1939 PGA Championship

1939 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates July 9–15, 1939
Location Queens, New York, U.S.
Course(s) Pomonok Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,354 yards (5,810 m)[1]
Field 109 players,[1]
64 to match play
Cut 148 (+4), playoff
Prize fund $10,600 [2]
Winner's share $1,100
Champion
United States Henry Picard
def. Byron Nelson, 37 holes
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Pomonok CC 
Location in the United States

The 1939 PGA Championship was the 22nd PGA Championship, held July 9–15 at Pomonok Country Club in Queens, New York. Then a match play championship, Henry Picard won his only PGA Championship, defeating Byron Nelson with a birdie at the 37th hole.[3] It was the second of Picard's two major titles; he won the Masters in 1938. Nelson won the U.S. Open three months earlier and the next PGA Championship in 1940. Beginning in 1939, he made five finals in six PGA Championships, and won his second title in 1945.

Defending champion Paul Runyan lost in the quarterfinals to Dick Metz.

This PGA Championship was held during the 1939 New York World's Fair. The golf course no longer exists; Pomonok Country Club disbanded in 1949 and the property was developed for residences. Nearby to the east was Fresh Meadow Country Club, which hosted the tournament in 1930 and the U.S. Open in 1932. Its members sold its property in Queens in 1946 for development and purchased another club in Lake Success.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1939 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won Record Advanced to Finish
Paul Runyan  United States 1934, 1938 3–1 Quarterfinals T5
Johnny Revolta  United States 1935 2–1 Third round T9
Denny Shute  United States 1936, 1937 2–1 Third round T9
Leo Diegel  United States 1928, 1929 1–1 Second round T17
Walter Hagen  United States 1921, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1927 		0–1 First round T33
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922, 1923, 1933 0–1 First round T33

Failed to qualify

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Tom Creavy  United States 1931 153 +9

Source:[2]

Final results

Saturday. July 15, 1939

PlacePlayerCountry Money ($)
1 Henry Picard  United States 1,100
2 Byron Nelson  United States 600
T3 Dutch Harrison  United States 350
Dick Metz  United States
T5 Emerick Kocsis  United States 250
Rod Munday  United States
Paul Runyan  United States
Horton Smith  United States

Source:[3]

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals
September 23 		Semi-finals
September 24 		Finals
September 25
         
Henry Picard 2&1
Rod Munday
Henry Picard 1up
Dick Metz
Dick Metz 2&1
Paul Runyan
Henry Picard 37h
Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson 10&9
Emerick Kocsis
Byron Nelson 9&8
Dutch Harrison
Dutch Harrison 4&3
Horton Smith

References

  1. 1 2 "Four aces smash par to lead meet as P.G.A. split widens to chasm". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 11, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tournament Info for: 1939 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Boni, Bill (July 16, 1939). "Picard defeats Nelson on 37th for PGA title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 1-B.

External links

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