 Defending champion Chandler Harper lost in the first round to Jim Turnesa in a match that went to 23 holes.Turnesa, the runner-up to Snead back in 1942, won the title following year in 1952, and displaced Snead as the oldest champion by a few months.Snead's win was the last by a former champion for twenty years, until Jack Nicklaus won his second PGA Championship in 1971.