1934 PGA Championship explained

1934 PGA Championship
Location:	Williamsville, New York, U.S.
Course:	Park Country Club
Dates:	July 24–29, 1934
Par:	72^[1]
Org:	PGA of America
Tour:	PGA Tour
Field:	107 players, 32 to match play
Cut:	146 (+2), playoff
Format:	Match play - 5 rounds
Purse:	$7,200^[2]
Winners Share:	$1,000
Champion:	Paul Runyan
Score:	def. Craig Wood, 38 holes
Previous:	1933
Next:	1935

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 and 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]

• 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 ($)
1	Paul Runyan	1,000
2		500
align=center rowspan=2	T3		align=center rowspan=2	250
Denny Shute
align=center rowspan=4	T5		align=center rowspan=4	200
Al Houghton
Al Watrous

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
Runyan	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	6
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
Runyan	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	3	3	4	4	4	4
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
Runyan	4	4
Wood	4	5
Leader	–	R1

• Source:^[5]

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• PGA.com – 1934 PGA Championship

Notes and References

1. News: Crowley paces qualifiers in P.G.A. tourney . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . July 25, 1934 . 13 . May 2, 2013.
2. Web site: Tournament Info for: 1934 PGA Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165940/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=451&date=1934&tourn_name_id=2 . dead . October 23, 2006 . PGA of America . May 1, 2013 .
3. News: Paul Runyan, 93, Winner Of 29 Events on PGA Tour . . March 19, 2002. May 2, 2013.
4. News: Runyan beats Wood on 38th for pro title . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . July 30, 1934 . 14 . May 2, 2013.
5. News: Runyan takes PGA title at 38th hole 1 up . Chicago Daily Tribune . Bartlett . Charles . July 30, 1934 . 19.
6. News: Watrous' sub-par golf defeats Sarazen . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . July 27, 1934 . 15 . May 2, 2013.