Third place finisher Dow Finsterwald received Receiving a two-stroke penalty after the second round for violating a local rule , practice Practice putting on the green following the conclusion of a hole , and lost Earnings_and_losses the title by two strokes .

Instead of leading at 139 ( −5 ) , Finsterwald was tied Connect with Ben Hogan and two others for second place after two rounds at 141 , one stroke behind leader Palmer at 140 .