1936 PGA Championship

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1936 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates November 16–22, 1936
Location Pinehurst, North Carolina
Course(s) Pinehurst Resort
No. 2 Course[1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par 72
Field 113 players,
64 to match play[2]
Cut 156 (+12), playoff
Prize fund $9,200[3]
Winner's share $1,000
Champion
United States Denny Shute
def. Jimmy Thomson, 3 & 2
Pinehurst
Resort
Location in the United States

The 1936 PGA Championship was the 19th PGA Championship, held November 16–22 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Then a match play championship, Denny Shute won the first of his consecutive PGA Championships, defeating Jimmy Thomson 3 & 2 on the No. 2 Course.[1][4]

It was Shute's second major title; his first was at the British Open in 1933 at St. Andrews. He last made the finals at the PGA Championship in 1931.

Fay Coleman was the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 143 (–1). Five-time champion Walter Hagen and two-time winner Leo Diegel both shot 157 (+13), one stroke out of the playoff.[5] Defending champion Johnny Revolta lost in the second round to Harold "Jug" McSpaden in 19 holes.

Shute repeated as champion less than seven months later in May 1937. He was the last to successfully defend his title at the PGA Championship until Tiger Woods won consecutive titles in 1999 and 2000 and again in 2006 and 2007 .

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1936 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[3]

  • Monday and Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
    • defending champion Johnny Revolta and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
  • Wednesday – first two rounds, 18 holes each
  • Thursday – third round – 36 holes
  • Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
  • Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
  • Sunday – final – 36 holes

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won Record Advanced to Finish
Johnny Revolta  United States 1935 1–1 Second round T17
Tommy Armour  United States 1930 0–1 First round T33
Paul Runyan  United States 1934 0–1 First round T33
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922, 1923, 1933 0–1 First round T33

Failed to qualify

Player Country Years won R1 R2 Total To par
Leo Diegel  United States 1928, 1929 79 78 157 +13
Walter Hagen  United States 1921, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1927 		77 80 157 +13

Source:[3][6]

Final results

Sunday, November 22, 1936

PlacePlayerCountryMoney ($)
1 Denny Shute  United States 1,000
2 Jimmy Thomson  United States 500
T3 Bill Mehlhorn  United States 250
Craig Wood  United States
T5 Jimmy Hines  United States 200
Tony Manero  United States
Harold "Jug" McSpaden  United States
Horton Smith  United States

Final eight bracket

  Quarter-finals
November 20		 Semi-finals
November 21		 Finals
November 22
                           
   Denny Shute 3&2  
 Horton Smith  
   Denny Shute 1up  
   Bill Mehlhorn  
 Bill Mehlhorn 4&2
   Jimmy Hines  
     Denny Shute 3&2
   Jimmy Thomson
   Jimmy Thomson 1up  
 Harold "Jug" McSpaden  
   Jimmy Thomson 4&3
   Craig Wood  
 Craig Wood 5&4
   Tony Manero  

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McLemore, Henry (November 22, 1936). "Shute, Thomson meet in P.G.A. finals today". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. p. 1-sports. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Coleman, Ex-Amateur Golfer, Paces Shotmakers In Play". The Spartanburg Herald. Associated Press. November 17, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tournament Info for: 1936 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Shute wins title, beating Thomson". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. November 23, 1936. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Coleman's 143 win's P.G.A. medal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 18, 1936. p. 17. 
  6. ↑ "National P.G.A. scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 18, 1936. p. 17. 

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