1932 PGA Championship

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1932 PGA Championship | image = | course = [[Keller Golf Course]] | location = [[Maplewood, Minnesota]] | dates = August 30 – September 4, 1932 | par = 72<ref name=odtqm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_8giAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PpkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C3888760 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Olin Dutra takes qualifying medal |date=August 31, 1932 |page=13 |accessdate=May 7, 2013}}</ref> | yardage = {{convert|6686|yd}}<ref name=fwdcipm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F44_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3825%2C3534844 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=Associated Press |last=Mickelson |first=Paul |title=Frank Walsh downs Creavy in P.G.A. meet |date=September 4, 1932 |page=C-1 |accessdate=May 7, 2013}}</ref> | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | field = 104 players, 32 to match play | cut = 153 (+9), playoff | format = [[Match play]] - 5 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]7,200<ref name=pgamedia32>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=449&date=1932&tourn_name_id=2 |publisher=PGA of America |title=Tournament Info for: 1932 PGA Championship |accessdate=May 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216045715/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=449&date=1932&tourn_name_id=2 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | winners_share = $1,000 | champion = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Olin Dutra]] | score = def. [[Frank Walsh (golfer)|Frank Walsh]], 4 and 3 | previous = [[1931 PGA Championship|1931]] | next = [[1933 PGA Championship|1933]] |}} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = Maplewood  |lat = 45.006 |long = -93.056 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |position = left |float = |marksize = 5 |background = |width = 240 }} {{Location map |USA Minnesota |relief = 1 |label = Keller GC  |lat = 45.006 |long = -93.056 |caption = Location in [[Minnesota]] |position = left |float = |marksize = 5 |background = |width = 150 }}

The '''1932 PGA Championship''' was the 15th [[PGA Championship]], held August 30 to September 4 at [[Keller Golf Course]] in [[Maplewood, Minnesota]], a suburb north of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]. Then a [[match play]] championship, [[Olin Dutra]] won the first of his two [[Men's major golf championships|major]] titles, defeating [[Frank Walsh (golfer)|Frank Walsh]] 4 and 3.<ref name=odwpgt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bEUoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6059%2C2736278 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Olin Dutra wins pro golf title |date=September 5, 1932 |page=19 |accessdate=May 7, 2013}}</ref><ref name=dbwfpgtl>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1932/09/05/page/19/article/dutra-beats-walsh-4-and-3-for-pro-golf-title |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Dutra beats Walsh 4 and 3 for pro golf title |date=September 5, 1932 |page=19}}</ref> Dutra was also the medalist in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Tuesday.<ref name=odtqm/><ref name=cdtdmdl>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1932/08/31/page/15/article/o-dutras-140-wins-medal-in-pro-golf-meet |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Dutra's 140 wins medal in pro golf meet |date=August 31, 1932 |page=15}}</ref>

Defending champion [[Tom Creavy]] lost in the semifinals to Walsh in 38 holes.<ref name=fwdcipm/> Two-time champion [[Gene Sarazen]] opted to participate in sectional qualifying, but did not advance;<ref name=pginstpl>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1932/08/30/page/17/article/golf-pros-open-title-tourney-in-st-paul-today |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Golf pros open title tourney in St. Paul today |date=August 30, 1932 |page=17}}</ref> he returned the [[1933 PGA Championship|following year]] and won a third title.<ref name=sggipglf>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1933/08/14/page/21/article/sarazen-beats-goggin-in-pro-golf-5-and-4 |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Nevada |first=Charles |title=Sarazen beats Goggin in pro golf, 5 and 4 |date=August 14, 1933 |page=21}}</ref><ref name=szbgg>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PP8MAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C5004590|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Sarazen beats Goggin for P.G.A. title |date=August 14, 1933 |page=13}}</ref>

Keller Golf Course, a municipal facility owned and operated by [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]], hosted the PGA Championship again in [[1954 PGA Championship|1954]].

==Format== The [[match play]] format at the PGA Championship in 1932 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:<ref name=pgamedia32/> * Tuesday – 36-hole [[stroke play]] qualifier **defending champion [[Tom Creavy]] 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, September 4, 1932'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} '''[[Olin Dutra]]''' || align=center|1,000 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Frank Walsh (golfer)|Frank Walsh]] || align=center|500 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T3 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tom Creavy]] || align=center rowspan=2|250 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ed Dudley]] |- | align=center rowspan=4|T5 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Herman Barron]] || align=center rowspan=4|200 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Al Collins (golfer)|Al Collins]] |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Cruickshank]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ralph Stonehouse]] |}

==Final eight bracket== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1=Quarter-finals September 2 | RD2=Semi-finals September 3 | RD3=Finals September 4

| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px

| RD1-team1= '''[[Olin Dutra]]''' | RD1-score1= 5&4 | RD1-team2= [[Herman Barron]] | RD1-score2=

| RD1-team7= '''[[Tom Creavy]]''' | RD1-score7= 3&2 | RD1-team8= [[Ralph Stonehouse]] | RD1-score8=

| RD2-team1= '''[[Olin Dutra]]''' | RD2-score1= 3&2 | RD2-team2= [[Ed Dudley]] | RD2-score2=

| RD3-team1= '''[[Olin Dutra]]''' | RD3-score1= 4&3 | RD3-team2= [[Frank Walsh (golfer)|Frank Walsh]] | 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||5||3||4||3||5||4||4|| 4||4||5||3||4||3||4||4||5 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Dutra||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||4||4||4||5||3||4||3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Walsh||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||3||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||–||–||W1||W1||W2||W2||W1||W1||W1||W2||W1||W1||W1||–||D1||–||– |}

''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||5||3||4||3||5||4||4|| 4||4||5||3||4||3||4||4||5 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Dutra||4||4||5||3||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||4||4||5||3||4||3||rowspan=3 colspan=3 style="background:#DCDCDC;"|Dutra wins 4 & 3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Walsh||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||5||3||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||3||4||3 |- |align=left| Leader ||D1||D1||D1||D1||D1||D2||D2||D2||D2||D3||D3||D4||D4||D4||D4 |} *Source:<ref name=odwpgt/><ref name=dbwfpgtl/> :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie |style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |}

==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_1932.html PGA.com] – 1932 PGA Championship *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151001131900/https://parks.co.ramsey.mn.us/golf/Pages/Keller-Golf-Course.aspx Keller Golf Course]

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