| 1932 PGA Championship | |
| Course: | Keller Golf Course |
| Location: | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| Dates: | August 30 – September 4, 1932 |
| Par: | 72[1] |
| Yardage: | [2] |
| Org: | PGA of America |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Field: | 104 players, 32 to match play |
| Cut: | 153 (+9), playoff |
| Format: | Match play - 5 rounds |
| Purse: | $7,200[3] |
| Winners Share: | $1,000 |
| Champion: |  Olin Dutra |
| Score: | def. Frank Walsh, 4 and 3 |
| Previous: | 1931 |
| Next: | 1933 |
The 1932 PGA Championship was the 15th PGA Championship, held August 30 to September 4 at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb north of Saint Paul. Then a match play championship, Olin Dutra won the first of his two major titles, defeating Frank Walsh 4 and 3.[4] [5] Dutra was also the medalist in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Tuesday.[1] [6]
Defending champion Tom Creavy lost in the semifinals to Walsh in 38 holes.[2] Two-time champion Gene Sarazen opted to participate in sectional qualifying, but did not advance;[7] he returned the following year and won a third title.[8] [9]
Keller Golf Course, a municipal facility owned and operated by Ramsey County, hosted the PGA Championship again in 1954.
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1932 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[3]
Sunday, September 4, 1932
| Place | Player | Money ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olin Dutra | 1,000 | ||
| 2 | 500 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T3 | align=center rowspan=2 | 250 | |
| Ed Dudley | ||||
| align=center rowspan=4 | T5 | align=center rowspan=4 | 200 | |
| Al Collins | ||||
| Ralph Stonehouse |
Morning
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Dutra | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Walsh | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Leader | – | – | – | W1 | W1 | W2 | W2 | W1 | W1 | W1 | W2 | W1 | W1 | W1 | – | D1 | – | – |
Afternoon
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Dutra | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Dutra wins 4 & 3 | ||
| Walsh | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Leader | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D2 | D2 | D2 | D2 | D3 | D3 | D4 | D4 | D4 | D4 |