The 1957 PGA Championship was the 39th PGA Championship, held July 17–21 at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio. In the last PGA Championship played under the match play format, Lionel Hebert won 2 and 1 over Dow Finsterwald, who won the following year, the first as a 72-hole stroke play event. PGA Championship 1957: July 17–21, 1957 at Miami Valley Golf Club. Champion: Lionel Hebert, at def. Dow Finsterwald, 2 and 1. Wiki link