Johnny Bulla
Summary
Near misses
- 1939 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Dick Burton · 292
- 1946 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Sam Snead · 294
- 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
- 1949 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Sam Snead · 285
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Dick Burton's rivals →
Results by championship
Career line, 1939–1949
5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
Bulla's best major finish was second, at the 1939 Open, the 1946 Open and the 1949 Masters.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1939 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Dick Burton · 292
- 1946 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Sam Snead · 294
- 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
- 1949 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Sam Snead · 285
PGA Championship match play
Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 8 won, 4 lost.
- 1947 Round of 64 beat Elmer Reed 2 & 1
- 1947 Round of 32 lost to Arthur Bell 4 & 3
- 1948 Round of 64 beat Toney Penna 4 & 3
- 1948 Round of 32 beat Armand Farina 4 & 3
- 1948 Round of 16 beat Ky Laffoon 6 & 5
- 1948 Quarterfinal lost to Mike Turnesa 6 & 5
- 1949 Round of 64 beat Ellsworth Vines 1 up
- 1949 Round of 32 lost to Jim Turnesa 1 up
- 1951 Round of 64 beat Walter Ambo 5 & 4
- 1951 Round of 32 beat Bob Hamilton 5 & 3
- 1951 Round of 16 beat Jim Ferrier 9 & 8
- 1951 Quarterfinal lost to Ellsworth Vines 1 up
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.