# 1930 PGA Championship

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Golf tournament

1930 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates September 8–13, 1930 Location Flushing, New York Course(s) Fresh Meadow Country Club (original course) Organized by PGA of America Tour PGA Tour Format Match play - 5 rounds Statistics Par 70[1] Length 6,500 yards (5,940 m)[1] Field 32 to match play Cut 158 (+18), playoff[3] Prize fund $10,300[2] Winner's share $1,000 Champion Tommy Armour def. Gene Sarazen, 1 up ← 1929 1931 →

New York City

Location in the [United States](/source/United_States)

Fresh Meadow CC 

Location in [New York](/source/New_York_(state))

Fresh Meadow CC 

Location in [New York City](/source/New_York_City)

The **1930 PGA Championship** was the 13th [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), held September 8–13 in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) at [Fresh Meadow Country Club](/source/Fresh_Meadow_Country_Club) in [Flushing](/source/Flushing%2C_Queens), [Queens](/source/Queens). Then a [match play](/source/Match_play) championship, [Tommy Armour](/source/Tommy_Armour) defeated [Gene Sarazen](/source/Gene_Sarazen) 1 up in the finals for the second of his three [major](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships) titles.[4][5]

[Johnny Farrell](/source/Johnny_Farrell) and [Horton Smith](/source/Horton_Smith) were co-medalists at 145 (+5) in the 36-hole [stroke play](/source/Stroke_play) qualifier on Monday.[3][6] Two-time defending champion [Leo Diegel](/source/Leo_Diegel) lost in the second round to Harold Sampson in 38 holes, ending his bid for a third straight title.[7] Runner-up Sarazen was the club pro at Fresh Meadow; he previously won the PGA Championship in [1922](/source/1922_PGA_Championship) and [1923](/source/1923_PGA_Championship).[5][8]

During the 36-hole [Monday qualifier](/source/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.[3] Starting in [1931](/source/1931_PGA_Championship), the defending champion was exempt from qualifying.

The course where this PGA Championship was played in [Queens](/source/Queens) no longer exists. Designed by [A. W. Tillinghast](/source/A._W._Tillinghast), it opened in 1923 and also hosted the [U.S. Open](/source/U.S._Open_(golf)) in [1932](/source/1932_U.S._Open_(golf)), 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](/source/Fresh_Meadows%2C_Queens) section of Queens). The club then purchased the property, clubhouse, and golf course of the defunct Lakeville Golf & Country Club in [Lake Success](/source/Lake_Success%2C_New_York), its current home.[9]

## Format

The [match play](/source/Match_play) format at the PGA Championship in 1930 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[2]

- Monday – 36-hole [stroke play](/source/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*

Place Player Money ($) 1 Tommy Armour 1,000 2 Gene Sarazen 500 T3 Joe Kirkwood 250 Charles Lacey T5 Al Espinosa 200 Johnny Farrell Harold Sampson Horton Smith

## Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals September 11 Semi-finals September 12 Finals September 13 Tommy Armour 2&1 Johnny Farrell Tommy Armour 1up Charles Lacey Charles Lacey 4&3 Harold Sampson Tommy Armour 1up Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen 2&1 Al Espinosa Gene Sarazen 5&4 Joe Kirkwood Joe Kirkwood 1up Horton Smith

## Final match scorecards

*Morning*

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Armour 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 5 3 4 2 4 5 4 4 Sarazen 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 2 5 5 5 4 Leader – – S1 S1 S1 S1 S2 S2 S1 S1 S2 S2 S1 S1 – – A1 A1

*Afternoon*

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Armour 5 4 4 2 6 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 Sarazen 4 4 5 2 5 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 Leader – – A1 A1 – – – – – S1 – S1 S1 – – – – A1

- Source:[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gpiat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gpiat_1-1) ["Golf pros in annual tourney"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SzVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5878%2C1416144). *Youngstown Daily Vindicator*. Ohio. Associated Press. September 8, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pgamedia30_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pgamedia30_2-1) ["Tournament Info for: 1930 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120216045857/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=447&date=1930&tourn_name_id=2). PGA of America. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=447&date=1930&tourn_name_id=2) on February 16, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fahstfl_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fahstfl_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fahstfl_3-2) ["Farrell and Horton Smith tied for lead"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-fcMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i2gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5184%2C6562148). *Pittsburgh Post Gazette*. United News. September 9, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-artbtsrzn_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-artbtsrzn_4-1) ["Armour rallies to beat Sarazen for professional golf title"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1930/09/14/page/27/article/armour-rallies-to-beat-sarazen-for-professional-golf-title-1-up). *Chicago Sunday Tribune*. September 14, 1930. p. 1, sec. 2.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tagspt_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tagspt_5-1) Bell, Brian (September 14, 1930). ["Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen for P.G.A. title"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UTVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2262%2C2463139). *Youngstown Daily Vindicator*. Ohio. Associated Press. p. C-1. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fslpwrooff_6-0)** Pegler, Westbrook (September 9, 1930). ["Ferrell, Smith lead pros with rounds of 145"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1930/09/09/page/21/article/a-new-way-to-tackle). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-doopt_7-0)** ["Diegel out of P.G.A. tourney"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VqNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i2gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2846%2C6063342). *Pittsburgh Post Gazette*. United News. September 11, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-amgs_8-0)** ["Armour meets Gene Sarazen"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UDVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3997%2C2276661). *Youngstown Daily Vindicator*. Ohio. Associated Press. September 13, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-btafmcc_9-0)** ["About FMCC"](http://www.freshmeadow.org/about). Fresh Meadow Country Club. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

## External links

- [PGA Media Guide 2012](http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf)

- [PGA.com](http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1930.html) – 1930 PGA Championship

v t e 1930 men's major golf championships The Open Championship U.S. Open PGA Championship

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