1934 PGA Championship
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 24–29, 1934 |
Location | Williamsville, New York, U.S. |
Course(s) | Park Country Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 5 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 6,579 yards (6,016 m)[1] |
Field | 107 players, 32 to match play[1] |
Cut | 146 (+2), playoff |
Prize fund | $7,200[2] |
Winner's share | $1,000 |
Champion | |
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def. Craig Wood, 38 holes | |
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Location in the United States
Location in New York
The 1934 PGA Championship was the 17th PGA Championship, held July 24–29 at Park Country Club in Williamsville, New York, a suburb northeast of Buffalo. Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won the first of his two PGA Championship titles, defeating Craig Wood in 38 holes.[3][4]
Defending champion Gene Sarazen lost 4 & 3 in the second round to Al Watrous.[5]
Contents
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[2]
- Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- defending champion Gene Sarazen and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
- Wednesday – first round – 36 holes
- Thursday – second round – 36 holes
- Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Sunday – final – 36 holes
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | Record | Advanced to | Finish |
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Tommy Armour | ![]() ![]() |
1930 | 1–1 | Second round | T9 |
Gene Sarazen | ![]() |
1922, 1923, 1933 | 1–1 | Second round | T9 |
Leo Diegel | ![]() |
1928, 1929 | 0–1 | First round | T17 |
Walter Hagen | ![]() |
1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 |
0–1 | First round | T17 |
Failed to qualify
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Olin Dutra | ![]() |
1932 | 78 | 75 | 153 | +9 |
Source:[2]
Final results
Sunday, July 29, 1934
Place | Player | Country | Money ($) |
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1 | Paul Runyan | ![]() |
1,000 |
2 | Craig Wood | ![]() |
500 |
T3 | Gene Kunes | ![]() |
250 |
Denny Shute | ![]() |
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T5 | Bob Crowley | ![]() |
200 |
Al Houghton | ![]() |
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Dick Metz | ![]() |
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Al Watrous | ![]() |
Final eight bracket
Quarter-finals July 27 |
Semi-finals July 28 |
Finals July 29 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||
References
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External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- About.com – 1934 PGA Championship
- PGA.com – 1934 PGA Championship
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