Jack Burke, who won 16 PGA Tour events between 1950 and 1963, placed first and won $5,000 in the 1956 PGA Championship, followed by Ted Kroll placing second and taking home $3,000.
Burke won 16 PGA Tour events between 1950 and 1963. Jack Burke, Jr. 1 5,000 Ted Kroll 2 3,000 
