1933 PGA Championship explained

1933 PGA Championship
Location:	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Dates:	August 8–13, 1933
Par:	70^[1]
Yardage:	6270yd^[2]
Org:	PGA of America
Tour:	PGA Tour
Field:	100 players, 32 to match play
Cut:	146 (+6)
Format:	Match play - 5 rounds
Purse:	$7,200^[3]
Winners Share:	$1,000
Champion:	Gene Sarazen
Score:	def. Willie Goggin, 5 and 4
Previous:	1932
Next:	1934

The 1933 PGA Championship was the 16th PGA Championship, held August 8–13 at Blue Mound Country Club in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Then a match play championship, Gene Sarazen won the third of his three PGA Championship titles, defeating Willie Goggin 5 and 4.^{[4] [5]} It was the sixth of his seven major titles.

Defending champion Olin Dutra lost in the second round to semifinalist Johnny Farrell, 1 up.^[6]

This was Wisconsin's first and only major for 71 years; the PGA Championship returned to the state in 2004 at Whistling Straits near Kohler.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1933 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:^[3]

• Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
  • defending champion Olin Dutra 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, August 13, 1933

Place	Player	Money ($)
1	Gene Sarazen	1,000
2		500
align=center rowspan=2	T3		align=center rowspan=2	250
Jimmy Hines
align=center rowspan=4	T5		align=center rowspan=4	200
Ed Dudley
Paul Runyan

Final match scorecards

Morning

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4
Sarazen	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	3	4	4
Goggin	4	5	5	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3
Leader	–	S1	S1	S1	S1	–	–	S1	S1	–	–	–	S1	–	S1	S2	S2	S1

Afternoon

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4
Sarazen	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	Sarazen wins 5 and 4
Goggin	5	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	4
Leader	S2	S2	S3	S3	S4	S4	S3	S3	S4	S4	S4	S4	S5	S5

• Source:^{[4] [5]}

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• PGA.com – 1933 PGA Championship

Notes and References

1. News: Mortie Dutra, Hines in medal tie. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . August 9, 1933 . 15 . May 3, 2013.
2. News: National P.G.A. tourney to open today. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . August 8, 1933 . 15 . May 3, 2013.
3. Web site: Tournament Info for: 1933 PGA Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20061023170242/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=450&date=1933&tourn_name_id=2 . dead . October 23, 2006 . PGA of America . May 3, 2013 .
4. News: Sarazen beats Goggin in pro golf, 5 and 4 . Chicago Daily Tribune . Nevada . Charles . August 14, 1933 . 21.
5. News: Sarazen beats Goggin for P.G.A. title . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . August 14, 1933 . 13 . May 3, 2013.
6. News: Farrell eliminates Olin Dutra, one up . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . August 11, 1933 . 17 . May 3, 2013.