1952 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament – Sam Snead
  • U.S. Open – Julius Boros
  • PGA Championship – Jim Turnesa
  • British Open – Bobby Locke
  • PGA Tour money leader – Julius Boros – $37,033

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur – Harvie Ward
  • U.S. Amateur – Jack Westland

Women's professional

  • Women's Western Open – Betsy Rawls
  • U.S. Women's Open – Louise Suggs
  • Titleholders Championship – Babe Zaharias
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Betsy Rawls – $14,505

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