIL.CFM?TOURNAMENT_ID=386&DATE=1958&TOURN_NAME_ID=2 >ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20061023164358/HTTP://WWW.PGAMEDIAGUIDE.COM/PGACHAMPIONSHIP_DETAIL.CFM?TOURNAMENT_ID=386&DATE=1958&TOURN_NAME_ID=2 ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 23, 2006 TITLE=TOURNAMENT INFO FOR: 1958 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, July 17, 2012, | winners_share = $5,500USA|1912}} Dow Finsterwald| score = 276 (−4)1957 PGA Championship>19571959 PGA Championship>1959}}{{Location map|USA|relief = 1|label = Llanerch CC|lat = 39.97|long = -75.314|caption = Location in the United States|marksize = 5|float = |background = |width = 230}}{{Location map|USA Pennsylvania|relief = 1|label = Llanerch CC|lat = 39.97|long = -75.314|caption = Location in Pennsylvania|marksize = 5|float = |background = |width = 180}}The 1958 PGA Championship was the 40th PGA Championship, played July 17–20 at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. It was the first PGA Championship held in its current stroke play format,MAGAZINE,weblink Sports Illustrated, Wind, Herbert Warren, Items from a summer notebook, August 4, 1958, 46, 72 holes over four days, ending on Sunday. The previous editions were at match play, with the two most recent ones at seven rounds over five days, the final two rounds at 36 holes per match. The announcement of the change was made eight months earlier in November.NEWS,weblink Time-News, (Hendersonville, North Carolina), United Press, Medal play in pro golf slated, November 15, 1957, 8, NEWS,weblink Chicago Daily Tribune, P.G.A. swings from match to medal play, November 15, 1957, 1, part 4, Dow Finsterwald, the runner-up in 1957, shot a final round 67 to win his only major title, two shots ahead of runner-up Billy Casper. Finsterwald's round-by-round scores were 67-72-70-67=276, 4-under-par on the par-70 course.NEWS, Final Scores From PGA, The Salt Lake Tribune, 41, July 21, 1958, Sam Snead led after 54 holes in pursuit of a fourth title, but faded to third with a final round 73 (+3).NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Sentinel, UPI, Finsterwald wins as Snead 'blows up', July 21, 1958, 2, part 2, The winner's share was $5,500, down from the previous year's $8,000.The Open Championship was held two weeks earlier in England at Royal Lytham & St Annes, with only two Americans in the field; Gene Sarazen finished 16th, but missed the first cut at the PGA Championship.

Round summaries

Thursday, July 17, 1958{| class=wikitable!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par1 {{flagicon1912}} Dow Finsterwald align=center−3 2 {{flagicon1912}} Jay Hebert align=center−2 T3 {{flagicon1912}} Jimmy Demaret rowspan=5 align=center−1 USA|1912}} Lionel Hebert USA|1912}} Ted Kroll USA|1912}} Dick Mayer USA|1912}} Felice Torza T8 {{flagicon1912}} Jack Burke Jr. rowspan=2 align=centerE USA|1912}} Bob Crowley T10 {{flagicon1912}} Leo Biagetti rowspan=7 align=center+1 USABill Collins (golfer)>Bill CollinsUSA|1912}} Buster CupitUSA|1912}} Cary MiddlecoffUSA|1912}} Bob RosburgUSA|1912}} Don WhittUSA|1912}} Art Wall Jr.Source:NEWS,weblink Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dow Finsterwald's 67 leads PGA tourney, Gundelfinger, Phil, July 18, 1959, 15,

Second round

Friday, July 18, 1958{| class=wikitable!Place!!Player!!Score!!To parT1 {{flagicon1912}} Dow Finsterwald 67-72=139 rowspan=2 align=center|−1 USAJay Hebert >| 68-71=139T3 {{flagicon1912}} Julius Boros 72-68=140 rowspan=3 align=center|E USABilly Casper >| 73-67=140 USASam Snead >| 73-67=140 T6 {{flagicon1912}} Bill Collins (golfer) >+1 USAFelice Torza >| 69-72=141T8 {{flagicon1912}} Tommy Bolt 72-70=142 rowspan=4 align=center|+2 USAJack Burke Jr. >| 70-72=142 USADoug Ford (golfer)>Doug Ford 72-70=142USALionel Hebert >| 69-73=142Source:NEWS, July 19, 1959, 2nd round PGA scores, 11, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,weblink

Third round

Saturday, July 19, 1958{| class=wikitable!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par1 {{flagicon1912}} Sam Snead 73-67-67=207 align=center|−32 {{flagicon1912}} Billy Casper 73-67-68=208 align=center|−2 3 {{flagicon1912}} Dow Finsterwald 67-72-70=209 align=center|−1 4 {{flagicon1912}} Jack Burke Jr. 70-72-69=211 align=center|+1 T5 {{flagicon1912}} Doug Ford (golfer) >+2USAJay Hebert >| 68-71-73=212T7 {{flagicon1912}} Julius Boros 72-68-73=213 rowspan=2 align=center|+3USAMike Souchak >| 75-69-69=213T9 {{flagicon1912}} Buster Cupit 71-74-69=214 rowspan=2 align=center|+4USADick Mayer >| 75-69-69=214Source:NEWS, Bartlett, Charles, July 20, 1958, Sam Snead fires 67 for 207; takes over PGA lead, 1, part 2, Chicago Sunday Tribune,weblink

Final round

Sunday, July 20, 1958{| class=wikitable!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($)1 {{flagicon1912}} Dow Finsterwald 67-72-70-67=276 align=center5,5002 {{flagicon1912}} Billy Casper 73-67-68-70=278 align=center3,5003 {{flagicon1912}} Sam Snead 73-67-67-73=280 align=center2,4004 {{flagicon1912}} Jack Burke Jr. 70-72-69-70=281 align=center2,000T5 {{flagicon1912}} Tommy Bolt 72-70-73-70=285 rowspan=3 align=center1,600USAJulius Boros >| 72-68-73-72=285USAJay Hebert >| 68-71-73-73=285T8 {{flagicon1912}} Buster Cupit 71-74-69-73=287 rowspan=3 align=center1,300USAEd Oliver (golfer)>Ed Oliver 74-73-71-69=287USAMike Souchak >| 75-69-69-74=287Source:

References

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External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050205022900weblink">PGA.com – 1958 PGA Championship

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