1954 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament - Sam Snead
  • U.S. Open - Ed Furgol
  • British Open - Peter Thomson
  • PGA Championship - Chick Harbert
  • PGA Tour money leader - Bob Toski - $65,820

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur - Douglas Bachli
  • U.S. Amateur - Arnold Palmer

Women's professional

  • Women's Western Open - Betty Jameson
  • U.S. Women's Open - Babe Zaharias
  • Titleholders Championship - Louise Suggs
  • LPGA Tour money leader - Patty Berg - $16,011

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