1934 PGA Championship
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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.
Defending champion Gene Sarazen lost 4 and 3 in the second round to Al Watrous.
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:
- 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 | United States Paul Runyan | 1,000 |
| 2 | United States Craig Wood | 500 |
| T3 | United States Gene Kunes | 250 |
| United States Denny Shute | ||
| T5 | United States Bob Crowley | 200 |
| United States Al Houghton | ||
| United States Dick Metz | ||
| United States Al Watrous |
Final eight bracket
| 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
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 |
| United States Runyan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| United States 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 |
| United States Runyan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| United States 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 |
| United States Runyan | 4 | 4 |
| United States Wood | 4 | 5 |
| Leader | – | R1 |
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External links
- – 1934 PGA Championship
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