1934 PGA Championship
The 1934 PGA Championship was the 17th PGA Championship, held July 24–29 at Park Country Club in Williamsville, New York, a suburb northeast of Buffalo. Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won the first of his two PGA Championship titles, defeating Craig Wood in 38 holes.
Defending champion Gene Sarazen lost 4 and 3 in the second round to Al Watrous.
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:
- Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- defending champion Gene Sarazen and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
- Wednesday – first round – 36 holes
- Thursday – second round – 36 holes
- Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Sunday – final – 36 holes
Final results
Sunday, July 29, 1934
Place | Player | Money ($) |
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1 | Paul Runyan | 1,000 |
2 | Craig Wood | 500 |
T3 | Gene Kunes | 250 |
Denny Shute | ||
T5 | Bob Crowley | 200 |
Al Houghton | ||
Dick Metz | ||
Al Watrous |
Final eight bracket
Quarter-finals July 27 | Semi-finals July 28 | Finals July 29 | ||||||||||||
Paul Runyan | 1up | |||||||||||||
Dick Metz | ||||||||||||||
Paul Runyan | 4&2 | |||||||||||||
Gene Kunes | ||||||||||||||
Gene Kunes | 4&3 | |||||||||||||
Bob Crowley | ||||||||||||||
Paul Runyan | 38h | |||||||||||||
Craig Wood | ||||||||||||||
Craig Wood | 2&1 | |||||||||||||
Al Watrous | ||||||||||||||
Craig Wood | 2&1 | |||||||||||||
Denny Shute | ||||||||||||||
Denny Shute | 6&5 | |||||||||||||
Al Houghton |
Final match scorecards
Morning
Afternoon
Extra holes
Hole | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|
Par | 5 | 4 |
Runyan | 4 | 4 |
Wood | 4 | 5 |
Leader | – | R1 |
- Source:
References
- ^ "Crowley paces qualifiers in P.G.A. tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1934 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Paul Runyan, 93, Winner Of 29 Events on PGA Tour". The New York Times. March 19, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Runyan beats Wood on 38th for pro title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 30, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ Bartlett, Charles (July 30, 1934). "Runyan takes PGA title at 38th hole 1 up". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
- ^ "Watrous' sub-par golf defeats Sarazen". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 27, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- PGA.com – 1934 PGA Championship