| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 18–24, 1947 |
| Location | Southfield, Michigan, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Plum Hollow Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Match play - 6 rounds |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,922 yards (6,329 m)[1] |
| Field | 141 players,[3] 64 to match play |
| Cut | 149 (+5), playoff |
| Prize fund | $17,700 [2] |
| Winner's share | $3,500 |
| Champion | |
 Jim Ferrier | |
def.  Chick Harbert, 2 and 1 | |
Plum Hollow
Country Club
Country Club
Location in the United States
Plum Hollow
Country Club
Country Club
Location in Michigan
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.
- ^ "Hogan late arrival for PGA tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 18, 1947. p. 15.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1947 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ "Clarence Doser leads PGA qualifiers with 67". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. United Press. June 19, 1947. p. 15.
- ^ "Ferrier defeats Harbert in PGA final round, 2-1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 25, 1947. p. 15.
- ^ "Harbert, Ferrier are even after first 18 holes of P.G.A. title match". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1947. p. 13.
- ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 25, 1947). "Ferrier's putting wins P.G.A. title, 2 and 1". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 29.