{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1930 PGA Championship | image = | course = [[Fresh Meadow Country Club]]<br>(original course) | location = [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | dates = September 8–13, 1930 | par = 70<ref name=gpiat>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SzVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5878%2C1416144 |newspaper=Youngstown Daily Vindicator |location=Ohio|agency=Associated Press |title=Golf pros in annual tourney |date=September 8, 1930 |page=8 |accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref> | yardage = {{convert|6500|yd|-1}}<ref name=gpiat/> | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | field = <!-- players,<br>-->32 to match play | cut = 158 (+18), playoff<ref name=fahstfl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-fcMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i2gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5184%2C6562148 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |agency=United News |title=Farrell and Horton Smith tied for lead |date=September 9, 1930 |page=14 |accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref> | format = [[Match play]] - 5 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]10,300<ref name=pgamedia30>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=447&date=1930&tourn_name_id=2 |publisher=PGA of America |title=Tournament Info for: 1930 PGA Championship |accessdate=May 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216045857/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=447&date=1930&tourn_name_id=2 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | winners_share = $1,000 | champion = {{flagicon|SCO}}{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tommy Armour]] | score = def. [[Gene Sarazen]], 1 up | previous = [[1929 PGA Championship|1929]] | next = [[1931 PGA Championship|1931]] |}} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>New York City</small> |lat = 40.733 |long = -73.78 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 240 }} {{Location map |USA New York |relief = 1 |label = <small>Fresh Meadow CC </small> |lat = 40.733 |long = -73.78 |caption = Location in [[New York (state)|New York]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 180 }} {{Location map |USA New York City |relief = 1 |label = <small>Fresh Meadow CC </small> |lat = 40.733 |long = -73.78 |caption = Location in [[New York City]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 165 }} The '''1930 PGA Championship''' was the 13th [[PGA Championship]], held September 8–13 in [[New York City]] at [[Fresh Meadow Country Club]] in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Queens]]. Then a [[match play]] championship, [[Tommy Armour]] defeated [[Gene Sarazen]] 1 up in the finals for the second of his three [[Men's major golf championships|major]] titles.<ref name=artbtsrzn>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1930/09/14/page/27/article/armour-rallies-to-beat-sarazen-for-professional-golf-title-1-up |work=Chicago Sunday Tribune |title=Armour rallies to beat Sarazen for professional golf title |date=September 14, 1930 |page=1, sec. 2}}</ref><ref name=tagspt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UTVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2262%2C2463139 |newspaper=Youngstown Daily Vindicator |location=Ohio|agency=Associated Press |last=Bell |first=Brian |title=Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen for P.G.A. title |date=September 14, 1930 |page=C-1 |accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref>
[[Johnny Farrell]] and [[Horton Smith]] were co-medalists at 145 (+5) in the 36-hole [[stroke play]] qualifier on Monday.<ref name=fahstfl/><ref name=fslpwrooff>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1930/09/09/page/21/article/a-new-way-to-tackle |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Pegler |first=Westbrook |title=Ferrell, Smith lead pros with rounds of 145 |date=September 9, 1930 |page=21 }}</ref> Two-time defending champion [[Leo Diegel]] lost in the second round to Harold Sampson in 38 holes, ending his bid for a third straight title.<ref name=doopt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VqNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i2gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2846%2C6063342 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |agency=United News |title=Diegel out of P.G.A. tourney |date=September 11, 1930 |page=14 |accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref> Runner-up Sarazen was the club pro at Fresh Meadow; he previously won the PGA Championship in [[1922 PGA Championship|1922]] and [[1923 PGA Championship|1923]].<ref name=tagspt/><ref name=amgs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UDVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3997%2C2276661 |newspaper=Youngstown Daily Vindicator |location=Ohio|agency=Associated Press |title=Armour meets Gene Sarazen |date=September 13, 1930 |page=7 |accessdate=May 9, 2013}}</ref>
During the 36-hole [[Monday qualifier]], Diegel shot 81 in the morning round and was in danger of not advancing to match play. He followed up with a 69 (−1) in the afternoon and his 150 (+10) put him only five strokes behind the medalists, in a tie for 8th place, easily within the top 32.<ref name=fahstfl/> Starting in [[1931 PGA Championship|1931]], the defending champion was exempt from qualifying.
The course where this PGA Championship was played in [[Queens]] no longer exists. Designed by [[A. W. Tillinghast]], it opened in 1923 and also hosted the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1932 U.S. Open (golf)|1932]], won by Sarazen. Under increasing development and tax pressure, the Fresh Meadow Country Club sold the property in 1946, which was developed as a residential neighborhood (the [[Fresh Meadows, Queens|Fresh Meadows]] section of Queens). The club then purchased the property, clubhouse, and golf course of the defunct Lakeville Golf & Country Club in [[Lake Success, New York|Lake Success]], its current home.<ref name=btafmcc>{{cite web|url=http://www.freshmeadow.org/about|publisher=Fresh Meadow Country Club|title=About FMCC|accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref>
==Format== The [[match play]] format at the PGA Championship in 1930 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:<ref name=pgamedia30/> * Monday – 36-hole [[stroke play]] qualifier **top 32 professionals advanced to match play * Tuesday – first round – 36 holes * Wednesday – second round – 36 holes * Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes * Friday – semifinals – 36 holes * Saturday – final – 36 holes
==Final results== ''Saturday, September 13, 1930'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} '''[[Tommy Armour]]''' || align=center|1,000 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Gene Sarazen]] || align=center|500 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.|Joe Kirkwood]] || align=center rowspan=2|250 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Charles Lacey]] |- | align=center rowspan=4|T5 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Al Espinosa]] || align=center rowspan=4|200 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Farrell]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Harold Sampson]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Horton Smith]] |} <!--<small>Source:</small>-->
==Final eight bracket== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1=Quarter-finals<br>September 11 | RD2=Semi-finals<br>September 12 | RD3=Finals<br>September 13
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px
| RD1-team1= '''[[Tommy Armour]]''' | RD1-score1= 2&1 | RD1-team2= [[Johnny Farrell]] | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= '''[[Charles Lacey]]''' | RD1-score3= 4&3 | RD1-team4= [[Harold Sampson]] | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD1-score5= 2&1 | RD1-team6= [[Al Espinosa]] | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= '''[[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.|Joe Kirkwood]]''' | RD1-score7= 1up | RD1-team8= [[Horton Smith]] | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= '''[[Tommy Armour]]''' | RD2-score1= 1up | RD2-team2= [[Charles Lacey]] | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD2-score3= 5&4 | RD2-team4= [[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.|Joe Kirkwood]] | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= '''[[Tommy Armour]]''' | RD3-score1= 1up | RD3-team2= [[Gene Sarazen]] | RD3-score2= }}
==Final match scorecards== ''Morning'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Hole!! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18 |-<!-- |Par||4||4||4||3||5||4||4||4||3|| 4||4||3||4||3||4||5||4||4 |- --> |align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}}{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Armour ||4||4||4||4||5||4||5||4||2||4||5||3||4||2||4||5||4||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarazen ||4||4||3||4||5||4||4||4||3||4||4||3||5||2||5||5||5||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||–||S1||S1||S1||S1||S2||S2||S1||S1||S2||S2||S1||S1||–||–||A1||A1 |}
''Afternoon'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Hole!! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18 |-<!-- |Par||4||4||4||3||5||4||4||4||3|| 4||4||3||4||3||4||5||4||4 |- --> |align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}}{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Armour ||5||4||4||2||6||4||4||5||3||4||3||4||4||3||5||5||4||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarazen ||4||4||5||2||5||4||4||5||3||3||4||3||4||4||5||5||4||5 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||–||A1||A1||–||–||–||–||–||S1||–||S1||S1||–||–||–||–||A1 |} *<small>Source:</small><ref name=artbtsrzn/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf PGA Media Guide 2012] *[http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1930.html PGA.com] – 1930 PGA Championship
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