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]

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

Format

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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

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Sunday, July 29, 1934

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

Final eight bracket

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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

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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

References

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  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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