1956 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament - Jack Burke, Jr.
  • U.S. Open - Cary Middlecoff
  • British Open - Peter Thomson
  • PGA Championship - Jack Burke, Jr.
  • PGA Tour money leader - Ted Kroll - $72,836

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur - John Beharrell
  • U.S. Amateur - Harvie Ward

Women's professional

  • Women's Western Open - Beverly Hanson
  • LPGA Championship - Marlene Hagge
  • U.S. Women's Open - Kathy Cornelius
  • Titleholders Championship - Louise Suggs
  • LPGA Tour money leader - Marlene Hagge - $20,235

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