1934 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 24–29, 1934
LocationWilliamsville, New York, U.S.
Course(s)Park Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,579 yards (6,016 m)[1]
Field107 players,
32 to match play[1]
Cut146 (+2), playoff
Prize fund$7,200[2]
Winner's share$1,000
Champion
United States Paul Runyan
def. Craig Wood, 38 holes
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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][5]

Defending champion Gene Sarazen lost 4 & 3 in the second round to Al Watrous.[6]

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[2]

Final results

Sunday, July 29, 1934

Place Player Money ($)
1 United States Paul Runyan 1,000
2 United States Craig Wood 500
T3 United States Gene Kunes 250
United States Denny Shute
T5 United States Bob Crowley 200
United States Al Houghton
United States Dick Metz
United States 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

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4
United States Runyan 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 6
United States Wood 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4
Leader R1 – W1 W1 W1 W1 W2 W2 W2 W2 W1 W1 W1 – – – – W1

Afternoon

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4
United States Runyan 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 4
United States Wood 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 4 3 4
Leader W1 – – – R1 – – W1 – – W1 W1 W1 – R1 R1 – –

Extra holes

Hole  1   2 
Par 5 4
United States Runyan 4 4
United States Wood 4 5
Leader – R1

References

  1. ^ a b c "Crowley paces qualifiers in P.G.A. tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1934 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Paul Runyan, 93, Winner Of 29 Events on PGA Tour". The New York Times. March 19, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Runyan beats Wood on 38th for pro title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 30, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Bartlett, Charles (July 30, 1934). "Runyan takes PGA title at 38th hole 1 up". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Watrous' sub-par golf defeats Sarazen". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 27, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved May 2, 2013.

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