1933 PGA Championship

1933 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 8–13, 1933
LocationWauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Course(s)Blue Mound Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,270 yards (5,733 m)[2]
Field100 players,
32 to match play[2]
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund$7,200[3]
Winner's share$1,000
Champion
United States Gene Sarazen
def. Willie Goggin, 5 and 4
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Wauwatosa  is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Blue Mound  Country Club is located in Wisconsin
Blue Mound  Country Club
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Country Club
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Location in Wisconsin

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 United States Gene Sarazen 1,000
2 United States Willie Goggin 500
T3 United States Johnny Farrell 250
United States Jimmy Hines
T5 United States Tom Creavy 200
United States Ed Dudley
United States Johnny Golden
United States Paul Runyan

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals
August 11 		Semi-finals
August 12 		Finals
August 13
         
Gene Sarazen 6&5
Ed Dudley
Gene Sarazen 5&4
Johnny Farrell
Johnny Farrell 5&4
Johnny Golden
Gene Sarazen 5&4
Willie Goggin
Willie Goggin 6&5
Paul Runyan
Willie Goggin 1up
Jimmy Hines
Jimmy Hines 4&3
Tom Creavy

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
United States Sarazen 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 4
United States 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
United States Sarazen 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 Sarazen wins
5 and 4
United States 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

References

  1. ^ "Mortie Dutra, Hines in medal tie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 9, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National P.G.A. tourney to open today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 8, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1933 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Nevada, Charles (August 14, 1933). "Sarazen beats Goggin in pro golf, 5 and 4". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  5. ^ a b "Sarazen beats Goggin for P.G.A. title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 14, 1933. p. 13. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Farrell eliminates Olin Dutra, one up". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 11, 1933. p. 17. Retrieved May 3, 2013.

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